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It sounds like we dont have andy biggs right now. congressman? nope. all right, well, hopefully we get the congressman back in just a moment. so after a lot of speculation, new york citys incoming mayor eric adams announced that he is keeping de blasio positive as private sector vaccine mandate, which means that basically anyone working in new york city needs to be vaccinated. and thats not all. his team brought us this new years eve message. >> we will also study the need for what we are callin...

Actually called your friends to say good-bye, you asked your 14-year-old son to give your daughter away at her wedding. >> yeah. >> i mean, when you look back on that and when you consider what your life would have meant to the people you were leaving behind, and i know that this cant be easy to talk about, what do you say to people who often believe, well, even if i get sick, its not going to be that bad or now look at these breakthrough cases with omicron, whats the point? >> you know, thats a...

Omicron and the deadliness of delta we would have already seen the absolute collapse of our health care system in the national capital region and some other parts of the northeast. im thankful for that and im glad were starting the new year with at least that sort of news, but whats coming for the rest of the country could be very serious and they need to be prepared. >> how concerned are you that so many people who are testing positive are vaccinated, particularly ones of recent and maybe among...

Argument. it will always be there and when we have rhino virus and flu virus. 10 to 25% of the population will contract a respiratory virus. you can use the excuse you dont want to leave the home because of the pathogens but we have to move on. >> harris: president biden put the omicron surge on the shoulders of americans who are unvaccinated. the president has repeatedly done this despite a rash of breakthrough cases. lets watch. >> president biden: there is no excuse. no excuse for anyone bein...

Less than those who are not vaccinated but break through infections are occurring but those vaccinated are not dying. we really have to change our mindset when it comes to covid-19 and these vaccines because i see a lot of people that are upset when they get break breakthrough cases. the vaccines were not designed to get you from getting covid. they were designed to prevent you from dying from covid. >> i wonder what you make of the cdc. theres been some pushback for them cutting isolation from ...

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Sparked rage. at school board meetings. >> let the parents make the decisions. let the kids breathe. >> reporter: as classrooms returned cautiously to in-person learning. >> i would rather wear it because i dont want to get covid. >> reporter: our variablies expanded to include new terms. breakthrough cases. boosters. and by years end, omicron. as the pandemic raged, so did natures fury. swears huddled under all the blankets that we have. >> reporter: in february, a deadly ice storm paralyzed te...

Pandemic of the unvaccinated. that is despite what we are seeing with breakthrough cases, the white house making the case you are more likely to die of the virus if you are unvaccinated and that it is those patients who are putting a strain on hospitals and so that is the reason for that messaging there. also they have no plans, the white house has no plans, administration has no plans to change the definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated to include a booster shot. right now fully vac...

In our health lead, the cdc says covid hospitalizations could reach record levels in the coming weeks as the holiday season and travel are getting into full swing. now long lines for covid testing are forming in new york and boston, miami and as cnns kyung lah reports, one expert says omicron with its high transmissibility could strike millions more soon. >> reporter: americas covid time warp. long testing and vaccination lines from miami to massachusetts. in new york city, the positivity rate h...

So when you look at every parameter 10 times, 17 times, 20 times infection, hospitalization, death. >> thank you, dr. fauci. ms. oconnell i want to ask you about additional vaccine development. the current vaccines against covid as was indicated by dr. faucis answer have been successful in reducing death and severity and hospital admissions but more limited success in preventing forward transmission from vaccinated individuals after breakthrough cases and existing vaccines are not as durable as ...