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Data weve been talking about, we could see a rise in hospitalisations and we may need to act. mps had a briefing on data last night from the chief scientific adviser sir patrick vallance and the chief medical officer for england chris whitty, and mps who were on that briefing call who saw the slide pack said there was no new significant information and certainly no information in the area that everyone wants, which is, how often do people who contract omicron end up in hospital? how ill do they ...

Shouldnt be doing this research because of the threats to man kind. >> martha: theres no doubt that collins and dr. fauci waved everybody off of etch looking at the lab. that raises questions. i raised that with them throughout the last year. its very fair to ask why. why did they wave everyone off of questions about the lab. obviously he gets very prickly when this topic is brought up. theyre losing the faith of the american people. do you trust the cdc to give you accurate information about co...

Symptoms, or if any symptoms at all. many people test positive but are asymptomatic. the individuals that are vaccinated and boosted, we should feel pretty secure if we are to contract omicron, chances are we will do just fine. the problem is as a society we should be concerned. for those individuals who are unvaccinated, yes, many of them will be fine. but some will become severely ill. and because of how many people are catching omicron, we are really facing a dire situation with our hospitals...

Said that omicron variant looks like an early christmas gift. the symptoms are mild. we know from south africa, those who contract omicron have an 80% lower risk of hospitalization. there is even a 70% lower risk of severe disease. but you would not know that from listening to the government health czars who mean to ruin your christmas. >> take a test before you gather. considering gathering with family and friends who are practicing prevention measures. covid vaccines with a booster dose are li...

Anyone who believes in god omicron looks like an early christmas gift, though more people are catching the variant the symptoms are mild. we know from south africa today those who contract omicron are at an 80% lower risk of hospitalization, 80%, and hospitalizations across the united states are down compared to the last covid surge. there is even a 70% lower risk of severe disease but you wouldnt know that from listening to the government health is ours who mean to ruin your christmas. >> impor...

Ireland. and there is still radio silence from the uk government about what restrictions might apply in england although ministers admit it is an uncertain situation and what the health and social care minister is doing in interviews this morning. it is really difficult, there is uncertainty. obviously, they will have to make a balanced decision based on, you know, their own analysis of the situation, but there is risk that we could get to, you know, after christmas we could look at some of this...

Looks like we will get an update from the chancellor and treasury later on financial support for business, interesting because yesterday the word i heard was the treasury wanted to wait until there was more clarity on whether there would be further restrictions before announcing any support, it looks like they are going ahead without that clarity, although i wonder if it could be about spending previously allocated support that has remained and spent the sfar rather than new money being announce...

Now, in terms of its severity, health officials say its too early to tell if omicron causes more severe illness than other variants, but evidence to date suggests that cases are actually less severe. the cdc conducted a study of 43 people infected with the omicron virus, three quarters of whom were vaccinated. only one person in the entire group was hospitalized. thus far, seven people have died from omicron, all in the united kingdom. so thats what we know about that. lets talk about vaccines. ...