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Countries that were theoretically best prepared for a pandemic had no correlation with either the covid case counts or proportion of those infections that led to deaths. the authors looked at a dizzying array of metrics to find out what did. they looked at population level factors, age, body mass index, smoking habits, they looked at environmental factors, air pollution, altitude, even the number of bat species living in each location. they looked at structural factors, democracy, populism, leve...

Nevada elementary school making the rounds tonight, sheer jubilation from these kids reacting to the news that, no, they no longer need to wear face coverings in the classroom following the democratic governor in that state. statewide orders to lift the silver states mask mandate for schools. that was a lot of fun to watch. in the meantime, about 3,000 new york city workers are facing termination tonight for refusing to abide by a vaccine mandate. this as results from a new cdc study reveals a l...

Better sense of why the fda decided to delay moving forward with a covid vaccine authorization for children under 5 years old. dr. scott gottlieb, former fda commissioner and current board member for pfizer says the decision was not because of any safety issues regarding the shot, but instead, about defining its level of efficacy amid an ongoing trial involving a third vaccine dose. >> given the fact that that is changing, thats evolving, new data is accruing, its hard for the fda to give its ad...

Effective. omicron really the effectiveness is quite low. secondly, this whole need to flatten the curve has largely disappeared. we know the percent capacity of icu beds is basically within the sort of normal range that we saw before the pandemic. you have falling covid hospitalizations in all 50 states. and with the exception of a few local hospitals, they are neither at capacity nor even close it -- and finally, you know, it doesnt make a whole lot of sense to impose mandates in a population ...

April. it could be two months before the vaccine is authorized. meanwhile, moderna said they could have data for kids two to five years old by march. >> gabe joining me in the studio. theres also news on booster shots. what have we learned? >> a new cdc report says theres decline in effectiveness after four months. while the booster still protects against severe illness, this report answered the question whether a fourth shot may be necessary, lester. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. late develop...

>> there have been other protests before against man dapts and masks and lock down. come and gone. the truckers shutting down cities. amplified by the cheer leaders. >> canada freedom convoy is still going strong tonight. spreading all over the world. how long before protests like this come here? >> will we need our own trucker rally to end all of this insanity once and for all? >> is the trucker convoy coming to america? >> the fight for freedom continues in canada. >> fight for freedom. is the...

As sun has come up over washington. in what may be a setback in the covid vaccination effort, pfizer is delaying its application for fda approval of its vaccine for children under 5 years old until early april. the drugmaker says it is postponing its request to gather more data on the effectiveness of a third dose. pfizer believes three doses, quote, may provide a higher level of protection in this age group. this is the last age group in the u.s. that isnt eligible for vaccination. we will foll...

Theoretically best prepared for a pandemic had no correlation with either the covid case counts or the proportion of those infections that led to deaths. the authors looked at a dizzying away of metrics to find out what did. they looked at population level factors, age, body mass index, smoking habits. they looked at environmental factors, air pollution, altitude, even the number of bat species living in each loecatio. they looked at democracy, populism, levels of economic inequality. age had th...

Tunnel. what is the point when it gets turned off? >> reporter: cases are down dramatically but deaths remain high with an average of more than 2,400 americans losing there lives every day. the unvaccinated are overwhelmingly at the highest risk of severe disease. the cdc advisers are considering extending the time between the first and second doses of both the moderna and pfizer vaccines which may improve effectiveness and the potential risk of rare side effects. >> by spacing the time of vacci...

Should have been clear once the studies showed that the virus was not transmitted asymptomatically cow and made well showed that the masks should have come off the randomized trials disproved any effectiveness of masking well, people. and what we need to do from this point forward is have a great degree of humility and honesty from our public health officials and those in academia. dr. so many of them were so horribly wrong and yet so highly pedigreed if they continue to stand in positions of po...