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>> live, from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with john vorse. we begin with the coronavirus pandemic with. many countries, including the u.s., now setting new infection records each day. right now, the united states is averaging more than 265,000 daily cases over the past week. according to the centers for disease control and prevention. the omicron variant accounts for nearly 60% of all new cases. the number of children admitted to hospital with covid is nearing a record, with an almost 5...

Administration is taking a closer look at the effectiveness of at-home antigen tests. the tests are still beneficial. our reporters are covering the developments from london to beijing. tom foreman has our lead story, reporting in from washington. >> reporter: nationwide, hospitalizations of children with covid are up, on average, nearly 50% in just one week. new york city is seeing pediatric admissions jump to five-times what they were. in washington, d.c., half the kids coming to childrens nat...

Omicron that -- people coming out of isolation five days after they were first diagnosed with the virus. >> nothing in the guidelines mandates testing for these people and the biden administration, which is promising to distribute a half billion tests beginning in january, has been harshly criticized for a shortage of tests now. so the lack of testing is also drawing fire. even as top health officials push back. >> it has nothing to do with a lack of tests. that is not the reason why. >> adding ...

With mild disease, but the approval was controversial, with many researchers, including the fdas own independent advisory committee, saying the evidence simply wasnt there to say it slows down cognitive decline. >> effectiveness is something we dont fully understand just yet. >> theres a growing concern about a surge of covid-19 cases in tokyo. >> instead of a medal count, were already tracking the covid count. >> it had already been postponed the previous year, but this summer, the tokyo olympi...

Antibodies had less effectiveness. its a combination of what we know. also a warning sign, in future we could see variants emerge that will have more immune escape. right now, the vaccines are doing a good job of protecting us from severe disease, hospitalization and death. thats an excellent sign. however, what we are seeing is that with the trend, we could see something more dangerous in the future. >> the doomsday variant, that so many talk about. right now, were way behind in knowing the evo...

Officials push back. >> it has nothing to do with the lack of tests. that is not the reason why. >> reporter: add in new questions about the effectiveness of some at-home tests in detecting the omicron variant and it is all becoming a muddle at a terrible time. >> were right now seeing more cases per day than at any point in the pandemic. >> reporter: infections among children are rising rapidly in many places. >> were seeing here in new jersey a fourfold increase in pediatric hospitalizations. ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when theyve tested positive for Covid-19 from 10 days to five days

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) – People who test positive for COVID-19 or who are exposed to the virus but have no symptoms will no longer have to isolate

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) – People who test positive for COVID-19 or who are exposed to the virus but have no symptoms will no longer have to isolate

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) – People who test positive for COVID-19 or who are exposed to the virus but have no symptoms will no longer have to isolate