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The "financial times" in an interview that current vaccines are going to struggle with omicron. he said theres no world i think are where the effectiveness is the same level we had with the delta variant. he went on to say, "i think its going to be a material drop. i just dont know how much because we need to wait for the data. but all the scientists ive talked to are, like, this is not going to be good." a lot of people are reacting to that, sanjay. what do you think? >> first of all, again, we...

A federal judge in Missouri issued an order Monday partially blocking the Biden administration from implementing a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers.

A federal judge in Missouri issued an order Monday partially blocking the Biden administration from implementing a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers.

It may very well not be. >> odonnell: what if we find out our vaccines we currently have are only 50% effective, what happens then? >> that is a good question. a possibility we could see a hit to the effectiveness to have the vaccines. the other part of the question will be what about severe illness and people with breakthrough infections and are they getting significantly sick, if not, i think were in good shape. i think we will need to build a variant-specific vaccine, a vaccine against this v...

They come out with the new pills and their effectiveness what were being told that all the lesson peoples need or hurry to get this accident? >> it does worry me, although would not be a rational conclusion because these are pills that you would take if you shown to be infected. you dont want to be infected. take the analogy do you want to wear your seatbelt or just forget that encounter on the emergency room to patch up your broken bones. the vaccines are your seatbelt, use them. if for some re...

Travellers must be vaccinated to be allowed in. and morocco has suspended all incoming flights from late tomorrow for two weeks. getting home has become increasingly complicated for some. middle east have cancelled most of the flights in and out of south africa, so you cant get back that way. there are some through europe, but the whole of european nations are trying to get back to their nations, too. so to actually try and get out of south africa right now is really difficult. meanwhile, in the...

To their nations, too. so to actually try and get out of south africa now is really difficult. meanwhile, in the uk, although the restrictions are still limited, theyre already having an impact. while christmas shoppers fill the streets, some are already changing their plans. one body for the hospitality industry said that theyre already seeing cancelled reservations as fragile consumer confidence is knocked again. the travel industry is also concerned that people wont make holiday bookings as l...

Over their effectiveness has re—ignited. in south africa, where scientists first identified the virus, the president cyril ramaphosa has called on governments which have imposed restrictions to reverse their decisions. these restrictions are completely unjustified and unfairly discriminate against our country and our southern african sister countries. the prohibition of travel is not informed by science, nor will it be effective in preventing the spread of this variant. the only thing the proh...

Locks to unlock that key. the critical question is, do these variants change the way their key looks enough that our locks dont fit. its highly unlikely its zero, but it could reduce our effectiveness from 94%, ayman, to maybe 60 to 65%. thats what were going to learn in the next couple of weeks. so get your booster today. dont wait for something because it could be several months, ayman, to have a tailored vaccine and enough manufacturing and all the different authorities and approvals to see t...

Sooner, we might get more information about how this virus behaves in the laboratory. and potential to decrease the effectiveness of vaccines. i think its going to be a matter of weeks or a month to get a good idea in terms of transmissability and clinical features of the availability as well. weeks to a month i think is what were looking at. >> weeks to a month. in the meantime, the words of the president, caution, not panic. thank you all. up next, more on this challenging moment for preside...