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State Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, is championing legislation at the Statehouse to increase what Indiana Medicaid pays for private ambulance runs to match the higher rates paid by Medicare.

InHealths EMT Alexander Neff and Paramedic Jessica Carey will spend 30 days i in NYC before returning home to Northwest Indiana.

Another question, why is omicron affecting children more than other variants. heres the former head of the fda. >> it appears to be more of an upper airway disease versus lower airway disease. thats good for most americans but the problem is toddlers who have trouble with upper airway infections. they have more croup and bronchiolitis. we are seeing rising hospitalizations among the pediatric segment. >> a lot of our toddlers have been admitted with those kinds of symptoms and even before, you k...

Toward the new years holiday under a tidal wave of new covid cases. shattering the daily record with nearly half a million infections wednesday or roughly double the previous high last winter the 1.9 million cases in a week mean three americans are now testing positive every single second. with new york city at the epicenter, notching 74,000 infections in 24 hours. >> we want to show the world that new york city is fighting our way through this its really important to not give up in the face of ...

The restaurant industry is transformed. how will american life be transformed in an ongoing basis? >> its a big question were asking over and over again. >> doctor, i want to play something a doctor from the university of minnesota said today on "morning joe" about what the next few weeks could potentially look like. take a listen. >> over the next three to four weeks we are going to see the number of cases in this country rise so dramatically that were going to have a hard time keeping everyday...

Stand. the highest daily rate of covid in the u.s. ever. states calling up the national guard to help nearly a third of new york citys ems workers out sick but even as cases skyrocket, hospitalizations havent yet. the new data that omicron is likely less severe than delta, and new information from the cdc on when people are most contagious. >> most of your transmission potential happens in the one to two days before you have symptoms. holiday travel nightmare. nearly 1,000 flights canceled t...

>> if we had a massive amount of tests in our communities now, would you have included testing in your algorithm and i would be shocked if she said no. >> reporter: the cdc says it is not clear at home tests can tell whether a person is likely to transmit the virus to others. >> there is no evidence that it has any predictive value. >> reporter: most experts concede the guidance is not perfect, but it is an acceptable compromise to allow the country to function. >> the cdc, what they were trying...

We need to address air filtration and ventilation issues because omicron is so contagious. there needs to be guidance. so it does not have to get worse. we can have state and federal policies put into place to prevent the worsening of these cases but we need to do it as soon as possible. >> dr., i want to ask you about what is going on in new york city in particular. 17% were out sick wednesday along with 30% of ems workers. meanwhile the cdc is slashing the isolation day of 10 to 5 after the sy...

Vaccinated at all. it also increases antibodies and other parts of the immune system, the cdc says, though, there is safety issues with johnson & johnson. they still prefer that people get moderna or pfizer. >> all right, good to know, elizabeth, thank you very, very much. in new york, right here the omicron outbreak caused huge staff shortages among first responders. polo sandoval is with us. what are you hearing from the fdny? >> emergency response services are noticing several instances theyr...

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