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Wales and scotland, so has the government got it wrong on this? it government got it wrong on this? it is a finely balanced judgment call and i am not an epidemiologist but this is a rapidly evolving situation and probably five weeks ago nobody had even heard the word omicron so i dont think it is unreasonable the decision has been left till now but it is right it has been taken before term starts and there is a chance now for everyone to bring masks in and for schools to supply those masks. ann...

Available in a couple of weeks. it might be a little too late, epidemiologist asks scientists are saying the peak of this omicron wave could be mid january. >> the tests are popular items. now to mike memoli in delaware with the president. how is the biden administration responding to some of the backlash and questions over the cdcs new quarantine guidelines for those who have covid? >> joe, well, new year, new variant, but the same challenge for the biden administration as they deal with what...

This is bbc news. im simon pusey. our top stories: a force of nature: wildfires rip through parts of colorado, destroying 500 homes, and forcing thousands to flee. we know that there are structures, both homes and businesses, that have been burned and lost. im speaking about hundreds of structures. diplomacy or deterrence: president biden�*s phone call to president putin, laying out the us position over ukraine. south africa says it has passed the peak of the omicron—driven covid wave. well ...

Cases, raising fears of another deadly wave. this was the scene inside portuguese hospitals not long ago. christmas in 2020 brought a surge in covid infections. icus were overwhelmed for months and medical staff told us they were on the brink. >> translator: i dont even have words to say it. the deaf cult part is really working too many hours. >> reporter: a year later, the situation is dramatically different. cases are up but hospitalizations and fatalities are down. icus like the one we visite...

The mental health, anguish and shutdowns on so many of them, so bad that even bidens surgeon general is sounding the alarm. >> their lives been turned upside down, havent been able to see friends as often as they would in that has taken a toll, we have anxiety and depression rates going up. children have been struggling for a while and we have a moral obligation to take action. >> joining me is doctor hamada, board-certified m.d. and phd research scientist and doctor peter mccullough, epidemiolo...

The US and European Union (EU) member states stripped themselves of a good coronavirus vaccine by rejecting the Russian-made Sputnik V, Argentine epidemiologist Gabriela said on Tuesday.

Were not sure since the sciences out. >> the closing scene has the guy very confused looking and off-camera it says is it true? do cell phones cause cancer? they all speak at the same time, we are not sure, maybe, maybe, than the voice of authority says i want you to say the words in front of the mirror. while we are concerned about the evidence at this time we have no proof that cell phones are causing brain cancer. thats the lost line of that movie. we have no proof. what is proof? proof in sc...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. no new coronavirus restrictions in england before the new year — despite record numbers of cases. but the health secretary urges people to remain cautious. we will watch the situation very carefully and should, in the future, we need to act, of course, we will not hesitate to do so. americas top health body halves the recommended isolation period for americans with asymptomatic covid from ten days to five. w...

Christmas eve and thats with testing shortages. and none of the data includes results from those at-home covid tests. the nation overall is averaging 200,000 new cases each day right now. also concerns are growing around the risks for children. theres still a lot we dont know about the severity of omicron and people without immunity like kids who havent been vaccinated. what we do know is the number of child hospitalizations for covid have quadrupled in new york city in recent weeks. nbcs mike m...

I think it is being accepted in some circles. we actually have pretty high vaccination rate in the city. but there is definitely pushback and, you know, as an epidemiologist who has watched this pandemic from the beginning, i am has watched this pandemic from the beginning, iam happy has watched this pandemic from the beginning, i am happy to see vaccine mandates for people in congregant settings does make restaurants and gatherings— because im really worried about the pandemic continuing. wor...