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Nurses, respiratory therapists, other practicing health individuals and healthcare who are getting to the end of their rope as far as being able to care for patients. the high mental health risk of being almost like in a war zone. >> reporter: deaths are also spiking, up 33% from last week. the u.s. now averaging more than 1,600 new deaths each day. new cases averaging over about three quarters of a million a day. this as the cdc reportedly weighs updating its mask guidance to encourage people t...

Ask questions around physical distancing where appropriate. and also ask questions around filtration of air. we must never forget that to beat this pandemic, we need a multilayered approach. we cant just focus on one or the other. and that is what i want parents to know. >> good advice. doctor, thank you. and lets turn now for more on that winter storm weve been talking about affecting tens of millions of americans. d.c. and mid-atlantic getting their first major snowfall of the year. and some...

>> yeah. the experts we have talked to in viral dynamics, been talking to them for two years. marr says given omicron, they are not going to cut it. erin bromage said 75% of particles will get through a cloth mask. unlike k-9 5 or n 95. 95 means 95% roughly filtration. but also part of this is because not only are they high quality masks but also they have these electro static fibers within the mask. it will trap some of the viral particles as well. that makes it very effective. if youre going t...

A parent. you have to look after your children. but you can do some things to lower the risk they will get infected. masks, ventilation, filtration. >> one other thing -- thank you for that for all the parents out there. one other question from a viewer named mary. my friend wants to visit over the holiday. only received the j&j shot. is that okay? >> yeah, so the j&j shot unfortunately is not working so great at blocking infection in people exposed to delta or omicron. it is still working well ...

Perfume-like floating in the room and we needed to have a very high level of respiratory protection. the world was slow to come to that. today the cdc has been slow to come to that point. so we all agree now i think those who have expertise in this area, you need these very tight face fitting masks that also have breathable. what i mean by that, fit and its filtration and the way you get fit is like a swim goggle, if its going to be that tight then you have to have a material that allows the air...

This state. >> yeah. every state and every district within a state has a different way of doing it, which doesnt help. but well continue to stay on this story. ismael el-amin, thank you so much for talking with us. >> appreciate it. well, the u.s. cdc is considering updating its mask guidance given how easily the omicron variant spreads. "the washington post" reports the agency is weighing a recommendation that n95 or kn95 masks should be worn instead of cloth masks. experts say the three-ply ...

Place over -- over the past three semesters, so this is our third semester working with covid protocols in place, whether its the filtration or whether its the kind of the vaccine mandate or whether its actually the testing protocol. i think that los angeles, we have really one of the strongest testing protocols around, so even those positivity rates you just described, you know, today were seeing lower numbers. its about 13% for our students, 11%, just under 12% for our employees, so having peo...

Know absolutely for sure that youre not infected in some way. (. >> sure, jim, youve got it exactly right. youre in a confined space with an awful lot of people, and no matter how good the air hand sklg and filtration is, on those planes theres been circumstances where diseases such as tuberculosis, much less contagious than omicron has been transmitted during long flights. so we need everyone to collaborate and to participate in wearing the mask. now, this was also a person who likely not weari...

Miguel almaguer now with the latest. >> reporter: it will be the largest appointment of personal protective equipment in u.s. history. the first of those 400 million nonsurgical n95 masks should be shipped out to pharmacies and community health centers by the end of this week, allowing the first americans to pick them up for free, shortly after. but the program wont likely be up to full speed until february after most models predict the omicron surge will finally be behind us. >> were moving tow...

Protection against the omicron variant. at the start of the pandemic the agency did not recommend these masks because of shortages, fwu white house now says theres a stockpile of 750 million n95 masks. heres what cdc director dr. rochelle wolensky had to say on this yesterday. >> the cdc continues to recommend that any mask is better than no mask, and we do encourage all americans to wear a well-fitting mask to protect themselves and prevent the spread of covid-19. we will provide information on...