Getting Omicron News Today

novak djokovic not being allowed to come into this country to play in the u.s. open because he is unvaccinated, while allowing thousands of migrants across border unchecked everyday? >> you are talking about which world-class tennis player? >> noek /* -- >> that is what is happening. >> it is not like somebody walks over. >> oh, yeah? bill is there with this, said this on twitter, they do just walk across by the hundreds, large majority are released, it is that simple. >> were learning...

Tennis star, who has had pushback because of his refusal to get the vaccine, which doesnt prevent you from getting omicron. they will not let him come into the country because he is not vaccinated, but we allow these illegal migrants to come across the border undocumented? no, sorry, you cant come across, where is this double standard coming from? todd, can you make sense of it? >> todd: i cannot. karine jean-pierre is either ignorant or lying to the novak djokovic point. anyone can cross the bo...

Prepared for any potential future waves of the virus.| that was emma vardy at stormont. our medical editor fergus walsh is with me. first question is lots of people are asking today, are these changes announced by borisjohnson justified by the latest figures on the pandemic?— by the latest figures on the andemic? , ., , ., , pandemic? the number of people in hosital pandemic? the number of people in hospital with — pandemic? the number of people in hospital with covid _ pandemic? the number ...

From the blog of Nili Bresler at The Times of Israel

Vaccinated. so its also in those who are under five. air ways are a bit smaller. and the virus does replicate really quickly in the air ways. so the kids cant toll rat as much air way inflammation as adults can. >> we know new york new mayor is considering a booster mandate. for city employees. do you think that this is whats now required considering we are as you say, two years into this pandemic. >> absolutely. its a great idea. the right public health move. anybody who is going indoors to vac...

Might have a sore throat as were seeing in some cases, but by the time the virus tries to travel down to the lung, stephanie, there is no luck here in terms of creating pneumonia, because there is not enough downstream to tackle the virus. thats why were seeing get a booster, because the chances you dont go to the hospital are more and more slim. not only do you lack some of those antibodies in the lining of your nostrils and in your throat, you have none of those powerful defenses in your lungs...

They had another medical or surgical reason for actually going to the hospital in the first place. the majority of the adults one vaccinated, and of a recent two-week period at least 80% of patients were under the age of 50. now, to be clear, these are all covid patients, but we dont know if they had the omicron variant specifically, but the south african medical research council says a reasonable assumption is being made that the infections were from this new variant, so what do you see in this...