Hypercontagious Omicron News Today

American hospitals are in need of help. nearly one in four reporting a critical staffing shortage. thousands of health care workers are out sick with covid-19 as patient numbers rise. >> this has now been the largest influx of patients that weve ever taken care of. >> reporter: in los angeles, so many ambulance crews are out sick some covid patients had to come to the hospital by fire truck. the hypercontagious omicron variant infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, but doctors say the vacci...

Million test kits expiring, you know, when the need for them is so dramatic, thats frustrating news you shared, but i thank you for it nonetheless, thanks, gadi. president biden is in nevada for senator harry reids memorial service while back in washington, the administration tries to paint an optimistic picture of the future. this as theyre grappling with the surge in covid cases. lets go to josh lederman standing by at the white house. welcome to you on this saturday. its been a really busy ...

Point, alex. it is a big picture because its one thats different in different places. let me start by saying i think its important for kids to be in school. weve seen sort of the impact on this. we also have to weigh that against the surge that specifically is happening with omicron right now, and its lead leaving teachers sick at home, out of the educational classroom. how do we balance that increased number of cases with not enough staff. thats why i say the answer is probably not the same eve...

By day five is really behind you. so in this moment where were evaluating the science and looking at the epidemiology of the disease, we said five days of isolation and then are you feeling better. is your cough gone. if your symptoms are gone, we say come out of -- youre okay to come out of isolation, but you really do need to wear a mask all of the time. >> so how is this different other than the five versus ten days? we were always told, if i recollect correctly, that youre going to wear your...