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Unvaccinated, could still strain hospitals in some places like cleveland, ohio. >> we are overwhelmed. our icus, our hospitals are overwhelmed. >> reporter: the cleveland clinic recently joining five area hospital systems pleading with residents in this ad to get vaccinated. >> our emergency rooms are really being over crowded because of the recent surge we have seen with covid-19 hospitalizations. and this is preventible. this is what is important. >> reporter: but the hospital picture nationwi...

Countries across europe are responding in different ways to the rapidly spreading omicron virus. belgium, as it emerges from a fourth wave of covid infections, is bracing for a fifth. theatres and entertainment venues will have to close their doors on december the 26th, their busiest time of the year. translation: i absolutely agree that we should not take _ risks with public health. but, with these measures, we threaten the mental health of a lot of people. in spain, the government of pedro san...

Countries across europe are responding in different ways to the rapidly spreading omicron virus. belgium, as it emerges from a fourth wave of covid infections, is bracing for a fifth. theatres and entertainment venues will have to close their doors on december the 26th, their busiest time of the year. translation: i absolutely agree that we should not take _ risks with public health. but, with these measures, we threaten the mental health of a lot of people. in spain, the government of pedro san...

Are unvaccinated. joining me now is dr. couley, cleveland clinic. one of the hospitals that placed this add. it is so powerful in its simplicity as we see the stark page with the word "help." im wondering, do you feel it is triggering the response you were hoping for? is it getting people to pay attention? >> good morning. thank you very much for including me today on your program. we do need the help. we need a lot of help from your communities. and i believe this is across the nation, too. we ...

Translation: i absolutely agree that we should not take _ risks with public health. but, with these measures, we threaten the mental health of a lot of people. in spain, the government of pedro sanchez has increased the vaccination roll—out, extending this to children under the age of 12. mask—wearing will become compulsory outdoors for the second time. and, in the netherlands, with shops, restaurants and cinemas closed by dutch people and businesses face a very bleak christmas. rising cases...

Thanks for that. what i tell people is you want to know whether or not you are going to be traveling with people who have vulnerabilities. are you traveling with people who are elderly or visiting people who are elderly? those with chronic health conditions? do people have any active symptoms that could be consistent with the coronavirus infection? that is going to change your risk profile differently. are you vaccinated and boosted? if youre vaccinated and boosted you are more likely to be able...

>> we cant give the medications to everybody. we want to give them to people who test positive. but there is a real testing bottleneck so we need to solve that problem first. >> reporter: omicron is confirmed in all 50 states but there is good news. three early studies now adding to the evidence it may be less likely to cause severe disease. still, experts warn it is too early to say for sure. >> it is dangerous business to be able to rely on what you perceive as a lower degree of severity. >> r...

African study they said people were 70% 208 0s pes lease likely to. does that is machine up >> yes, the south african studies actually confirm what we are seeing. i would go fwurt and say 93% vaccinated and are if we work at the majority of cases and this is dib out off 106 patients, only one patient was admitted with pneumonia, and it was only recently two days ago. so, again, also, when you spoke with colleagues in the icus, is

Mask—wearing will become compulsory outdoors for the second time. and, in the netherlands, with shops, restaurants and cinemas closed dutch people and businesses face a very bleak christmas. rising cases mean hospitals have had to cancel other types of surgery. there are now 600 at the icus. but it was at the cost of that we postponed the urgent surgeries for a lot of patients, and what we also did see in last weeks is that the number of people that died, in the total of the netherlands, was h...

Drug. there are concerns especially for pregnant women, and it will be interesting to see how that plays out as things go along. kate? >> elizabeth, thank you so much. right now, hospitals in new mexico at risk of being overwhelmed by the omicron surge. their icust are at 115% capacity and theyre facing massive staffing shortages. sara schneider has more. what are you hearing from doctors and nurses? >> reporter: you know, theyre exhausted, and beyond exhausted. some of them are simply despond...