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Surge pile boog into our hospitals and icus, but a lot of doctors, nurses, respiratory care workers are going to be ur calling in sick, not because theyre severely ill because they got the booster, but ve because theyre sick at home with covid. thats the vulnerability that we could have this one, two, three punch of delta, omicron, and hospital workers calling out sick.or so were not going to have enough staff to take care of people who are in the icu and hospitals. so we have to start thinking ...

Very careful the numbers you select. maybe positive cases is not the best metric. maybe its the people who end up in the emergency -- or in the icus is the proper number. are they vaccinated? is are they unvaccinated? if you tell people those numbers, thats the way to go. weve heard about omicron, oh, its very con contagious, but te symptoms are mild. is that true, those are the kinds of things we need to tell the american people. howard: right. but the experts dont agree. there was a kind of re...

Et whether political or not. this is what clarity and resetting expectations is vital. im hearing across the spectrum the emerging of omicron saying we need a third shot and the breakthroughs in the nfl are being used and co-opted to say the vaccines have failed and in part, i do think we need to acknowledge and have the awareness to say we in public health need to reset expectations more clearly. you talk to any pulmonologist, you have one here, they will tell you a vaccine against a contagious...

>> all of these rooms are full. >> all of these rooms are full of intubated covid patients. >> reporter: to see the grim reality, look no further than farmington, new mexico. two weeks ago, we saw their icus are full. local funeral homes tell us theyre now running out of room to hold the dead. >> our thanks to miguel on that. lets bring in the doctor on the report. its good to see you bright and early. it seems like things were getting real again and were seeing restaurants and productions shutt...

Hospitals. >> so there is some danger ahead. >> i think there is. >> reporter: bracing for a winter wave expected to rival last years, every day 1,300 americans lose their lives. all of these rooms are full >> all of these rooms are full of intubated covid patients. >> reporter: to see the grim reality, look no further than farmington, new mexico two weeks ago we saw their icus were full today local funeral homes tell us theyre now running out of room to hold the dead. >> miguel, there are a lot...

Seemingly getting worse. >> structures are caused by a number of reasons. first in most cases, at the manufacturing facility bridesmaid, theres a problem. if you cut corners as manufacturers sometimes do, it will cause a problem and you will have to shut the line down and fix it. when that happens, the drug isnt available. sometimes it business decision, generic drugs have small margins for profit so why make those drugs if you can make drugs that will give you more profit, sometimes its increas...

Negative test within 24 hours of departure. the french prime minister announcing a ban of large gatherings on new years eve. in germany, the new health minister with the new government saying omicron is a massive challenge, the government is eyeing measures targeting the unvaccinated and led to protests and arrests. 30 people arrested, protesters arrested in munich this week by police protesting the new measures. here in spain, the vaccination rate is higher, about 80% of the entire population, ...

Thats going to impact a large part of our health care. not only are we going to have a surge pile boog into our hospitals and icus, but a lot of doctors, nurses, respiratory care workers are going to be calling in sick, not because theyre severely ill because they got the booster, but because theyre sick at home with covid. thats the vulnerability that we could have this one, two, three punch of delta, omicron, and hospital workers calling out sick. so were not going to have enough staff to take...

SYDNEY (AP) — The premier of Australia’s most populous state said he is not...

SYDNEY (AP) — The premier of Australia’s most populous state said he is not...