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Position of can go people to ware their mask, we need to give that power to county judges, majors, school boards across the state and have them implement mask mandates. its necessary for kids going back to school and social distance. in my community, our hospitals are full, icus are full with adults and many, many children that have been infected this past month. its disappointing for the governor to not stand behind them. he was infected. he was fortunate to have this antiviral treatment that i...

Icus, and we have to increase our icu capacity, and patients, unfortunately, in many cases are dying, and these deaths are a vast majority of unvaccinated patients. it seems sad to see something preventible when we have to ask for more body bags, as you just described. >> and many who are eligible to get vaccinated are not vaccinated, and are you losing compassion for those coming in who are not vaccinated even though they were eligible? >> i would not say we are losing compassion for them. if a...

And businesses trying to remove liquor licenses and governor desantis in florida. theyre doing it for their base, their politics and because they get fox news appearances. but who suffers? the kids. our kids are in the icu. theyre getting sick. theyre dying and they just dont care. whats the worst thing about this, what really pisses me off is you have people like ted cruz from texas who says no mask mandates, but his children are going to a privileged private school where there are mask mandate...

School. >> well talk about how your kids are behaving better than some of the leaders in this country. doctor, i saw you shaking your head like this is a conversation youve heard before. >> i mean, its terrifying and i do feel for you and your wife trying to do whats best to protect your children and we can look at mississippi to know just how dire this situation is. but we know if you look at mississippi cases now versus 2020 when they first reopened schools, they have 30 times more cases now. ...

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Towards january record high. cases 14% higher than last weeks seven-day average. more than 141,000 americans now testing positive on average every day. just 30 days ago, the average was around 37,000. >> not only are we seeing a significant number of covid hospitalizations, but we have a much higher volume of critically ill, naunl covid patients. >> reporter: florida intensive care units statewide nearing capacity, along with georgia, mississippi and texas, icus filling to concerning levels, all...

Up 62%, most unvaccinated on a seven-day average. 862 americans now dying every day on average from covid-19. more than 93,000 americans now in hospitals, numbers climbing toward januarys record high. cases 14% higher than last weeks seven-day average, more than 141,000 americans now testing positive on average every day. just 30 days ago, the average was around 37,000. >> not only are we seeing a significant number of covid hospitalizations, but we have a much higher volume of critically ill no...

United states as well. in roseberg, oregon, mercy hospital saying there was a patient in their emergency department and they were waiting for an icu bed. one did not open in time, that person died. the hospital issued a statement about it asking for kindness from the community. and in places like san francisco, they are now mandating vaccinations to enter places like restaurants, bars, gyms and theaters. the backlash to this pandemic and this pandemic is a long way from over. back to you. floo...

Having done more early in the pandemic. >> you can hear the frustration there. what conclusions do you draw as we watch these hospitals fill up again? >> i think its really important for people to understand that this is not just about covid. when you dont have hospital beds, enough hospital beds for everybody who comes to the hospital, your rates of death are going to go up. and so you might be coming in for a heart attack or stroke, but if the emergency room is full, if the icus are full, were...

 Sicily has passed the critical COVID threshold for both ICU occupancy and general ward admissions, the AGENAS health agency...