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Americans will be affected by this. it seems like up in peoples consciousness about treatment options is going to make a big difference, in terms of people accessing treatments are safe there. lives >> absolutely. its not only just patients, is also doctors. these drugs, now that we have five therapies that work against omicron, they vary in effectiveness, they vary in the risks, as you mentioned they vary in their abilities. were going to have to educate physicians, and we are doing that were g...

Both of you. dr. saks, were heading into another year of the pandemic. it will be our third year of the pandemic. going forward, what do you think life looks like with covid still around? is that headline accurate, that we need to learn to live with covid instead of defeating it? >> joe, i think theres no doubt that covid is here to stay. the question is how serious is it going to be going forward. and i want to remind people that its still a very serious disease among three groups of people. in...

Understand, while this is highly infectious, most people who will get it, are not going to be seriously sick. omicron infection is considerably less severe in people who are fully vaccinated and boosted. because they are immunized against that. now, the observed severity of omicron is less than delta. cases, as you, said are up 45% in the last week. but hospitalizations are flat. here is who i am most concerned about in the next couple of days. the people who are at the center of who we have to ...

And today. we have a new intravenous -- the drug is not new. its been out there, but remdesivir said that the people in the new england journal found profound results to prevent hospitalization. so theres a range of therapy. there is one that is very important. there is a monoclonal that just got authorized, and thats the astrazeneca. and thats for prevention, even before you get infected for people who are immunocompromised. so those people who were afraid to go out, cancer, organ transplants, ...

-- authorized. and thats astrazeneca, and thats for prevention. even before you get invective, for people who are immunocompromised. those people who are -- have been afraid to go out. whether its cancer, or transplants, other reasons that there are immunosuppressed, that is something that -- giving them that monoclonal will give them the equivalent of a vaccine, and that protection. so, many more therapies today than weve had in the past, and access to oral treatment, but the public can easily ...

Despite promise of protection against infection, some patients and physicians remain wary of the new agent.

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Novavax (NVAX) said Tuesday that the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization or SAGE has recommended primary two-dose vaccination series of its COVID-19 vaccine

>> reporter: and as isreal gets ready to roll out a fourth dose of the covid-19 vaccine, for medical workers and the immunocompromised and those over 60, they will follow the science. >> if you have a booster, you have a high level of protection against overall infection particularly against hospitalization and death. the most severe outcomes of covid. >> reporter: meanwhile after the united kingdom reduced the isolation period for vaccinated people who test negative twice from ten days to seven...

People are fore going tests, if theyre traveling somewhere. they dont want to test positive for fear theyre stuck somewhere for ten days. were adding a disincentive to testing, and we could stop that if we have a shorter period. >> just because you dont know doesnt mean you dont have it. you make such a good point. dr. rodriguez, before we go, the fourth shot for the elderly and immunocompromised that israel is doing, is that going to come to the united states, do you think? >> well, you know, i...

Deterred. with the tsa screening around 2 million or more people a day for the past six days. the cdc director reminding travelers -- >> how safe your holiday is is really about how safe you are in the time leading up to the holiday. >> reporter: and as israel considers rolling out a fourth dose of pfizers covid-19 vaccine, for medical workers, the immunocompromised, and people over 60, u.s. health officials say they will follow the science. >> right now we feel confident that if you have a boos...