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Shipping is scheduled to start later this month. the government is also setting up a hotline to request the free tests. well, meanwhile, pfizer says several lab studies show the antiviral drug is effective against the omicron variant. the pill was given emergency use authorization, if you remember, last month in the u.s. for limited treatment of covid-19. pfizer tested the drug against multiple variants of the virus, finding it blocked an enzyme needed for the virus to replicate. the company s...

Turning to the latest on covid, there are signs that omicron is fading, infections are declining across the u.s., while deaths continue to rise. there is plenty of covid to go around. in fact, we continue to see different lab studies deal with learning about this evolving and mutating virus. theres a new one raising lots of interest. 33 scientists finding that cbd can prevent covid from replicating. they observed real-life patients. experts say a clinical trial could be needed to draw conclusion...

Merck's COVID-19 pill effective against omicron in lab studies

Theres no place in the united states with a higher positivity rate than d.c. right now, many of these infections are in fully vaccinated people which is why i think our hospitals are going to hold in d.c. where i work at gw, covid hospitalizations are up but we still have capacity. >> that actually brings me right to my next question there. are indications from both public health officials and kind of research that weve seen from overseas that this variant is less severe than past strains in par...

Omicron is, is still in flux. >> reporter: there is some preliminary data that suggests it could be mild. first, early lab studies have found omicron may not attack the lungs like other variants. >> omicron replicates, multiplies in the upper airway and less well in the lung >> reporter: second, in south africa where omicron first took off, the headlines this weekend are stoking optimism hospitalizations are down 91% >> we can say one thing, its not more severe what they have seen in south afric...

We got here might be a perfect storm. a more infectious variant along with upcoming all the day travels. and so we are concerned about what we are going to see later this month and early in january. so, how should we be thinking during this next phase? what can you do about? it doctor anthony fauci is here with us. all right, doctor fauci when we had you lost on you were in that window where we are waiting to see data about omicron. and now we have a lot of preprint data from lab studies. we als...

One expert says in the weeks to come with omicron what we have here is a perfect storm. a variant with holiday travel. were concerned what were going to see in early january. so how should you be thinking about this next phase of the pandemic? dr. fauci when we had you last on, we were in that window and waiting to see data about oem krob. omicron. now we have print data from lab studies and fair amount of data because of sequencing and surveillance. it is fair to say that our best understanding...

But, you know, one year on todays news, actually does have its own nice bright spot in it. today pfizer released more clinical trial data on its anti-viral pill. this is a treatment that you can take if you get infected with covid-19. this is phase two and three clinical study data that shows the pill is like earlier studies show, its 89% effective at keeping high risk people who catch covid-19 alive and out of the hospital. more than 2,000 unvaccinated study participants, nobody who received pf...

This evening, a bell sounding once for every dead, in800 time. fauci saying today, new research confirming the power of boosters so far, that the third dose is restoring high levels of antibodies to fight this new variant. tonight, more universities, though, taking action after outbreaks, after cornell, where they suspect now 900 cases of covid on campus. the vast majority, its believed, among students who are vaccinated. heres stephanie ramos. >> reporter: with the omicron variant now racing ac...

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