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There and possibly lead to another surge in cases that we cant afford at this time given that hospitals here in new york city are already seeing exponential increase in cases. >> we know the governor of new york said cases havent peaked yet. that said, do we have hope that it could be on the horizon? south africa passed a fourth wave, on the other side of omicron. is that good news for us? any evidence our wave could end as quickly? >> you know, lindsey, it is hard to say because south africa ha...

Lets talk politics coming up to the first anniversary of joe bidens presidency. one big thing he wanted to be judged on was fighting this pandemic. you have the weird situation now where republicans are saying see? see? he failed to control the pandemic. he failed to keep covid under control. meanwhile theyre cheering on the supreme court as it knocks down mandates, cheering on governors who stop any kind of mitigation measures. >> yeah. well, i think that is a tall order for anybody and i wrote...

Weather advisory -- winter olympics. what is china doing to ensure that covid doesnt kill olympic dreams for the athletes? >> reporter: fredricka, 26 days. athletes competing here next month in the beijing winter games are going to be extremely limited in what theyre allowed to do. beijing olympic officials talk about a closed loop bubble which limits athletes movements and will offer organizers a level of control never before seen before at any olympic games. under this closed loop bubble athle...

Two of my favorites. thank you both so much for being with us. dr. gounder, paint a picture for us. what would this change in strategy look like, lets say, in the next month? >> well, i think weve been very focused on vaccination as the way out of this. dont get me wrong. vaccination is number one, number two, number three most important tools in the toolbox. but understanding that we cannot eliminate covid, we cannot eradicate covid, we will have to continue to coexist with it if we want to bri...

Now were fortunate to have a milder variant that for more children is producing milder disease but is moving swiftly across the region. after two years of mitigation measures to kind of push back in a direction of max security, the reality is were in a better place. with milder disease in most children, the goal now is to simplify the process by which schools can manage moving forward and keep kids in schools. >> martha: yeah. you know, theres been some guidance put out by the department of educ...

Normal much more rapidly. >> hospitalizations are the highest they have ever been for kids since the start of the pandemic. how concerned should parents of younger kids who arent old enough to get vaccinated -- how concerned should they be, especially since the u.s. is months away from children under 5 being eligible. >> well, look, it is a concern. partially, a result that they have small nasopharynx. so, small throat and a little inflammation from the virus probably closes them off, and makes ...

Pandemic. he failed to keep covid under control. meanwhile theyre cheering on the supreme court as it knocks down mandates, cheering on governors who stop any kind of mitigation measures. >> yeah. well, i think that is a tall order for anybody and i wrote the week joe biden was elected that expecting just joe biden getting elected and getting donald trump out of the white house doesnt really do much for the virus. the virus doesnt really care who is president, right, its about public health meas...

Does not want to see schools closed across the country. >> martha: what will he put behind those questions is the question. the american academy of pediatrics and three large health agencies have declared a national state of emergency in the united states stating this: were caring for young people with soaring rates of depression and anxiety, trauma, loneliness and suicidality that will have lasting impacts on them. long after the pandemic is over, folks. $122 billion has gone to schools to prov...

62% of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated. now dr. jon than reiner warns previous mitigation measures that were once effective may not be as helpful stopping the spread of covid. >> at the beginning of this pandemic, hard to believe almost two years ago, we all were taught, you know, you have a significant exposure if youre within six feet of somebody and youre in contact with them for more than 15 minutes. all these rules are out the window. this is a hyper contagious virus. >> and now wit...

Cetera, without vaccination cards. you have shared with us many times how often you encounter pissed off, unvaccinated people. do we want more of them? would that work here in the u.s.? >> you know, i dont know if i would choose his words, but im honestly frankly tired of people who are against early on mitigation measures. masking and locking down certain activities and now who are against vaccines and vaccine mandates, but im tired of them dominating the headlines of the ones who are angry and...