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To talk about what sort of amendments, carve-outs, changes could that make to try to get 50 votes. im told all options are on the table, schumer has been working on this for month and they do see it as a priority goings into the new year. >> well, between now -- hang on, ive got to get going here. between now and the state of the union its going to be interesting to see what do they prioritize in the wake of omicron, how much is the child tax credit, what will they try to accomplish before the e...

Good news, tens of millions are vaccinated. bad news, omicron means a third shot is more essential. good news, omicron appears to cause less severe disease. bad news, out of the uk, maybe not. the science is not that clear. that makes the job of promoting public health more difficult. jared polis was asked a week ago why he opposed a mandatory mask mandate in his state. >> the emergency is over. you know, public health doesnt get to tell people what to wear. thats just not their job. you dont te...

More about that. were looking forward to the presidents speech on tuesday. >> im curious, on the issue of boosters, you and i have had a conversation multiple times in the last four months and ive asked you multiple questions on boosters. are we getting ahead of the science? are we behind the science? president biden said, hey, we should probably do it after five months after talking to israeli officials. some thoughts in april it should be eight months. there was confusion about six months. the...

Age get it. it isnt seen very often in men, almost exclusively in women. so when you put together the two things, the risk of the blood clot and the lesser of an efficacy, when you compare them head to head, thats why the cdc came out clearly that its preferable to get an mrna. >> is it -- how likely is it that omicron will replace delta, the way delta replaced alpha? or are we really going to have two of these variants circulating simultaneously? >> you know, we dont know yet, chuck, for sure. ...

I know you have had -- theres some specific entities you want to see have vaccinated. based on what youve heard, are you going to change those definitions? >> thats certainly where its headed, chuck. it looks like from everything we know that to significantly reduce the risk of the omicron variant, three doses of the vaccine are needed. by the way, chuck, this is normal with many other vaccines. i have young kids who has the dtap vaccine, three kids with the diphtheria and tetanus. i wish theyd ...

Since thanksgiving. omicron appears to be far more contagious than delta, meaning a spike in cases could once again overwhelm hospitals, hospitals that are already a bit overwhelmed in some parts of this country. at the same time, months after president biden all but declared independence from covid, americans are simply fatigued with being fatigued. his administration has felt deflated, begging the unvaccinated to get shots. theyre not even doing daily briefings. >> mr. biden will address the c...

Of the unvaccinated. i know you had said, hey, you cant make somebody wear a coat. but frostbite isnt contagious. this virus is. do you have any other new ideas in your head of how you deal with the unvaccinated here? should there be a penalty? it does seem as if theres more attention being paid to protect the unvaccinated than there is to reward those who have played by the rules. >> well, i think we want to address the unvaccinated with facts, first and foremost, also with compassion and love....