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That. it is a catastrophic cascading effect on our parents and the families, and that doesnt even begin to account for the fact of the social and emotional toll that it takes on our students. >> chicago public schools were closed for a third day in a row on friday amid a clash between the school system and its teachers. now, the teachers union is demanding a return to remote learning saying the schools lack sufficient testing and other safety protocols. in response, the school system canceled cl...

So i think we wait to see what the data shows about the outcomes that matter. >> thats such a good point, and we have to remind people of that, the vaccines were great, they avoided a lot of infections for other waves of the virus but they were never intended to make it so that nobody ever got this disease, they were intended to keep you out of the hospital and keep you from dying. on that point, the vaccines are incredibly effective. in fact when were looking at this omicron wave, the staggerin...

From the uk health security agency — and said absences among teachers would rise now that schools are back. the us recently shortened isolation for those testing positive for covid from seven days to five. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. the good news is that booster jabs are holding fast against the omicron wave. even as new cases have surged, hospital admissions remain a long way off the peak seen this time last year. but hundreds of thousands of people are currently isolat...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. lawyers for prince andrew argue for the first time in court, that the sexual assault civil lawsuit against him, should be thrown out. they say he cant be sued, because of an agreement signed by his accuser. the us registers more than a million new coronavirus cases in the past 2a hours — setting a new global record for daily infections. president biden has urged americans to get booster shots. the uk also se...

Cautious because of what could be coming? >> it is way too early for an all-clear signal in terms of what omicron is meaning for the economy. because, yes, the data that came out today from adp, it really only captures the state of the jobs market through the middle of the month. we know that it was really the last week or two of december when we saw cases really skyrocket in the united states, including in new york. so it is easy to see how omicron could slow down the jobs boom because of all t...

The omicron wave may have peaked. an overnight curfew that was imposed as part of a package of restrictions to try and stop the spread of omicron in the country has been lifted. the government there says the omicron variant, while highly transmissible, has seen lower hospitalisation rates than previous waves. major firework displays and celebrations have been cancelled in paris, and edinburghs famous hogmanay event has been called off. major events in the us and australia such as the celebration...

Of cases. >> it is more relevant to focus on the hospitalizations as opposed to the total number of cases. doctor anthony fauci yesterday offering a really hopeful, framing as we confront this latest covid wave. the point he is making is that the case numbers, whats worth watching, but they may not be the most consequential thing to watch right now. if most of the cases that we are getting with this omicron wave are cases in which people are not getting particularly sick. with this new particula...

Workers are? i say that because in the latest jobs period we were expecting more jobs, only got 199,000 and six straight months its been less than the estimate out there. that kind of stuff happens, but look at the number on the far right or those listening on radio, four and a half million, already quit the work force in the latest month. four and a half million and nothing is bringing them back. where are they going? its a conundrum for the white house. jacqui heinrich is here with more. jacqu...

Among the messages, "my biggest dream is that covid ends." sometimes children just put it best. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. british prime minister borisjohnson insists the current level of covid restrictions in england is "helping tak the edge off the omicron wave," and that the government is taking a "balanced approach". but new figures highlight the scale of the challenge. the latest research shows that one every in 15 people across the uk had covid in the run—up to new years eve. with more ...

And the requirement to self—isolate on arrival until receipt of a negative pcr test will be dropped. he also said this. thanks to the sheer size of the omicron wave, we still need to take steps to ensure our testing capacity reaches those who need it most. we will be suspending the need to do a pcr to confirm the result of a positive lateral flow test. from next tuesday, if you test positive, you should just record that result and begin self—isolation. the latest figures show the uk has repo...