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So any parent who has a young child not vaccinated should not go into such a large group of people. >> at this point, should these celebrations be canceled? >> you know, in my opinion, yes. i mean, have we not learned a lesson over the last two years? every time we try to make an exception, every time we try to soften up the rules, we get bitten. we did it in july, when we -- the cdc prematurely said it was all right to take your mask off. there has to be a period of no progression of infections...

People we is can help the most. that means let something people die that we might have been able to help, but were not sure, theyre too far gone with an injury, or maybe we cant get to that trauma that came in. its that gray zone in between. what the take is, if we have too many more covid patients or losing too many of our staff to being sick with covid. >> yeah. this actually in the first time that your region has been hit hard by covid, as weve seen all over the country, these variants come i...

What is considered fully vaccinated, fully treated for this these days? >> you know, the cdc has updated their definition and now with using up to date, which means those that have the complete primary series in addition to the booster dose. fully vaccinated right now by the old definition means completing the primary series. so as we move forward with this virus, we want to make sure everybody continues to be up to date. so completing the primary series in addition -- >> neil: okay. i apologize...

Public. it is necessary for good policy but not sufficient. there are always judgment calls our leaders have to make and those calls are going to get even more intense with the incoming omicron wave. well talk about that with the health commissioner for the city of new york next. ssioner for thy of new york next

But omicron is expected to become the dominant variant. >> we are feeling the omicron wave, especially hard right now, but we know its going to be all over the country. >> reporter: new york state breaking the highest single day covid-19 case count for the third consecutive day. >> we expect a substantial number of cases and quickly growing number of cases. >> reporter: covid-19 cases more than doubled just from the beginning to the end of last week in new york city leading to long lines for cov...

First we have to acknowledge the fact that united states economy end of the year in pretty good shape. weekly jobless claims the lowest in 52 years. gdp is accelerating. the hope is this rapid recovery continues, allowing the united states to get back to full employment in 2022. but its also important to think about what could go wrong here. not to be pessimistic, but to be cognizant of the risk. weve got to start with covid. hopefully the omicron wave is short lived, but if its not, or another ...

They had been playing a hybrid film festival this year, but organizers decided to change their plans amid the omicron wave. still ahead, deny down under. novak djokovics status is in limbo after his visa was pulled at the airport by immigration authorities. also ahead, a chicago ports reporter is backpedal after a majorback lash. when he said about green bay quarterback aaron rodgers that has him apologizing. well get into it in sports next. it in sports next a triple-lift serum with pure co...

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Capitol physician, the doctor for the house and the senate, sent a sobering, detailed letter to the democratic and republican leaders of the senate, telling them that, you know, regardless of the snow, senators really ought to be staying home now anyway. apparently at the covid testing site theyve got set up at the u.s. capitol, the positivity rate, the rate at which tests at that site are coming back positive, it had been under 1% until recently, until this current omicron wave of the virus sta...

We had different studies suggesting or breaking that omicron is less severe and hospitalisations are fewer. what is your assessment of these different studies? i fewer. what is your assessment of these different studies?— these different studies? i think these different studies? i think the oint these different studies? i think they point is — these different studies? i think they point is similar _ these different studies? i think they point is similar values - these different studies? i th...