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Country. i think its 99% of american counties. what do you think the right metric is this far into the pandemic when we, you know, are getting through this omicron wave now? >> there is no one metric, right? in public health were always talking about the multiplicity of strategies, a layered approach. so were not only looking at our positivity rate, were not only looking at how many cases per 100,000 people, we want to know whats happening on the ground for those communities. in particular im co...

Not only to the children but the staff, because that is what disrupts their learning when they cant come to school. the latest extension of the vaccination programme comes after the omicron wave and a surge of cases among schoolchildren. figures from the office for national statistics suggest that 71% of 8—ii—year—olds in the uk have covid antibodies reflecting previous infections and offering some protection — compared with 90.2% of iz—is—year—olds and 98% among adults. those high...

Boosted, the united kingdom has become the first country in the world to administer an approved vaccine and the fastest major european nation to roll out both the vaccines and the booster to half our population because we have emerged from the teeth of the pandemic before many others, retaining one of the most open economies in europe at the most open economies in europe at the fastest growth in the g7 last year. and while the pandemic is not over, we have passed the peak of the omicron wave, wi...

Vaxx mandate that began for businesses at the beginning of the omicron wave will be gone tomorrow. but the school mask mandate will stay in place. meanwhile, in just the last few days and hours, six democratic governors have announced their state governments will no longer force schools to require masks for students, teachers, and staff. so begins a new chapter in the pandemic about the risks and benefits of pretending to move forward to something more normal as covid continues to circulate. joi...

Ottawa. the white house tells cnn federal health officials are thinking about life after the pandemic, but there is no clear plan yet. a group of governors is pushing biden for guidelines. jacqueline howard joins us now. you have new reporting on this. >> reporter: thats right, john. really the latest development here, the white house says it is thinking about this. but it hasnt released any clear guidance quite yet. we are seeing this divide. on the one hand, the white house says, yes, its th...

Quickly. what do you think they might turn to to try to mitigate what people are really experiencing or suffering at the moment? to read. both sides or suffering at the moment? to read. itoth sides of — or suffering at the moment? to read. both sides of the _ or suffering at the moment? to read. both sides of the atlantic, _ both sides of the atlantic, the government is trying to pull various levers _ government is trying to pull various levers to— government is trying to pull various levers...

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Taking a step into the unknown. i am a high—risk individual to covid and my family have to make sacrifices to keep me safe. how much risk can we bear without essentially shielding again for an indefinite period of time? the changes expected this week will apply to england only. other parts of the uk are moving at their own speed as the latest omicron wave of this virus passes. jim reed, bbc news. lets return now to politics, and the prime minister is facing a big week ahead, with accusations b...

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>> well, you know, as you said previously, covid has thrown many curve balls. however, having said that i will say so many people got infected during the omicron wave, and so the percentage of americans vaccinated, the institute for health care metrics and evaluation estimates about 75% of americans are now going to be protected from covid. so that means weve not yet reached and we may never reach so-called herd immunity, the likelihood of having a major significant outbreak like we had with omi...