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Well, as those new infections are starting, finally, to plateau, the c.d.c. is now pointing to three new studies that show just how effective vaccines and boosters are at keeping people away from the hospital. omicron is retreating in parts of the country, but it remains relentless in many hospitals, straining i.c.u.s and push something healthcare workers to the brink. >> this is the worst. its taking us out with it. >> reporter: covid heaingses jumped 30%, and deaths 44% in the past two weeks, ...

0 >> news updates are always on kpix.com. see you in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> tracy: tonight, hospitals overwhelmed by the unprecedented covid surge. i.c.u.s packed in some states as deaths rise nationwide, even as new infe infections in some regioning start to fall. >> reporter: im lilia luciano in l.a. county, which leads california in new infections, and hospitalizations are climbing. >> tracy: also tonight, the u.s. sends lethal aid to ukraine as tensions with moscow rise. ...