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>> a deadline for health care workers. in 25 states, including new york, and california, we must now have at least the first dose of vaccine. >> it comes as some hospitals still face staffing shortages. in california, where average daily case numbers are up 27%. l.a. county reported its youngest ever fatality. a 15-month-old baby. in washington state, theyre averaging more deaths now than ever. and nationally, the death rate is still rising. but the average number of daily cases is going down. b...

Thats one of the steps that moves us toward changing into an endemic virus, the kind of thing we can start to begin to live with. i hope i am not eating my words two months from now. >> well circle back if things get bad from here. i hope thats the case. i am hanging onto that optimism after so long dealing with this pandemic. i want to ask you, though, in light of what you just said, health officials are monitoring the sub variant of omicron which is becoming the dominant cause of new infection...

Looking at hospital capacities, in places where hospitals full and no ability to take care of additional people, probably is no the right time to lift restr restrictions. cases are heading in the right direction. thats the moment to start pulling back on some of these public health restrictions. if there is a future surge, we may need to come back in but cracking hospital capacity seems to be the most critical measure. >> let me get your thought on this sub variant of omicron which is more conta...

London crown court, they were also told they would serve another two months on top of that after being found guilty of cruelty to another child. today they said this is another harrowing case of parents abusing or being cruel to their child. well meanwhile, officials at the uk health security agency say a sub—variant of omicron appears to spread easier than the original strain. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has more details. it isa it is a variant under investigation which is why...

>>yes. as long as youve been vaccinated, we know you have great protection. the vaccines, other vaccines are effective at keeping people out of hospital and preventing them from dying. but omicron was a curveball. its done exactly as we all predicted. late last year it exploded. there is a sub variant. cases are the highest we have seen. 3,500 deaths a day. so to protect against that i think you need the maximum level of protection and you need that for durability. >> got you. first of all, peop...

Our testing capacity as they are. we want to make sure we have access to the therapeutics. that is where the federal government needs to step up. survive fox news medical contributor dr. janette nesheiwat joins us now. what can you tell us about this variant? is this heading to midsize and smaller cities next? >> yes, this new variant its a sub variant of omicron it sort of like a sister variant of omicron. it is not a variant of concern as of right now according to the world health organization...

20 people in england have covid—19. we have a no sub—variant of omicron thatis we have a no sub—variant of omicron that is more infections than the one weve had which is probably dominant in england this week and has caused high rates in denmark and northern ireland. we are not out of the wave yet. we are better than we were a month ago but we are not out yet. that is why i say it is too early. it is up to scientist to continue with the messaging and waiting to see how the public response,...

Less fearmongering. in fact, even president bidens appointing of the new coronavirus coordinator signals that appear to have been with him multiple times. he is a steady hand. he is not an over reacted. hes not a fear monger. now why should we not be afraid of it if some variant? why? i will tell you why. first of all, the institute of health metrics at the university of washington says that 80% of americans have substantial immunity against omicron already. i do for or because they got it. 80 m...

Factors. one is ba.2, this sub variant of omicron thats now become dominant in europe, i think its a bit more transmissible. they have gotten rid of all mitigation measures, i think that creates some susceptibility in that context. maybe a little bit of waning immunity, as well. so, that combination is probably the explanation for why were seeing the uptick in cases. >> and stephanie, dr. jha talked about the mitigation being dropped in europe, and thats happened here. what is he most concerned ...

Autocracy. thats really interesting. _ autocracy. thats really interesting. howard, . autocracy. thats really i interesting. howard, thank you so much. lets have a look at some other stories making headlines. as covid cases continue to rise in the uk, new figures from the office for national statistics estimate that one in every 20 people are infected with the virus. recent easing of restrictions and waning immunity from the vaccines could be factors behind the rise. a new sub—variant of 0micr...