covid. the cdc says the requirement is in response to the recent surge in cases in china as well as limited data provided by the communist government. mike pompeo says the testing requirement does not go far enough. the u.s. should impose a ban on chinese travelers. no reason we allow china to do this again. to send chinese-infected persons around the world knowingly infecting people across the globe. cdc says a new omicron sub variant is now responsible for more than 40% of active covid infections in the u.s. although it appears more transmissible and resistant to vaccines researchers say lab studies suggest news omicron booster shots still reduce the chances of hospitalization and death. there is little evidence to suggest that this new variant causes any more severe disease
keep raising interest rates. and 401ks, i don t know if you ve looked at yours. i try not to. best not to. you are young. even during the depression if you held onto your stocks for 20 years you would be okay. when we launched before. spending money that you don t have is always a mistake whether you do it personally or whether you are doing it as a state government or a federal government. we ve been doing too much of it. party tonight and tomorrow night. have a good time. realize in 2023 you have to pay for the party. julie: the u.s. is imposing new travel restrictions on visitors from china. dr. marc siegel says the testing requirement is not enough. it looks like the worst of the blizzard is over in buffalo. now people are trying to clean up the remnants of the once in a
happen when covid first began. molly: fox business correspondent hillary vaughn is live at the white house with this. some countries are ramping up their covid testing for people traveling from china as china drops its 0 covid lockdown policies. the world still doesn t know if they can trust china that if there is another bad outbreak they ll tell the rest of the world. italy has started testing all travelers from china. they tried to get the european union on board but they rejected plans to do that. testing from travelers from china will start january 5th. president biden approving this testing requirement for chinese travelers or travelers from china even though in the past he called former president trump s travel restrictions targeting china xenophobic. president biden: this is no time for donald trump s record of hysteria, xenophobia, to
concerned once again about another possible variant that could evade vaccines. you know, doctor, one aspect of this that s interesting, unlike earlier travel bans enacted under former president trump, this testing requirement applies to everyone coming from china, not just chinese citizens. do you see that making a difference? yes, i think it s important that this requirement extend to everyone who is traveling, because a person in the united states who travels to china and then returns back to the united states could be ca variant also, so, yes, you have to apply it to everyone. this is not a perfect system, but it is something that we can do to buy us more time and give us a measure of protection. but, you know, dr. michael osterholm told the new york times this requirement creates a false sense of security that transmission is being reduced. do you agree with that? well, mike and i will agree
bret: the european union is considering new travel restrictions for visitors from china. italy recently announced a testing requirement for airline passengers. the rest of the 27-member european union block has not agreed to the new travel rules as some nations argue any variants coming from china are already circulating in europe. meantime here in the u.s., certain parts of the country are reassessing their covid mandates and guidance. the national park service has reinstituted mandatory mask mandate at saint lewis gateway arch and at harper s ferry national historic park in west virginia. some state and local governments are taking note of the threat overseas. health officials in los angeles, new york city, oregon and washington state are once again asking indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status. let s continue our conversation