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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. ...

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From the top of the worlds list of most vaccinated countries, now ranking 47th, largely due to the 70 million americans who are not getting the shot. cbs lilia luciano joins us with the latest in los angeles. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. there is concern and confusion tonight over exactly who is eligible for that third pfizer shot now that the c.d.c. says that includes people in high- risk jobs. eligible and eager americans are lining up this weekend to get their booster shot it is just f...

For children 5 to 11? news on when pfizer will send their data to the fda. heres eva pilgrim. >> reporter: eight months after getting his second pfizer shot, president biden rolling up his sleeve today for a vaccine booster. >> did you have any side effects from the second shot, mr. president? >> no, i havent any side effects, the first or the second shot, thank goodness. >> reporter: since the cdc gave the green light on friday, thousands of newly eligible americans lining up for a third pfizer...

Or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur. learn more at cosentyx.com. tonight, millions of americans are now eligible for boosters. the lines already tonight. and the one group the cdc director overruled the advisory panel on, saying they will get boosters, too. many americans already getting that third shot today. some waiting for up to two hours. up to 20 million people now eligible. people 65 and older. americans 18 and older with medical conditions that put them at risk. and dr. roc...

We, you know, take peoples word for it. we dont dig too deep. >> reporter: up to 20 million americans who got pfizer are now eligible for a booster, but health officials are urging everyone else to wait their turn. >> there will be temptations. theres an immunological reason why its important to wait. because you know if you allow the immune response to mature over a period of a few months, you get much more of a bang out of the shot. >> reporter: this new wave of booster shots does not include ...

The broadcast. >> i just want to say, i hope that youre in a safe spot right now. we did everything we could to make sure that you were safe because we value you so much. >> well, thank you, joy, and to everyone. and, listen, sunny and ana are strong women, and i know theyre fine, but it really also does speak to the fact that theyre vaccinated and vaccines really make all the difference, because otherwise we would be concerned about hospitalization and worse. [ applause ] >> the vice president ...

The republican-led effort, and tonight the results showing president biden actually won by more than previously thought in arizona. actor william shatner and whats been revealed tonight, his next big step, and the race to save an american treasure tonight. who are our persons of week? good evening. and its great to have you with us as we near the end of another week together, and tonight the new chapter in this fight to protect americans from this virus and to slow down and one day hopefully...

Table, two of the hosts learning that their rapid tests before the show had come back psitive. both fully vaccinated, both asymptomatic, they left the studio, and vice president harris staying in a separate room, still joining remotely. and tonight what she said right after all this. and one more key question here on a friday night. what about the millions who got the johnson & johnson and moderna vaccines -- can they get the pfizer booster? can they mix? what the fda is now saying about that. a...