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From christmas eve when this really all started. if you hear a roar, it is not a plane, it is a snow plow. >> pete, thank you very much. and joining me now for more, a public health physician and fellow at the american college of preventive medicine. so doctor, i want to ask you first about some of these important updates that we heard from the fda this morning. so new moves, authorizing the pfizer booster dose for kids ages 12 to 15-year-olds old, shortening the time for a booster for everyone. it has been six months. and now they are saying that you can get a booers booster after . and now...

The u.s. seven-day rolling average of cases is now standing at a record 400,000. now, more than 103,000 people in the u.s. are hospitalized with coronavirus. that's the first time the total reached six figures in nearly four months. states are reporting surges in child hospitalizations, the highest they have ever been. 500 children being admitted daily. >> that is the scene, right, as the omicron variant is complicating a return to school, with some of the largest districts actually shifting to remote learning. others relying on more robust testing. in the meantime, many students are now eligi...

>> i am going to tell you what's going to happen day to day. we are staying open. >> our schools will be open in the state of florida. >> okay. those two men may not agree on a lot, right? you are talking about ron desantis -- we all know where he stood on covid throughout the pandemic. and eric adams, who is now the mayor of the blue-blue new york city. they agree that keeping schools open is the single-most important thing they need to do in the midst of the surge. it is a surnl that, overall, is creating considerable confusion and anxiety for many americans. tonight, the fda again revising ...

For in-person learning. we remember the impact of school closures on students last year and our science is better. we have better tools. >> reporter: today, the fda authorized pfizer booster shots for kids 12 to 15. also, shortened the recommended window between second dose and booster from six months down to five. an israeli study found zero new heart issues among more than 6,000 boosted kids ages 12 to 15. >> we can look at that and still feel comfortable. it makes sense to try to move as quickly as we possibly could. >> reporter: because this country is now averaging more than 400,000 new c...

Pfizer's booster shots for kids ages 12 to 15 years old. boosters now available to everyone over the age of 12 in the united states. the fda also just shortened the time to get a pfizer booster for everyone from six months to five months now. and big developments that impact all of these -- or big developments that impact many families. gabe, you have heavy snow. what is it looking like? >> reporter: and so much of the focus is on testing. here in waugin washington, kids