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30% have received one. according to the cdc data, overall, only one in six americans have received a booster shot. joining us is rick bright at the rockefeller foundation. importantly, sherved on the department of health and human service under donald trump. rick, good to see you again. thank you for being with us. you tweeted something i found interesting yesterday. you said the state of testing in america, 2021, where did all the money and effort go? where's the national testing plan? who's leading us through the crisis, hashtag, demand better. i'm still fascinated by how tricky it is to get...

Now, in terms of its severity, health officials say it's too early to tell if omicron causes more severe illness than other variants, but evidence to date suggests that cases are actually less severe. the cdc conducted a study of 43 people infected with the omicron virus, three quarters of whom were vaccinated. only one person in the entire group was hospitalized. thus far, seven people have died from omicron, all in the united kingdom. so that's what we know about that. let's talk about vaccines. due to the mutations in omicron's genetic code, the variant is somewhat able to evade antibodies ...

Maybe you can explain why that is. but it does not seem to result in as serious illness or death, particularly amongst the vaccinated. but you can still spread this. you can still carry this virus if you're vaccinated, and you can still end up infecting someone who is vulnerable, immunocompromised, or for whatever reason, not vaccinated, and that could result in their death. >> ali, that's exactly right. we're going to see more cases of omicron, the omicron variant infection than we have with any other version of this virus. as a matter of fact, this is the most contagious virus that we have s...

Was happening was as bad as they were saying it was. the real question here is, first of all, were similar texts sent to donald trump and ignored, necessitate going to mark meadows. my son is only 4 years old, but by the time he's an adult, he can say it to me and not a staffer that works for me. one of those texts was from donald trump jr. why were they reaching out to mark meadows and not donald trump? because he was explicitly ignoring them and saying he was not going to do them? what was that? >> donald trump jr. is one of those people who seemed to claim that he couldn't reach donald trum...

Have to do much to protect yourself or your family. you have to do something every day. i get tested almost every day. anytime i go to a essential setting or visit family members, i get tested. i wear my n-95 mask every time i step outside my front door and i'm around strangers, even on the street or in crowded places. it's really important that we do this. because omicron, delta, or any other name you want to call this virus is a deadly virus. while you might be protected because you're vaccinated, those around you may not be protected. and it will kill them. it's a deadly virus. we must do e...