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Signoff. >> i don't think there's a chance that we will eradicate this. >> reporter: but dr. fauci says a national turn around could be a week or two away when it comes to the omicron surge. the world health organization is hoping the emergency phase of the pandemic will end this year. >> i think normal will look like many of these peaks and valleys of surges. >> reporter: nationwide, hospitals are now lower than a week ago. but deaths are higher than a week ago. while omicron cases are often mild or without symptoms for most vaccinated adults, the country is now averaging more than 2,000 deat...

This that this is going to be a rapid tall peaked. but narrow outbreak and indeed it is. we're deeply on the back end world health organization hasn already put out a warning that future boosters could actually weaken the immune system. and by the time a vaccinenn for omicron could be ready and it definitely needs to be testedel in randomized trials, that variant is basically going to be extinct and we e could be on to new variants or hopefullyf at the end oful the pandemic. it was clear in our panel, by the way, that we we made it clear that the emergency phase of the epidemic is c closed.d. ...

Organization official said that he hopes we can end the emergency phase of the pandemic this year. what does that mean? what would the next phase mean, or look like to you in the u.s.? >> well, right now we're in the throes of an omicron surge. so an emergency phase is when you have these variants of concern. you see rapid spikes in infections. you see staggering death tolls on a daily basis. whether or not we will normalize and stabilize once we get past this peak fully in the united states, and once other parts of the globe get past the peak. it is something that remains to be seen. what i d...

Campaigning. the anti-vax crowd might be a danger. falling back on the virus will get a vote, and this will dictate what happens going forward. >> yep. and as we know, it does feel as if there's a pattern, and if this seasonal pattern continues, what happens when the summer surge hurts and what happens to our political debate about covid if, indeed, a summer surge comes like the last two? kelly o'donnell, mark caputo, thanks for getting us started on this mix of covid and the midterms. joining me is colorado's governor, one of the most prominent and few democrats to declare the end to the pand...

Certain point in time but you need able to have access to tests for example if you're getting sick for instance, and to provide that level of clarity that you may not need to test for surveillance, but you need a test when you actually felt symptoms. >> and join me next hour for more with the doctor and we'll discuss if it's too soon to start lifting restrictions in the hopes of moving out of the emergency phase of the pandemic. again, that's next hour. european leaders are scrambling to diffuse tensions between russia and ukraine while the u.s. fears an invasion could come at any time. and ...