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Nurses, respiratory therapists, other practicing health individuals and healthcare who are getting to the end of their rope as far as being able to care for patients. the high mental health risk of being almost like in a war zone. >> reporter: deaths are also spiking, up 33% from last week. the u.s. now averaging more than 1,600 new deaths each day. new cases averaging over about three quarters of a million a day. this as the cdc reportedly weighs updating its mask guidance to encourage people to wear n95 or k n95 masks which provide better filtration to help curb omicron's spread, according t...

Ask questions around physical distancing where appropriate. and also ask questions around filtration of air. we must never forget that to beat this pandemic, we need a multilayered approach. we can't just focus on one or the other. and that is what i want parents to know. >> good advice. doctor, thank you. and let's turn now for more on that winter storm we've been talking about affecting tens of millions of americans. d.c. and mid-atlantic getting their first major snowfall of the year. and some areas expected to get up to a foot of snow. let's show you the new video in of the heavy driving...

>> yeah. the experts we have talked to in viral dynamics, been talking to them for two years. marr says given omicron, they are not going to cut it. erin bromage said 75% of particles will get through a cloth mask. unlike k-9 5 or n 95. 95 means 95% roughly filtration. but also part of this is because not only are they high quality masks but also they have these electro static fibers within the mask. it will trap some of the viral particles as well. that makes it very effective. if you're going to wear a mask, and you should, absolutely when you go out in public, shoe wear a good mask. for a l...

A parent. you have to look after your children. but you can do some things to lower the risk they will get infected. masks, ventilation, filtration. >> one other thing -- thank you for that for all the parents out there. one other question from a viewer named mary. my friend wants to visit over the holiday. only received the j&j shot. is that okay? >> yeah, so the j&j shot unfortunately is not working so great at blocking infection in people exposed to delta or omicron. it is still working well at stopping poor outcomes but basically the way it looks is they don't have any better protection th...

Perfume-like floating in the room and we needed to have a very high level of respiratory protection. the world was slow to come to that. today the cdc has been slow to come to that point. so we all agree now i think those who have expertise in this area, you need these very tight face fitting masks that also have breathable. what i mean by that, fit and it's filtration and the way you get fit is like a swim goggle, if it's going to be that tight then you have to have a material that allows the air to move through. cloth doesn't do that. what we now have is these n-95 respirators are a material...