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Of the country, that for certain it will become dominant elsewhere. also, at the time omicron really started to take off in south africa, they were in a relatively quiet period. so it wasn't really racing against delta at that point. so we'll see. you know, if it starts to become more dominant in the states but i don't think that's a foregone conclusion. >> dr. besser, i mean, whether it's, you know, disinformation, mixed messaging, covid burnout. do you worry that people aren't listening to the cdc as much as they might have, say, last year? >> well, you know, i'm worried that people truly do...

And so, you see that happening on a bigger level. the president meeting with his team. of course, the cdc also meeting with state labs talking to them every day because that's how they find these -- these variants. and so, that's been happening. of course, all of this leading up to a big speech that president biden is giving tomorrow to talk about what's ahead in the coming months. >> do -- i mean, what might they do? do we know? >> i think in the speech tomorrow, you will see the president lay out some concrete steps. the white house has been preparing that. i don't think you should expect an...

Belly fat. whoa. and as it burns it away, what's left behind? >> muscle. >> muscle. >> reporter: more recently he made claims during the pandemic that critics called medical misinformation. >> i would take it myself if i was having issues with the virus. >> that's dr. oz speaking with larry king last year about using the controversial antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine to fight the coronavirus, remarks that he later walked back. >> because it's believed to be so safe, it's used widely and it turns out that it might have an effect against this virus. >> reporter: the fact is the cdc has noted ...

That the white house is using this for is to try to push for that as well. something, of course, lessons left over from the delta variant that are kind of looming over how they are responding to this variant. >> kaitlan, appreciate it. kaitlan collins. perspective now from dr. richard besser, former acting cdc director and currently president and ceo of the robert wood johnson foundation. with us as well my co-host for tonight's upcoming cnn town hall at 9:00 p.m., cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. dr. besser, so in light of this case in the u.s. which was inevitable, how do yo...

So, you know, this was something that was very clear from the cdc's guidelines. the administration's own guidelines. and again, if this is true, those guidelines weren't followed. people were put at risk, including the patient, the president. and also a potential future president at that debate. >> dr. besser, i mean, i don't -- i mean, there -- this has been discussed for a while. the idea that mark meadows is actually saying it happened in his book, according to the "guardian," does it -- i mean, how bad is this? >> well, you know, i'll stay out of the politics of it. but anyone who has symp...