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American hospitals are in need of help. nearly one in four reporting a critical staffing shortage. thousands of health care workers are out sick with covid-19 as patient numbers rise. >> this has now been the largest influx of patients that we've ever taken care of. >> reporter: in los angeles, so many ambulance crews are out sick some covid patients had to come to the hospital by fire truck. the hypercontagious omicron variant infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, but doctors say the vaccines and boosters are highly effective at preventing severe disease. at the doctors community center...

Million test kits expiring, you know, when the need for them is so dramatic, that's frustrating news you shared, but i thank you for it nonetheless, thanks, gadi. president biden is in nevada for senator harry reid's memorial service while back in washington, the administration tries to paint an optimistic picture of the future. this as they're grappling with the surge in covid cases. let's go to josh lederman standing by at the white house. welcome to you on this saturday. it's been a really busy couple of days for the president. overshadowing all of it is omicron. so what is the president ...

Point, alex. it is a big picture because it's one that's different in different places. let me start by saying i think it's important for kids to be in school. we've seen sort of the impact on this. we also have to weigh that against the surge that specifically is happening with omicron right now, and it's lead leaving teachers sick at home, out of the educational classroom. how do we balance that increased number of cases with not enough staff. that's why i say the answer is probably not the same everywhere. if you're in a place where there is enough staffing, where there is vaccination, wher...

By day five is really behind you. so in this moment where we're evaluating the science and looking at the epidemiology of the disease, we said five days of isolation and then are you feeling better. is your cough gone. if your symptoms are gone, we say come out of -- you're okay to come out of isolation, but you really do need to wear a mask all of the time. >> so how is this different other than the five versus ten days? we were always told, if i recollect correctly, that you're going to wear your mask continuously, right? that's what we're all supposed to be doing, and if you have no symptom...