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People are going into hospital maybe for a shorter period of time, two or three days, they might need some oxygen but are not as ill as you might expect and that is reflected in the south african data and what we have seen in other countries. joining me now to discuss this is professor irene petersen, an epidemiologist from university college london. thank you forjoining us. we have had the uk figures, do they surprise you? we had the uk figures, do they surprise ou? ~ ., ~ ., ., you? we have known for quite some time that the _ you? we have known for quite some time that the growth _ you? we ...

Hours of 2021, we are seeing alarming record-breaking numbers of covid in america. the u.s. is now averaging more than 300,000 cases a day as we prepare to enter the third year of this pandemic. the highly infectious omicron variant, pandemic fatigue and slowing vaccination rates are leading the white house to consider shifting its strategy. joining me now is cnn political commentator dr. al sayyad, an epidemiologist and former detroit health commissioner. always good to see you, doctor. like we're seeing, we're seeing the administration making some shifts when it comes to pandemic strategy. w...

Please stay safe out there. appreciate your reporting as always. >> thank you, clarissa. so, the scdc announced new changes for the masks indoors. and with hospital capacity in addition to covid case loads to determine whether areas of the country are high, medium or low risk. now under this new guidance, only about 28% of the u.s. population lives in high-risk areas talking about los angeles, san diego, that's where masks are still recommended indoors. dr. abdul fayed is with us, an epidemiologist. doctor, appreciate your insight here. the cdc's endemic strategy, is that what we're seeing n...

Cop charged with shooting and killing daunte wright. jurors also have the case in ghislaine maxwell's trial. we'll have the latest coming up. we start with the latest on the omicron variant overtaking delta as the dominant variant in this country now. monica alva is at the white house. ellison barber is at atlanta international airport as millions of americans are set to travel for the holidays. also with me is dr. celine gounder, an epidemiologist. she the host of the american diagnosis and epidemic podcast. what can we expect to hear from president biden this afternoon? >> reporter: there'...

Isolating or caring for others at the same time across the whole economy. so that side of things, i also do think we need to take quite seriously. that was professor chris whitty. and this is the view of professor irene petersen, an epidemiologist at university college london. i think this could get really bad. i think — i mean, you just said the numbers here were rising, we had a new record today, and we will probably see a new record in the next coming days, as well. omicron is a real sprinter, and it is getting pace right at the moment. earlier, the prime minister borisjohnson was asked w...