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Variant. >> two weeks ago, we were inside a covid icu at the cleveland clinic and met ron. >> what would you say to people who think that omicron is mild and it's no big deal? >> i tell them to walk out the door and they can come and sit in here and see what it's like. >> he is back home and slowly recovering. but his son has been hospitalized for 71 days. with double pneumonia and covid. >> what's the lesson that we should learn from what your family has been lieu? >> i think appreciate family. time is short. >> he's hopeful his son will be home soon, too. >> we wish them well. still too many...

Face staffing shortages. in california where average daily case numbers are up 27%, l.a. county reported its youngest ever fatality, a 15-month-old baby. in washington state they're averaging more deaths now than ever. nationally, the death rate is still rising. but the average number of daily cases is going down because some states are past their peak or leveling off. experts are closely watching a subvariant of omicron that's now been found in a number of states. early data suggests it is not more severe than the original omicron. >> it may be a little bit more contagious, and that's what we...

>> i'm willing to walk out the door and they can come and sit in here and see what it is like. >> reporter: ron is back home and slowly recovering but his son has been hospitalized for 71 days with double pneumonia and covid. >> what's the lesson we should learn from what your family has been through? >> i think appreciate family. tell them you love them. hug them. the times are short. >> reporter: he is hopeful his son will be home soon, too. >> nbc's kate snow reporting for us there. let's bring in former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb. he's a member of the board of directors at pfize...