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So any parent who has a young child not vaccinated should not go into such a large group of people. >> at this point, should these celebrations be canceled? >> you know, in my opinion, yes. i mean, have we not learned a lesson over the last two years? every time we try to make an exception, every time we try to soften up the rules, we get bitten. we did it in july, when we -- the cdc prematurely said it was all right to take your mask off. there has to be a period of no progression of infections for us to feel safe. so yes, i do think that those large celebrations should be canceled at this po...

People we is can help the most. that means let something people die that we might have been able to help, but we're not sure, they're too far gone with an injury, or maybe we can't get to that trauma that came in. it's that gray zone in between. what the take is, if we have too many more covid patients or losing too many of our staff to being sick with covid. >> yeah. this actually in the first time that your region has been hit hard by covid, as we've seen all over the country, these variants come in waves. what's different about what you're facing now, as opposed to a few months ago, or even...

What is considered fully vaccinated, fully treated for this these days? >> you know, the cdc has updated their definition and now with using up to date, which means those that have the complete primary series in addition to the booster dose. fully vaccinated right now by the old definition means completing the primary series. so as we move forward with this virus, we want to make sure everybody continues to be up to date. so completing the primary series in addition -- >> neil: okay. i apologize for that -- the satellite issues. doctor, i apologize for that but we're having problems there. we ...

Public. it is necessary for good policy but not sufficient. there are always judgment calls our leaders have to make and those calls are going to get even more intense with the incoming omicron wave. we'll talk about that with the health commissioner for the city of new york next. ssioner for thy of new york next

But omicron is expected to become the dominant variant. >> we are feeling the omicron wave, especially hard right now, but we know it's going to be all over the country. >> reporter: new york state breaking the highest single day covid-19 case count for the third consecutive day. >> we expect a substantial number of cases and quickly growing number of cases. >> reporter: covid-19 cases more than doubled just from the beginning to the end of last week in new york city leading to long lines for covid tests. >> we don't want to be standing in line when it's 30 degrees outside. waiting for a test....