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The r-naught of omicron means every person infected infects another 10 people. that's so, so contagious. that's compared to an average of 2.5 people with the original strain when covid first landed our shores. and seven people with the delta variant, which itself was the most contagious variant we've seen. to stop something that infectious, you would need essentially 100% vaccination. it's like stamping out measles. you'd basically have everyone, to get to herd immunity. we don't have that. so short of instituting extremely dramatic lockdowns, things like we had in march, april, where every bu...

Children under five are still not eligible to get a covid-19 vaccine. >> it is frustrating and i think with older kids as least you have that option and they could vocalize how they are feeling when they are sick. is it covid or is it not. it is easier for parents to work remotely when day care and school closes. you can't pop a 3-year-old in front of the tv by you. 15 minutes and that is about it. >> >> reporter: natasha chen, cnn, los angeles. >> and on wednesday we'll hear from the president and with the first anniversary of his inauguration approaching here, there are some serious obstacle...

There. some religious and medical exceptions may be allowed. all the while children under five are still not eligible to get a covid-19 vaccine. >> it is just really frustrating and i think with older kids, at least you have that option, at least they're able to vocalize how their faeeeling when they d get sick. it is difficult for parents to work remotely, when there is day care and school closes. you can't pop a 3-year-old in front of the tv by you for 15 minutes but that is about it. >> reporter: natasha chen, cnn, los angeles. >> thanks, natasha, for that report. here to discuss all things...

City and everything around that city. and the mayor can make decisions on road closures. he has emergency powers as far sz when the school closes. we don't have that in atlanta. we have a lot of small governments run by the county. as a result, this has made the problem worse. mother nature had a vote here, but in no way those schools should have even opened yesterday. and the state government should have been closed. it should have never opened. >> that's where i wanted to get to, the heart of the issue. during the news conference we were told that the -- that the government offices were give...