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Our testing capacity as they are. we want to make sure we have access to the therapeutics. that is where the federal government needs to step up. survive fox news medical contributor dr. janette nesheiwat joins us now. what can you tell us about this variant? is this heading to midsize and smaller cities next? >> yes, this new variant it's a sub variant of omicron it sort of like a sister variant of omicron. it is not a variant of concern as of right now according to the world health organization. it does have mutations it does not appear that mutations make it more deadly but it might make it...

20 people in england have covid—19. we have a no sub—variant of omicron thatis we have a no sub—variant of omicron that is more infections than the one we've had which is probably dominant in england this week and has caused high rates in denmark and northern ireland. we are not out of the wave yet. we are better than we were a month ago but we are not out yet. that is why i say it is too early. it is up to scientist to continue with the messaging and waiting to see how the public response, what level of... the minister talks about personal responsibility, what action the public takes in...

Less fearmongering. in fact, even president biden's appointing of the new coronavirus coordinator signals that appear to have been with him multiple times. he is a steady hand. he is not an over reacted. he's not a fear monger. now why should we not be afraid of it if some variant? why? i will tell you why. first of all, the institute of health metrics at the university of washington says that 80% of americans have substantial immunity against omicron already. i do for or because they got it. 80 million people have had covid already. that's just reported cases. almost everybody you know, or mo...

Factors. one is ba.2, this sub variant of omicron that's now become dominant in europe, i think it's a bit more transmissible. they have gotten rid of all mitigation measures, i think that creates some susceptibility in that context. maybe a little bit of waning immunity, as well. so, that combination is probably the explanation for why we're seeing the uptick in cases. >> and stephanie, dr. jha talked about the mitigation being dropped in europe, and that's happened here. what is he most concerned about happening here at home given the surges elsewhere? >> reporter: david, dr. jha says what w...

Autocracy. that's really interesting. _ autocracy. that's really interesting. howard, . autocracy. that's really i interesting. howard, thank you so much. let's have a look at some other stories making headlines. as covid cases continue to rise in the uk, new figures from the office for national statistics estimate that one in every 20 people are infected with the virus. recent easing of restrictions and waning immunity from the vaccines could be factors behind the rise. a new sub—variant of 0micron, called ba2, is now causing most cases. joining me now is dr deepti gurdasani, clinical epide...