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Jonathan serrie keeping track of it all in atlanta. jonathan? >> hi, neil. the omicron variant has been detected in every u.s. state except for oklahoma and south dakota so far. and texas has confirmed the first omicron-related fatality. this one involving a man in his 50s, lived in the houston area. he was unvaccinated and had underlying health conditions. take a listen. >> of course we're going to have hospitalizations tragically deaths like what we see now. but the evidence shows that for those vaccinated and with the booster is much less likely. >> with holiday gatherings around the corner...

If you look at the week ending december 4th.07% of new cases -- new cases of covid in the u.s. were of the omicron variant. december 11th that went up to 12.6%. by december 18th, as you said, nearly three out of four new cases were omicron. that is a jump from less than 1% to 73% in less than two weeks, and in some places it's even more than 73%. the cdc says in these pockets, in the northwest and in the southeast, in these 12 states, it's actually more than 95%, more than 95% of new cases are omicron. aprila? >> and we've also learned of the first death now from the omicron variant here in th...

Infected during that time. >> doctors stressing people who have not been vaccinated are most at risk. for the vaccinated getting boosted reduces risk further. >> we just had the first omicron-related death. >> the first person confirmed to have died of omicron in the u.s. a texas man in his 50s, unvaccinated had previously been infected with covid and had underlying health conditions. still doctors say everyone should do what they can to avoid getting infected. >> it is ill advised to be cavalier and say who cares if i get infected, not only for your health and those around you but for your co...

Townhall last night. >> having a single person who had what would be considered a breakthrough infection, because the person was fully vaccinated, doesn't really tell you much at all. it's only a single person, anderson. so you can't make a broad general statement or extrapolation for what would go on with unvaccinated people, people who are boosted. so there is still a lot to be learned. . >> dr. fauci went on to say holiday travel is safe for those who are vaccinated. more than two dozen countries on six continents. this was expected here in the united states and elsewhere. this is not some ...

It is the worst plant disease in the world. so he set about to develop rust—resistant wheat varieties. i was in my 20s at the time, he was in his 50s, but i had trouble keeping up with him. he was a dedicated, extremely hard—working person. there are those who now say that "food is not the problem". i say it will be a continuing problem. india is especially concerned — over half its population - extremely vulnerable to famine. india didn't have a chance of feeding their population. tens of millions of people were dying from hunger and malnutrition, so it was considered, at the time, a ho...