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Ifection. but dr. anthony fauci says it s too soon to say whether omicron will help lead to the end of the pandemic. it is an open question as to whether or not omicron is going to be the live virus vaccination that everyone is hoping for, because you have such a great deal of variability with new variants emerging. reporter: and some experts say protection from natural infection with omicron won t last long if you are unvaccinated. i think what s going to happen is those individuals who have been infected and recovered and have not gotten vaccinated on top of it are going to be vulnerable to yet another wave. reporter: and, again, here s where you can get those free covid tests. visit the site, covidtests.gov. each household will be able to order up to four tests and they will ship out in 7 to 12 days. now, the white house says they will also launch a call line for those who don t have computer ....
Skyrocketing in most of the united states and it is best to have a test on hand in case you happen to be one of the nearly 700,000 new cases per week. reporter: 1 in 5 americans have now had covid-19. more than 66 million confirmed cases. and counting. in reality, says the cdc, it s probably way more, like four times more. the omicron variant is now spreading this virus like never before. is this the beginning of the end for this pandemic? it s an open question as to whether or not omicron is going to be the live virus vaccination that everyone is hoping for because you have such a great deal of variability with new variants emerging. there s a good likelihood we ll see another serious covid wave of a new variant, tbd, to be determined. that s going to start in the summer. reporter: infections right now unquestionably falling in ....
The past two weeks. dr. anthony fauci asked the question we all want the question to, says it s still too soon to know when all of this will be over. it is an open question as to whether or not omicron is going to be the live virus vaccination that everyone is hoping for because you have such a great deal of variability with new variants emerging. i would hope that that s the case, but that would only be the case if we don t get another variant that eludes the immune response. joining us now is dr. paul offit with the children s hospital of philadelphia who is also a member of the fda s vaccine advisory committee. always good to see you, doctor. look, we ve talked about this, so many people are just sick of this and i want to play some sound from espn host stephen a. smith, he was fully vaccinated and then he came down with a severe case of covid. take a listen. i had 103 degree fever every ....
Science has shown that masks work, he signed an executive order saying parents still have a choice as to whether or not they want to send their kids masked to schools. there are big school systems and school districts in virginia that are just not having it, saying that despite the governor s executive order, they re going to continue to require masks be worn in school reasonably. they know that masks work, just like the rest of us here, but the virginia governor saying it should be left up to the parents. school systems in fairfax, arlington, as well as henrico county, saying they re not just going to listen to the governor. they re going to listen to scientists and require students to wear masks in schools. victor, alisyn? okay, nick, thank you. so, some experts seem hopeful that omicron could be ushering in the final covid wave. but dr. fauci says it s too soon to tell. it is an open question as to whether or not omicron is going to be the live virus vaccination that everyone ....
The prior variant. i really do think that it is an open question as to whether or not omicron will be the live virus vaccination that everyone is hoping for, because you have such a great deal of variability with new variants emerging. so, jose, certainly some of the data among public health experts asking exactly when coronavirus will become endemic, but this comes as cases, as you know, jose, in the northeast are starting to plateau. other parts of the country, though, are still dealing with an increased case load, which is forcing several school districts around the country to close. and that s certainly something that, you know, public health experts are watching and wondering just how long this omicron wave will take. and also, pediatric hospitals, when we visited them last week, seen as has seen a doubling in cases in the last few days. the thinking is among some ....