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vaccinated. reporter: when it comes to the actual numbers here, again, about 72% of new york city residents are actually vaccinated, so that s certainly a good thing. we all have some optimism with mayor de blasio earlier today, which is this we re having some trouble there with polo s connection. thanks so much, polo. in just a few minutes, dr. meg ranney joins us to discuss if there is a baseline immunity in the u.s. and how that will affect us. she ll also talk about the severity of the omicron variant and she ll answer your questions. the covid surge is also forcing other nations to take strong measures. israel is adding the u.s., canada and eight other countries to its red no-fly list. london s mayor says further covid restrictions are inevitable, and the netherlands are all in lockdown while the french prime minister warns that omicron is spreading at lightning speed.