suggested that the former president was not worthy of leadership. perspective now from cnn political analyst and new york times national political reporter astead herndon. is this chris christie s redemption tour? he was he bostoned boosted 2016 after he dropped out of the race. he helped him prepare for the debate against biden. he got near fatal covid at the white house during the supreme court when amy coney barrett was getting confirmed. what do you see in his announcement? i see this as someone making kind of a clear legacy play. i also see this as someone who sees an open space to be the anti-trump candidate in this race. we should start with the obvious, right? there is a tough path to see for chris christie being a nomination getting the republican nomination. he would probably admit that himself. he probably occupies that third tier in this race. if donald trump represents the top tier and ron desantis is the clear alternative, kind of leading the pack in that second
care and emergency department visits primarily during the delta surge. during omicron, that fell to 38%. and for the unvaccinated, new cdc data shows those 65 and older were nearly 50 times more likely to be hospitalized last month than those who were bostoned. these new studies should erase any doubt about the importance of boosters at this point in the pandemic. i think there s been, unfortunately, so much muddled messaging that made it sound like boosters are a knife to have, rather than really something essential. reporter: so far less than half of those eligible to get boosters have gotten them. meanwhile, omicron s rapid spread is straining hospitals which are at a record high and some essential services. entertainment also taking hits, like curtains closing for adele s residency in las vegas. we ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and covid. reporter: but with vaccinations on the rise and cases beginning to decline in
our coverage of the sue gray report or the reasons we have not yet got it this afternoon but for now, moving on to other news. the government has again insisted that it will put up national insurance in april as planned despite reports that borisjohnson is considering a u turn. ministers say the extra money raised is needed to help clear a backlog of nhs operations in england and to fund social care. some conservative mps want the rise scrapped. the leader of the house of commons, jacob rees mogg, has been speaking to the political thinking podcast on the subject and he said the money was much needed. it isa it is a difficult choice for the chancellor but we do need to raise funds to pay for the extra 9 million scans to get rid of the backlog in the nhs and all those sorts of things. the nhs and all those sorts of thins. , ., the nhs and all those sorts of thins. i. ., the nhs and all those sorts of thins. ., , things. but you wouldn t weep if he ostoned things. but you wo
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