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up that point. omicron is the new kid on the block, and we all know that everyone likes to pay attention to the new kid. but delta is currently the opponent that we are waging war against. even in michigan where you discussed the spike in cases, 99.9% of those cases are due to delta. as a matter of fact, i don t think they ve isolated any cases of omicron in michigan just yet. we know that millions of people traveled over the thanksgiving holiday, and that s a ripe breeding ground for covid case spikes. we also know that along with the changes in weather people change their behavior. everyone is moving indoors because it s cold outside. and being floyd is a high-risk situation for covid. businesses are doing away with social distancing and capacity restrictions. people are mingling and getting back to their behaviors. that s why we re seeing the case spike right now. you re seeing the case spike, and i hate to bring up this number, i do, but we re seeing covi covid-19 1,500 more deat
which is welcome. you hear overseas and now this is dr. walensky, this discussion that, yes, doctors are now seeing, experts are seeing a new spinoff of the delta variant. listen. the ay-4.2 variant has drawn recent attention. this is a sublineage of the delta variant that has been recently identified in the uk and we have, on occasion identified the sublineage here in the united states but not with recent increased frequency or clustering to date. now having we ve all lived lieu this. this case spike, a lot of it is attributable to the delta variant. the experts say far saying they see nothing of overconcern, nothing to worry about too much whether it s more nasty or more transmissible. is that what the data tell us? you know, this isn t a variant yet of concern according to the world health organization. it s one of 50 odd new variants
grady and jason riley. thanks for being with us today. that s the story for this thursday. the story goes on. it goes on in this way. we ll be at ground zero tomorrow doing the show live from the 9-11 memorial where the twin towers once stood. hope you join us. neil cavuto is next. neil: well, joe biden i think is going to say no more being mr. nice guy. we are learning now that when he speaks to the country in about an hour to deal with these spikes in cases of covid that we ve had in this country that he will require all federal workers be vaccinated. but in a startling development here, we re getting word as well that osha might be recruiting a mandate vaccination or testing for businesses as well. at this when the case spike continues and among the