monoclonal antibodies were credited for his speedy recovery. these treatments are less effective against omicron which accounts for 99.5% of covid cases in the u.s. we know how to make the new monoclonals that would work against omicron but we have to test them. testing them is a long process. we think about gradual improvements. we are going to be able to improve our vaccines and we will have more antiviral drugs in the research pipeline coming along. dr. william shafner from vanderbilt university says improved covid treatments will continue to reduce rates of hospitalization and death among covid patients but won t eliminate the need for vaccines. prevention and treatment are a one-two punch. the biggest punch comes from prevention. supplies of covid treatments are expected to ramp up
carley: amanda wray says parents are the customer and the biden administration needs to pay attention to who they serve. todd. todd: great point, carley, fda telling healthcare providers to consider race as risk factor when considering covid treatments. distinguished senior fellow for constitutional studies, carol swain is joining us. putting aside the legality for a moment, why do you call this move by biden administration reprehensible, and it harkens back to what we rejected with the civil rightss, that is america, the color of one s skin, race, sex, these are immutable characteristics, they
to spread? i mean, we heard him this weekend talking about white people have to get in the back of a line for covid treatments, which is not only just false, it s just blatantly racist. right. um, you know, i i um, unfortunately, don t see an end to to the big lie as long as it s continuing to work for for these republicans. um, what i do know is that, again, democracy is on the ballot. and it s important that we keep the election integrity at the forefront of voters minds in terms of what we have to protect in the 2022 election and why all of these key races governors, secretaries of state, attorneys general, legislators are critical to ensuring that we still have a democracy in our country. katie hobbs, appreciate it. thank you. thanks. up next, a massive winter wallop from florida to maine that s still causing trouble for a whole lot of people tonight. details on that, coming up. ng. so when something happens that could affect your portfolio,
public. brian kilmeade with more on this later this hour. sandra: first, another fox news alert, president biden sweeping vaccine mandate for large employers begins today. millions of americans could be impacted by the far-reaching policy as we await a ruling by the supreme court. hello and welcome as we begin a new week here. sandra smith in new york. hello, john. john: john roberts in washington. the mandate requires employees with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. the high court will rule whether it s a public health order or government overreach. new guidance from the biden administration prioritizing race when it comes to covid treatments. the recommendation advising a person s race and ethnicity could deem them high risk and that could more quickly qualify them for treatments like
there at katiehobbs.org. but there do need to be checks and balances and there are, but if the former president is successful in getting all of his loyalists installed in these positions, then i don t know what happens to checks and balances. where do you see things on a broader level going from here? obviously, there has been over a year since the insurrection, we are heading towards midterms nationally, countless statewide races around the country. many republicans, clearly, are, you know, focused on continuing keeping the big lie going. do you see any chance of them abandoning the bile and darkness the former president continues to spread? i mean, we heard him this weekend talking about white people have to get in the back of the line for covid treatments, which is not only just false, it s just blatantly racist. right. you know, i unfortunately don t see an end to the big lie, as long as it s continuing to work for these republicans. what i do know is that, again,