remaining a problem. also tonight an update on an omicron-fighting vaccine that s in the works. first miguel almaguer with late details. reporter: tonight a new vaccine that specifically targets omicron may be just months away. but as new covid cases explode, our nation is likely just weeks from reaching omicron s devastating peak, with nearly every state now a hot spot, the u.s. is closing in on 700,000 new cases a day, nearly triple last year s surge. pfizer s new vaccine would target omicron and other variants already circulating. this vaccine will be ready in march. i don t know if we will need it i don t know how it will be usedit will be ready. reporter: in recent weeks, infections have some five and a half million cases just this month while most infections are mild and don t require hospitalization, in areas first hard hit
boosted, you have less likely chance of getting these serious infections. but there are also things that don t require hospitalization, you know, the new york times columnist mara gay documented her long covid. is there evidence to suggestion you may be impacted now and a asymptomatic. who is to say six months from now you might get out of breath climbing stairs. is there research that shows you re absolved from long haul covid now? it s muchless likely if you have no symptoms at all you ll get long covid. long covid is seen in people with minimum symptoms, moderate symptoms and severe and it can be seen rarely in people with no symptoms at all but it s seen in a very considerable proportion of people from 10 to 30 or more percent of people who have symptomatic covid-19 disease.
patients with injuries that don t require hospitalization. running away, maybe spraining an ankle, getting cuts and bruises in the panic of the situation and they may get more. santa clara valley medical center took the two transfers from saint louise and then we received another five gunshot victims. these patients came by ambulance or helicopter and are being treated for their wounds. their conditions range from critical to fair at this time. we know that a 12-year-old girl is being treated here. her family says that she was shot in the leg. we certainly hope that she s okay as well as all of the other victims. can you talk about the age range here of the victims at both of the hospitals? i don t have all the ages at this time, so i can t provide that information. do you have a youngest or an oldest? no, i do not. i m sure you ve been in this business a long time. i m sure your hospital s trained for this type of incident, but it s always shocking when this happens. i thi
everything is lost. discombobulated. the person who was shot in the neck, was it. it s a lady. she was dressed really nice and her daughter, she had a kid with her. she was shot in the neck. did she survive? that i don t know. the sheriff was aiding to her. we were hidden under a truck. a utility struck. like a we was under a utility truck and used that for shelter. straight to kntv, our local affiliate. let s listen in. with injuries that don t require hospitalization. so from running away, maybe spraining an ankle, getting cuts and bruises, and the panic of the situation. so and they may get more. santa clara valley medical center took the two transfers from st. luis and then we received another five gunshot victims. these patients is came by