the explanation? no, i think you got it perfectly. i think we have to recognize, you just showed in the graphs, is that we are going to break the peak of this pandemic next week. in the number of cases. and we have to recognize that that is just bringing a lot of stress and a lot of concern right before christmas to a lot of families. i don t think there is a family certainly where i live in washington, d.c. now, in the new york area, that is not confronting what do i do about being exposed to somebody, somebody who has a positive test. let me just take a minute or two, rachel, if i can, just to see if i can put this a little in context where we are as we go into this holiday. this is no doubt a highly, highly infectious disease. there is an exploding number of
i do about being exposed to somebody, somebody with a positive test? and let me take a minute or two, rachel, if i can just to see if i can put this in context of where we are as we go into this holiday. this is no doubt a highly, highly infectious disease. there is an exploding number of cases. but what is absolutely critical to understand while this is highly infectious, most people who will get it will not become seriously sick. omicron infection is considerably less severe in people who are fully vaccinated and boosted as indicated because they are immunized against the variant. and the observed derivative of omicron is less than delta. cases are up 45% in the last week, but hospitalizations are flat.
no fault of ours. we did our job. we walked the halls of congress and got legislation passed. the new york delegation is promising to get reconciliation and if it doesn t, then we go back to d.c. and we do what we do best. they could do this the ease ea way or they could do this the hard way. we have no problem beating up congress and in the senate. we just don t want to be bothered any more. you know, andrea, i want my guys to stay at home with their families and watch things grow. i told them to pick up their swords, i don t want to pick up our swords and go to d.c. we want to be left alone. and you re going to be adding 293 more names to the memorial that you have out in long island. this is, as you point out, everyone has a different immune system and this is a long-term effect and it s an exploding number of cases. john feal, we will, of course, stay in touch with you. you stay in touch with us. thank you so much, andrea. means so much to me
covid-19 cases. but in a late vote just last night, republican-leaning sarasota became the first to defy governor ron desantis s banned mask mandate. it also includes the hillsborough county district after more than 1,000 students tested positive during their first week back in the classroom. our correspondent is in tampa. what can you tell us about the new mask guidelines there for students in hillsborough county? good morning to you, lindsey. that mask mandate going into effect as you said. the county district is mandating masks for 30 days. that means parents will not be able to opt out. students who want to opt out must provide a doctor s note. this report is in response to the exploding number of cases here. according to the school
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