director pointing to encouraging data showing people infected with the original omicron strain have some protection against the new subvariant. the president today urging congress to pass covid funding, warning the country could run out of critical tools like monoclonal antibody treatments by may. without funding, we re not going tobe able to sustain the testing capacity beyond the month of june. and if we fail to invest, we leave ourselves vulnerable if another wave of the virus hits. reporter: by fall, the white house warns there would be no money for vaccines. whit, back to those second booster shots. again, the cdc is allowing anyone over the age of 50 to get them, but within that group, they are specifically recommending the shots to those with underlying health conditions and anyone over 65. whit? stephanie, thank you. there are new details tonight about that shocking slap at the oscars. academy officials say will smith was asked to leave, but he refused to go. and tonigh
in the cold, especially the elderly. reporter: and the fda now says early data suggest rapid antigen tests still work to detect omicron, but they may have reduced sensitivity. we still are encouraging their use. they may not work as well as they had for the delta variant. reporter: and tonight, children s hospitals are sounding the alarm about the accelerating covid impact, with pediatric hospitalizations doubling in the last month. our most precious commodity in this united states of america is our children. and right now, we re on fire. concerns for so many parents. trevor ault joining us now. i want to go back to the cdc director pointing to practical reasons behind those new recommendations on isolation and quarantine, saying many people just don t follow the guidance to begin with. reporter: yeah, that s right, whit. the cdc director says they ve seen some stud dies show that wn people are asked to isolate, only a third of them do it. she says they wanted to give