that they be vaccinated or tests each week or go home. these rules keep workers safe. that will help keep businesses open. the people are vaccinated, tested, they re murder less likely to get sick and much less likely to spread to others. customers are more likely to shop because they know it s a safe environment. i know vaccination requirement are unpopular for many. not even popular for those that are anxious to get them. my administration has put them in to save your lives and the lives of others. 400,000 americans died from covid this calendar year. almost all are unvaccinated. almost all were preventible. it s going to save thousands of american lives. must also keep our k-12 schools open. the science is clear. it s overwhelming. we know how to keep our kids safe. k-12 schools should be open. that safety is increased if schools require all adults that work in the schools to get vaccinated. take the safety measure that the cdc is recommending including masking. i got cong
of the virus. that is free for the taking. now the big question, who will take him up on it. welcome. i m neil cavuto. this is your world. right now omicron is all the rage in all the world. as you just heard, the nhl is not sending hockey players to the olympics in china. it could be the first. there might be others. we ll detail what organizations, broadway shows, venues and cities and states and countries and how they re dealing with the latest surge. it s certainly a contagious variant. that is without doubt. what we don t know is exactly how dangerous it is. the president making it clear today that this does appear to be less dangerous than other variants. but again, people are being cautious and the world health organization among those saying even when it comes to getting together for christmas, the better part of valor is to not get together for christmas is. that a business extreme? jacqui heinrich has more from the white house. hi, neil. the president has been i
And cancellations. so in the national football league, they re playing a game every day. it s a moving target. thanks, jim. hope for sports next year. merry christmas. that s the story of december 21. we ll see you back here tomorrow at 3:00. your world starts right now. i know you re tired. i mean this. i know you re frustrated. we all want this to be over. we re still in it. this is a critical moment. we re ready. we ll get through this. neil: all right. we might get through this but there s going to be a lot of testing going on in the meantime. the president committing to half a billion test kits to help americans figure out whether they have got this latest strain