we have to talk about the nature of this regime. it can t just be diplomacy and return to dialogue. thank you. president biden s top health official taking fire from both sides of the aisle. by how quickly omicron has spread. a disaster. you create skepticism
this rapid so it s really going to have to be this rapid detection and response at scale this rapid detection and response at scale in this rapid detection and response at scale in order to get testing into the right scale in order to get testing into the right place, depending on what the right place, depending on what the circumstances are. and as chris has indicated, at the moment with omicron has indicated, at the moment with omicron it has indicated, at the moment with omicron, it spread very widely. it hasn t omicron, it spread very widely. it hasn t caused huge numbers, it has caused hasn t caused huge numbers, it has caused some and it has in other countries caused some and it has in other countries caused quite a lot, but in this country countries caused quite a lot, but in this country as an caused huge numbers this country as an caused huge numbers of very ill people or deaths numbers of very ill people or deaths if numbers of very ill people or deaths.
even on this programme, - when the pandemic was starting, we talked about the mantra no one is safe until- everyone is safe. round one, the wealthy world bought up all the ppe. - even poor countries like afghanistan, i there was no resources. then we got a second chance, the vaccine roll out. - we did worse than. the first time around. i as we speak, israel is providing i the fourth shot to those over 60, where the average in poorer- countries is somewhere around 21%. wealthy nations, - it s around 83%, 86%. of course, governments have to take care - of their own people first. the rise of omicron -
malawi. take my credit card and go on line. make a donation of your choice. merry christmas. thank you very much to gloria o connell and her son thomas, they get tonight s last word. the 11th hour starts now. 11th h good evening once again, i m ali velshi. day 337 of the biden administration in tonight omicron is now present in all 50 states. the variant making a rapid advance across the nation, in about three weeks. the cdc has said omicron is now the dominant variant of the united states. today, new cdc data revealed what so many parts of the country are up against. in some areas of the country, omicron has increased even further, accounting for an estimated 90% of cases in the eastern atlantic states, parts
average of deaths are about 1,200 per day, which is an increase of 3.5% over the prior week. over the past several weeks, cdc has continued to closely monitor the emergence of the omicron variant. currently over 85 countries have detected omicron and on monday we released updated data for the united states, which estimates that the omicron variant represents approximately 73% of covid-19 cases in the united states. and in some areas of the country, omicron has increased even further. accounting for an estimated 90% of cases in the eastern atlantic states, parts of the midwest, south, and northern pacific states. this rapid increase and the proportion of omicron circulating around the country is similar to what we ve seen around the world. although this is a reminder of continued threat of covid-19 variants, this increase in omicron proportion is what we