are safe and whether they have been exposed before they celebrate. the difference this year is we have a vaccine to help prevent transmission or severe illness. thank you for your reporting. some health experts are calling the current situation a perfect forstorm for the virus. the new omicron variant spreading fast and all happening at the worst possible time, just a week before christmas day and during the winter when most people try to stay indoors. in michigan, it has covid hospitalizations hovering around a new peak. cnn jason carol went inside one michigan hospital to see how they are handling it. it s been a lot worse but we do what we can. i m in the a super hero. i m just a nurse. reporter: she s a covid nurse working on 8th north team.