now, from last week to this week, omicron has gone from 3% of all the covid in the united states, from 3%, to 73%. 0.4% two weeks ago. 3% last week. 73% this week. so, bye-bye delta? omicron is now leaping ahead, becoming the dominant strain in the united states of america, enlightening flash. this is what the new omicron pandemic is going to be like compared to the delta pandemic compared to the original strain coronavirus pandemic before that. well, what we know about omicron thus far for sure, is that it is massively contagious, it s just massively transmissible. we know that vaccinations help. when it comes to omicron, it helps preventing you from becoming infected and helps you avoid serious illness, hospitalization and death. vaccinations do, help even if you are already vaccinated, we know in the case of omicron, you need a booster. if you re not vaccinated yet, my god, now is the time. , the big question is we do not know yet why exactly this new variant, and it s mas
in the new york area, the southeast, the industrial midwest and the pacific northwest. president biden met with his covid response team today and has a major address planned for tomorrow. the white house revealing that biden himself has tested negative after coming into negative with a staff member who contracted the virus. the white house said the staff member spent about 30 minutes in proximity to the president on air force i. he was fully negative and boosted prior to boarding. the staff member didn t experience symptoms until sunday and was tested on monday. in scenes reminiscent of the early 2020s, hours-long lines are forming in new york city as people prepare for holiday gatherings. the tsa bracing for a busy travel season, nearly 30 million passengers are expected between now and the new year. dr. fauci had this advice for celebrations. do not do things like go to gatherings where there are people who you do not know what their vaccination status is. if you do that
Bidens will fulfill their promise to bring a cat to the white house, the first lady confirmed a female cat will be joining the bidens in the white house in january. for now a new little puppy withy with some adorable-y big years, will be commanding all of the attention. that s our broadcast for this monday night. with our thanks for being with, us on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, goodnight. e networks o nbc news, goodnight. it s good to have you here. two weeks ago, the cdc said that the omicron variant of covid, accounted for 0.4%. of all the covid known to be circulating in this country. 0.4%. then last week, the cdc said, it went from 0.4%, to 3%.