protocols may not be enough to block airborne transmission. cloth masks aren t going to provide a lot of the election. that s the bottom line. new york state controversy prior rise high risk groups for limited covid treatment supplies. health department memo specifies nonwhite race or latino ethnicity should be considered risk factor as long standing stem health cricketed to risk of illness and death from covid-19. and drug makers continue to develop vaccines that specifically target the omicron variant, however, today, fda officials said it s too early to know for sure whether omicron will remain the dominant variant in the u.s. or be replaced by something else. bret? bret: jonathan serrie in atlanta. jonathan, thank you. president biden is facing a major covid testing challenge today. as people get back to work and schools attempt to get back to class following the holidays. white house correspondent jacqui