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philadelphia. covid it seems has taken another turn for the worse. at first, scientists believe the highly contagious omicron was less severe than delta. but a new study from disease modelers at imperial college london not yet peer reviewed found that omicron is not any less severe. and at the risk of being reinfected of omicron is 5.4 times higher than with delta. and ultimately, an omicron specific vaccine will be needed. the epidemiologist who led the team study said, quote, this study provides further evidence of the very substantial extent to which omicron can evade prior immunity given by both infection or vaccination. this level of immune invasion means that omicron poses a major imminent threat to public health. omicron already having huge impact. the covid numbers are skyrocketing. and so are the number of changes in our lives. cases in texas, connecticut and hawaii, all up more than 50% from last week. the northeast, midwest and south are seeing the fastest ju ....
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courtroom when that happens. first, the biggest current threat to global public health. the g-7 ahead of the christmas holiday, experts urging people to take precautions as they gather with family and friends. at least 37 states have confirmed cases of omicron as well as washington, d.c., and puerto rico. scientists believe the new strain to be significantly more contagious, but so far, more mild in terms of illness than previous waves. there are serious concerns about the toll this could take on doctors and nurses already overwhelmed with nearly two years of caring for covid patients. here to discuss all these concerns, former white house senior adviser for covid response, andy slavitt. thanks for taking the time. thanks for having me. first, if we could begin on what the early data shows and how you re reading that data. certainly more transmissible but at least early data shows perhaps causes less severe illness for the vaccinated and boosted. is that how you r ....
steve: how tall are you? 6 8 , woe. ted was in the nba for, what 15 years? he really did a great job. brian: have a program you go right from the league. ainsley: stright fox news. brian: here for 10 years. ainsley: ted, did you play basketball? yes. how did that work out for you, ted? i m here. [laughter] brian: fantastic. ainsley: we glad you are. ted is one of the nicest guys. how many years have you been here, ted? 15. steve: welcome back to ted talk. [laughter] brian: very inspirational. steve: today is one week before christmas eve. ainsley: gosh. steve: so thank you very much for joining us and at the end of today s telecast, we re actually putting together our year end where you see all the stuff that s going to be coming up. brian: not today. steve: one day soon. brian: got to keep people off balance. not tell you exactly when. just be ready, fire up your vcr. steve: 8:00 last night. brian: tell us what s on. steve: meanwhile, let s talk about something ....
done, but his biggest priorities are stalled because democrats cannot work out their differences. and wall street likes the new federal reserve plan to fight inflation, but how might tim pact you? we begin though with the coronavirus and with the big question. what does the rapid spread of the omicron variant and a sudden wave of major covid disruption tell us about the winter just ahead? president biden meets with his covid team today to discuss this moment s public health triple threat, the delta variant already causing a case surge and a health care system strained. new omicron variant cases are climbing exponentially and the third piece, the flu now making an unwelcome comeback. disruption is again way too easy to find. cornell and princeton and nyu among the colleges and universities shifting back back to online learning and several broadway shows now closing for the same reason. plus, the nfl, the nba and the nhl all seeing star players sidelined and games postpon ....