we should note the number of hospitalizations are not rising at the same rate to date. the cdc lowering its estimate of the variant from 70 to 59%. that drop suggests while the new variant is on the rise, it was not infecting people at the same rate the agency had initially projected. pediatric hospitalizations are near their september peak. nationwide, hospitalizations of children with the virus have jumped on average nearly 50% in just one week. parents are understandable concerned as vaccination rates, particularly among the pediatric population, continue to lag, leaving many children vulnerable to infection. president biden now says the vaccine requirements for domestic travel could be imposed if his medical team recommend it. but dr. fauci said don t expect one for now. health officials are advising we should be bracing for case numbers to skyrocket in the new year. now to laeyla santiago in miami. we know sometimes the waits have been hours long. leyla. reporter: ye
concerned as vaccination rates, particularly among the pediatric population continue to lag, leaving many children potentially vulnerable to infection. president biden says vaccine requirements for domestic travel could be imposed if his medical team recommends it. dr. fauci says don t expect that one for now, as health officials are advising we should brace for cases to skyrocket in the new year. leyla santiago in miami with more. good morning, leyla. reporter: good morning, john. we have been at this site all week long. this is one of the busiest in south florida. and we really haven t seen the lines lit up. we are still talking to people who tell us they had to wait three hours to be tested. now, we have also talked to the workers here. they tell us they are expecting that demand in testing to continue into the new year. it s almost like covid started all over again. so with the influx of patients coming through. a lot of people aren t feeling well. that is why their h
59%, suggesting that while the new variant was on the rise, it is not infecting people at the rate that the cdc just projected. pediatric hospitalizations are also near their september peak though. nationwide hospitalizations of children with the virus have jumped on average nearly 50% in just one week. parents understandably concerned as vaccination rates particularly among the pediatric population continue to lag leaving many children potentially vulnerable to infection. president biden says for now vaccine requirements for domestic travel could be imposed if his medical team recommends it, but dr. anthony fauci says don t expect one in the immediate future. as health officials are also advising that we should be bracing for case numbers to could sky rocket in the new year. let s get to leyla santiago who is live at a testing site in mimp. a miami. how long are people waiting for a test this morning? reporter: when we checked with the folks that made their way through t
good to be with you here, laura. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. two variants are reminding us why this virus isn t going away any time soon. the u.s. shattering its record for average daily cases more than doubling in two weeks, thanks to a combination of both delta and omicron. the cdc even adjusting its data now, showing delta still accounts for about 40% of these cases. hospitalizations are not spiking as fast, but experts still have concerns about the weeks ahead. there is no question that january will be filled with a lot of short-term challenges. hospital beds, staffing shortages of tests, shortages of almost everything. it s tough to handle this many indications at once. i think we have a good thing in these tests, but there won t be enough in many places to get us through the most trying time. now the fda says at-home coronavirus tests may be less sensitive to picking up the omicron variant. that could send more people out for
for hundreds of records from the trump administration? way too early for this. good morning. and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire on this wednesday, december 29th. we ll start with the news. longtime senate majority leader harry reid has died. his wife of 62 years announced in a statement last night that he passed away peacefully, while surrounded by friends following a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. reid was elected in the senate in 1987 after serving two terms in the house of representatives. he held the role of senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015 and was a pivotal figure on capitol hill with president bush and barack obama. paying tribute to a dear american and dear friend. in a statement, he wrote, if harry said he would do something, he did it. if he gave you his word, you could bank on it. that s how he got things done for the good of the country for decades. biden cited a number of reid s accomplishments including passing the affordabl