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Surgeon General Warns Next Few Weeks Of Omicron Wave Will Be Tough

Surgeon General Warns Next Few Weeks Of Omicron Wave Will Be Tough

The Lead with Jake Tapper · CNN Podcasts

January 18, 202239m 24s

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Show Notes

With the U.S. averaging over 776,00 new Covid cases per day, the Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy warns the Omicron wave has not yet peaked. Dr. Peter Hotez, from the Texas Children's Hospital, joins to discuss early results from an Israeli study that shows a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine can increase antibodies.

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Hosted by Poppy Harlow in for Jake Tapper.

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