Face the Nation on the Radio 12/5
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
CBS News
3.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
On this week's "Face the Nation" with moderator Margaret Brennan; five states have reported cases of the new Covid-19 Omicron Variant. Is it too early to sat if it has less severity as other variants? We'll hear from former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Just how widespread is the Omicron variant around the world, and how can surveillance and sequencing tell us? We get insight on the virus and its mutations with illumina Why is the new variant of concern for the global community? How can international partners better sequence further cases and strains? We get the latest with the WHO's COVID lead Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove. Is Connecticut, one of the states to report a case of the Omicron variant, prepared for potential winter surges of COVID-19 in the Northeast? How can the state work to keep schools open? We'll hear from Governor Ned Lamont. (D-CT) Plus, new travel rules -- what you need to know.
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| 0:31.0 | I'm Margaret Brennan, and this week on Face the Nation with the world still battling |
| 0:35.4 | COVID's delta surge preparations are now underway to combat a new threat. |
| 0:40.9 | The omicron variant has now been identified in at least 16 states in the |
| 0:45.5 | U.S. and more than three dozen countries. As scientists around the world race to |
| 0:50.6 | unlock its secrets, President Biden says the new strain is caused for concern but not |
| 0:56.1 | panic. |
| 0:57.1 | We're going to fight this variance with science and speed, not chaos and confusion. |
| 1:03.0 | Mr. Biden says he's doing everything that needs to be done to combat COVID, |
| 1:07.0 | doubling down on his push for vaccines and boosters, |
| 1:11.0 | plus providing more access to testing, both for the virus and on levels |
| 1:15.3 | of antibodies providing immunity. |
| 1:17.4 | We gotta beat it back before we shut it down. |
| 1:19.3 | In order to beat COVID, we have to shut it down worldwide. |
| 1:22.2 | Will the President's tighter testing protocols for international travel set to begin Monday, |
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