I want to take a few moments to talk about the new COVID variant first identified last week in Southern Africa.

It's called the Omnicron.

Travel restrictions can slow the speed of Omnichron, the Delta variants, and now the Omnacron.

And we move forward now in the face, the Omnacrom.

So even before Omnicron.

This morning, I provided an update on Omicron Varion.

Yay.

You got it right there. It is kind of a hard word to say at first. President Biden is urging

Americans to remain calm as the world learns more about the Omicron COVID variant. We'll speak with

Dr. Nahed Bidelia ahead about what people need to know to keep the holidays safe. We'll also talk about the continued efforts by a number of Republican-controlled states

to undermine the administration's push to get everyone vaccinated.

And Joe, it's interesting because as time goes by and the science bears itself out right before our eyes,

I just wonder if those efforts fall on more deaf ears along the way.

I don't know.

First of all, I probably called it Omnichron yesterday.

Omicron.

I did yesterday.

I don't even know what that means.

But yeah, Omnichron, Omicron.

I'll tell you why.

Here in New York, I can tell you nobody is paying attention and nobody cares and nothing's going to shut down.

We're done.

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