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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Omicron Appears To Slow In Northeast

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

The United States may be turning a corner in the pandemic as coronavirus cases could be peaking in parts of the country. Today, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the acting FDA commissioner said Omicron is so efficient at spreading that almost everyone in the United States will at least be exposed to it.  The January 6th select committee is asking top House Republican Kevin McCarthy if he would like to voluntarily cooperate. Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins to give updates on if McCarthy will provide information to the investigation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Might the U.S. be about to turn a COVID corner?

0:06.0

The lead starts right now.

0:08.0

COVID cases could be peaking in parts of the U.S.

0:11.0

which means they could.

0:13.0

Could be coming down soon.

0:15.0

This is Top Health experts warned.

0:17.0

Every American could end up being exposed to Omapron.

0:21.0

Plus, the January 6th Committee just invited a new guest to their party.

0:25.0

They're asking the Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy

0:28.0

if he feels like violent, terribly cooperating.

0:31.0

And match point for Novak-Jokovic's decision

0:34.0

on the tennis star's fate in Australia could come any moment.

0:42.0

Hello and welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper.

0:44.0

We begin this hour in our health lead a new warning

0:47.0

from the nation's Top Health experts today.

0:49.0

Dr. Anthony Fauci, as well as the acting FDA commissioner, say,

0:53.0

Omapron is so efficient at spreading

0:57.0

that almost everyone in the U.S. will at least be exposed to it.

1:00.0

Even if you're vaccinated and boosted, that does not mean, of course,

1:04.0

that everyone is going to get infected or get sick, just exposed to it.

1:09.0

Meanwhile, the Biden administration says it will send 10 million test kits

1:13.0

to schools every month to help keep classrooms open.

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