doctor janette nesheiwat joins me. i have a sinking feeling, here we go again.ple say this new variant is the worst ever, a supermutant, vaccines 40% less effective against it and the dow futures have dropped 700 points in response to this new variant called to be 11529. how concerned should we be? >> it is of concern. this new variant was first identified in botswana, south africa and the reason scientists -- there is a sudden massive outbreak of covid cases in the south african countries so that is why they discovered this new variant and the concern is it has over 30 mutations in the spike protein which means it may even aid the vaccine which means the vaccines may not be as effective. monoclonal antibodies may not be as effective. the best thing we can do as scientists and doctors in the world health organization, trying to gather more information about this variant is vaccinated yourself, protect yourself, where your mask indoors in crowded areas especially if you are not fully vaccinated as we gather information on this variant. flights because they are co

janette nesheiwat. so it's for, again, high risk adults, patients.rst of all, doctor, and is this antiviral pill for both the vaccinated and unvaccinated? >> that's a great question. high risk refers to those with co-morbidities, obesity, lung disease, heart disease, if you're a smoker, if you have an immune-compromised system, then you are considered high risk. they did this study in those who are unvaccinated who are high risk, and the results, arthel, were astounding. about 800 participants -- again, those were unvaccinated -- they found those who received drug, there was 89% reduction in death and hospitalizations whereas in the la placebo group there were0 deaths, and 7 people were hospitalized. so definitely a game-changer. they are also studying those who are vaccinated, but right now the focus is on those who are high risk. remember, those are the ones that could potentially lose their life from covid especially if they are unvaccinated. so another tool in our toolbox. but, arthel, it's so important to remember that no drug is a substitution

janette nesheiwat, family and emergency medicine doctor. dr.esheiwat, this is clearly something that the lawmakers are concerned about, the public health officials are very concerned about, countries concerned about. we restricted travel as have a number of nations in the united kingdom. so how concerned should americans be as we head into this holiday season? >> so this new variant, the omicron variant, it is a variant of concern, but we shouldn't panic. it's just important to be the aware of what this variant could potentially do to americans, to those who are vaccinated and those the unvaccinated. what we know so far is that already a lot of mutations in this omicron variant, and the combination of these mutations might make it easier for the virus to gain access into our cells, into our bodies and make us sick. but the question is, is it more virulent meaning is it more harmful, or is it simply just going to be the more contagious. when we saw this outbreak in south africa, we saw an increase in the number of covid cases, but we kid not see

fox news medical contributor doctor janette nesheiwat joins us with more on the new stream. >> the vaccinescan do is vaccinate your self, where your mask indoors in private areas especially if you are not fully vaccinated. benjamin: the who urges people to wear a mask, avoid crowds, and meet others outside if you can even if you are vaccinated. a health official is facing backlash for openly insulting people who oppose covid restrictions. the acting st. louis health director made the comments in an email branding the open those are as the lunatic fringe and irrelevant fools, republican lawmakers calling his actions are responsible and want him to resign. this comes as mask mandate face new challenges throughout the state of missouri. benjamin: 5 it is black friday but hard to pick up bargains. we have kurt the cyber guide to give us pics on the hottest items this season. let's go shopping. it is so good to see you in person. >> today is officially the day, black friday and americans are ready to shop and finding the deal not as easy but i have some winners this morning especially if you are

janette nesheiwat is with us now. dr. nesheiwat, a lot to dig into here first.his new variant possibly spreads, there is a report that it is already -- dr. saphier was joining us, dr. fauci, they believe that the variant is already in this country. there are reported cases in canada, as well. assuming that is the case, and that this does further spread, governor hochul, does she have a point declaring this emergency so that she can have vast powers if needed? >> well, sandra, i understand the need to be prepared. i live and i work in new york. i am seeing more cases, for example, if influenza a then i am of covid right now. but i understand her wanting to be prepared because new york was once the epicenter of the world and it was chaotic at that time. what she is doing, if we drop below 10% of hospital bed capacity and staffing, then she wants to pause elective surgeries, for example. but right now that's not the way to go. we don't want to pause, for example, skin biopsies and breast biopsies, colonoscopies, mammograms, those things that we need. because we see

janette nesheiwat. doctor, is it too early to make the worse assumptions?ht now the market is thinking maybe it won't be as bad as some were talking over the weekend. >> yes, charles, absolutely. st too early to jump to conclusions. we have tools this year that we didn't have is last year to help fight this omicron variant and all the others. it's just a matter of time, it could be days to maybe another week or two until we know exactly how variant will behave. but we have vaccine, we have monoclonal antibodies, we have therapeutics, we have medications. we know how to treat this disease. the best thing we can do is not panic but just be prepared. make sure you're vaccinated, get your booster if you're eligible and just use common sense precautions, hand washing, making sure you get tested if you're exposed, good ventilation if you're in public, those sorts of measures. charles: the biden administration issued a travel ban for flights out of south africa, but i watched a fight in madison square garden this weekend, and i'm wonder, is it too late for those k

janette nesheiwat will tell us what we need to know about the covid mutation. they're not sure yet.an outspoken china critic. ennes canter joins us. he will change his name to freedom. we will have details about the gift from the chinese to hunter biden. dan bongino sounds off on that as many on the left stay silent. all of that and more coming up at the top of the hour. there's not one thing i left out over the next three hours. carley: jam packed show. todd: and the giants won. carley: would you like to tell everybody what to do next. >> please gradually get dressed. carley: thank you. >> thanksgiving is over. carley: thanks, brian. see you shortly. a group of bipartisan lawmakers is urging the s.e.c. to review ben & jerry's company over the israel boycott, asking whether they're in compliance with s.e.c. rules, they want to demand the s.e.c. that unilever amend their filings. and the latest covid variant expected to dictate the stock market again this week after all three major stock indexes tanked in response to it on friday. todd: cheryl casone from our sister network fox busin

let's bring in doctor janette nesheiwat who could tell us about this. do we know enough that we should be very concerned? >> we are gathering more data. we should not worry. instead we need to be aware what is going on and protect ourselves and take precautions which includes making sure you are vaccinated and if you are at high risk you get that booster. if you are an adult wearing a mask in public and indoor areas and get tested if you think you have been exposed but we are gathering more information. this new variant is called the new variant, first identified in botswana, south africa. they suddenly had an outbreak of cases and scientists were quick to discover this new variant and a the rest of the world which i commend the scientists in south africa for doing but we need to determine will this new variant render our current vaccines and treatments ineffective and is it more lethal? that is what we need to discover. >> we don't know if it is more infectious or vaccine resistant. >> what we do know is it has 50 mutations. some are negligible but oth

janette nesheiwat. dr. t, first off, can you just outline what we know and why we should be cowering in a corner? >> good morning, brian. we should not be cowering. we should not panic, we just need protect ourself and be aware of what is going on. we know there is a new variant that has lots of mutations could those mutations potentially make it easier for the virus to infect us? yes, but what we are hearing out of south africa the health officials are saying break through infections but not seeing increase in the number of deaths and hospitalizations. that's a good thing. so, what we need to do back home, back here in the united states and throughout the world, is take common sense precautions you know the basics, making sure that you get tested if you think you are exposed. making sure that we have contact tracing. of course the vaccination, that sort of thing. brian: we don't want to do any of that meanwhile, what do we know about it? these are very smiled symptoms so far and people are recovering rapidl

janette nesheiwat specializes in family emergency medicine. is also fox news contributor joining us now. we will get to dr. fauci's comments later come of but first let's set the table if you will. if i'm getting together with my family, for the first time and say, two years are long time. if i'm fully faxed and boosted, am i safe? torisel to wear a mask indoors? >> happy thanksgiving. yes. you are safe. now, if you are not vaccinated or he did not get a chance to get your second shot or booster, it is okay. just go get tested. to a rapid antigen home tester walk into an urgent care center and get tested just to be safe that you don't accidentally spread an infection that is a a symptom addict other people. >> arthel: and what if you don't know who was faxed to a place with friends. you don't know who it's all been vaccinated or not? what you do then? >> that is a great question pay the best way to protect yourself, especially if you are high risk and indoors and in a crowded area, and not sure of the vaccine status of those around you. the sa