murthy. before we open it up for questions, i want to reiterate that we have the tools and the know-how we need to confront omicron. vaccines remain our most important tool and thanks to the president's relentless focus on vaccinations since day one, we have made significant progress. in fact, just this week we hit two milestones. 200 million fully vaccinated americans, up from just two million when the president took office. and 300 million vaccines needed and delivered to 110 countries around the world, nearly 31 million doses shipped in the last week alone. 200 million fully vaccinated americans and 300 million vaccines donated and delivered around the world. these are two major milestones in our fight against the virus. so as we enter this winter, we're in a much stronger, safer position than last winter. and we're executing the president's winter plan to build on this progress using every tool at our disposal to move us further along the path out of the pandemic. the president's plan is

murthy: i'm glad you asked.y federal employee federal and civilian to make sure that they are vaccinated and they have the information that they need to be vaccinated. this is not a cliff. if people don't make the deadline, we will work with them to make figure how to get them there. a vast, vast majority, well over 90% of the federal workforce, as vaccinated and in compliance for that includes a military and the uniform service that oversee a surgeon general. >> chris: we are going to have to leave it there, thank you. thank you for your time. it's always good to talk with you, sir. when we returned to that national defense forum i want my conversation with one of the leaders of the u.s. space force on the security challenges on the new frontier. -being caused by the pandemic. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ when the chapstick goes on. it's on. get yours on at chapstick.com do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought w

we'll get the latest from surgeon general vivek murthy. they reported a new case of omicron on saturday. and we'll check in with former f.d.a. commissioner dr. scott gottlieb. and we'll also hear from the w.h.o.'s covid lead, dr. maria van kerkhove about what is known about omicron. francis desouza, the c.e.o. of illumina, working to stop the spread in realtime, will also be here. it is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪♪ ♪♪ >> brennan: good morning. and welcome to "face the nation." we find ourselves today with many more questions than answers when it comes to omicron, the new highly contagious coronavirus africa ka. what we do know is we're far from being done with the delta variant. mark mark strassmann has more from atlanta. >> reporter: in covid america, omicron, the greek letter that means, here we go again. >> oh, god! >> reporter: a new variant, a new call to arms to put shots in them. >> we're actively taking steps to stay ahead of omicron. >> reporter: we better. omicron is a shadowy threat, still unclear whether his highly m

murthy. doctor. marianna: it's good -- dr. murthy: what you're hearing from dr. walensky and dr. fauci is there is a global community of scientists that are doing as much as possible, as quickly as possible to learn more about the variant. we're part of that global community and we are optimistic that we will learn much more. as we learn more, our administration is doubling down on its support for communities that need it the most. today, i want to talk about three ways we're providing that support, through boosters, through children's vaccines and through medical response teams throughout the country. first, so far, 41 million americans have gotten a booster shot. we know there are still millions of americans more who need to get a booster shot. and so as we think about this, we recognize several things. number one, there are still people who don't know they're eligible. number two, they are seniors and may not realize the benefit of the boosters. number three, they are people working two or three jobs who haven't had the time to get boosted. that's why we're working to meet ame

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murthy. you lay out some really alarming trends. in five people report experiencing symptoms of depression, one in four suffer from anxiety. is the mental health toll of the pandemic an epidemic in its own right? >> well, dana, i'm so concerned with our children because there is an epidemic, if you will, of mental health challenges that they've been facing and partly because of the pandemic. we've seen that many children have lost loved ones. 140,000 kids lost a caregiver. their lives are turned upside down, haven't been able to see friends as often as they would. it's taken a toll. that's why we've seen anxiety and depression rates go up among kids. but here is a really important part, dana. our kids were struggling long before the pandemic. in the decade before the pandemic we saw a 40% increase in the number of high school students who felt persistent feelings of hopelessness or sadness, we had increases in suicide rates among kids to alarming levels. so our children have been struggling for a while and the reason i issued this a

vivek murthy if you come up from a test, get a positive result, what should you do, especially assume you don't have symptoms. what should you do >> that's an important question because people can transmit the virus, in some cases even if they don't have symptoms if you test positive, important thing to do is number one, you have to isolate for a period of time the cdc recommends ten days because you could spread it to someone else something else to do, notify people you have been in contact with in the last 48 hours because they may be at risk. if they have symptoms, they should get tested as well. and they need to quarantine if they were in close contact. >> do you fear people take that as a license to go forward with their life knowing they're infected >> we hope it is a milder variant overall. but i want people to know it is not just about our health, it is about health of the people we love, people we interact with. if you feel mild symptoms, that's good, but we don't want you to pass the virus to somebody else that may be vulnerable >> we're seeing some cities take measures to p

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murthy and others get asked -- dr. walensky and i and dr.urthy get asked frequently, what about individuals who are boosted to get together with family in the setting of a home? the answer is yes. an extra level of protection would be the testing dr. walensky mentioned, but i want to make sure this is not confused with going to a large gathering, and there are many of these, parties that have 40, 50 people in which you do not know the vaccination status of individuals. those are the kind of functions in the context of covid, and particularly omicron, that you do not want to go to. so, to the extent possible, we urge you to stay away from those situations that could put you at a higher risk. back to you, jeff. jeffrey: thanks, doctors. let's open it up to questions. cabin -- kevin. kevin: let's go to peter solomon from the hill. >> thanks. on supplies of the new pfizer treatment pill, there have been some experts calling for the administration to do more to increase supply. for example, enlisting other manufacturers the way merck is helping t

vivek murthy says it will take a whole of society effort to address. here is a quote.moment, step up for our children and their families in their moment of need, and lead with inclusion, kindness and respect, we can lay the foundation for a healthier and more resilient and more fulfilled nation, end of quote. the advisory states that mental, emotional developmental, or behavioral disorders have been reported in about 20% of children ages 3 to 17 years. and many are not receiving adequate treatment. inequities also persist. black children under 13 are nearly twice as likely to die by suicide as white children. and youths with socio-economic disadvantages are two to three times more likely to develop mental health conditions than their peers, according to the advisers. those in rural areas who lack access to educational and mental health services are at higher risk of mental health challenges during the pandemic. as well as racial and ethnic minority youth who have experienced race-based hate due to the pandemic or live in communities that suffered an outsized number of

surgeon general vivek murthy.been a little bit more than a week since the world first learned about the omicron variant. i would go over some of the initial findings so far. the variant is spreading more than twice as fast as delta. it is three times more likely to cause reinfection's among people who have had covid. it shares genetic code with the common cold. compared to a week ago when we first learned the name omicron, how much more how we learned about the transmissibility about this disease. the severity of the disease from omicron and the potential that it could invade and beat the vaccines that we now have. >> we continue to learn a lot about omicron we have seen there is spread around the world and in our country, we see this with other variants prude we've been in close dialogue with her colleagues in south africa and frequent basis to understand what they're seen. even though they're seen cases go up they see an increase in hospitalization. they have cautioned us as we have tried to caution others. not

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vivek murthy released a 53-page report that says there are increases in self-reported depression andtempts rose 51% in add lessant girls. joining us is a doctor and division director, doctor, thank you so much for being here today. >> thank you for having me. >> let's start with that surgeon general report. it is very disturbing. the pandemic has been tough on all of us. but this report says the impact on teenagers is much greater. explain the impact on teens and adults in this environment. >> first of all, they're different population, subjected to different events in their lives, right? so when you're a teen, you look forward, typically to your future. even things are difficult for you. and so i think for this generation we are seeing that the pandemic is certainly changing how they are seeing or thinking about the future. the other things i should tell u, terry is the day that were already concerning before the pandemic in terms of how young people were dealing with depression, anxiety and suicide attempts. so i think what the pandemic has done is taken a population that essential

murthy called on social media companies to do more to fight the crisis research shows certain types of social media can lead to mental health issues, especially among young people today, instagram announced it's rolling out some features aimed at tackling this problem their new tools come, just one day before the company's ceo is set to testify on capitol hill about how the platform affects teenagers. cnbc's christina is here what is in these new features? >> first off, you have got parents that will now have the option to manage their kids' accounts in other words, they can decide if their child should spend maybe 45 minutes on the app or three hours before they are booted off so, don't be surprised if you are a teen and you have been scrolling for hours to see a prompt telling you to take a break, take a few breaths or listen to your favorite song the tools will also limit interactions with strangers and exposure to sensitive content. but all of these features are opt-in so, parents and kids will have to agree about enabling those notifications to turn on so, are these efforts futile

vivek murthy. and, doctor, i appreciate your time tonight. so, um, as i said, there's so much we don't know. and, you know, sort of over the long weekend, all the sudden, this sweeps around the world, right? causes great disarray in financial markets and everything on friday. right? you saw it sort of hit the wires as if no one knew anything about it. have you learned anything new about omicron in the past day that makes you more or less concerned about it? >> well, erin, first, i just want to say to -- to many of the people who are hearing the news about omicron over the last few days, i recognize that this must sound scary, must be frustrating to people who, you know, are tired at this point after 22 months of being in this pandemic. but i want to caution people against is overinterpreting or relying too much on isolated, initial bits of information that come out. we know there are three critical questions, erin, we have to answer. we have to understand how much -- how transmissible is this virus? we have to understand is it more severe tha

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vivek murthy. i will not -- you are too bigified an individual to have to respond to ron johnson. i will leave his comments about hiv/aids to the side, an let's talk about omicron. my adult children live in new york. they've been screen shooting and sending me info on omicron. it's really frightening because it feels like it is the next sort of wave of the pandemic, and it feels kind of unstoppable. how much more dangerous is the omicron variant than delta? >> it's a really important question, joy. and there are actually three critical unanswered questions about omicron. is it more transmissible, is it more dangerous? and how effective are our vaccines against it. i want to caution people against jumping to conclusions too quickly because there will be anecdotes that come out. but we have to actually look at the date the in aggregate to fully understand the answers to the questions. i guess that people are scared and tired. it's been 22 months that we've been dealing with. this and when you hear news like this, you think gosh, is this ever going to end? but what i want to say to e

shown to cool the air by as much as 10 degrees, and newshour weekend special correspondent karla murthyt to cleveland last summer to see how that city is working to increase its tree canopy. >> we do want to talk about the importance of trees, how to maintain them, just give you some tips and tricks and a few pointers. >> reporte on a late summer day in august, residents in the old brooklyn neighborhood of cleveland have come out to learn about trees. >> most people like to plant them and forget them. you have to really baby them over the first three or four year mark then they start to take off. >> reporter: their neighborhood community organization will be planting 100 trees this fall after receiving a grant from the county. to get a free tree in their yard, homeowners have to attend one of these workshops. >> ultimately these trees need to get into the ground. >> reporter: it's all part of a citywide effort to dramatically increase the tree canopy. cleveland was once proudly known as the forest city. but since the 1950s, it's lost about half its tree canopy. today, it coinues to lose

i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories...ilty by a jury in new york on five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. maxwell procured the girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. she faces the rest of her life behind bars. no matter who you are or what kind of circles you travel in, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many years have passed since the sexual abuse, justice is still possible. europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to surge. and afghanistan's former president defends his decision

murthy. jeff: we'll get an update about the omicron variant. over to you, dr. walensky. dr. walensky: thank you. i'll walk you to today's data. the seven day average is about 86,400. the

murthy warning that young people are experiencing serious mental health challenges and the pandemic is only making it worse. he spoke to kristin dahlgren for our series "kids under pressure." >> reporter: across the country. >> i definitely feel very stressed. >> i never felt so much stress at one school year. >> i didn't want to get out my bed today, i really didn't. >> reporter: kids under pressure, pushed by the pandemic. today, the surgeon general issuing a rare public health advisory, warning of a youth mental health crisis. >> our kids have been struggling for awhile, we can no longer wait to address youth mental health in our country. >> reporter: according to the report, symptoms o anxiety and depression doubled during the pandemic more than 140,000 children lost a parent, grandparent, caregiver to covid and emergency room visits for suicide attempts were up 51% for adolescent girls compared to 2019 >> how important for the kids to know they're not alone and that it's okay to talk about mental health? >> struggling about mental health doesn't mean anything is wrong with you and

i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories...he british socialite ghislaine maxwell is found guilty by a jury in new york on five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. maxwell procured the girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. she faces the rest of her life behind bars. no matter who you are or what kind of circles you travel in, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many years have passed since the sexual abuse, justice is still possible. europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to surge. and afghanistan's former president defends his decision to flee the countryjust before the taliban take—over, saying he did it to prevent the destruction of kabul. hello and welcome. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late american financierjeffrey epstein. the 60—year—old was found guilty on five of the six counts she fa

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vivek murthy says too many young children are struggling. >> these 53 pages detail a list of devastating mental health effects linked to the pandemic and other challenges experienced by the younger generation. >> we have had rates of suicide increase among our young children. during the pandemic, feelings of anxiety and depression worsened, loneliness as well. >> blaming part of it on social media, saying it as to a culture of comparison. >> every 20 minutes, there is a new crisis slashed over media and elsewhere. no wonder they are traumatized, reporting depression, substance abuse, alcohol, and the rest. >> the director of stanford's center for mental well-being says they contributed to the report, offering insight. he also pointed to all cove, safe space designed for youth. >> this was all before the pandemic started. since then, we have seen lots of stress within families, and our young people have responded to. struggles in school. grief and loss. >> and a list of other problems highlighted in tuesday's advisory, demanding immediate awareness and action. >> even if you don't know wh

. >> and all public transit us surgeon general vivek murthy says the cdc is studying a plan that would allow students to test frequently to stay in the classroom after exposure to covid-19 the cdc is looking at the data around this to make sure. >> they know the details of what frequency of testing makes sense. want to make sure that the data is clear that this is a safe strategy. the administration is also expanding efforts to get more vaccines in the arms of unvaccinated adults and children older than 5 by opening clinics where families can get their shots together. a plan is also in the works to increase access to testing by having private health insurance cover the cost of at-home tests. and we will be sending 50 million. >> rapid antigen tests that community centers around the country so people can also access those tests for president. biden says he hopes the country will unite behind his plan think of in terms of literally a patriotic responsibility. >> and president biden also announced that the u.s. is pledging to deliver 200 million additional vaccines and the nets 100 days.

. >> reporter: america's surgeon general vivek murthy says another positive evidence is that unlike atnow have more tools and more knowledge to protect ourselves. still officials are anxiously waiting to see how the omicron variant really measures against our vaccines. wolf? >> brian, thank you very much. >>> let's get more on all of this. joining us, dr. richard besser, former acting director of the cdc. dr. besser, thanks for joining us. as we see these trends here in the u.s. clearly right now heading in the wrong direction, just how concerned are you about the spread of this virus in the united states right now? >> you know, wolf, i have been very concerned about this. as we've been having more and more conversations about the omicron variant, it struck me that there's a general complacency and acceptance that a thousand people in america could die every day from the delta variant and that would be okay. but what if a new variant comes. i think we have to double, triple our efforts to reach people who haven't yet been vaccinated. to address their concerns. i think every single pers

vivek murthy told wolf blitzer on thursday americans need to wait for more complete data on the new variant. this is what he said. >> i want to emphasize how important this is with omicron. it is because the news around this new variant has understandably worried a lot of people. i get it, it's been a long couple years. what people shouldn't forget is, number one, that we have tools to protect ourselves. we have to double down on using them. vaccination, masks, testing. we should also remember there are unanswered questions about the variant and we have to be careful about taking the anecdote or the small bit of data that's going to pop up over the next few days. we have to wait for all of it to come together. that's going to help us understand more. >> how worried should we be about this omicron variant? >> we should pull out all the stops. number one, is this more transmissible than delta? we don't know yet. number two, is it more severe in terms of illness it causes? we don't know that e either. third, is vaccine efficacy impacted by this variant? that also we don't have a clear answer t

murthy, warning them this morning about the threat that they face right now. >> but there will be a stark difference between experience of those who are vaccinated and boosted versus those who run vaccinated, but if you're unvaccinated i'm worried about you. i'm worried that your risk of being hospitalized or god forbid losing your life to this virus is quite significant. >> the surgeon general's warning coming as moderna today releases new data showing that its booster shot does increase antibodies, does seem effective against the omicron variant. cnn's elizabeth cohen is joining me now live with more details on this. elizabeth, what more are you learning? >> kate, what we're learning is that moderna has done some tests in the lab and what they are found is their booster does increase antibodies. it's better than getting two shots but it's unclear exactly how much protection that will give you in the real world, so let's take a look at moderna's results. so what they found is that the current booster, the one that you or i or anybody could go out and get right now is 50 micrograms, it di

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murthy and others get asked frequently, right now as we get to the christmas holiday, and new year's, would it be safe for individuals who are vaccinated, who are boosted, to get together with family in the setting of the home. the answer to that is yes. an extra level of protection would be the testing that dr. walensky measured, but i want to make sure this is not confused with going to a large gathering. and there are many of these, parties that have 30, 40, 50 people, in which you do not know the vaccination status of individuals. those are the kind of functions in the context of covid and particularly in the context of omicron, that you do not want to go to. so to the extent possible, we urge you to stay away from those situations that could put you at a higher risk. i'll stop there and back to you, jeff. >> well, thanks, doctors, with that, let's open it up for some questions. kevin? >> thanks, jeff. let's try to get through as many questions as we possibly can. first let's go to peter sullivan at the hill. >> hi, thanks. i wanted to ask on the supplies of the new pfizer treatme

murthy and others get asked very frequently right now as we get to the christmas holiday and new year's, would it be safe for individuals who are vaccinated and boosted to get together with family in the setting of the home? the answer to that is yes. an extra level of protection would be the testing that dr. wolensky mentioned. but i want to make sure this is not confused with going to a large gathering and there are many of these. parties that have 30, 40, 50 people in which you do not know the vaccination status of individuals. those are the kind of functions and the context of covid and particularly in the context of omicron that you do not want to go to. so, to the extent possible, we urge you to stay away from those situations that could put you at a higher risk. i'll stop there and back to you, jeff. >> well, thanks, doctors. with that, let's open it up for some questions. kevin. >> thanks, jeff. let's try to get through as many questions as we possibly can. first, let's go to peter sullivan at the hill. >> hi, thanks. i wanted to ask on the supplies of the new pfizer treatment p

s surgeon general vivek murthy, he says young people in this country are facing a mental health crisis professor tells us in 2020. there were five times as many children who died from suicide. then died from covid-19. we have a real increase in the number of kids who are suffering from depression and anxiety, and we've had suicide attempts. we saw more than 20% increase in the number of kids who completed suicide. the report cited that in the u. s emergency room visits for suicide attempts rose 51% for adolescent girls in early 2021 compared to the same time period in 2019. symptoms of depression and anxiety have doubled during the pandemic, with 25% of youth experiencing depression symptoms and 20% experiencing anxiety symptoms. and if you or someone you know, needs help, you can call the national suicide prevention lifeline. there are trained crisis workers available to talk 24 hours a day, seven days a week. the number is there on your screen. it's 1 802 73 talk. coming up tonight at 11. no those are not sharks will show you the video of the incredible moment of pot of dolphins join

. >> melissa murthy, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for being with me this morning. >>> we're also following breaking news out of mexico. at least 55 people died, dozens more were injured in a horrific tractor-trailer truck accident yesterday. we should warn you that the images you're about to see are, indeed, disturbing. officials say the truck crashed while carrying at least 152 people, mostly migrants from guatemala, hon duras, and el salvador. witnesses say the driver was speeding around a bend when the trailer overturned and collided with a bridge. i warn you, these images are strong. the driver fled the scene. telemundo spoke with two crash survivors. >> joining me now from the san ysidro point of entry along the u.s./mexico border, is guad venegas. good morning. give us the latest on what caused this horrific accident? >> reporter: good morning, jose. like you said, horrific. it's incredible to see those images of the survivors standing -- or that were sitting right after that accident. so what we know is that these migrants, the president did send a message

earlier, my colleague geeta guru—murthy spoke to rachel glennon, whose father caught covid—i9 whilstn after the alleged downing street christmas party. she says her father was let down by leaders who didn't lead by example. 0bviously, with the lead up to the loss of my dad's anniversary, on the 8th of december he went into hospital for treatment where he caught covid. he was in hospital for two weeks and sadly passed away on the 22nd of december. 0bviously read the lead up to christmas on the anniversary of his death, it has been hard for the whole family, but seeing this news has deepened the shock and grief. whilst we were watching our loved one gasping for breath over face time, there was obviously a complete disregard for the rules and by those that were making them. and whilst we watched him pass away ever face time on the 22nd of december, allegra stratton was joking about the party. we cannot trust or believe anything that we are being told by the government, as they continue to cover up and lie. we have all suffered and made sacrifices over the past two years, some more than

vivek murthy issued a warning about the impact of the pandemic and other challenges on young people right for aolescent girls than in 2019. things were already bad, and now it's much worse. social media obviously plays a part. the surgeon general, here's part of what he had to say. >> one of his recommendations is to limit social media usage. do you agree with it? >> senator, two things -- >> answer the question. >> senator, i believe parents should be able to set limits for their children. i believe a parent knows best. that's why we're currently developing parental controls that lets parents see how long their teens spend on instagram, and they're able to set limits. >> that's not an answer. a therapist in new york city told me today, i asked her about this report, she said that she cannot find psychiatric care for her patients who need it. this is something that we should have more time to talk about next time. but the kids are not all right. >> yeah, i remember speaking to the head of children's hospital colorado earlier this summer when they declared a state of emergency with kids co

vivek murthy will be our guest as americans are urged to get booster shots as soon as possible amid concerns also, two senators from both sides of the aisle. democrat kirsten gillibrand and republican roger marshall join us to investigate the origins of coronavirus and how we handled it. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. ♪ making mama so proud ♪ ♪ your voice is too loud ♪ ♪ ♪ amazing... jerry, you've got to see this. seen it. trust me, after 15 walks ...it gets a little old. [thud] [clunk] [ding] ugh... as a dj, i know all about customization. that's why i love liberty mutual. they customize my car insurance, so i only pay for what i need. how about a throwback? ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ ♪ it wasn't me by shaggy ♪ you're never responsible for unauthorized purchases on your discover card. ♪ ♪ 'tis the season to break tradition in a cadillac. don't just put on a light show—be the light show. make your nights anything but silent. and ride in a sleigh that really slays. because in a cadillac, tradit

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