COVID-19 cases surge as Omicron variant spreads throughout U.S.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise just before the Christmas holiday as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads. Some countries in Europe are reentering lockdowns because of the variant. Debra Alferone reports on the recent surge. Then, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest.

[MG-gbit]

One amazing observation is that this is the SECOND year that not a single person has been reported of contracting nor dying from the FLU.

[patrickbush]

Spreading Christmas fear instead of Christmas cheer

[davidparkes]

I'm 14x more likely to die from covid? That not enough times for me 😂

[lumri]

Why focus in Covid-19 vaccine jab administration? Why compromise the people of non-infected and healthy category? The focus should be the identification, isolation, and treatment of the infected people.

[Zvetochek]

I am confused. What do we have Covid-19 or Omicron? Or both?😨

[Kaisermb]

Go omicron. The more get it the better. Antibodies and healthy immune systems are a great Christmas present.

[kuozkxm]

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[semajames]

And more than 70 % are my country less than 4 % are vaccinated and the condition is very fine 😊😊

[peasantrule]

All you guys do is run the same script... all of you MSM channels do it. Investigative journalism is dead. You're all just a bunch of overpaid actors.

[g.g.]

Ball drop live? Nope, will be canceled.

[TheNewsInASL]

Two promises from this Administration were to defeat "the bug" and unite the country. Uh, yeah. That happened.
Let's go, Brandon!

[tobybeasley]

>> YES to Mandates for vaccines and Masks ! EVERYONE EVERYWHERE !! !

[bobby-ovqn]

How many have died world wide? Hello? Hello?

[Shonufff]

I thought tRump said that "anyone that wants a test can get a test"