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Omicron continues to overwhelm U.S. hospitals

The Biden administration is planning to give out 400 million free N95 masks to Americans in the coming weeks as the coronavirus surge tightens its grip on hospitals in hard-hit areas of the country. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports from Missouri, where COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among the unvaccinated. Then, Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious disease physician at the University of Michigan Medical School, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.

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Expert advice on COVID-19 testing

Americans are clamoring to get COVID-19 tests, and the country can't keep up with the demand. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the situation as Omicron spreads and hospitalizations rise. Then Dr. Michael Mina, an epidemiologist and chief science officer at eMed speaks with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about the CDC's isolation guidance, the best way for schools to handle COVID testing, and the impact of prior infections on immunity.

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Officials say most people will be exposed to COVID

Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden's top COVID-19 adviser, said most Americans will inevitably be exposed to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations are at an all-time high. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports on the latest from Washington, and Dr. Susannah Hills, a pediatric airway surgeon and vice chair of ENT at Columbia University Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss.

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