New Variant Omicron Alarms Health Officials

The White House announced a ban on flights coming from eight African countries starting Monday after South Africa identified a new, potentially more transmissible covid variant. However, it will take weeks to determine whether Omicron can evade vaccines.

Plus, President Biden walks a tightrope on the economy as the Dow plunges over covid concerns.

And another example of hateful rhetoric from a Republican lawmaker. Will Rep. Lauren Boebert face consequences from Republican leadership?

On today’s panel: Hans Nichols of Axios, CNN’s Eva McKend, Politico’s Alex Thompson, CNN’s Melanie Zanona, Jim Tankersley of the New York Times, Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health

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