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Plus: Lionel Messi tests positive for Covid

Daily new Covid-19 cases have reached an all-pandemic high, according to the CDC. Hospitalizations are also on the rise – over 103,000 people in the U.S. are now hospitalized with Covid-19l. The state of Florida is one of many seeing record highs, which has led its Governor Ron DeSantis to demand 30-40,000 monoclonal antibody doses from Lilly and Regeneron, despite evidence showing these treatments aren’t effective against the omicron variant. Other states such as Oklahoma and New York are waiting on antibody doses manufactured by AstraZeneca or GlaxoSmithKline/Vir, both treatments that have shown to be effective against omicron. The Department of Health and Human Services says more antibody treatments are on the way, but there may not be enough supply to keep up with demand if cases continue to increase. 

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Twitter announced Sunday it has permanently suspended the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for violating the platform’s Covid-19 misinformation policies. Facebook has also suspended her account. 

Over the course of the pandemic, Portugal has seen higher levels of compliance and fewer protests against Covid-19 restrictions than its European neighbors. 

The NBA’s massive Covid-19 outbreak is taking a toll on the league’s coaching staffs, with the virus sidelining 11 of the 30 teams’ head coaches along with assistants.

The Recording Academy is “likely” to postpone the upcoming 2022 Grammy Awards because of rising Covid-19 cases and the omicron variant. 

On Sunday, more than 4,000 flights were cancelled worldwide–more than half of which were in the U.S.--as new coronavirus infections driven by the omicron variant continue to cause staff shortages at airlines and airports amid a busy holiday travel season.

What Else We Are Reading

• Two years of COVID-19 in Africa: lessons for the world (Nature)

• Our Relationship With COVID Vaccines Is Just Getting Started (The Atlantic)

• Southeast U.S. poised for a firestorm of omicron cases, with few safeguards in place (Washington Post)