Omicron may bring billions of new infections over next 2 months

<p>The <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/12/22/covid-omicron-variant-ihme-models-predict-140-m-new-infections-winter/8967421002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">variant</a> could infect more than half of Americans. But is it milder? Plus, Supreme Court correspondent John Fritze looks ahead to the court's decisions on vaccine <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/22/supreme-court-hear-arguments-jan-7-biden-covid-19-vaccine-rules/9002355002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mandates</a>, health reporter Ken Alltucker gives us an update on COVID <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/12/22/rapid-covid-tests-holidays/8980091002/?gnt-cfr=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">testing</a>, the jury begins a fourth day of deliberations in the trial of Kim Potter and there's another extension on freezing federal student loan payments.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>