Has omicron peaked?

<p>Even if so, hospitalizations and deaths from the recent <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/01/11/omicron-rates-covid-deaths-hospitalizations/9134934002/?gnt-cfr=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wave</a> will continue slamming hospitals for weeks, as health reporter Elizabeth Weise tells us. Plus, investigations continue into the deadly Bronx <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/11/bronx-apartment-fire-updates/9168150002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fire</a>, a Maryland man lives with a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/01/10/human-pig-heart-transplant/9152951002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pig heart</a>, the second season of 'Cheer' tackles its former star's child porn charges and a new report casts another shadow on inflation.</p><p><br></p><p>(Audio: Associated Press, Netflix)</p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/12/man-receives-pig-heart-transplant-latest-bronx-fire-5-things-podcast/9183315002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></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>