hello there, i am kristen sze. we are watching getting answers. we ask experts your questions every day at 3:00 to get the answers for you in real time. coming up, spencer christian will join me along with a napa winery owner to talk about how climate change, the drought, and wildfires are impacting the industry. we wusa wish spencer a happy birthday. but first, covid-19 continues to stay on top of the news cycles, so that is where we start today. joining us is special corps in staunton's local correspondent dr. patel.

it is great to be here with you but i wish that this had not kept showing up. >> like the positivity rate and case rates. >> the breakthrough infections, but what is tragic is the unvaccinated outbreaks that are happening all over the country. >> let's take a closer look at that. there are so many headlines. let's start with two truths and a lie. >> so, i made these three like they are their own headlines and talking points. there is a lot happening. tell me which one of these is not true. according to the american up academy of pediatric, their brand more than 22,550 cases of covid-19 in children between july 8 and july 15. or is it in april, the delta variant was 0.1% of the cases, now it is 76%. or is it the cdc advisory groups had to decide people with weakened immune systems need a booster shot. it is two truths and a lie.

>> so if you're playing on facebook live, i know that c is absolutely true, so we have reported on that. i will roll that out. >> i said oops. i put it on their. >> i thought you meant that i was wrong already. a is plausible but i know that b is a lie because i think the delta variant is now 83 something percent of the cases in the u.s. so i will go with b, final answer. i'm going to do a quick check on facebook for confirmation. it looks like they're evenly split but now that i have declared b, everyone decided. >> i was impressed that you said not just 83%, but 83 point something. it is 83.2%. cases are absolutely rising among children. it is heartbreaking because children are not immune and

children, by and large, are unvaccinated, especially under the age of 12 because they're not eligible. this is an important thing to understand. booster shots all over the news and in israel they have already given booster shots. so people who might have had an organ transplant or hiv-aids or other medical conditions. and this is the virus's job. it was a for how to efficiently jump from person to person. if you're not vaccinated or wearing a mask, that is exactly what the delta variant wants. >> this is interesting. i read that the cdc is saying that 100% of the cases are now variant as in not to the original strain. right? that is speaking to how everything is always mutating. that is the virus's job. >> the way that the virus will do that is that if we can let it continue to replicate. it is not in the virus's best interest to kill people because it wants people to let it

replicate and mutate and then spread to others. >> i'm going to invite you, if you have not been vaccinated or know someone who has not, go on facebook live and tell us why. we want to address this. but before we get to that, reki about the rit. it is new. not a lot of cases so far. not in california. is it something to worry about? good that become the big one? >> it could be. it could become the bad. the world health organization is calling it a variant of interest. houston methodist hospital detected the first case. it is 1% of cases. we do not know a lot about the lambda variant right now. we were thinking we would see what happens in here we are. now let's talk about why a lot of people are not vaccinating. it has been stagnant. we are starting to pick up a

few more first cases with people worried. now the shot does not stop you from getting it. >> it absolutely does. i understand that there is headlines talking about the rake through infections but that is less common then the people who are not vaccine. 97% of hospitalized cases are in unvaccinated individuals. it absolutely present prevent you from dying. >> it prevents the worst outcome. >> by far. >> that was always affected expected. i don't know if that was mental matthew did but that was good. >> i think a lot of people do not get the math and they think it is worse. so, let's show a couple other reasons that people have for not getting vaccinated.

wanting to share more about nora vaxed. i've had side effects with every medication for my tremors. >> i respect comment because somebody wants to look at their own medical condition and see what side effects they have had. this is a great opportunity for someone to talk with her talk. a board certified healthcare professional. there is no contraindication for taking either pfizer, johnson & johnson, or moderna if you have tremors. >> ask a question, but i know that novavax. is nora vaxed the name? >> it is novavax. i'm not familiar with the other two. they might be other have now. >> the ones we have now are by far the most studied ones with lots of data. we know they are safe four >> let's look at more reasons.

these are reasons why people might be hesitant to vaccinate right now. it is no one's business. this is the individual freedom and liberty argument against the collective good. >> someone might say it is not your business to know whether or not i am vaccinated. that is cool, but it is not your business to ask me why i am requiring you to wear a mask or others to come into my store or my school. that is my business. it does not work both ways. you cannot demand your own autonomy and then not let anyone else have their own decision-making skills. this is about everyone. >> the analogy reuse is that people say that this is my child, my

but if there's one child who is allergic to peanuts, there are no peanuts in that classroom. it is about protecting everybody. >> speaking of wearing masks into business establishments. i was at the san francisco ferry building and i saw the sign and went back up say, you have to have a mask to enter. it is an indoor space with a lot of people. i saw people walking around without masks. there was not really any enforcement. >> so the ferry building is my jam. there every weekend on my weekends. it is public transportation which is why that is required. i forget every once well. >> some people were shopping and forgot masks. then they would ask for extra masks. so keep your mask handy because they are needed in a lot of places. so, i think we have one more. can we put that back up again? another common reason for people not getting vaccinated. how do we know they are telling the truth? you know, i am not sure if this poster is talking about the truth about vaccine

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here we have another round of two truths and a lie. >> i got you last time. people do not know how well read you are. which one of these is not true? is it, 110 people connected to the olympics in one way another, have tested positive for covid-19 as of this morning, or is it that the gop governor of alabama says it is start to time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks. or is it, the delta variant is more likely to cause a loss of smell then previous variants ? >> rubber says c. i know that b is true because that is a big headline today. the governor of alabama said it is time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks. a, i'm not sure about the exact number but i know that we were saying is 65 or 70 people recently so i things that 110

would make sense. i will say with c and i see a lot of c. randy is well read and says c. but erica says a, and she is on top of things. >> somebody say b. >> that we all know that is true. so it is between a and c. i don't think we know that yet that it is more likely to cause a loss of smell. so c is the lie. >> you are a star. 2 for 2. there is no definitive way to tell if you have the delta variant or not. it is even difficult to tell if you have covid-19 versus another form of a cold virus that is popping up again. there is not early and total evidence of people are less likely to have a loss of smell. a and c are very important, too.

i do not remember what a said right now. kristen, you and i have talked about it. from what we are seeing and hearing reported, the actual measures in the olympic village are not will adhere to. they're not a lot of restrictions being released. we are worried that it will spread throughout the olympic games and b is important. yes, i think it is a good thing for people on the other side of the aisle, some republican politicians, or people who may have said that covid-19 was not a big of a deal it are coming out to say it is time to get vaccinated. but it's people saying something after a tragedy. it is a little too late. i think it is time to say we have to get on top of this. nd that is what i wa to ask est francisco and santa clara and contra costa counties this week said that they are urging

employers in their counties to require the vaccination of employees. which leads me to wonder, it is great that you are saying that, but a couple of those counties, aside from san francisco, has not mandated their own employees to get vaccinated and i know it is a tough move for employers to have the courage to say that because they will always get low back. at what point do they say, i do not care about my popularity, it is about the health and safety of the people. >> unfortunately, when your families and friends start getting hospitalized. that is what we are seeing in the states. she stopped pushing back because people in her state were getting six and they were saying they were intubated and were asking why they to get the vaccine. then they were sick and ask if

they could get the vaccine now. it is a rentable tragedy. >> some people are holding back because they're waiting for full approval. we have been in that status for a while now. colette is asking, when do you think full approval will come? >> i think it will help. just a label saying that it is fda approved, i have heard through the grapevine that some businesses are waiting for fda approval to mandate it or try to have some sort of vaccine passport. why it has not been done yet is beyond me. i know there is a priority to get the application fda approved. may be a couple months or early 2022. it needs to happen. >> some people with other conditions say, because i have other conditions, i want to get the vaccine and others say because have conditions, i

should not get the vaccine, it is too risky. what to say to that? what about illnesses like epilepsy, fibromyalgia. >> the first thing to do is reckon i see of underlying editions and chat with your healthcare professional about it but also some of the at ill covid-19 than from anything that could theoretically happen from the vaccine. somewhere between 40% and 45% of breakthrough infections that result in hospitalizations are with people who have weakened immune system. so if you have a weakened immune system, please get vaccinated if you have not already. >> okay here's a question. how many times can a vaccinated person get the virus? >> that is a theoretical question. i guess the virus has not been around long enough to quantify that. >> what is the most we have heard of? >> the most i have heard of is notable times in someone who is not vaccinated.

we are seeing breakthrough infections people who are vaccinated who may have had it before. it's not impossible. breakthrough infections can happen. i would say it is possible the bill that you could get it more than once and you're more likely to have an asymptomatic or mild infection if you get it again. >> i want to get back to something that you mentioned earlier. in terms of getting the vaccine, maybe the cdc is considering whether to suggest a booster, especially for those who got to the j&j vaccine. is it when you marry the j&j with another technology that you get better results? are you covering your bases more? >> there was a study in europe looking at what happens when you cross the different vaccines together. if there is a primed response. that is not necessarily the

case. also like if you need to get a booster shot which is the same vaccine given again, but i think this makes the point that we know that the vaccines work. it is about the durability of the vaccines. right now, they work against the delta variant. the question is, how long does it last? >> do we have any more time? go away, when we come back, we will bring in birthday boy spencer christian and talk about his favorite

let me pull this up. welcome back. running your business, specifically a winery, is tough enough but battling warming temperatures and drought makes it nearly impossible. spencer christian is an expert on wines and climate. there is no one better to help me tackle this important topic. welcome. >> it is good to be with you.

happy birthday. everybody, please wish spencer a happy birthday. you are a ray of sunshine. here is a sweet for you. >> you made my birthday happier. >> it is dark chocolate, which spare lucky to be . joined with spencer's friend. >> nice to see you. happy birth day. >> thank you so much. now if we could get the shot of me and spencer together. thank you for joining us. when i say i wanted to try tackle what water scarcity is doing to the wine industry in napa, spencer suggested you. give us an overview of what the impact has been. >> thank you for having me and thank you for thinking of me. honestly, it has led to some real challenges in the wine

industry. both from the aspects of water scarcity, the ever present danger of wildfires, it has led to some creative solutions in terms of the practices. i also have a quick shout out to our vineyard management company that we work with and manage the ranch. they do a job keeping us abreast of the most current things and most current trends in the industry. i was just checking today and he went through all of the things i would not have thought of doing it. >> let me ask you this. if these extended periods of extreme a hot weather and water scarcity become the new norm, it appears as though they are the new normal. what kind of changes in ges in approach to winemaking can you make?

what are the adjustments you need to make? >> the adjustments start in the vineyard. we are starting to incorporate more compost and biochar that serve as great substrates for the microbial health of the soil and to eat more water and nutrients accessible to the vines. hopefully we are making the water we are using irrigate go further. additionally, and, just for us up in the hillsides, we have very rocky soil and a lot of drainage. dry farming is not an option for us. we have deep soils so when we do, it is precision irrigation. each vine has two imitators that will drop half a gallon per hour of water per vine. they're dialing in and logging the irrigation strategy to the

gallon so that we know exactly how much water we are using. we are making the most of our water. that literally is three times a day, is out there looking at the water and making sure that the logs are kept and that we have enough water to keep the vineyard healthy and in the event of a wildfire, we are one of the larger water storage capacities for the road that we are on, so we have a hydrant and we need to be ready to call the fire department. >> i know that you and your family well. many families in the napa valley and across the winemaking country, there have been generations of winemakers and this is your lifestyle and your livelihood. lifelong investment. from a consumer perspective, i am curious. how will these continued wildfires and the threat of drought affect the quality of the wine that comes out of the

vineyards? >> the magic of napa valley is that we put quality first. we are not just trying to make the most wine. we are trying to make the best wine. we are trying to create world- class wines that compete on the global stage. we did not make a 2020 red wine. it was all damaged by smoke. >> was it too smoky? or with the flavors have been bad? >> the flavors. we fermented and we kept our fingers crossed because it is emerging science and the smoke of flavors bind to sugar so it is not quite perceptible until it is fermented drive that you will not know what you will really have a so we fermented it and then did everything that

we usually do, then we sit around socially distance around a big table outside and we all smelled and tasted it and that was when we knew that hope was not in the cards. >> and that means that eventually, if you want to keep the quality high, the weather conditions are forcing them to grow certain grapes, then they cannot produce everything. >> i hate coming to that. thank you so

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we talked about wine, climate change, and the tonight, the delta variant fueling the summer surge. authorities now saying that this could keep getting worse until october. and tonight, alabama's republican governor saying it's time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks for this spike. the highly transmissible delta variant pushing some hospitals to the limit. in kansas city, hospitals running out of beds. st. louis county reissuing its mask mandate. florida, missouri, and texas accounting for 40% of all new ca cases. and tonight that new model predicting this latest surge, that we won't see the worst of it until well into fall. tonight, dr. jha answering your questions about the millions heading back to school. under 12 not eligible for a vaccine.

should they be wearing masks? how do