let's look at your wider strategy, because, obviously, africa cdc is part of the african union, and africane said that they want to immunise 30% of their populations by the end of this year and 60% by the end of 2022. 0k, to date, the figure is 1%. you're not going to achieve that target by any means, are you? no, at this rate, we are not going to achieve our target of immunising at least 60% of our population by the end of 2022, for sure. however, we remain optimistic that if our partners and friends of africa begin to release the excess doses of vaccines that are out there, it would be possible to play catch—up and be able to immunise at least 30% of our population by the end of this year and then up to about 60% by the end of next year — but it has to be tied on the goodwill and the need for global cooperation and solidarity to release those vaccines and do them in a timely fashion. we cannot delay, otherwise, as i said earlier, we are not winning the battle against covid in africa. all right, let's just suppose the goodwill is there, and there are many who say it doesn't exist, but you

and there are enough vaccines to tackle the global shortage right now, says the head of africa's cdc. >> so we are not actually begging for vaccines. we are just saying let's have an arrangement where you can delay your vaccines a little bit. there's no reason why in some countriess youou have f four o times more vaccines sitting in deep freezers. >> reporter: the enemy, he reminds us, is the virus. he knows exactly who that enemy is, and that lifting weights won't keep covid at bay. his only real weapon is a vaccine. africa was relying on india for vaccines, but that supply has been halted due to their own covid crisis. so debra patta reporting. >>> india is holding back vaccine shipments because it's dealing with its own surge in infections. the country is facing a spike in cases of a formerly rare infection known as black fungus. it strikes covid survivors and it can be deadly. doctors often have to remove a patient's eyes to get at the infection chris livsay reports from new delhi. >> reporter: he was a bank teller, a father, and a covid victim. his sons say the government is too

amy: that is the director of africa's cdc. go to democracynow.org for our several interviews with him. this is white house coronavirus adviser dr. anthony fauci talking earlier this month about people in the u.s. refusing vaccines. >> onef the real ironic things are? we have people in the rest of t world, in india, south america, in southern africa, who are pleading for vaccines because they don't have enough doses. we have more doses than we need in this country. what a shame and tragedy that we don't make use of something that is for our benefit when others throughout the world would do anything to have what we have. amy: dr. syra madad, what do you endorse? we have the situation now where there are hundreds of thousands if not millions of johnson & johnson vaccines that are going to go bad throughout the united states in the next few weeks because they're just not being used in states. then you have some of the wealthiest countries in the world, not the u.s. now, opposing this wto waiver that drug companies have to share th

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psaki: it is finding to the africa version of the cdc. it will be distributed there. let's get your thoughts. reporter: has the president -- what can you tell us about it? ms. psaki: they will have a conversation this afternoon. the president looks forward to continuing the discussion with the senator. he appreciates the good engagement over the last few weeks. i would reiterate that while the president came down quite a bit in his proposal, on the american jobs plan, the latest offer we had seen from senator capito's group did not meet the essential needs of our country as we prepare for clean energy future and create jobs. they will have a discussion about what more there is to discuss, i guess, and what the path looks like forward. i will note the president will speak with other senators this afternoon, still finalizing who those will be. we will have readouts, as well. they have been engaged in bipartisan impressions -- discussions on infrastructure. we see these discussions as an additional, viable path forward. he will ask members of his cabinet -- jobs cabinet

i mean, certainly, we have actually reached out to the head of the cdc in africa to get his perspectiveaid that he welcomed the decision, that he thought it was very, very positive, in fact. but that it is just the tip of the iceberg. as you heard there from dr. gounder. in africa, for example, 0.6% of africans have actually given the vaccine. 60% actually need it. so, clearly, a huge amount of work left to do and the other thing he touched on, which i thought was really interesting, was, beware the pitfalls of vaccine diplomacy. right now, there are broad calls across the poorest countries in the world for all world leaders to be acting in concert, not just the g7, not just the world's leading democracies but also countries like russia and, of course, particularly like china. and i think some will be saying on the sidelines here that they're seeing whispers of, essentially, the g7 trying to exploit and take advantage of this momentum for their own political purposes in a moment where, really, all countries across the world should be working together. >> phil, how does this first trip f

i don't have the -- it's africa's version of the cdc. it will bistro booted through there. -- it will be distributed through there. >> [indiscernible] >> they have not had a conversation yet but they will have a conversation this afternoon. the president looks forward to continuing the discussion with the senator. he appreciates the engagement over the last few weeks. i would reiterate, while the president came down quite a bit in his proposal, from his initial proposal on the american jobs plan, the latest offer that we had seen from the group did not meet the essential needs of our country to restore growth and bridges and create jobs, so today they will have a discussion about what more there is to discuss, i guess, and what the path looks like forward. i will also note the president will also speak with other senators this afternoon, still finalizing who those will be. we will have readouts of that as well, who have been engaged in discussions about a bipartisan infrastructure proposal, engaged with each other. i will have those disc

people in africa have, on average, much less access to health care than any other continent in the world. and there's also a great shortage of medical workers compared to every other continent. the cdc earlier said that just point 79 percent of people in africa have been vaccinated. health care activists say that it's not just a delay in the roll out. i mean, the doses that were meant to come here from india that were held up following india coded crisis just a few weeks ago. but they were saying that the whole program for vaccinating africa is locally inadequate. even if you include the nearly a 1000000000 vaccines that were played by the g 7 nations in the summer last week, i forgot, has about 16 of the world's population, but it's only received about one percent of the world's vaccines. so far japan is using corona virus restrictions one month out from the start of the olympic games. prime minister yoshi, he, the saga says a state of emergency will be lifted in tokyo and other areas. but the government's replacing it with what's being called cause i state of emergency, which will limit the sale of alcohol and the opening hours of bars and restaurants . the supreme court has rejec

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we do it in africa, similar to the cdc, etc. because we are not safe unless the rest of the world is safe from these illnesses and diseases and so forth. i want to work with you on that effort and try to get another quick question in. we have a number of crises around the world that threaten democratic institutions, the rule of law. the budget you have proposed emphasizes the need to defend democracy, freedom, rule of law. extremely important. i know your party plays a critical in crafting how the u.s. responds in these crises. how do you plan to carry out that mission in a way that achieves our objective while re-engaging with our allies in a way that we did not during the previous administration? >> from our perspective, the first order of business has been to reengage with allies and partners, both on a bilateral basis, but also in different institutions because the challenge is twofold. if we look at any of the big ticket items that will have the impact -- an impact on the lives of our people, whether it is this pandemic, wh

who the cdc earlier said this just point 79 percent of people in africa have been vaccinated. health care activists say that it's not just a delay in the rollout. i mean, the doses that were meant to come here from india that were held up following india coded crisis just a few weeks ago. but saying that the whole program for vaccinating africa is woefully inadequate. even if you include the nearly a 1000000000 vaccines that were placed by the g 7 nations in that last week, i forgot about 16 of the world's population. but he said he received about one percent of the world's vaccines so far. and it looks like that's not going to change on any great scale anytime soon. health care activists describe what africa is facing now, is it preventable? disaster driven by vaccine to pass sites and green knock in the kenyan capital nairobi describe what's happening and ask for thank you malcolm. while meanwhile, age groups are warning the kind of in 1900 situation is spiraling out of control. and i'm gonna stone, the international committee of the red cross says hospitals are already full

cdc. but the situations in other countries are much worse especially, in ones with very low vaccination rates. australia, south africawns and safety measures. and now, japan is considering doing the same ahead of the summer olympics in tokyo in a moment, meg terrel's report on protocols for the games and a warning on olympics variant. but, first, the united states surgeon general. doctor, thank you for your time. there is really a lot of confusion over this delta variant and its spread in this country. you've said that you are concerned about it when it comes to the unvaccinated. but what about people who are vaccinated >> shep, it's a great question and i am concerned about the delta variant. this is a variant of covid-19 that has proven to be far more transmissible than any version of covid that we have seen to date the good news is that if you are vaccinated, you have a high degree of protection particularly, against hospitalizations and deaths. that's the good news but the bad news is that if you are not vaccinated, again, you are at significant risk. so, that is why i am urging people to get vaccinated, as quick

countries across africa and india and parts of the world they don't have the resources that we have to vaccinate people. folks are still hurting from this and dr. fauci and the entire cdcd to answer for this and the w.h.o. needs and held accountable, and china needs to pay the price and i agree with everything the president trump is saying. they will over the world trillions of dollars. more portly we've got to get spirituality back so we can start to really appreciate the lives of americans. >> shannon: yeah, a lot of pain here in america and around the world in places still suffering more than we are although the suffering continues. so many questions. making sure this doesn't happen again. alina chan has been talking about this and why there wasn't more conversation about holding china responsible says "at the time it was scarier to be associated with trump and become a tool for races so people didn't want to publicly call for investigation into lab origins." chris, whether you like the president or not, by nora trump or anyone else, how can that be the priority? >> i have always considered lab leak the potential cause for the outbreak. i only wish president trump h

the cdc recommended taking it if you were going to any areas in africa to prevent getting malaria.ery, very safe drug. so covid-19 has been completely politicized. host: we will leave it there. catherine byrd has this -- "not getting the vaccine is a partisan act." you can share your comments on facebook or send us a text or on twitter, @cspanwj. ray donovan, labor secretary and early supporter of ronald reagan, became their labor secretary in 1981 and faced a series of investigations in which he was acquitted, passed away at the age of 90. he died at home in new jersey. ray donovan famously said which office do i go to to get my reputation back when he was acquitted in 1987. president reagan at the time saying he had full trust in donovan as labor secretary ad as a friend. the obituary from the washington post. he passed away at the age of 90. john joining us from california. good morning, john. caller: i don't have much to say fewer going to play putin's speech yesterday at the st. petersburg international economic forum. if you are not going to have him on, i will tell you what

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