alok patel. let's test our knowledge and make sure that we understand the major moments. let's start with two truths and a live. so folks, if you have your live stream up on the abc7 facebook page, post your answers here. ready to roll. >> you are pretty good at this. we will see today how this one pans out. tell me which one of these is not true. is it among people who had covid-19, those who did not get vaccinated are two times more likely to be ransacked it. this is in comparison to those who had covid and vaccinated. even with the delta search, children team cases have held stevie at about a 50,000 per week. >>> and w.h.o. covid-19 variants of interest include a tech, kappa, iota, and lambda. >> i think you have topped us in terms of coming up with these questions that are a little tricky. and and facebook says b is false and i need more people to help me out here because i think that c is true. so, i am going tototo is either a or b. i'm going to say b. >> and he is so confident about this and ray and daniel and colette support her, so i'm going to go with b, because

alok patel. dr. patel, we addressed governor newsom's vaccine mandate for teachers and school staff. now let's talk about something else. a few studies today. one i found interesting. . it seems to suggest moderna may be more effective against delta than pfizer appeared what do we know about that? dr. patel: this was breaking news. i just learned about it a few minutes before we went on air. the important thing is both vaccines, according to this preprint study, still showed above an 80% efficacy against severe illness from what i read. we need to further evaluate this. people should not read this as pfizer not being effective or johnson & johnson not being effective and they must get. numbers are changing. if you have the option, get any shot available to you. . it is possible that right now, given this delta variant season, in this preprint study that moderna might be doing better. kristen: also breaking news today, the fda supposedly will be authorizing booster shots for immunocompromised individua

alok patel. dr. patel so many new developments. >> so many. good to digitally see you as well. >> you have been working hard on two rounds to help us wrap our heads around the latest abutments. facebook friends could help me with this, try to guess which one is alive. >> the vaccines are still 90% effective at preventing hospitalizations, or only the fda will evaluate data before recommending a booster shot for everybody. not just the immuno compromise. >> so, folks, i am going to rule out b because that is absolutely true. the vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalizations. even with delta. i see some of you are saying c is the live. some say a. i think the cdc also needs to evaluate data. i am going to say c is the life. >> final answer? >> let me check. we have people all over the place. >> you are correct. you are astute. it is important for people to know this. this has been reported -- it is kind of a reversal in the order when it comes to recommending vaccines or any interventional matters. the white house give out first and made

alok patel. we are also back with two truths and a lie. hopefully i do better this time. dr. patel: i have faith in you. which one of these is not true. we are looking at general covid headlines. a, early studies show pfizer and jj booster raise anti-body levels by nine and three times pe respectively? b, a florida judge ruled against governor desantis's ban on mask mandates. c, an arkansas doctor is being investigated for inappropriately prescribing iveivermectin hundreds of times. liz: i want some of you guys to weigh in because i want to see if you have thoughts on this. a, b, or c. which one is not true? let's see. i am going to say -- i am between b and c. you are all saying c. i will go with c, -- that b is not true. you have to help us out. dr. patel: we are throwing hail marys now. i wish it was not true. c is true. thousands of times, according to the doctor himself. absolutely ridiculous. ivermectin, as we have seen throughout headlines, has not been fda approved or is even safe to be using as a covid prophylactic medicine. it is commonly used in livestock and horses

alok patel today, part of our abc7 news vaccine team. >> there are people who say i had covid in the past, i have natural immunity, i'm okay. guess what, natural natural plus vaccine acquired immunity keeps you better protected, as this new data shows. >> california is on the brink of having 55% of the state population fully vaccinated. again, that is the entire population, not just those eligible. that adds up to 21.5 million people, as you can see on our abc7 news vaccine tracker. >>> smaller community testing clinics in underserved areas are getting overwhelmed. now there is pressure on the city department of public health to expand site capacity. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra is live tonight, tracking the latest. >> reporter: the number of covid tests administered across the city has more than tripled in the past month and pop-up site serving areas disproportionately affected by the virus are starting to turn people away, because the demand is so high. the demand for covid testing is surging across the bay area, especially in san francisco's mission district. >> i saw two o

alok patel about this on our 3:00 p.m. show, getting answers. >> it is mostly those with a weakened immune system or above the age of 65. one thing to differentiate, it is not necessarily based on the fact these vaccines are no longer working against the delta variant. they work extremely well, even against this variant, in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. >> he went on to say boosters are being considered for people who did not have a robust immune response from the first vaccine. it is not recommended that everyone rush out and get one. he says if you have an individual concern or underlying medical condition, talk to your doctor. >>> the san ancisco health rtmentisarifngits effort to provide what it is cas those who received the johnson & johnson one dose vaccine. those who want one must self attest that they consulted with the doctor before the dose is administered. the department says it is not necessarily recommending a supplemental dose at this time, but as cases arise, a lot of people are wondering where to