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blackstock. i want to talk about that on the state of the pandemic.stat in the country, that has seam seen some up tick. that i saw said this could be the beginning of a tern that the colder months will bring a bit of an uptick. is that your sense? >> that is my sense. the delta variant is highly contagiousp we need to essentially vaccinate many, many more people, even though vermont has the the country, it's still not enough to blunt the uptick. and so what we really need to do is, in addition to encouraging more vaccinations, is that people need to understand that those other mitigation strategies, those layers of strategies, masking, physical distancing, ventilation, that's also still going to be really important especially as we head into the cold weather. >> all right, doctor, give your advice to the white house on how to convince parents to do this. i'm going to be very curious if we're going to see resistance fall along party lines among this group of parents with kids 5 to 11 or whether you think a public information campaign can uptick it. >>

blackstock, ceo of advancing health equity and msnbc medical contributor. doctor, always great to see you. there's a lot of back and forth confusion over boosters. tell us what we need to know about the third shot. >> so it's called a booster but it may be a third dose. we're learning so much about vaccines and it may be another primary series includes a third dose. so far we have the pfizer vaccine approved for a booster, and most likely we'll see boosters for both moderna and johnson & johnson. the outstanding question is what is the follow-up booster from johnson & johnson, given that mix and match study has shown that a follow-up dose of moderna produces the strongest immune response. >> isn't the technology different in the j&j versus moderna and pfizer? >> right, and that's why we may be seeing the difference. j&j as well as astrazeneca use a different platform called an adenovirus, and the pfizer uses an mrna platform and it may be that combination of using the different platforms is what is producing this really different response and so it may be t

blackstock.arning that this mandate could cause 20% of firefighters and emts to leave their jobs. a full fifth of the force. is that bluster? i mean, what more do we know about that warning? >> hey, craig. good morning to you. well, we should know the later on this afternoon at 4:30, we found out the fdny will be holding a press conference. most likely doubling down on their stance. they're warning there is a potential for staffing issues if this mandate goes into effect. but yeah, the mayor is holding firm on this deadline. it's supposed to be 5:00 this evening. so we are just hours away, and he initially wanted to push forward with this mandate to boost the vaccination numbers up across all city agencies, and as of this morning, it appears, though, craig, that the numbers are starting to tick up. right now nypd, the number is close to 80%. the department of sanitation, that department has some of the lowest vaccination rates, but a lot of pushback, as you know, ever since the mayor made this an

blackstock. i first want to start with the merck pill. right?or development when it comes to treatment and we have talked about that they needed to have more treatment available, more accessible treatment for folks that are hospitalized and reducing the hospitalization and death by 50%. what do we know about this and how much of a game changer could it be? >> right. thank you so much for having me. this pill a game changer because it can be swallowed, oral pill. very accessible to many people where monoclonal antibodies are not as accessible because they're given by iv and we think about people in underserved communities, vulnerable and rural populations that will have access to this medication and it is a true anti-viral. it impairs reply kags of the virus and seen so far the pill is incredibly effective against hospitalizations even in the drug group there were no deaths where is in the placebo group there were eight deaths and seeing a significant impact of the medication and remains to be seen how effective it will be once it's approved. >>

uji blackstock. doctor, this is a huge game changer.right. thank you so much for having me. so we had 28 million children between 5 and 11 years old, and we've actually seen them bear the brunt of covid over the last few months during the delta surge. you've had about 8,300 hospitalizations of children in that age group, about 150 deaths. for 2021, covid is going to be in the top ten causes of death in this age demographic. that is why the vaccine is a game changer. this is a vaccine-preventible illness, we have vaccine with minimal side effects or risks. so obviously i know parents are concerned. but the data that we have so far looks great. it's safe and effective. and once it's approved, i'm sure a significant number of parents will want to get their children vaccinated. >> let's talk about a specific side effect that some parents are concerned about, because i think it's important to dispel some of the rumors and misinformation that people are hearing. and that is myocarditis. it was a rare side effect that older boys, it seems, dev

blackstock, the founder and ceo of advancing health equity. it's great to have you back with us.the path of a pandemic. we know by now that that's true, having dealt with covid for almost two years now. but what can we read from sort of the current decline in both infections and hospitalizations, about what that might mean for the coming weeks and months? >> thanks so much, geoff, for having me. i agree 100% with dr. fauci. we've been here before. we've seen surges and we've seen declines. obviously it's a promising time. often we really don't know exactly why these declines happen. it could be human behavior. it could be the course of the virus. but i still am concerned. we're heading into the winter. there's cold weather. people are going to be moving indoors. and so there is a likelihood that even though we have parts of the country that have high vaccination rates, that we're still going to see other surges over the winter. >> i want to ask you about what's been described as the two-month cycle of this pandemic. you can see this chart from "the new york times." it's really so

the metropolitan police says baroness casey of blackstock will lead an independent review into the force'serard. commissioner dame cressida dick announced the appointment after earlier this week setting out plans for the "independent and far—reaching review" to also look at the force's leadership, recruitment, vetting, training and communications. she was one of the most photographed figures of the late 20th century. diana, princess of wales remains a continuing source of intense fascination, nearly a quarter of a century after her death. now a new film, spencer, hasjust had its uk premiere at the london film festival. it looks at the strained relationship between the late princess, her husband prince charles and the royal family. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba spoke to the star of the film, kristen stewart. three days, that's it. it's set over christmas 1991, a period where diana felt trapped by the royalfamily. taking on the role was empowering, says kristen stewart. to play her, even though it was sad and torturous, it was sad and tumultuous, ironically, i felt taller. i fe

the metropolitan police says baroness casey of blackstock will lead an independent review into the force'srd. commissioner dame cressida dick announced the appointment after earlier this week setting out plans for the "independent and far reaching review" to also look at the force's leadership, recruitment, vetting, training and communications. at half past seven i will be back with the panel for dateline london. first, for a full ——at half past seven it's dateline london, but first a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, after weeks of negotiations, the english cricket board have confirmed this evening that the men's ashes tour of australia will go ahead. the ecb released a statement saying that the players will tour, on the basis that "several critical conditions" are met. as far as we know it, this tour is going ahead. it will start in brisbane on the eighth of december, but, of course, it subject to these critical conditions being met and we are not entirely sure what those are. but it is interesting that they clearly have enough players that seem happy to go that they are talking

we are learning that baroness casey of blackstock will lead that review, and the metropolitan police the last ten years. cases of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse allegations with those acute — where those accused remained in the net. a comment from cressida dick, the leader of the met police on the appointment of baroness casey of blackstock, she says the appointment to lead independent review into our culture and standards is an important step in ourjourney to rebuild public trust. louise is extremely experienced, highly respected, and i know will ask the difficult questions needed for this thorough review. this will build a stronger met and will help public confidence in us. that's the statement from dame cressida dick, the commission of the metropolitan police on the news that baroness casey of blackstock has been appointed to lead the independent review into the metropolitan police in the wake of the murder of sarah everard. one other piece of news are just coming into us, a 67—year—old man has admitted the killings in 1987 of windy nell has admitted the killings in 1987 of

uchÉ blackstock. she's an msnbc medical contributor. these various vaccines is safe and effective, but they raise a lot of questions about the johnson & johnson vaccine. what message have you gotten from that? >> good morning. thanks so much for having me. i think initially johnson & johnson's vaccine was going to be the one dose and that's it, but we've seen the hospitalization effectiveness are decreased compared to pfizer and moderna. so even though there are these mixed reviews about the booster for johnson & johnson, i think it shows with moderna, if johnson & johnson gets that second boost, the maximum, it may show that moe derma may be that universal booster regardless of what vaccination you got for your primary series. >> what do you think we'll hear from the fda panel meetings this week? >> so i think what -- they're going to review this data really with a fine-tooth comb. what we saw with pfizer is there is no decrease in effectiveness of these vaccines against the worst outcome of the covid-19, hospitalizations and death inc

blackstock, founder and ceo of advancing health equity. it's always good to see you.about how effective these mandates have been in getting people vaccinated. >> thank you so much for having me. i think these mandates are going to be our path forward. we saw that we have tried voluntary approaches. we tried incentives. we tried $200 tickets to baseball games. that hasn't worked. these vaccine mandates are the only way and only strategy we can use to get a critical number of the percentage of the population vaccinated. we need between 80% to 90% of the population vaccinated. we see that among high income countries, the u.s. is last in terms of vaccination rates. we need to get those numbers up. otherwise, this pandemic will last for years. >> doctor, this week merck introduced a pill that says will cut hospitalizations and deaths by half among covid patients. your sense of how the introduction of drugs like these could change the game when it comes to fighting this pandemic. >> what i will say is that this drug is another tool in the tool kit. this is a great thing. th

uche blackstock, the founder and ceo of advancing health equities. she's also an msnbc medical contributor. doctor, good to see you. can you kind of explain exactly what was announced? what does this mean for us? >> thank you so much for having me on this morning, jose. so, you know, i know for some people, that mixing and matching may sound confusing, and hopefully we'll get more guidance on it. but what was announced is that we now have approvals for boosters for people who have received a full series of moderna, and also a johnson & johnson vaccine. and so now people have the flexibility to get another, a different type of booster, depending on what they got initially for their first vaccine. this is huge. we know that especially for people who have got an mrna vaccine, this addresses people who are over 65, people in high-risk settings, and people with underlying disease. and for people who got a johnson & johnson, any over 18 years old is eligible for a booster shot. >> so doctor, the booster shot for johnson & johnson, first of all, it should b

blackstock. we appreciate you coming on early to talk us to. how much woo this work? for having me. it would be a game changer because it would be the first pill, the first oral medication, for covid, and that would make the medication more accessible to different communities, especially vulnerable communities, or underserved communities. and especially when you think about global equity, there are many parts of world that still have not been vaccinated, that still could be an option for them as well. >> i want to talk to you also about a shift that we're seeing with sentiment toward health care workers and interested if you're hearing this as well, from maybe nurses or even your experiencing. it every night, people were banging their pots and pans and we were a part of it, and now some of these front line workers are detailing how they are threatened by people who don't think covid-19 are real and some are accusing nurses of killing their loved ones. some staff in a missouri hospital given panic buttons after assaults spiked. what is going on here? >> right, and i th

it's important, crucial moment for the department on a lot of cevallos when betsy tells me it's a blackstock black box, i know it is. betsy, frank, jill, thank you so much for betting us started. >>> next, the florida school board member speaking out about the threats of violence against herself and her family. jennifer jenkins is here to address what she calls a nationwide problem. >>> plus, the biden administration goes big on covid testing. what they're doing and why it could not come at a better time. >>> but first to richard lui with a look at the other big stories we're watching on msnbc. >> thanks, alicia. a new update now on former president bill clinton. he's expected to be discharged tomorrow after a five-day stay at uci medical center in southern california. he's been recovering from a urinary tract infection. his experience saying president clinton is trending in the right direction. hillary clinton and their daughter visited him in the hospital today. >>> honoring of life of sir david amos who was stabbed to death as he met with voters at a london church. >>> a texas sheriff dep

let's talk more about that story, because it was announced this afternoon that baroness casey of blackstocke in the wake of the murder of sarah everard. the commissioner of the metro powhatan police announced that appointment this afternoon. — metropolitan police. it will look into the forest internal culture — internal culture and professional standards such as systems, processes, leadership and training. a 67 —year—old man has admitted responsibility for the killing of two women. that was more than three decades ago back in 1987. david feller has accepted that he killed when the mall and caroline pierce in tunbridge wells in kent. the admission cons subject to the issue of diminished responsibility. he will stand trial. that trial is due to begin on november the first. it's emerged at the inquest for the four men murdered by the serial killer stephen part ——by the serial killer stephen port that he was identified early on in the police investigation into the killings as a "significant witness". the four young men were murdered by stephen port in 201a and 2015 they were killed by fatal dos