patients. >> i expected it to be lower than immuno-competent people. but not this low. it's disappointing and a bit terrifying. >> reporter: after receiving a mrna vaccine, people with normal immune systems produce the antibodies against the virus that causes covid, but research finds after being fully vaccinated, half of transplant patients have no antibodies at all and he recommends that even those taking less powerful medication consider having the antibody level wills tested. >> it's not unreasonable to seek data in the form of a reliable antibody test that you discuss wi y ctor >> reporter: that's because it's still not known how much protection covid-19 vaccines >> reporter: the medication mcma mcmanis takes, stops her immune system from attacking her own joints. >> my doctor keeps a close eye on me. so he the did an antibody test on me. >> reporter: what did it show? >> it shows i have no antibodies. >> reporter: what did you say too your husband? >> i'm going have to get the vaccine again. and his response was, well, you get a flu shot every ye

but what about for other people that are immuno compromised? they haven't been vaccinated? >> there is emerging evidence not just in transplant patients but in people taking immuno suppression for auto immune diseases, for people with cancer, on chemotherapy. there is growing evidence that if you have something that compromises your immune system, you may not have the same level of protection from the vaccines as people with normal immune systems. and, so, people -- the general recommendation is if you have some condition that is compromising your immune system, talk to your doctor about what implications that may have. but the time is not yet now to relax all of your protective behavior? >> and, doctor, what's being done to address this? in other words, how much longer should people who are immuno compromised expect to be in this limbo? >> well, we're studying a lot of the different aspects of the immune system so we can measure antibodies. but there is also t-cell immunology. i think the next few months will give us a lot more information abo

that is why it is cold immuno oncology. -- called immuno oncology. this company was bought by bristol-myers group for $2.3 billion. the reason why bristol-myers spent that amount of money was to say, how can we answer the question to tackle this incredibly important question. nobody wants to believe in it. we will spend $2.3 billion and by this company and see if we cannot conquer cancer. no government stepped in, no public good stepped in, the intent was conquer cancer. they brought it into thousand nine, and nobody believed in it, and because of that acquisition -- in 2009, and nobody believed in it, and because of that acquisition, we possibly have cures for cancer. i agree with you. sometimes you look at this and say, gee, i wish we had an ideal world where we had investments from the government, took out of our pockets, but you and i know that that will not happen. nobody would take a chance but the person who is willing to. and for them, they deserve the return. industry lives by that, every day failing, every day investing in crazy ideas that

one - - immuno oncology the way we harness the white cells of the body to attack and kill cancer.hat is a revolution. it is half of all the investment of the pharmaceutical industry goes into this in 2009 nobody believed in it and they thought it was a wacky idea. there was no evidence that it worked. one company continued to think about how they would tackle this incredible idea to stop cancer from hiding from your white cells let them do the job to attack the cancer that's why it's called immuno oncology. meaning white cells and cancer. this company was bought by bristol-myers squibb. the reason why they spend that amount of money was to say how can we answer the question to tackle this incredibly importantor question we will spend two.$3 billion and by this company to see if we cannot conquer cancer. no governmentep stepped in. no public goods stepped in. but the intent was conquer cancerth. they bought that 2009. nobody believed indy it. but because of that acquisition, today we have a very real possibility we have cures for cancer. and with that, i really agree perhaps that i

plus, ten million americans are immuno-compromised.he covid vaccines may not offer them protection. travel rebounds. tens of millions will travel for memorial day. but, the skies have gotten unruly. what led a passenger to punch a flight attendant. record-breaking heat. the extreme weather coming for millions. super flower blood moon-- yup, you heard that right. the incredible show in the sky. and, remembering samuel e. wright... ♪ under the sea ♪ >> o'donnell: ...from "little mermaid" to the "lion king." this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with that breaking news out of san jose where tonight another american city is grappling with the horror of a mass shooting. at least eight victims are dead and others are wounded after a transit employee opened fire on his coworkers before killing the valley transit authority forced a nearby school to lock down and sent employees scrambling.

and are you going to be around people who are immuno-compromised.hat's where i would exercise some caution. but outside of that, i think we can get back to doing normal things. i talked in the outset about 10 cases per 100,000, or five cases in 100,000, and we're dropping every few days. by the end of the next few weeks, most states are going to be bow about five. >> dickerson: when you look at the map of places not having a lot of places not getting vaccinated, do you expect those may be the places where we might see some occasional flarflare-ups between now and the next big stages? >> i think that is probably right. i think we'll have to look at the data closely, how much of a decline you get in protection. we're worry about that in the fall and the winter. i think we'll have to contend with covid and have to reimplement mask ordinances, or even close some schools in certain settings. but i think we'll put public measures in place based on the spread. i think we need to start lifting these things as the situation improves, also, to demonstrate tha

patients. >> i expected it to be lower than immuno-competent people.isappointing and a bit terrifying. >> reporter: after receiving a mrna vaccine, people with normal immune systems produce the antibodies against the virus that causes covid, but research finds after being fully vaccinated, half of transplant patients have no antibodies at all and he recommends that even those taking less powerful medication consider having the antibody level wills tested. >> it's not unreasonable to seek data in the form o

. >> people who are immuno compromised, are they okay without a mask? >> that is a good question.immuno suppression, it's particularly problematic for people with solid organ transplants. we have been able to show that many medications they are on to prevent the rejection of the transplant diminishes their immune capability enough that for those individuals they should consult with their private doctor for advice about what to do. it may well be they are in a category where they need to wear masks. hopefully as we get further in and talk about the idea of boosts, we will be able to boost people to get their level of protection up. right now the recommendation is consult with your physician before you take your mask off. >> do you think we will all need booster shots next year? >> i would not be surprised. i think sometime within a year or so from the time that you have been fully vaccinated you might need a boost. i don't know for sure. we are following carefully the level of immunity that we know is the current of immunity. once it goes below a certain cutoff baseline or if we se

people on immuno sue pr, they'r at risk for covid-19, so they should continue to get vaccinated. if they get periodic injections, i know people who get them in their neck or back every three months or so, they should talk to their provider, space those out so they can wait to get their shot until a couple of weeks after their last dose to get the full immune response. overall, it's exercising caution if you're on them to know that you are still at a little bit higher risk than the rest of us. >> so this next question is about a specific event coming up. insert your own event. she says we're having a baby shower june 26th, mainly outside. originally only fully vaccinated could attend in person, unvaccinated can attend via video. with the new cdc guidelines, can everyone attend in person, and what about the safety of the kids? >> first off, congratulations to the viewer. you know, this one, if people are mostly outside, it should be, you know, basically safe. if there are going to be people inside, i would ask unvaccinated people to stay outside or wear a mask when they're indoors,

if you're immuno compromised and fully vaccinated, what would you recommend? >> thank you very much for that question. certainly we know and there's emerging data to suggest if you don't have a full immuno system, the vaccine may not have worked as well for you. please, before you take off your mask, consult your physician. >> dr. rochelle walensky, cdc director, thank you for coming on and sharing your perspective. i know it's been a long week. here is hoping everything keeps safe. thank you. >> thank you so much, chuck. >>> when we come back. after the liz cheney ouster, can anyone survive in today's republican party without appeasing donald trump's lies about the 2020 election. i'll talk to dan crenshaw and adam kinzinger about that deb donate next. donate next. with secret, outlast anything! no sweat. secret. is skincare from around the world better than olay? olay regenerist faced 131 premium products, from 12 countries, over 10 years. olay's hydration was unbeaten every time. face anything. find out more at olay.com the ups and downs of frequent mood swi

if you are immuno compromised and you are not sure if you got vaccine induced immunity, wear the mask. >> doctor, thank you very much. we appreciate your time. >>> well, a sense of celebration in san mateo county today. it's day one of being in the yellow tier. the county joins san francisco as the only two parts of the bay area to reach the least restrictive covid tier. starting this morning, restaurants, gyms, movie theaters and places of worship could expand capacity to 50%. and bars, which didn't serve food, were allowed to reopen indoors at 25% capacity. >> these citizens have suffered for a long time. it is a great day to see they could start operating at a larger capacity right now. >>> coming up at 6:00, robert will take a close r look at how a big change there between being the yellow tier and the orange tier. >>> just in, an 11 year old and 17 year old have been arrested in connection with an attack on an elderly man in the east bay. police say the 80-year-old was on a walk when a group of young men approached him. they attacked him and took his fitbit. police arrested the t

problem and they said we need a presumption of the various cancers and respiratory illnesses and immuno deficient doors orders that are occurring in the veterans' population and we need a way around the veterans benefits association because that is the access to care. we have to get in for a different door because we are not able to get. we set that is so clear cut -- they had an incredibly clear eyed vision of what it would take to fix this problem. in the fascinating part was great, let's work on that. they said let's hold on a second and they started to talk about what they think they could get. it reminded us that congress's reticence and inaction has caused our veterans' community to negotiate against itself. to negotiate against the need they have and they needed their population has against the pursestrings that the v.a. and congress were holding over them. that is why i am finally encouraged. when we see the hard work they are doing and all these congresspeople are doing and the bills coming out today and will come out of the senate, they are finally recognizing that the consequ

people that are immuno suppressed as well as those that might have autoimmune diseases. we are doing a major study here at naid on those individuals to determine what the best approach is, whether an additional boost. it had not been studied in this context where you give people monoclonal antibodies. even the half-life of these antibodies, you would have to give them over a period of time, whether or not it is feasible that people who in fact do not have a good immune response -- it is something worth addressing and worth studying. other ways of approaching it in the arena of therapy is to get some therapies so that when people who are in that category actually do get infected, you can treat them immediately so they do not progress. or even, the way we have done with hiv, to give prophylaxis. there are a lot of options being pursued because we do think this is a substantial problem we need to address. >> and maybe in an upcoming session, we will highlight the status of the trial of the antivirals at the right time. thank you, all. have a very happy friday and agreed we

say you are unvaccinated for whatever reason, maybe are you immuno compromise and the vaccine didn't take well enough and are you sitting across from someone without a mask. is that person vaccinated or are they perhaps unvaccinated and they could possibly just say i'm not going to wear a mask and they could be infected and infection you? to get away from that uncertainty, everybody still wears the mask in a certain situation like a crowded bus. >> o'donnell: all right, well, enjoy your walk home without your mask. your mask. thank you, dr. lapook. tonight the race is on to vaccinate nearly 17 million kids between 12 and 15 years old. some parents are weighing whether to get covid shots for their adolescents and other parents couldn't wait to get their kids in line, mola lenghi is here in washington tonight. >> reporter: tonight the white house rolling out the first coronavirus vaccination campaign ever to get kids to roll up their sleeve. >> we're putting every resource possible to bear, to reach people who aren't vaccinated yet. >> reporter: young people arrived at children's natio

provided they make an accommodation for disabilities and religion and individuals who may have the immunoroblem to take a vaccine. they also have to make sure the vaccine is readily available to employees. so i suspect this will be litigated it will take a long time for the result. steve: what is the actual process? so way business if applied in another part of the country a business has to bring a legal challenge to the employer? do we see conservative legal groups to take a test case? what can happen? >> you may see both but an outside group would bring it on behalf of an employer who objects to capitulating with the mandatory tracking rule. again, they have to wait to be sanctioned by santa clara county where the punishment of a 2500-dollar fine and then every other violation that mounts. so only then could they bring about an action against santa clara county. we have to weigh in cs santa clara county actually enforces they are new rule. steve: from your past experience they are just down the road from me i'm not holding my breath they would announce it and let it go so we are looking

we are putting unvaccinated people, including children, we're putting immuno-compromised individuals unvaccinated people who are also going to be taking off their mask. i think there's something that could still be done. i think local jurisdictions can say here are businesses that are really essential. we differentiate between grocery stores and pharmacyies that are central and keep indoor mask mandates versus theaters and bars. people go at their own risk but let's keep those essential businesses with mask mandates. >> forgive me, because i'm going to talk about some good news here on this to try to accentuate the positive. one thing i notice lately is that each of these variants that has been devastating, the uk variant, brazil variant, now as we speak, the indian variant, science seems to show that the existing vaccines still provide a large amount of protection against these new variants. tell us, do you agree with that assessment, having looked at the data, and how significant of a development is that? >> yeah. i do think that there is great news. thank you for making sure we ta

happens for people with a fear of getting covid, you assume it's now something specific to them maybe immunoomised or don't want the vaccine is there some way to provide recompense for people in that situation? is it a matter of wait and see for another job that could be a fit if working on the front lines isn't? a third of respond eents said that's the main reason to not go back to the workforce. >> i would encourage them to lookfor remote work where they feel safe and plenty of opportunity with employers who are looking for workers. where work gets done prepandemic and postpandemic that picture has changed dramatically and where the work is done much less pompbt than the outcome and more and more customers and employers generally are looking for individuals who can work remotely at home and when you look at the job searches the words remote and at home come up very frequently so something that will continue after the pandemic and i would encourage those individuals to look for work where they can stay at home. >> let me jump in with one quick final question need a quick answer here what ar

we would recommend for those with immuno compromising conditions as well as any other conditions thatffect your health, that put you at high risk of disease, that you consult your doctor before taking off your mask. judy: another area has a lot to do with children. we now know that down to age 12, the vaccines are available. what about for young children? people are asking about summer camp, all kinds of situations. what is the guidance for them? >> it is clear that in the context of the last 24 hours where we have a new vaccine now for 12 to 15-year-olds and this new guidance abouteing able to unmask if you are vaccinated, we do need to update our guidelines. what i would say for younger children, for those who cannot get vaccinated right now, is that we would still recommend treating them as if they are unvaccinated and they should still wear masks. judy: for them outdoors, though, no masks? is that what you are saying? >> right, so the same strategies really apply. you could take off your mask in outdoor settings. if you are wrestng, if you are gathered over a softball breathing he

people who are immuno compromised or cannot mount a full response, children and other vulnerable peoplehave to continue wearing the mask so it defeats the purpose. reporter: i note you are not just thinking about these in an academic or philosophical sense. you work at georgetown university and you are helping advise them on what to do with patients in their facilities. we heard from folks earlier in the broadcast about the dilemma a lot of businesses are in. what are your concerns for who enforces this or not when it comes to regular run-of-the-mill activity? >> i think you are right and we are not unique. all businesses and institutions are in a chaotic situation. it is confusing because it is sadly up to us, up to individual businesses, institutions to decide whether they will endorse cdc recommendations. it is up to states, municipalities so this is causing confusion and people in the segment you should do before, business owners have said what is going to happen when people en masse are going to come in? am i going to feel safe going into a place that does not require masking or mr

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think they will be more worried and if they have families or young children who are unvaccinated or immuno complicated, i feel for them, too. >> thank you. as you said, dr. rodriguez, there are political answers that have to come for a lot of these businesses and municipalities and localities. thank you so much. >> we will get to that right now, victor. lawmakers on the hill are already reacting to the new cdc guidance, and how they are responding to the historic day, this historic news. we'll be right back. that's why at america's beverage companies, our bottles are made to be re-made. not all plastic is the same. we're carefully designing our bottles to be one hundred percent recyclable, including the caps. they're collected and separated from other plastics, so they can be turned back into material that we use to make new bottles. that completes the circle, and reduces plastic waste. please help us get every bottle back. at panera, we make dinner easy... that completes the circle, and red and cheesy. waste. order our delicious mac and cheese for dinner tonight with delivery or pick-up.

certainly we know and there's emerging data to suggest if you don't have a full immuno system, the vaccine may not have worked as well for you. please, before you take off your mask, consult your physician. >> dr. rochelle walensky, cdc director, thank you for coming on and sharing your per spec ti. i know it's been a long week. here is hoping everything keeps safe. thank you. >> thank you so much, chuck. >>> when we come back. after the liz cheney ouster, can anyone save in today's republican party without appeasing donald trump's lies appeasing donald trump's lies abouthe (vo) while you may not be closing on a business deal while taking your mother and daughter on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure — your life is just as unique. your raymond james financial advisor gets to know you, your dreams, and the way you care for those you love. so you can live your life. that's life well planned. [typing sounds] [music fades in] [voice of female] my husband ben and i opened ben's chili bowl the very same year that we were married. that's 1958. [voice of male] the chili bowl really has never closed in

what about a 15 or 14 year old who has someone at home who can't get the vaccine or who's immuno compromised the ruins cancer? you want to decrease the spread around the community to those most at risk, and that includes this group visor and madonna had begun testing their vaccines on children as young as six months in new york, david lee miller, ktvu fox two news, the san francisco 49ers they're teaming up with the santa clara county health department in a campaign to get more teenagers vaccinated. clinic opens this afternoon at levi stadium that will provide shots for young people between the ages of 16 and 19 and their families. health department records show young people in santa clara county currently have the region's highest infection rate, this youth vaccination clinic at the home of the niners will be open for the next three nights, starting at 5 30 in ending at 7 30. gym owner in alameda, says the state's full re opening planned for next month may be too late to save her business bills are piling up, she says. customers are barely trickling in. ktvu is amber lee talked with the own

so if you're immuno compromised you may need to think about wearing a mask.al population isn't even if you've been immunized if there's still covid spreading in your community and you're indoors in an environment that may create a risk, where you are, are you in a place where covid is spreading? and if flu season comes and you don't want to get the flu maybe you want to wear a mask then in crowded, indoor, poorly ventilated spaces. and things like choir and shouting in aerobics classes and poorly ventilated indoor spaces increase the risk. if you have the combination of covid still in the community, lots of activity that could spread it, and people who could get very sick from it, you still have the benefit from wearing a mask. if you want to wear a mask you can but prohibiting schools from enforcing or passing mask mandates is a big mistake. we want our kids back in school learning. we don't yet have vaccines approved for kids under the age of 12. lots of their brothers, sisters, parents, may have underlying conditions. may be susceptible. we know that schoo

child vaccine trials used the same safety protocols as adult trials actually look at what's called immuno bridging, which is to look at the immune responses of the children to see if their equivalent or better than those in adults participating in the trial often opens up up access to medicines that are not yet available. on this is the reason why they send up for it. fizer is hoping the vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds will get emergency use authorization from the fda next week. dr maldonado says the data for the youngest cohort under two years old won't be ready until likely the end of this year. frank jenna, i admire that of the trial, and i know you kind of touched on this during the peace, but did they express any concerns at all? because even though the dose is much smaller, she's still by its very nature trial, and i know for me, i would never be able to forgive myself. if god forbid something happened to my baby during the trial. definitely frank. xena who you heard there said that they did evaluate the risks. she felt, though, that the risks of them getting covid was greater than a

child vaccine trials used the same safety protocols as adult trials actually, look at what's called immunoridging, which is to look at the immune responses of the children. to see if their equivalent or better than those in adults participating in the trial often opens up up access to medicines that are not yet available on this is the reason why they send up for it. jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. san francisco is now the only bay area county and that yellow tear and with that things are changing in the city. ktvu christian captain explains how the city is updating its guidelines when it comes to wearing masks out in public. in just a matter of days, one of the most visible signs of the pandemic will start to fade as the city loosened its requirements for facial coverings in most settings, vaccinated people outdoors do not need to wear masks, so it is fantastic news. it is such an encouragement. i hope to people to go out and get vaccine if they haven't already because it really opens up the way that we can interact and walk around this city. the order also allowing for some limited in

wish they'd given a bit more guidance to those families with kids under 12 as well as those who have immunoe people this is all politics, but there are parents with kids who are might not be vaccinated who might have kids too young to get vaccinated. now it's confusing. >> yeah. i think for parents, you know, if you're vaccinated for the reasons that we just talked about, you are not a threat to your kids because the likelihood you'll get infected and the likelihood you might get infected and transmit it to your kids is going to be lower. but the reason for you to continue to wear a mask is be in solidarity with them potentially if they're continuing to wear a mask. the threat to kids is not the vaccinated people around them. the threat to kids is they come across somebody who's unvaccinated and potentially has an infection that they might get exposed to. so that means the community just like for the whole pandemic, community transmission, the infections in kids reflect activity of the disease in the community. and that's why what you're seeing in places like israel farther ahead than us in

the individuals who are immuno compromised and are not fully protected by the vaccine. we are now putting them at risk and i think bringing us actually even further from reaching herd immunity. >> sanjay, what about that? i mean, for -- for kids or even -- yeah, you know, if somebody comes up to them. how does their parent know if that person's been vaccinated or not? >> yeah. i mean, that -- that's -- that's the issue. i mean, that is really it. and that's, i think, the surprising part of this. i think that the -- the idea that, as you point out, if you are vaccinated, then you -- your -- previously, your obligation was to wear a mask because, perhaps, you might still transmit the virus to somebody else. what the science has shown that that's -- that's really not likely. there's been a couple of studies that have come out. we can show you one. this is one of the ones i talked to dr. walensky after the press conference. and this is a study that she focused on. it came from the new england journal of medicine. if we have it, we can put it up. but basically, if shows thes

today, we have an incredible development in cancer called immuno oncology.s the way that we are in us the white cells of the body to attack and kill cancer. that is a revolution. perhaps it's half of all the investment but about half of all investment of the pharmaceutical industry goes into this. in 2009, nobody believed in it. companies thought it was a wacky idea. scientists thought there was no evidence that it would work. one company called mederex continue to think about how they would tackle this incredible idea, stop cancer hiding from your white cells. let the white cells to their business, activate and get them to attack the cancer. that's why it's called immuno oncology. immune being the white cells and oncology being the cancer. this company was bought by bristol-myers for $2.3 billion. the reason why bristol-myers spent that amount of money was to say, how can we answer the question to tackle this incredibly important question when nobody else wants to believe in it. we will spend $2.3 billion and by this company and see if we cannot conquer can

harris: the oxford immuno test, which the fda has put on the back shelf, but is licensed in england, is not a good test? dr. walensky: it's not applicable that we can use now to make a decision about whether somebody sitting in front of us should get vaccinated were not. rep. harris: thank you, i yield back. rep. delauro: i am looking at the document from 2021, a major speech made by the american federation of teachers president. she says, there is no doubt schools must be opened in person five days a week. we know that's how kids learn best and that prolonged isolation is harmful. educators should be back to school with their students. they asked for two things, an end to the pandemic and the resources students need to succeed. i am going to recognize congresswoman lee, but i am going to step away for a moment to pose a couple questions to secretary mayorkas of homeland security. i should be back in short order. congresswoman lee, you are recognized. rep. lee: thank you, madam chair , and thank you to dr. walensky for your testimony and leadership in declaring racism is a public hea

harris: the oxford immuno test, which the fda has put on the back shelf, but is licensed in england, is not a good test? dr. walensky: it's not applicable that we can use now to make a decision about whether somebody sitting in front of us should get vaccinated were not. rep. harris: thank you, i yield back. rep. delauro: i am looking at the document from 2021, a major speech made by the american federation of teachers president. she says, there is no doubt schools must be opened in person five days a week. we know that's how kids learn best and that prolonged isolation is harmful. educators should be back to school with their students. they asked for two things, an end to the pandemic and the resources students need to succeed. i am going to recognize congresswoman lee, but i am going to step away for a moment to pose a couple questions to secretary mayorkas of homeland security. i should be back in short order. congresswoman lee, you are recognized. rep. lee: thank you, madam chair , and thank you to dr. walensky for your testimony and leadership in declaring racism is a public hea

>> first of all promoted and we know and even though the highly effective people are immuno compromised how those precautions available for these people in vaccination, pretty soon there is large entities on site vaccination they have a huge role in small businesses. >> i will invite any of the witnesses who see the results to reply of a committee and offer information on that, we would love to get that information, madam chair i appreciate you holding this hearing, it's okay to do hearings virtually, i'm really anxious to get back to work with everybody in person without masks in the committee room if there's any way we can incentivize the rest of our colleagues to get vaccinated and learn something from this testimony as well, thank you, yield back. >> take you i agree i am now pleased to recognize mr. long for five minutes. >> i think all the witnesses for being here today in my success is the first move to get away from the committee hearings, if you will google pelosi, white house, no social distancing you see is safe to mingle with people that have been vaccinated and for a first

what happens if you have immunocompromised teachers, teachers who are getting chemotherapy, who have immuno compromising diseases. the request was that we add some language for the immunocompromised teachers. that's what we did. we used cdc-based science to make that edition, but the request was to address what happens if you have immunocompromised teachers, and that was an oversight in our initial draft. we included the science-based language in our guidance. regard to the new york times piece this morning, there is a meta-analysis from journal of infectious diseases that was published in november, i believe, where the topline results of all studies that were included in the systematic review said less than 10% of cases were transmitted outdoors. it is that meta-analysis that combines science from all sorts, all different science from many different places. i think over 19 different studies were included. the topline result was less than 10%, published in the journal of infectious diseases. that's where that came from. it was a published study that synthesized studies from many places. wit

problem and they said we need a presumption of the various cancers and respiratory illnesses and immunoicient doors orders that are occurring in the veterans' population and we need a way around the veterans benefits association because that is the access to care. we have to get in for a different door because we are not able to get. we set that is so clear cut -- they had an incredibly clear eyed vision of what it would take to fix this problem. in the fascinating part was great, let's work on that. they said let's hold on a second and they started to talk about what they think they could get. it reminded us that congress's reticence and inaction has caused our veterans' community to negotiate against itself. to negotiate against the need they have and they needed their population has against the pursestrings that the v.a. and congress were holding over them. that is why i am finally encouraged. when we see the hard work they are doing and all these congresspeople are doing and the bills coming out today and will come out of the senate, they are finally recognizing that the consequence

that same model predict about one in 20,000 if you are fully vaccinated and you are an immuno competenterson. you can probably conclude your risk if covid if you're fully vaccinated are comparable or maybe even less than your risk from flu if you are vaccinated and an older individual. i think the only residual risk for someone fully vaccinated, could you have asymptom addict infection and if you are around someone vulnerable to covid, you still want to be careful in those circumstances. but you know when you are and you always want to be careful in those circumstances. host: the former fda director on "face the nation." a text message from a viewer, amy, in florida. i think we should continue to work from home. it not only keeps the virus from spreading, but co2 emissions have gone down significantly, encouraging industries to allow teleworking could be a solution to offset carbon emissions. workers also enjoy it and report being more productive. john from ohio, you say you are not comfortable returning to your workplace. what do you do, and why? caller: i am a political consultant and

the other recommendation i would have and i wish that cdc made this caveat immuno compromised patientsings. i know i personally will continue to wear a mask during flu season and long travels particularly in crowded places for that reason is that with large groups, it's not so much that i'm worried about the vaccine it's that it's just helping us stay protected from all the rest of the respiratory viruses we have seen go down this year as well. >> good morning, doctor. it's jonathan lemire. congratulations again. to underscore some of the context of this debate about the house floor, there's been some reporting this week while 100% of democratic lawmaker on capitol hill have been vaccinated and about 92% of republican senators only 44% of republican house members have received the vaccine. so certainly that's a significant percentage of folks who don't yet. but on the vaccine, i wanted to ask you this, we've heard for a while now the idea that you might need a booster for the covid-19 vaccine. maybe after as soon as six, eight, ten months or a year. well, the first who received the vac

you put people on steroids for over response or some sort of immuno modulator if you think you're goingdown and autoimmune pathway. if you're already thinking through those. >> you can go to clinics right now and people will be doing that. their anti-inflammatories for the be given high hydroxy clerk and because it blocks it lavatory pathways people give aspirin for clotting per think the various clinics have their own brand. that is what a good clinician would do that. if a person in front of you, they are sick, there's no treatment to the best you can there is some rationale. from that says what happen. and that will lead to clinical trials it's questions or making it as they go along as they should doing the best that they can in teaching each other what is happening. >> it years before targeted drugs. in the meantime i think not everyone would agree, >> thank you so much i yield back. the gentlewoman yields back. pleasure to recognize the gentleman from georgia mr. carter for your five minutes followed by mr. doyle of pennsylvania. i do not have any other members on tap to take it a