i doubt the fda is going to approve it for everyone who is immuno competent. we don't have the evidence for that. >> reporter: ucsf infectious disease specialist says it is a dose aimed at increasing the immune response. it is usually given in the same amount of the first and second shot. she says if the u.s. ultimately recommends a booster, patients likely will be able to get a shot from any approved manufacturer. >> and in the context of covid, there's actually good evidence that mixing and matching vaccines, so actually putting one type of vaccine as opposed to the other original vaccine you got increases your immune response. >> reporter: dr. gandhi says unless you have a weakened immune system the current vaccines offer protection against the delta variant. in san jose, marianne favro, "nbc bay area news". >>> one of the bay area's biggest mass vaccination sites is shutting down. the moscone center in san francisco will close this wednesday due to decreased demand and widespread availability of the covid vaccine. drop-ins are welcome from 10:00 to 6:00 be

the first reason is that people who are elderly or immuno compromised, their immune systems don't developof a robust response to vaccines as people who are younger or who have a normal functioning immune system. so they may be more at risk for being infected with one of the variants. the other thing is, as we've seen in the pandemic, we prioritized giving vaccinations to the elderly. that's why in that pfizer study out of israel they're seeing -- >> got it. >> -- maybe reduced protection at six, seven months. that's because elderly were vaccinated very early in the pandemic. >> got it. okay. i just quickly want you to comment on the story i did earlier with cori coffman talking about the outbreak in a summer camp in upstate new york. pretty troubling with folks like me whose kids are in summer camps an also ahead of the school year, in some cases school is beginning in the next couple of weeks, especially in the south. up here in the northeast, in september. what does this delta variant mean for younger kids that likely won't have a green light to get a vaccine until sometime mid-winter i

not everyone is celebrating — we speak to people who are immuno—suppressed, about how they view whating freedom day. and the uk and the eu have accused china of carrying out a major cyber attack, earlier this year. and coming—up on the bbc news channel... lewis hamilton is targeted with racist abuse following his clash with max verstappen on his way to victory in the british grand prix. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 16 months after they were introduced, most legal restrictions on social contact have been lifted in england. there are now no limits on how many people can meet or go to events; nightclubs can reopen; table service won't be needed in pubs and restaurants. but the prime minister, borisjohnson, is urging people to remain cautious. he, the chancellor, and the health secretary are all self—isolating, and ministers warn that the number of new infections will continue to surge. our first report from luxmy gopal contains flashing images. all: six, five, four, three... the moment they've been waiting for for over a year. cheering. the final stage of unlocking

health officer strongly recommended fully vaccinated people along with those 65 and older or those immuno compromised wear a mask in those areas as a precautionary measure. so far we have not learned of any bay area counties issuing these type of recommendations. taking a quick look at the covid cases in the bay area, that 7-day average per 100,000 people, as you can see there, it has increased in contra costa, alameda, san francisco and santa clara county. north of san francisco, up there in sonoma county, there is a breakout at a homeless shelter. nine people had to be hospitalized because of the covid virus. of that nine, six were vaccinated. officials are not sure if it delta variant related, but they are trying to pinpoint what is going on in that homeless shelter, and they are asking people wear mask indoors even if you are vaccinated. >> thank you. >>> this morning, the race to vaccinate americans is reaching a new milestone. more than 160 million people across the country are vaccinated, and that includes more than 20 million californians now fully vaccinated. >>> new this morning

a prudent thing to do, particularly as mentioned, if people are immuno compromised or unvaccinated in coming in contact. >> jessica, we are averaging 67,000 new cases a day, similar to what we saw last year. this time, cases are rising rapidly. we are still in summer vacation season. do you think families should be cancelling plans, making changes to plans at this point? >> really difficult question, honestly. struggle with it myself, my family have plans to travel, to see family for big events. and i think risk tolerance is very individual because we all have different experiences with what we're doing with school now, if there are, you know, at home situations or camps, et cetera. i don't think it is one size fits all answer, but i think we need to be considering the fact when we talk about the unvaccinated, our children are in that population. and because i have two unvaccinated children who are not eligible to be vaccinated for a few more months, we're going to scale back some things we were enjoying a few months ago after we got vaccinated just out of abundance of caution. >> dr.

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cdc are said to be exploring multiple options for a third covid-19 dose, a vaccine, but only for immuno compromised people if needed. this even as vaccination rates in the u.s. remain low. polo sandoval is looking into all this. florida is one of the states seeing the most dramatic increases in new covid cases, and by the way, with a third shot, that booster, it would be for people over 65. what are you learning? >> that's what so many people are asking, about the need for potential booster later this year. when it comes to florida, no doubt numbers there are alarming. one thing to hear about it, when you see them alone, they certainly tell a story of why health officials are concerned. you can see 208% increase in coronavirus cases, as you take in the numbers. consider this alone. in florida, cases, new case positivity went from 8% the week of july 12th to 15%. vaccination numbers aren't necessarily going up. that's what's fueling fears as infections continue to spread that more people are not protected against the virus. when it comes to the national number at this point, less than 50

they believe the bs that his colleague's dish out nightly or someone who is vaccinated but still immunoe personally responsible for other people, not just themselves. >> what a concept. president biden is pushing for every american to get vaccinated as the country backslides with covid cases rising and many people still refusing to get their shots. propaganda continues to sow doubt over the importance of vaccines, and on monday, the dow jones plunged more than 700 points, its biggest drop of the year as alarm over the delta infections dealt a blow to stops. jeff zeleny is live in cincinnati with more. vaccine hesitancy is stalling u.s. progress and killing many americans. what efforts are being taken now to bridge the gap between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated? >> reporter: john, good morning, there are extensive efforts underway. they really have been for weeks and months to urge people to get vaks vaccinations, there's a vaccamillion lottery, contests, celebrity endorsements. but the health experts we talked to say it's unclear if they have a real effect or not. as president bide

. >> and you have people immuno compromised in your circle as well, taking measures to keep them protected. there are a number of states around the country that are prohibiting mask mandates. here's the former health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius on cnn this morning. >> i'm frightened by the fact that while mandate authority lies often at the state and local level since the early 1900s, many states including my own passed laws preemptively forbidding government to take any action that would mandate masks, mandate vaccine information, vaccine, use of vaccine passports. so they're actually moving rapidly in another direction that could tie our hands as the delta variant gets more and more robust. >> you talked about use your discretion, but now we're talking mandates against mandates. >> no, this is very concerning. i'm really concerned like dr. sebelius is about legislators and governors, attorney generals, passing orders prohibiting health dempartments to take an action. this is not what we need because of covid, wait until measles gets to your community, many other things

there is a just-released study that finds that vaccinated people who are immuno compromised are much more likely to get breakthrough infections and they're the ones largely dying compared to others who are vaccinated. let's talk with medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. elizabeth? >> this is an unfortunate story. it did not have to happen. it was hoped if enough of us got vaccinated that we could protect the vulnerable, people who are immuno compromised. the vaccine often doesn't work out so well for them and they are not protected. but it hasn't worked out that way. vaccination rates are so low that we're not protecting these vulnerable people. let me introduce you to one of these vulnerable people. kimberly cooley, who lives in m mississippi. she's there with her two 6-year-old nephews prepandemic. in the county she lives in only about 37% of people are vaccinated and that means she can't get near her two nephews. again that photo is from before the pandemic. kimberly did get vaccinated and she posted it on twitter when she did. she said hey, let's all do our part. i'm get ting v

older americans in the late 80s, 90s, potentially don't respond quite as well, and people who are immunonk we could move a little faster on a third immunization. i was a little surprised that wasn't specifically mentioned. i think that's what we might look to in the coming weeks. >> dr. fauci just spoke to my colleague andrea mitchell about this pfizer booster. let's listen. >> when they hear that you might need a boost, they may get the impression that the vaccine is not effective. the requirement or not for a boost for a fully-vaccinated person has absolutely nothing at all to do with the effectiveness of the vaccine. it has to do with the durability of the effectiveness. >> so do they need to explain this better to make sure the public has a better understanding of what's happening and has more confidence in the vaccines? >> i think now they have to because pfizer sent out that press release which is very disruptive. they didn't need to do that. now we've got to do some damage control. dr. fauci is right. right now it looks like, except for those two populations i mentioned, the vacci

for cancer, who is on immuno suppressant drugs.stay away from mass gatherings even if i were fully vaccinated. although we are hearing about a few breakthrough infections with delta variant, which is part of the reason for the new masking guidelines, if you are fully vaccinated and going to a place where they're making sure other people are vaccinated or testing negative or masking, you're probably going to be okay. >> and yet, nbc's gabe gutierrez on the "today" show this morning mentioned a stat that made me sit up and pay attention. health officials in los angeles county say fully vaccinated people made up 26% of new infections in the first two weeks of july. now, i know we have all heard it. if you get one of these breakthrough infections, it's going to be mild or moderate. i don't know about you, doctor, but i don't want a mild or moderate case either. i don't want any case of coronavirus. so i guess, when you look at a number like that, what does it tell us, where does it leave us? >> as an e.r. doc, i can tell you even mild

important is that there is a sub set of the population that may need a booster shot and those are immunoised people and elderly people. both moderna and pfizer are running studies now on those populations but we really need the fda and cdc to get involved because we see israel giving third shots to immuno compromised people at this point. >> doctor, great to have you on the show. thank you for being here. >>> two nbc exclusives, the u.s. commander in afghanistan officially stepping down, marking the symbolic end of the war in afghanistan. we are live in kabul with our exclusive interview with general scott miller and the man replacing him. >>> plus, explosive new allegations facebook ignored years of warning about its content being divisive, even dangerous. next up, we are taking you inside the social media giant in a story you will only see here. that's next. that's next. cynthia suarez needed to buy new laptops for her growing team. so she used her american express business card, which lets her earn extra membership rewards points on purchases for her business. now she's the office mvp

or are these folks who are immuno compromised? >> so there are many immuno compromised.st of these patients are transplant, kidney transplant, lung transplants and also some patients with obesity and hypertension. that's the ones we see with covid vaccines. >> do you consider florida right now to be the new epicenter of the unvaccinated pandemic. >> oh, for sure. i think that's our major issue here in florida. >> so right now vaccine mandates by the government appear unlikely, even though if they should be necessary. should there be a vaccine pass system like we're seeing implemented and considered in europe? >> yes. i think so. i think unvaccinated people don't understand it's not only about them, it's about all of us. so that's why a green pass should be implemented. >> obviously there's going to be opposition to that. you heard opposition of this idea of a vaccine passport, but looking at france, where you will need to have a pass in order to get into a bar or a restaurant, what do you say to people who are resistant to that? >> i think it's the only way we can protec

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. >> israel has already vaccinated 2,000 immuno suppressed people with a third dose with no severe adverse events. now we're rol out a national third dose campaign. >> reporter: stanford health dr. maldonado studies show the boost works extremely well but -- >> what the data doesn't show are when we might need those boosters and i'm not quite sure we're ready to say that we need boosters at this moment. >> reporter: pfizer reported that the power of its two-dose vaccines declines slightly every two months. dr. maldonado says more data needs to be analyzed. she also says getting a vaccine is the best way to stay healthy and out of the emergency room. cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> if you go to the state capitol you better have a mask. sacramento joins l.a. and yolo in mandating masks indoors regardless of your vaccination status. the county says the case rates continue to climb due to the delta variant. in sacramento county, just under half of all people are fully vaccinated, well below the 62% statewide. the mandate started at midnight. eight of the nine bay area counties recommend ma

if they're going to a loved one who is immuno compromised isn't vaccinated or couldn't be vaccinatede want them to take the protection to protect others. that was the new science that prompted the guidance. and you know, it was not -- it weighed heavily. i know this is not a message america wants to hear. >> just yesterday you also put out, the cdc did, a new science brief which contained this sentence. these findings along with the early evidence for reduced viral load in vaccinated people who develop covid-19 suggests that any associated transmission risk is likely to be substantially reduced in vaccinated people. so even though that brief came out just yesterday, you're saying that's no longer operative? >> yeah. we are -- this, as i said, the science that prompted this guidance is just days old. and in the coming days you will actually see the published information on the science that motivated this change. >> okay. so can you quantify how much transmission of this new delta variant is coming from vaccinated people? >> what we know is the vast majority -- what you call the sea of

adults who have had organ trance plants or on cancer or other immuno suppressant treatments or living with hiv studies have shown the vaccines may not work as well for them. and this is the population for whom other countries like israel and france have announced plans for boosters already shep >> meg, thanks let's turn it to dr. scott gottlieb now he's also on the boards of pfizer and alumina andis a cnb contributor. doc, thanks. los angeles county the most populous in the country going back to mandating masks for everyone indoors vaccinated or not. right thing to do or no? >> well, look, i think in places where you have dense spread it's prudent to take public health precautions. i think the bottom line is most places are unlikely to do that i think los angeles is most likely to be the exception here. and most of the spread is going to be against the backdrop of very limited precautions so i think individuals in these hot spots around the country who are vulnerable are going to have take measures into their own hands and take precautions if they think they're at risk because a lot o

and signaling a booster may be needed for those immuno-compromised. and protection from the pfizer vaccine may wane over time. >> if there is a third boost which might likely happen, it will be first among the vulnerable. >> reporter: with cases soaring, health experts are trying to get the vaccine holdouts the first shot. one missouri hospital offering new ways to reach the unvaccinated. offering a private setting for people that are afraid to be seen getting the vaccine. >> we have people that came in to get vaccinated, who tried to disguise their appearance. and saying, don't let anybody know i got the vaccine. i don't want my friends to know. >> reporter: the cdc is reporting the vaccinations are rising. about 790,000 in the last 24 hours. the administration is saying it might be the biggest spike since early july. elwyn lopez, abc news, atlanta. >>> and the virus is spreading at the tokyo olympics, raising fears that the games could be canceled. as of today, there are more than 150 confirmed cases linked to the olympics, 16 more than they had on

so vaccinated people could be at risk and if they live at home with unvaccinated family members or immuno family members they should take additional precautions such as wearing masks indoors in public spaces, but that said, we should focus on vaccination. the unvaccinated individuals are the real problem here. anchor: t white house has set a vaccine mandate is not under consideration, but do you think one is inevitable and what do you predict for the fall and what it looks like? >> we are already sing the biden administration is requiring federal workers to be vaccinated. there are mpanies requiring workers if they want to come back in person to be vaccinated. we need to turn to mandates at this point because wneed to see getting the vaccine as we do not driving while intoxicated. you can stay-at-home ended not be around others and drink, if you wish, but you cannot get behind the wheel and harm others. i think we should see not being vaccinated as having the potential to infect others with a potentially deadly disease. that is something that we as a society have to say at some point that

i have been less at risk than my parents, who are older and both immuno compromised. but i still got vaccine for them. some of our friends have children over 12 and under 12 and could be better protected if kids 12-18 were vaccinated. the likelihood that we reach closer to herd immunity, the less incidence of infection. it is incredibly important and it is our responsibility to get vaccinated for ourselves and loved ones and also for those who can't, immuno compromised people and children this is a community action we can take and hope the, the sooner -- and hopefully, the sooner we reach herd immunity, the sooner we reach that threshold for kids and their mental health and their positive development. representative: i think the witnesses for talking about ending the mask mandate. we asked about this in april. given data we had, it should have ended earlier so people could see another benefit to getting vaccinated, other than the lottery system, which i found interesting. thank you. chair clyburn: the chair has returned remotely. i thank all of you. i have questions i

11:00, federal health officials say an advisory panel is set to meet next week to consider whether immuno compromised people can get a booster shot. the top u.s. health leaders have said most people don't need an additional dose but they want to focus on the 2% to 4% of u.s. adults who have a suppressed immune system including cancer patients or people with organ transplants. that meeting is scheduled for next thursday. with all this happening, there is a renewed push to vaccinate young people. the you were c system says it will require all students, staff and faculty to have their shots. and in the south bay, people turned out at a popular hangout. >> reporter: tonight santa clara county chose one of the busiest spots for young people to host a shots clinic. san pedro square. this couple liked the convenience and rode their bikes here. >> i love that it is here. i feel like it is right in my backyard. >> it is the easiest possible way for me to get a vaccine. i like the pop-up. >> reporter: it was slow tonight but keeping in mind, 83% of those eligible in the south bay have at least one

needing hospitalization, said the doctor, are almost always elderly, those with numerous conditions or immunopromised. the cdc is expected to decide in the next week if people in those groups need a third vaccine. she said the real world efficacy of the vaccines is amazing. >> 9.4% of people in the 99.4% in the hospital are unvaccinated. >> reporter: stanford university's school of medicine researchers have just announced their findings on the importance of that second shot of the pfizer and moderna vaccines. they said the second shot is powerful beneficial effects that far exceed those of the first shot. it stimulated a manifold increase in antibody levels. and the doctor had some very good news for the 13 million americans who received the johnson & johnson vaccine. it comes from an area hard hit by covid. >> we haven't seen significant breakthroughs in the johnson & johnson vaccine even though there is a lot of circulating virus in south africa. >> reporter: terry mcscene withy. nbc bay area news. >>> another concern that cases are rising. starting today, masks will be required inside cali

for those immuno limitations are deeply divided on the matter. your correspondence has been looking at how the issue is splitting society. now that more than half of the german population have been fully vaccinated against coven? 19 the debate amongst politicians has moved on to whether that vaccination should entitle people to more freedoms. the presidents of the bond, the stag, things that should, i do not see any constitutional issues for differentiating between those who have been tested on the one hand. and those who have recovered or been vaccinated on the other, since the risk of vaccination is extremely low according to current data. not everyone is convinced of the constitutional fairness of such a device of move. so the german justice minister doesn't think it's right to split society down the lines of the vaccine, and the wax cannot, should stick to the principle that those who have been vaccinated recovered have a negative covered test should retain all their freedoms. the justice minister is against mandatory vaccination, but those b

we are going to need booster shots for those immuno compromised, cancer, recent chemotherapy, it is a long list, nicolle, but we will need booster shots for that group based on studies that have come out. the fda, the cdc will be updating the guidance shortly. i want to clarify that, that booster shots will be needed for a select group of americans. >> you know, it is important to have you underscoring. we're all become armchair epidemiologists, trying to make the best decisions throwing masks in the hands of our family members based on where we are. it is helpful to have the clarity. david plouffe, what i come to you on, and ron klain and the president on, this is sort of eyes wide open in the country. the president's calculation seems to be that we are down but we need to get back up. it is the president's view and the chief of staff's view that we can do the things we need to do. i wonder if you can sort of speak to the sort of singling mitch mcconnell. both ron klain and the president did that. they're obviously seeing some usefulness and need to have allies on the other side of

dr gandhi says the elderly and people who are immuno compromised, however, could need a booster shotr than the rest of the population. google is scheduled to reopen its bay area offices tomorrow morning. the mountain view based company will allow its local workers to return to the office on a voluntary basis. google won't require them to be vaccinated, but the workers who don't disclose their vaccination status will be required to wear masks and undergo weekly test for covid-19. virgin galactic founder richard branson says his childhood dream of blasting off to space has been realized. fox news jeff paul tells us the 71 year old branson made the trip nine days ahead of billionaire jeff bastos. it was. it wasn't really billionaire richard branson, celebrating what he calls a dream of a lifetime after he successfully made it to space on his own virgin galactic aircraft. i have dreamt to this moment since i was a kid, and that honestly, nothing could prepare you for the view of a from space. branson along with re virgin employees, and two pilots launched into space on sunday. board v s

a booster made be needed for the immuno compromise. >> early data suggests that protection from the vaccinet over time. >>> with the effort to get people vaccinated intensifies, the new york mayor is calling for coronavirus vaccinations that work . goldman sachs and jp morgan chase are making it mandatory for all u.s. staff to disclose their vaccination status. various hospitals and private schools around the country including 400 colleges and universities are following suit. >>> get ready to wait if you're trying to renew or get a passport, people lined up today outside the van nuys post office and southern california to reduce the backlog of applications. the department of state closed many of its offices during the pandemic that was they shut down its online passport system. scammers are looking them to resell appointments, it takes a two weeks to get a passport with expedited service taken 12 weeks. >>> a jet fuel shortage may affect your next flight. the increase with air travel and firefighting aircraft is putting a strain on fuel supply. there is a need for tanker truck drivers. ther

the health officer recommended fully vaccinated people along with those 65 or older or immuno compromised to wear masks indoors as a precautionary measure. so far we have not learned of any bay area counties issuing these type of recommendations. taking a quick look at the covid cases here in the bay area, that 7-day average per 1,000 people increased in some counties. we mentioned the break through cases here north of here in sonoma county, and there was an outbreak at a homeless shelter, and nine of the 59 people affected were hospitalized and six of them were vaccinated, and they are not sure if the delta variant is at play here but officials concerned about the outbreak in yolo county and concerned about the prevalence of the delta variant and that's why they are asking folks to wear masks indoors. >> thank you. >>> look forward to an extra $250 in your bank account today, maybe more. families are getting their check from the extended child tax credit. "today in the bay"'s tracy spots is live for -- tracie potts. >> so it could have an impact in the family budget. those other areas th

maldonado said the vaccine is for those who vaccinated or immuno- compromised people. kumasi? >>> sacramento county is the latest in the state to issue a mask mandate indoors in response to rising covid cases. it joins yolo. we asked mayor london breed to see if her office is considering a mandate here. >> yes, we are looking at a mandate for both unvaccinated people. yes. we are looking at a vaccine for those who are not just city employees. >>> governor newsom will meet and talk about wildfire prevention. the president is getting regular updates >>> the dixie fire in butte and plumas has burned more than 350 square miles. it is 23% contained. >>> all right. let's take a look at what's going on with those droughts and the reservoirs, especially. what you can see right there is the ditches from last week to this week and the red is getting so much more prevalent. it's a side by side map that nearly half of our state now classified in that highest level as you can see in the darker side. it includes the bay area, also all of alameda county and santa clara county are in that exc

committee holding a meeting this afternoon to discuss whether to consider covid booster shots for immunoadvisory committee essentially saying that the fda would need to weigh in on this and essentially give authorization for additional dose of the covid vaccine before they could officially vote and make a recommendation for the shot that said a lot of members of the committee acknowledged this is getting away if them and a lot of folks who are immuno compromised are seeking third shots. they are more likely to get severely ill from covid. studies have shown a third dose can boost their response at least for some folks. so there's an acknowledgment of the urgency of this and the fact that it could be useful and also acknowledgment this success recommended in other countries like israel and france, but not making it official recommendation to do so yet although acknowledging this needs to be considered and figured out. >> we asked dr. fauci yesterday. he didn't give a definitive answer on the booster question one of the great homes with mrna it was easy to respond to a new variant, they co

there may be certain individuals, people who are immuno compromised, who may benefit from a third vaccine. the two doses of pfizer and moderna and the one dose johnson & johnson protect you very well. >> dr. jha, how worried are you that this could play into vaccine hesitancy as we heard from elizabeth cohen's report and discourage people from getting vaccinated? >> you know, i hope that doesn't happen. as dr. wren said, we have to be guided by evidence and science. the evidence and science is very clear that two shots is incredibly protective. we're seeing the infection rip through unvaccinated communities. those are people ending up in the hospital and often dying. the key here, don't be distracted by boosters or third shots. get two shots and you'll be protected. >> you certainly will be. dr. wren, clearly experts want more data on whether the vaccines are losing efficacy. boosters down the road aren't out of the question, are they? >> no. we do need more data. this is something i wish the cdc will do more of, which is to collect data on breakthrough infections, infections that occur i

even if they're vaccinated themselves, may be living at home with unvaccinated family members or immuno compromised family members. those individuals should take precautions. now the message from the cdc sounds like there's something wrong with the vaccine or the vaccinated. neither of those things are true. the vaccines are still good at protecting you. >> the vaccination rate across the country by age group. if you look at older americans, 50-65, 60-75, pretty substantial vaccination rates. school age children, 12-15, only 20% fully vaccinated. 16, 17-year-olds, about 40% vaccinated. 43% in the 18-24 group. the new mask guidance also says -- remember, just a month ago they were saying if you're vaccinated in school, you can maybe not wear a mask. now they're saying everybody in k-12 should wear a mask. is that the right retreat, if you will? >> yes. this is exactly the right policy. i was very concerned at the time when they released the cdc school guidance because it sounded like school administrators or teachers would have to be figuring out who was vaccinated in a classroom. if you

do you want someone in your family that's immuno compromised to get this and end up in the hospital,d their fears and worries are. that's the way to overcome it. the i don't think it the place of mandating it though of course a business can. the question about the emergency use authorization with that, legal scholars are mostly saying we can mandate it. i think we should try the conversation. jacqui: to your point when the f.d.a. approval finally comes out and hopefully that will address some concerns from the resistant population. there are reports the white house there he be ma booster shots necessary for seniors or-- in some places. have you seen that? >> we're looking at people with cancer, auto immune diseases, and whether or not they need a shot. the general population seems to be well-covered against the delta variant. pfizer is working on a booster and presented data to the nih and had. hs and that doesn't convince them that the immunity is wearing off. as the vaccine goes on, it gives you better protection against the variants. there will come a time for boosters. we're not

many countries have successively vaccinated the elderly, those that are immuno compromise, transplant those at severe risk. romaine: this is not totally unexpected even when we started down this path of vaccinations, there was a lot of talk about new variants popping up in the need to reformulate some of these vaccines. what do we know about the process for doing that? dr. hansoti: so, the vaccines are currently and constantly being evaluated and trying to identify the genomic sequencing. the sequencing is making sure that the vaccine mrna matches the mutations. it is a process, but we know how to do this, we do it every single year with the flu. every year we are prepared with a new flu vaccine, so it is not beyond the realms of our capabilities. romaine: are we at a stage where we have to start thinking about these covid variants as an annual shot that folks will need presuming that they are willing to take them? dr. hansoti: i think it is likely, to be honest. i think that this will be something like the flu that sticks with us, and that regular and repetitive vaccinations will be

there is one small exception, and those are people are immuno suppressed, for rheumatoid arthritis, organ transplant recipients. we are they are less likely to have an adequate immune response after their first set of vaccines. that might be the one group that it is indicated for but right now i don't want to focus on giving people a third shot of vaccine. i want more americans to get their first shots of vaccine. that's the problem we're facing. not waning immunity. >>> well, a knew age of space travel is dawning according to the billionaire who just made his own out of this world voyage. >> 3, 2, 1, release, release, release. >> we'll discuss what richard branson's journey could mean for the budding future of space tourism. so, are you gonna buy the car? please! if i could just go home, and discuss things with my wife- i've been here all weekend. you can leave anytime you want. no! ahhh! never go to a dealership again. well, that was painless. go to vroom.com, buy a car and we'll deliver it straight to you. (vo) singing, or speaking. reason, or fun. daring, or thoughtful. sensitive, or

breakthrough cases do happen, typically they're in high risk individuals, those older than 65 or immunopromised. we should be calm. we're making significant progress. areas of concern are areas where there's not enough vaccination uptake rate. for those who are high risk, you're likely going to be getting a booster shot come fall. you will be protected as well. >> keep calm and get vaccinated if you haven't been already. thanks for that clarity. >>> still ahead, house minority leader kevin mccarthy names the five republicans who will sit on the select committee to investigate the capitol riot if house speaker nancy pelosi says so. republicans who contested the results of the election. >>> also ahead, an historic launch, jeff bezos rockets off to the stars and comes home with big dreams for the future of the space race. later, the wildfires burning across the west are so big and so intense, they're affecting the weather clear across the country. ey're affecting the weather clear across the country. ♪ when technology is easier to use... ♪ barriers don't stand a chance. ♪ that's why we'll

at home with people who are unvaccinated or young children, for example, or other people who are immunoomised and may be at risk for severe illness, you may still want to be wearing a mask in indoor places if you are surrounded by unvaccinated people. that's why proof of vaccination is going to be increasingly important as we move forward because we want to ensure that the unvaccinated are not posing a threat to people who are vaccinated. >> you and i both have children who are not eligible for the vaccine at this point. how worried are you about your kids and should parents be behaving differently right now, going back to some of those mitigation measures even if they're vaccinated? >> i am worried about our children because when we look at the numbers of people who are getting infected and hospitalized, over 95% of people getting hospitalize you now are people who are not vaccinated. we are seeing younger people getting ill in larger numbers. we as parents, if we are vaccinated that certainly protects us a lot from spreading it to our children, but it doesn't protect us 100%. so my hu

just last week i had a tell telemedicine visit with people who immuno compromised, people who have had a transplant, are recovering from cancer, may have had lupus. your doctor can look at your risk factors. even though we don't have any studies about getting this booster, i think in the next few weeks cdc is going to recommend a third shot. for you, i would say layer up that protection, make wise decisions as to where you're going and wait until we have the official recommendation of getting a third shot. >> we have so many more questions. i'm going to post it on my twitter @pamela brown cnn. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> the covid health crisis is igniting weekend protests across the world. in paris some of the demonstrations turned violent. protesters are rejecting mandatory vaccinations for health care workers and a proposed extension of the country's health pass system. mandated vaccines for health care workers unleashing violent protests in athens. australians took to the streets in sydney to show their anger at the possible extension of a month-long lockdown. it's due to

family members are immuno compromised, think about what we as individuals need to do to protect them. those kind of conversations framed in respect and love go a lot further. it is harder work than putting up a sign or meme but i think that's where the work needs to happen and we need to be willing to come to the table, not just throw disparaging remarks about people's political orientation. >> this misinformation comes from a lot of different sources, sometimes it is just people being ignorant or people reading anything they see and sometimes there's political polarization that is rooted in misinformation. recent "the washington post" abc news poll found that among those that say they're not likely to get vaccinated, 6% are democrats, 47% are republicans. did you ever see this coming that politics would be ever so persuasive in who gets vaccinated, who doesn't? >> it is different than other vaccines. when you look at who doesn't get childhood vaccines for their children, or strong anti-vaccination, some are extreme liberals, and it is just its own entity in terms of being anti-vax. c

one thing i will say, people immuno compromised or medical conditions, i recommend take the extra step and consider putting on a mask. >> jeff, when i heard president biden blaming facebook for misinformation, i heard a lot of frustration that we seem to be essentially stuck, averaging 380,000 doses of vaccine a day nationwide, down from around 3.4 million in mid april. and there's a new poll showing among adults that haven't gotten the shot, half say because they don't trust the government, and that's a number, you can see it here. that's gone up in recent months. if you're in the government, what do you do about that? >> it is a great question, chris. the white house is well aware of the limits of presidential persuasion when it comes to messaging safety and effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines. one of the reasons last week, the white house partnered with a pop star, brought her to try to boost vaccine acceptance with younger people. beyond that, the president for months now has been saying the most convincing vaccine messages come from folks people know directly, whether it is their p

systems, those who are transplant patients, cancer chemotherapy, autoimmune diseases that are on immuno-suppressive regimens, those people, if there will be a third boost will be among first the vulnerable, and a acip, which met july 22nd, they looked discussed that in some detail and might push us in that direction. >> let's talk about the origins of the virus. you and senator rand paul exchanged tough words a few days ago where each of you accused the other of not telling the truth. take listen to some excerpts of that. >> dr. fauci, knowing it is a crime to lie to congress, do you wish to retract your statement of may 11th where you claimed that the nih never funded research in wuhan? >> senator paul, you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly. and i want to say that officially. you do not know what you are talking about. if anybody is lying here, senator, it is you. >> i want to take a sec to explain to our viewers what this was about. for those exploring whether covid originated at the wuhan institute of virology or if it was a natural origin, there's questions whether or not ni

rtn everybody should be going t and thinking aboutnear term boo or immuno compromised.he data does not show the general population should be getting booster shots any time soon. >> thank you. >>> if you've been vaccinated when should you get tested for covid-19? there are two scenarios for when you'd want to seek out a test. if you've had prolonged and close contact with someone who has a confirmed covid-19 infection so we're talking about being in the same room with them for more than 15 minutes and closer than six feet in distance. that's the first instance. also if you've developed symptoms that could be covid-19 related. >> you're going to have symptoms like a cold. runny nose. stuffy nose. tickle to the back of the throat. sore throat. these may progress into fevers and muscle aches. >> dr. hong says it's important to get tested to protect those around you. many bay area counties say there are plenty of covid-19 testing appointments available through urgent care clinics and commercial providers. >>> if you have any questions about the covid-19 vaccines like needing

just those who are unvaccinated but also those who have gotten both doses of the vaccine and are immuno conditions. all that said, right now it is up to individual businesses, employers or schools to make that decision whether or not to mandate a vaccine. for now, the congressman is right, it is a personal choice. i just hope that people make the choice that protected not just themselves but also their friends and family. >> that's key. it's not just about what's best for your personally. it's about what's best for others. i want to look at canada. canada, as we know, also has social media. it has less access to vaccines. yet it is surpassing the u.s. our correspondent there said the only difference there is it's not as politically divisive. >> i agree completely. in the e.r. i talk to patients who have chosen not to be vaccinated. the things they tell me accord with some of their other political beliefs. they're hearing things on social media or from friends in family that go in a certain direction, that make it feel like it's part of who they are as a person, when in fact it should be

one important exception is people who are immuno suppressive therapy, may benefit from third immunization. i think we need to sort it out. there's going to be discussion between leaders of health and human services and pfizer to sort it out. when publicly available data, we don't need it for the delta variant unless they have specific information that none of us have seen, which is quite possible. bottom line is yes, we need a third immunization. number of us have been saying that for a number of months. i don't necessarily think we need it now unless pfizer can produce information that tells us otherwise. >> peter, cases are up 16% across the nation but deaths are down 25%. is that telling us people in the highest risk categories are vaccinated, which is good news, those that are getting sick are maybe younger people not going to get very sick? >> sort of. so you're right. this phase of the epidemic has a different flavor. so many older americans are vaccinated, but so many young adults, adolescents are not in the south. many states in the south, fewer than 20% of adolescents are vaccina

if you're immuno compromised or you have one of these pre-existing conditions that covid comes for, you ought to put that mask back on. number three, if you work in hospitality, restaurant, retail, where you're just seeing hundreds of people each day. your chances because of all those interactions go up. even if you are vaccinated, we strongly recommend that you wear a mask. we're looking at a number of different factor. first there are the cases. that's concerning. second, there is the hospitalizations. those that end up on a ventilator, which we don't want to see. and then there is even the breakdown of the vaccinated versus unvaccinated. and how many breakthrough or reinfection cases that we're seeing. thankfully, i have a great team of scientists, doctors, strong public health, strong hospital systems. we listen. we'll have the courage to do what's necessary but it is really cheer where we are right now. there is one and only one answer. get vaccinated. it protects you from the most aggressive form of covid that we have ever seen. it provides you huge protection. this isn't just me.

however, if one of those is immuno compromised or has a medical condition, natural immunization goesong way, wearing a mask, not going to large concerts yet indoors, if you will. >> speaking of large indoor places people gather like schools, your organization felt it was necessary to recommend universal masking in schools. you made some waves with that. tell me why you made the choice, why now. >> yeah. absolutely. thank you for the opportunity. couple things to emphasize. all throughout the pandemic, we have had guidance on safe return to schools and we have a lot of guidance about covid related issues and review it every 30 days to see if there's new information or reason to update that guidance. that's the case for school guidance as you point out. we have a lot of new and continually evolving information. also know schools are getting ready to go back in person. another important thing to emphasize here, our guidance emphasizes it is essential for children to get back to in person school, and that we can do that safely, and guidance leans out a road map to do that and way to do i

immuno compromised people in this country.the courts have said pretty clearly when you have a public health interest like that and you have a safe, effective vaccine, we can have people for their community responsibility get vaccinated. i think there are other areas besides health care where we have to put our obligation to other people ahead of our own personal obligations and choices. if you're in the military, if you're a first responder, if you're a schoolteacher, all of those situations where your job entails doing something for the benefit of others, the obligation to get a vaccine, it seems to me, is pretty clear cut. >> thanks for your great insights. >>> coming up next, the olympic news that nobody expected. a day after admitting she felt immense pressure to compete, simone biles pulls out of the team competition. what does that mean for her quest for gold? we'll talk about it coming up. quest for gold we'll talk about it coming up. ms struggle to get reliable transportation to their medical appointments. that's why i