leana wen, joining us from baltimore.take that one step further from your column available on --.com, one study found 20% of children still have at least one persistent symptom 120 days after diagnosis. there are more variants emerging that could lead to a surge in infections especially in parts of the country with low vaccination rates. those on vaccinated are stuck in an in-between place because we are vaccinated but our children are not. you made that point just a moment ago. among states with low vaccination rates including wyoming and alabama. guest: that is right. and we are seeing that even though the number of infections overall in the u.s. is declining, thankfully, we have gone through such a difficult time as a country and have lost more than 600,000 americans, thankfully we are in a better place and i do not think you're going to see nearly the type of hospitalizations and deaths that we did in the months passed. however, there are parts of the country that are actually going through surges right now. npr did a

leana wen.r anyone who might still be on the fence, what would you say? >> we have thrive vaccines here in the u.s. that have been proved to go effective johnson & johnson has the benefit of a one-dote vaccine, if you're a young woman under the age of 50, you may consider either of the other two, but all of the investigation thus far i think should reassure the american people that our federal health officials are prioritizing safety, first and foremost. the plant that's in part producing the johnson & johnson here in baltimore, where they found some doses are not able to be used, but some are, that shows the regulatory processes are work ing. >>> there are fears that the delta variant could be the dominant strain here in the u.s. what concerns you most? >> in fact, the most contagious variant to date, the alpha variant originating in it is you can. in the you can the delta variant has already taken over, crowding out that already extremely contagious variant, the alpha variant. that could happe

leana wen on what we'll be looking for. good to see you doc.meaningful weekend with the family. am i right that this will be the demarcation that when we see the hospitalizations and cases two weeks from now, we'll have a fully true picture of where we stand? >> maybe. i think you could be right, because in some ways this was the first big stress test. we have restrictions lifted en masse, people going about their normal lives. we know that in the past after major holidays and an increase in travel that we then had a substantial uptick in the rate of infections so maybe we will see an increase. but i think there are two other things that are more likely. one is we see a plateauing. right now we have a decline in the number of cases. if we get a plateau at a high level, that's worrisome -- >> wait a minute. let's go one at a time, leana. you think much faster than i do. if we see a plateauing, okay, then my counter would be, cases are still going down. the rate may not be getting better and better, but at least they're still going down and every

leana wen.he is the former health commissioner for the city of baltimore and the author of the upcoming become "lifelines, a doctor's journey in the fight for public health." and, sanjay, you know, dr. fauci said he is concerned about the delta variant. that's the variant, first seen in india. concerned about it becoming dominant in the united states. do you share those concerns? and what is, particularly, worrying about that variant? >> well, it -- it is a more transmissible variant. and so, as we've seen now, in the past, if something is more transmissible, it -- it essentially starts to outpace the other-existing variants out there. so, there is about 6% sort of presence of this variant now, in this country. but it's likely to continue to crowd out the other variants. i am worried about it for people who are unvaccinated. i mean, this is -- this is the conversation we've been having, for some time. the -- the vaccine, against the variants. that's the race. what we know is that the vaccine, if

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leana wen, the foreman he -- former health commissioner of baltimore, also an emergency room physicianis touting 300 million covid vaccines here in the united states, but also expressing concern that this new delta variant threatens our progress. are we vaccinating quickly enough to stay ahead of this? >> first of all, i do want to commend president biden and the biden administration for their incredible work. 300 million doses, vaccinations done in the first 150 days, that is a real accomplishment. i do agree it's a lot further than we might have predicted. if you told us back in december that's where we would be, that's amazing. at the same time, in a sense the delta variant is already winning. we went from 1% of the delta variant in the u.s. to 6% to now almost 10% of all the variants here. we've already seen what happens in the u.k., that younger people, people who are unvaccinated, they are driving the surge in the u.k. and that could very well happen in the u.s. as well. if you're not yet vaccinated, for anyone 12 and older, please go and get the vaccine today. >> the president s

leana wen, former health commissioner for the city of baltimore. dr. wen, great to see you.does it pose to unvaccinated americans? >> jessica, that's the could question. those who are fully vaccinated are very well protected, even against this delta variant. those pavlly vaccinated. if you only got one dose of the two-dose vaccine, they are not protected. actually, we find in studies, if you only got one dose, you're only about 30% protected. so definitely get the second dose. if you're not vaccinated, if you have a variant more contagious, you can't let down your guard at all. if you're around others also unvaccinated, the risen is higher, because we're also see in other countries this variant appears to be lead to go more hospitalizations and more severe illness. bottom line, if you're not vaccinated, the threat of the delta variant should be one other call to action to you to get vaccinated now. >> it is important for people to understand this is a game changer in a way. you hear some people who say i made it through all of this, i'm not going to get t. i'm not going to g

leana wen, a former baltimore health commis commissioner thank you both. on thursday, dr.er, you spoke out strongly against the emergency use authorization for children under 12. what are your key concerns? >> first of all, thank you very much for the opportunity to talk with you, and dr. wen this afternoon. let me make a few introductory points. first of all, the availability of the vaccines that are present throughout the united states and other parts of the world are truly remarkable. we are so fortunate to have access to these vaccines. as you know, the rates of covid-19 cases, the rates of hospitalization, the rates of deaths are plummeting. that's in very large part to the remarkable safety and efficacy of these vaccines. there's no question, no discussion that adults should avail themselves of these vaccines. that is not in discussion, and i don't think anyone disputes that. the issue comes when we look at disease rates in children who are under 18, and even among adlessants until 24 years of age. if at the look at the most recent data from the cdc, and anyone can a

leana wen is joining us. thanks for joining us. what do you think?tially a game changer? >> potentially, yes. in the u.s. there are 6 million people living with alzheimer's disease. right now the only treatments that we have for alzheimer's is treating the symptoms. we know this is a progressive disease that results in worsening memory, worsening cognitive function. so if there is something that could slow the decline, the progression of this disease, that would be a real game changer. although we should keep in mind that first of all this is to treat early onset disease, not advanced disease. there are these side effects, potentially brain swelling, brain bleeding even. and also that the effectiveness is something we don't fully understand just yet. even if it is effective, it's not going to reverse the cognitive decline, but it could slow it down. that could be the game changing part. >> some experts have criticized the fda for pushing this drug through its accelerated approval program, meaning more research into its potential benefits might be nee

leana wen joins me now.eport the vaccines work against covid variants. that is great news. but how long might it be before a variant emerges that's resistant to the vaccines? >> that's a really good question, pamela. and i think the answer that i have to give and people need to be getting here is we just don't know. if there's anything we learned during covid-19 is how much we need to be humble in the face of this virus. it's certainly possible that new variants will develop. in fact, it's certain new variants will develop. it's possible that some of them may render the vaccines that we have slightly less effective. are they going to be completely ineffective? probably not. but this is another reason why those who are unvaccinated should be vaccinated as soon as possible and why we need to be developing therapeutics because in the foreseeable future we are going to have people who get sick from covid-19. and ideally we'll have something like tama flu for influenza where someone can take an oral pill to preve

leana wen. what does the rallying cry sound like?d, and fur vaccinated you are well protected from getting the coronavirus, and if you are not you are still at high risks. let's prevent the next people from dying. i also think the president will be laying out even more steps on making vaccinations the easy and convenient choice, trying to eliminate all barriers and making sure people know it's free, and making transportation available and we are expecting child care initiatives and other things employers can do to facility vaccinations. it's important for the individuals and for their family and for everybody around them and their community as well. >> we have seen a lot of incentives lately, free beer and free cruises and free baseball tickets and free college and cash prizes and so much more. are these incentives paying off and what other strategies could be deployed to reach people who have not gotten vaccinated at this point? >> incentives can help, and for some individuals it will be an important motivator. i think two things ha

leana wen, dr. wen, it is good to have you.re is the really important cdc safety advisory group meeting yesterday. that did find a likely association between a very rare heart condition, inflammation of the heart muscle and the mrna vaccines between teenagers and age 30. and so that is the pfizer and moderna vaccine but it is very rare. i lay this out because they went on to say, but, the risk from covid and complications with covid outaway the risk of myocarditis. what is the take to vaccine your kid. >> the big take home is that the risk of this very rare and by the way wild effect of myocarditis is much lower than the very real and significant effect of getting covid-19 disease. so the cdc did a very thorough analysis and found there were 323 cases of myocarditis into this group of individuals under the age of 30. the vast majority of this group had very mild symptoms and recovered fully. that needs to be compared with fact that now 33% of all of the new infections are in adolescents and young adults and since april, more th

leana wen. good morning.hat i found to be a really important piece that you wrote for "the washington post" about the origins, right? because that's what we're talking about now. and here is what you wrote. you wrote, as a physician, i believe it is crucial to understand the origin of the pandemic to prevent future ones. as a chinese american, i worry that unproven speculation could increase racist attacks against chinese people and further fuel anti-asian hate. you have experienced an uptick in racist hate mail above the steady baseline levels you've received since the beginning of the pandemic. can you speak to this on both fronts? >> poppy, i definitely think it's important for us to get to the bottom of how we got coronavirus. how we got covid-19. and a lot of scientists still believe in the animal spillover theory only because there have been so many other diseases that came from animals to humans, including sars and mers. two other coronaviruses that emerged from the bat coronavirus to an intermediate a

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