marc siegel thanks and it's always good to talk to you. >> good to see you kennedy. by the minute, the campaign to oust the california government just went from unlikely to unavoidable. they say his approval rating is sinking like a car full of chubby clouds and a new poll by the berkeley institute of governmental studies, governors job approval is at 46%. it was 64% just four months ago. 1.3million californians have already signed the petition to recall leaving just to hunt a thousand words ago with pandemic failures continues as hospitals are full there, businesses still closed. and schools shuttered as well. so will governor newsom finally get was coming to him? join me now former given the tory at candidate john cox is here pretties played a large role in the recall effort has been named someone considering a run for governor if governor newsom is in fact recalled. welcome to the show. >> will great to be with you, kennedy. i love your show. and my mom was a chicago public school teacher she would be horrified to see with the union bosses are doing. i think the t

marc siegel is here to assess the science behind this. good to see you. >> good to see you, tucker. follow the science said president biden. but that may not apply to teacher's unions. what is the the science? it's clearer every day. there's this huge study out of north carolina of 90,000 kids and teachers that showed only 32 cases of covid and even 770 in the community itself. clearly covid is not spreading in schools the way it is in the community. so follow the science, open the schools and sure enough. cdc director rachelle walinski said it as much. yes, teachers should be a priority to be vaccinated but that's not the step. i looked. i saw jen psaki saying that she was talking in her personal capacity. wait a minute. personal capacity? you mean as the head of infectious diseases? that's her personal capacity? anyway, moving on from that, they should be opening the schools, tucker. right here in the front lines in new york city, a teacher went on a zoom call today, tucker, to his middle school children. he announced our middle schools are opening finally on february 25. he said

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marc siegel is a professor of medicine and fox news contributor and joins us now.n i saw the story yesterday i'm glad you are on the show today. if case numbers percentage-wise are both going down and hospitalizations and deaths are down. florida opening up and california closed, what does the science say? >> you know what it does tell us, dana, what we've known. all of the draconian measures are lockdowns are excessive and have great public health costs. they decrease the economic damage -- it's enormous. the rate of depression is up dramatically. 25% of all americans are clinically depressed now, many more are anxious. if you can't go outside or go to a restaurant or a business, look at these two states. florida and california. similar weather, warm, right? california closed its outdoor restaurants even though the restaurants spent a lot of money getting ready with an outdoor footprint. in both states we're having currently about 8,000 cases per 100,000. hospitalizations about 20 to 25 people per 100,000. almost identical. yet florida opened, california closed. i

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marc siegel is here to assess the science behind this. you. >> good to see you, tucker.ee follow the science said president biden. but that may not apply to teacher's unions. what is the science?te it's becoming clearer every day. the longer schools stay closed the more mental health problems. there's this huge study out of north carolina of 90,000 kids and teachers that showed only 32 cases of covid and 770 in the community itself. clearly covid is not spreading in schools the way it is in the community. so follow the science. open the schools and sure enough. cdc director rachelle walinski said as much. she said it more than once. yes, teachers should be a priority to be vaccinated but that's not the step. i looked. i saw press secretary jen psaki saying that she was talking in her personal capacity. wait a minute. personal capacity?naty you mean as the head of infectious diseases? at massachusetts general? that's her personal capacity? anyway, moving on from that, they definitely should be opening the schools, tucker. i'll tell you why

marc siegel here to assess this troubling story. great to see you, doctor.ne of these labs? >> absolutely not, tucker. here's the secret. the future of medicine has to do with individualized dna, massive amounts of bio data that will predict our diseases before we even get them. whoever has that information is going to control health care in a world and china knows that. so bgi group is the biggest of these companies that works directly with the chinese government. it took a $1.5 billion amount from the government just in 2010 alone. i and last march, while we were focusing on washington state and their poor testing of the new disease, covid-19, so was bgi ai group, tucker. they went over there, they offered to build a huge lab, do all the testing that was needed. they offered it to new york,ng california, to five states. you know what happened? our own intelligence community d said there is no free lunch.ty but that didn't stop bgi group. they are involved in 60 countries across the world, involved in investing heavily in our health care sector. our hospita

marc siegel talking about reopening america's schools.smission rates are too low to keep kids out of the classroom. our next guest is a senior author of that study, dr. tracy help. doctor, thank you for being here. and we had a unique opportunity to study kids in wisconsin and we had 5,000, more than 5,500 students and we had a 37% lower rate of covid in classes and in the schools that out in the community. we had a very limited spread it. only the seven cases shown to be transmitted over the 13 weeks within the school, with up to 41.6% test positivity rate in the community. >> sandra: he went as far to say as it goes against the science to keep kids out of the classroom. school reopening snow a tiered system for reopening is not based on science. we had up to 40% test positivity rate in our study and minimal disease spread in schools, none to teachers and that's really important doctor because you still have so many teachers in some specific areas saying, i won't return to the classroom unless we are all vaccinated. >> that's right. we f

marc siegel joins us to assess. s doctor, great to see you. when are the schools opening?ut? >> yes, i did. unfortunately here's what i figured out. you and i coined the term "follow the signs." now everybody says it. you know what it means? code word for political expediency. follow the e signs if it agrees with you, if the cdc says what you wanted to say you're not finding the teachers unions. then it's sacrosanct. but otherwise they are pushing too hard, you say it's only a recommendation for the vice president. only a recommendation, only a guideline. here's what it actually says. though outbreaks do occur in school settings, multiples studies have shown that transmission and school settings is typically lower than or similar to levels of community transmission. cdc and the same guidelines is clear. kids don't get sick very often. they don't transmitted to teachers. they have mild cases.o schools need to be open. why is this political expediency occurring? why is the cdc moving the goldca goalposts and hyper focusing on so-called red zones? or community spread. we have

marc siegel joins us to assess. doctor, thanks so much for coming out. the minds of a lot of people, we talk about this a ton on the show, had so much promise, it was going to mean mike could return to normal. now it doesn't seem like it means anything, or am i misreading that? >> you are not misreading that. goalposts are being moved, and i will say from the start i think the vaccine is a ticket to see and grandma and mom all over again. would let me start on a lighter note, tucker. reykjavik iceland, hooray for reykjavik, because they are a having a vaccine passport. you're going to say to me, it's the middle of the winter, it's 30 degrees -- >> tucker: obviously i'm not getting a passport. >> it's gorgeous they are. last night, i went to madison square garden, and you know what, it was muted and there was hardly a hot dog insight. you know the worst thing about it, tucker, i couldn't use my vaccine passport to get in. they made me do a test, and i'm thinking to myself, this is the poor messaging from the government again because tucker, the vaccine it

marc siegel talk tonight with the fda commissioner about exactly where we stand, good evening. >> today, president biden visited the national institutes of health and spoke about vaccines. >> we are on track for enough supply for 300 million americans by the end of july. >> a white house official issued a correction -- we expected the vaccines by the end of summer, what might take longer is vaccinations, getting supply two shots in arms but the white house hasn't put a timeline on the second part. dr. francis collins hosted the president today. i spoke to him on sirius xm, his excitement about the vaccines and their crucial role was palpable. >> we didn't know it was going to be this good but if there was ever a time we need something to be this good at this was it. >> i also spoke to new acting fda commissioner dr. janet woodcock who is long been the fda's director overseeing drug evaluation and research. former fda boss dr. scott gottlieb tweeted after her appointment, she will represent the fda's prerogatives well in a time of crisis and advance the interest of consumers and patients

rachel: here to react is fox news medical contributor marc siegel. dr. siegel, welcome.ople who are truly vulnerable? >> well, you know, rachel, i don't have the inside scoop on this one, but i will say that we know that dr. rachel levine, who's currently up to be assistant hhs secretary, is a pediatrician, and she was the secretary of health in pennsylvania up until just a couple weeks ago. and she said in december that children should not be prioritized for the covid-19 vaccine. now, pediatricians' offices are adept at giving vaccines. some of them are saying they're taking these 12,000 doses and giving them to grand parents or very high-risk kids, but listen, here's the real problem: only the pfizer vaccine is even approved down to the anal of 16. moderna you can't get until 18, is they're going to end up with shots they won't have the right people to give it to. some children do keep going to their pediatrician til they're 20, but ideally, this wouldn't be the first place you would send that vaccine. will: here's what the pennsylvania department of health is saying:

marc siegel. good morning to you.bate going on for weeks if not months about schools and reopening and how you do it. dana and i had an interesting experience in florida over the weekend with the super bowl yesterday trying to see what the future for american life is. there is a great piece in the "wall street journal" over the weekend covid will be with us perhaps forever. not a pandemic, an endemic. it comes around all the time like the flu. if that's the case we have to figure out how to live with it and i think this game was an interesting tell for what a lot of people in america are going to learn very soon, marc. >> that's a great way to open here. it is a shifting target though, let's remember the vaccine is a piece of this, too. we never thought we were going to get vaccines that were 95% effective, never. that changes the game. so the roll-out of the vaccine changes what covid will look like in the future, as does the increase of home testing and the ability to know whether you have it or not. you are right,

marc siegel is medical contributor and we're happy to have him join us to assess this.d to see you. >> good to see you. when you move the goal post hope is replaced by despair. public health needs to be consistent. a lot of the emphasis were put on the vaccines which is why i'm really glad to see dr. mitch katz of all people who is the c.e.o. of the health and the hospitals corporations right here in failing new york city, the right arm of mayor bill de blasio say on monday at a press conference hey, this vaccine, i'm extremely excited about it. it works. and it's the way back. he said it's the way back. he also said my 98-year-old father i think and my 93-year-old mother are now going to take visitors from their children. i was so happy to see that, tucker. especially when you consider what is public health anyway? it's an overall cost, isn't it? there was a big study out of boston in september that said that the 25% of americans are suffering from clinical depression. that means that 75 or 100% of americans that is you and me and everyone have some anxiety or depressi

marc siegel. thank you for joining us. because we hear so much about what's going on. one of the studies that i came across is that our kids are gaining weight. there is more screen time. there is a lot less moving around. they are not walking to school, many of them. there's all these other consequences of the lockdown. >> hi, rachel. absolutely. playgrounds are close. children are in front of computer screens even if they have a computer. they are doing binge eating. they are doing comfort food snacking. there's nobody there to remind them of anything. there's no fruit or vegetables. can you remember back to 2010 with the hunger free kids act of 2010? happy hunger free kids act which said school had to have fruits and vegetables in them. that actually brought down weight. 1 out of 3 children in the united states are overweight or obese to begin with. when we have this situation, we are a growing amount of depression. we have 25% increase visits for mental health emergencies from children. not to mention all the anxiety a

marc siegel has more. >> hi, shannon. beyond the enormous damage inflicted by covid is the damage to the american spirit. the pinnacle of football is the super bowl taking place this sun. there's concern that super bowl parties are not just filled with chicken wings and pizza but could become super spreader events president what about the gustav itself? governor desantis of florida announced phase 3 reopening december 25, which included reopening stadiums to full capacity. the jacksonville jaguars, the miami dolphins and the tampa bay buccaneers limited their capacity voluntarily to under 25%. >> i fully understand and we he work with them. they want to go slower more than anyone. so it's notice like they're wanting to have full capacity. you can do much more than what has been done. outdoor transmission has just not been a major factor. >> at the super bowl this year, the bucs's home stadium, public health precautions will be taken. 25,000 people in attendance will include my brethren, front line healthcare workers that

marc siegel joins us to assess. great to see you. when are the schools opening? figure it out? >> i did. this is what i figure out. you and i coined a term a year ago follow the science. we were among the first to say it. now everybody says it. you know what it means? the code word for the political expediency. follow the science if it's what you want it to say and you are not fighting the teachers union. then it's sacrosanct. but if they push too hard say it's recommendation. only a guideline. but this is what it says. outbreaks do occur in school studies multiple studies have known transition in the school setting lower than or similar to the level of community transmission. the c.d.c. in the same guideline is clear. kids don't get sick often. they don't transmit it to teachers. they have mild cases. the schools need to be open. why is this political expediency occurring and why is the c.d.c. moving the medical goal posts and hyper focusing in on the so-called red zones? where there is more community spread when we just read it doesn't spread to school more tha

marc siegel. the power of science." there is a picture of it. good morning, dr. siegel. >> good morning, ainsley. ainsley: good morning. are you surprised by this? , i'm really disturbed by. this now, the numbers are going up. it was 31% last month the cirsz family foundation. only up to 47%, including the 6% who already have had it. we need it to be 80%. 90%, ainsley, because we have to stamp out these new variants that are emerging because there is too much virus around. the only way to do that is with vaccination. healthcare workers like myself and others have been going on camera look, i just had a sore arm. i'm fine. do you know what's happening in the social media trolls are out there, ainsley, someone like tiffany dover who was a nurse in tennessee and fainted after getting the covid-19 shot, fainted, a lot of people faint when i draw their blood. they get better in 10, 15 seconds. but, you know, the trolls said that she had passed away. it turned out of she was back to work. and they miscas

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marc siegel with us this morning.g a little premature here? >> you're being a little premature but we're heading in the right direction and i think if we continue to do everything right, stuart, we are probably going to be out of this by summer but here's the big thing, people have to take this vaccine. the vaccine is what we need. we're getting more and more doses coming closer to two million a day. then we'll hit a wall of vaccine non-compliance or hesitancy. we have to overcome that to come out of this thing. i like the news out of pfizer too. looks like you can store it in a freezer. looks hike after one dose, if you already had the illness your antibodies are soaring. i envision future you come in, get the first dose, they test you on the spot to see if you have antibodies, maybe you don't need the second dose, at least right away giving us much more to go around. stuart: do we need 80 or 90% compliance with vaccines to get thoroughly past this? >> well i don't know, that number 80 or 90% is really high. this vac

marc siegel. dr. on't entirely agree. tell you what i think. i think primary doctors are the cornerstone of a vaccine rollouts. we do about half the vaccinating in the country. we'll play an enormously important role. i think the latest kaiser family foundation survey, those hesitant to get a vaccine, 80% can be talked into it discussing with primary doctors with back and forth to figure out whether they are going to need it. we'll play an enormous role. here is the catch, will. with a limited supply we've had and all the difficulties with logistics we need larger centers to get the initial rollout out there. now as we move into a period of time with more and more vaccine availability, especially the moderna shot which i can put in my freezer, then you're talking about primary care. right now pharmacies are extremely important and major vaccine centers. then the primary care doctors are going to be able to convince people to take the shots. very, very important role. will: now i'm fascinated by this, d

marc siegel joins us now to discuss. doctor thanks for being here this morning. on? >> good morning, guys. well you know, i talked to lt. governor dan patrick last night and he made a really good point which is this was a category 5 ice storm that came over everybody so suddenly that there wasn't preparation for this , and that's what led to all of the problems with water freezing in pipes, with power going off to millions of people. that's why the number one health risk here right now is when you tell 14 million people to boil water, that makes me worried about infection, about are people going to get dehydrated do they have enough medical supplies? the powers back on almost everywhere except for about 100,000 homes. powers back on, but is there water flowing in the pipes and as was just said in the report, there's not a lot of potable water around even in the grocery stores. now fema is involved bringing down 225,000 meals and plenty of water, but we got to get it to the people who need it the most and blankets, of course but now the weathers warmer, so much mo

marc siegel.r efficacy data in israel is impressive, 98.9% as preventive infection and 78 doses administered through 800 people. do we have to worry about wearing masks into 2022? >> we need a simple message that we can all go by. here is what it is. dr. fauci, who i respect a lot, is being too pessimistic provided we follow the other part of his message which is get vaccinated. we have less than 50% -- we have a problem with 40 or 50% of americans not saying they'll be vaccinated. i say to the people get the vaccine and then we'll talk about taking off the masks. i don't think it will be 2022 provided we can get this country vaccinated. the data you just showed proves it. the pfizer data out of israel is incredibly impressive and new data looks like it cuts down on trance missability, the key. that's why i'm talking about protect everybody around you already. don't just protect yourself. you won't get hospitalized. the chances are you won't get sick or get the infection. very high percentages on

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