scott gottlieb, he's former fda commissioner and also a cdc contributor and serves on the boards of illt of the globe what this means, right >> right it's a top-line result from a big trial they were doing in the u.s. i think we need to see the data set to fully interpret it. remember, it's a two-dose vaccine, so you can't make apples to apples comparisons between those two-dose vaccines. we talked about the j&j vaccine, it was a single dose i think we need to see the full data set i've had difficulty myself interpreting the press releases they've put out in the fast. but certainly, 79% effective vaccine as another entrant, not only in the united states but around the world as well >> it's interesting what you're saying, it's two shots so we should be comparing it to the efficacy of both moderna and pfizer is it fair to say that pfizer and moderna completed their trials earlier so it wouldn't necessarily be exposed to some of the variants? or is this a situation 79% isn't good enough if it's two shots versus one shot for j&j having efficacy levels like that? >> well, that is more than j

scott gottlieb will also be here. a shooting rampage in atlanta puts the spotlight on and ugly outcome of the coronavirus. >> racism is real in america, and it has always been. xenophobia is real in america, and it always has been. >> brennan: we'll talk with tammy duckworth about the push to pass new laws protecting asian-americans from hate crimes. plus the ping-pong politics of blame starts up again with a record number of migrant childre crossing the southern border. prescripresident biden has faced this challenge before as v.p. does he have any solutions now? bier>> biden: to repeat what trump did, take them away from their mothers, we're not doing that. >> brennan: ohio's rob portman is just back from the region. it is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ is >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." it is the second official day of spring, a season that brings with it the complications of warmer weather. this year it is spring break, and a spring surge in unaccompanied children atothe souther

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scott gottlieb and anthony fauci.w ♪ >>> good morning welcome to "squawk box" right here on cnbc i'm andrew ross sorkin along with becky quick and joe kernen. take a look at equity futures at this hour and we'll also show you the "squawk" spac right now. and the dow up and s&p and clip it, let's show the stocks gamestop, $270 tesla. and the ten-year which mr. tepper will be focused on this morning, 1.559. >>> meantime, other news for you as well, house democrats planning to pass that $1.9 trillion covid relief bill so president biden can sign it before several aid programs expire on sunday steny hoyer saying they're trying to take steps for that approval this morning will likely pass without any republican votes at all. the bill extending a $300 per week jobless benefit boost direct payments to individuals and also expands the child credit tax credit includes relief for state and local governments. and provides money for vaccine distribution and testing joe. >> thanks, andrew. breaking news from eli lilly on its antib

scott gottlieb. he sits on the board of pfizer, and he joins us from west port, connecticut.g to you. >> doctor: good morning. >> brennan: do you agree with dri fauci in terms of his projectioning on where proje we're headed, stuck at this 60,000 infections per day level? >> doctor: we have now vaccinated 92 million americans. about 50 million have been fully vaccinated. and israel started to see a big decline in cases when they hit about 25% of theulat vaccinated. what we're seeing around the nation right now, which is worrisome, are outbreaks in certain states, michigan, metro detroit, around massachusetts, new york, are experiencing anicut,- upsurge of infection. i think we need to continue to vaccinate and have vaccine in those parts of the country. i think the biden administration can allocate it to parts of the country that look hot right now. if we could get two or three more weeks about three million vaccines a day, that will be a pretty good backdrop against a surge. >> brennan: we're already at 140 million, and that sounds like you're saying a very hittable target.

scott gottlieb, he sits on the board of pfizer swel as well as alumina.g. >> brennan: when we spoke last sunday, you were very concerned about new york city and this new variant 1526, that has been circumstance circulating au said you would be very cautious. what do we know now? >> doctor: i'm still concerned about it. we're seeing cases and hospitalizations go down across new york, and that is a good sign, although testing has also plummetted. when you look at certain parts of new york, brooklyn, parts of queens, the positivity rate is approaching 15%. so you're seeing a lot of infection surging in pockets of new york city. what we don't understand is whether or not people are being reinfected with it or whether or not people who are vaccinated are getting it. one of the things that we have with that variant is that we know in certain cases is causing people who already had coronavirus to get reinfected with it. the question is whether 1526 is responsible for some of the increases that we're seeing in new york right now, and whether this is the beginning

scott gottlieb, who joins us from west point, connecticut.morning to you, doctor. >> doctor: good morning. >> brennan: i thought there was some news from dr. fauci on a few fronts, saying elementary kids could be vaccinated in the first quarter of 2022, and high school kids, possibly by the fall. that seems new. >> doctor: i think that is right. i think when you're looking at vaccinating children, they're going to look at it from the standpoint of the social environment kids are in. i think the likelihood that we're going to be ready to vaccinate grade school kids is very unlikely, at least this year. that is really a 2022 event, probably. i think it is probable that we will be vaccinating high school kids at some point this year. one of the vaccines, the pfizer vaccine, has already approved down to 16. there are studies under way with all of the vaccines looking at younger age populations with their vaccines. i think we'll be in a position to be ready to vaccinate a high schoolhigh-school-aged population some time this year, and put it into

scott gottlieb. and theeuati along the u.s.-mexico border. a surge of migrants has overwhelmed some shelters in the region. the president grew defensive when pressed by reporters. >> is what is happening inside acceptable you, and when is this going to be fixed? >> biden: that's a serious question, right? is it acceptable me? c'mon. that's why we'll be moving a thousand of those kids out quickly. >> it is a crisis that was own policies.e bideniotheir >> brennan: lawmakers leak their own images while journalists are barred from visiting many of the overcrowded facilities. we'll hear from congressman henry cuellar, who shared with us these new exclusive phot foes photos frominside ay.m wust eleed to late sband whseda plus, fewer industries were hit harder by this pandemic than tourism and travel. we'll speak with the c.e.o. of marriott's president, to anthony capuano. it is all ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." this weekend the race to vaccinate america marks a new milestone: the daily num

scott gottlieb, who is on the board of pfizer, wells alumina, and he joins us from west port, connecticutou heard dr. fauci say a few million doses of this new j & j vaccine should be available. would you take it? >> doctor: i would. i think this is a good vaccine. they'll ship about four million doses this week. the vaccine was very affective at preventing severe disease, 85% affective as preventing severe and critical disease. it was 74% affective at preventing asymptomatic prevention. which is what all of the vaccines are starting to demonstrate. there is more and more evidence that these vaccines are preventing transmission of infection, which makes them an even more important public health tool. i think people should be confident about taking it, and it will be on the market this week. >> brennan: dr. fauci says there are worrisome variants in new york and california, and said that may be partly why they're seeing some stalling happening with this trajectory that had otherwise been headed downwards. what do you think, are we being set back? >> doctor: i believe this stalling could be

scott gottlieb will join us, and we'll talk with ireland's prester micheaÁl martin.it is all ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." . president biden's american rescue plan has been signed into law, and it is one of the largest stimulus bills in american history. its impact particularly on low-income americans could be significant. traditional political party lines could also be altered. make no mistake: democrats support and republicans rec -- we begin this morning with senior national correspondent mark strassmann. >> biden: for the first time in a long time, this bill puts working people in this nation first. >> president biden will spend this week selling his new deal for covid america after a year defined by loss. the american rescue plan becomes washington's neay t socl safety net. two pandemic unemployment programs will extend into september and add up to an extra $300 a week in benefits. multi-billion hikes in housing aid, food stamps, and obamacare subsidies. $50billion for small business relief, and $350 bi

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scott gottlieb says a new york city variant of the virus is concerning because it carries a mutation that could allow it to reinfect people even if they have been vaccinated. >> half of the cases of the new york variant contain a mutation seen in the south african variant which may allow the virus to invade our immune system, make the antibodies and that vaccine less effective. there's the potential here, so people need to absolutely paw attention to this. >> reporter: in texas, which has also seen big spring break crowds, the governor says the state's positiity rates have dropped to its lowest level since last year. >>> the ceo of texas roadhouse has died from suicide. he suffered from covid-related symptoms. ken taylor was involved in his company's oernperations until h death, and during the pandemic, he gave up his pay to support his workers. his family says after fighting covid, he suffered from tinnitus, or ringing in the ears. he was 65. >>> an outcry against violence of asian-americans. a 27-year-old woman of asian descent was shot and killed in compton, california. her family

scott gottlieb, former fda commissioner, sits on the boards of pfizer and is a cnbc contributor. k, because both of them made good points. but the bottom line, question i have for you out of it is has there ever been a case where a vaccinated person transmits covid, or has there ever been a case where a vaccinated person contracts a mutation and gets sick from it and if the answer is no, why do we still have to wear masks if we're vaccinated >> yeah, we've seen some people get infected after full vaccination, although it's sharply reduced based on the outbreaks that we've seen. for example, there was a report of an outbreak in a nursing home in the midwest where most of the people who were vaccinated either developed no disease or mild disease i think one person was hospitalized as a result of covid. so we know that vaccination does dramatically reduce the chances of both contracting covid and becoming symptomatic to the point you're going to have a bad outcome or be hospitalized we also know it reduces asymptomatic disease and transmission we're seeing that in the data coming out

scott gottlieb, and we'll check in with jim justice and new jersey democratic phil murphy. and we'll talk with civil rights attorney benjamin crump. finally, what's on the minds of americans a year into the covid-19 pandemic? >> i think the virus is pretty much done. >> my sister and i both got our vaccines and everything, and we're going to put our masks on and we're going to go to vegas and have a good time. >> brennan: it is all just ahead on "face the nation." >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." if all goes as expected early this week, many americans will soon receive a third installment of economic aid from the federal government. this latest bill brings the total to nearly $6 trillion that has been spent in the past year to combat the pandemic and shore up the economy. president biden outlined what is in the package after the senate passed it yesterday. >> biden: over 85% of american households will get direct payments of $1400 a person. unemployment benefits will be extended for 11 million americans who have lost their jobs. schools are going

it's fallen to scott gottlieb, the ex-fba commissioner that is saying let's reopen, let's reopen. day that fauci loses his political morings, it's interesting to see. >> laura: gottlieb is on the board of one of the pharmaceutical companies. they're all doing covid consulting on the side. making big coin. gentleman, thank you. with the anti-police bill the house passed overnight and the upcoming george floyd trial, my next guest says this summer could make last summer look like a walk in the park. he's here to explain next. ♪ and so are lost for good ♪ ♪ and some of them are pretty flawed ♪ ♪ and some of them are slightly odd ♪ ♪ but many are small businesses that simply lack the tool ♪ ♪ to find excited people who will stop and say 'that's cool'♪ ♪ and these two, they like this idea ♪ ♪ and those three like that one.♪ ♪ and that's 'cause personalized ads ♪ ♪ find good ideas for everyone ♪ (soft music) (announcer) this is chet. he loves monday through friday but lives for the weekend. ♪ he's put some miles on his truck and now, it's time for something new. so he came to truecar an

scott gottlieb for one, now many others saying this is reason for optimism in the difficult times. >>is women's history month. we are spotlighting cnbc contributors and friends here is adviser tiffany mccgee with her advice. >> my advice to corporate america is be purposeful and create space for women to succeed. make sure your culture is inclusive. make sure we are in the boardroom. women are working hard to succeed. it is time for corporations this is a two-way street. >>> all right. joining us now is somebody who embodies that spirit and more. the founder and ceo of unes. founder of the company and one of the investment news 40 under 40 good morning thanks for joining us. you are making me feel old we talk about how female founders have to work harder to get where they are i want to point out you are live in los angeles, are you not? >> yes, that's right it is 2:00 a.m live from l.a. good morning >> live from -- i don't know if it is good morning or good evening. we appreciate it by the way, you are embodying what you are talking about working and scrapping harder sacrificing sleep

they should be open. >> scott gottlieb, thank you >> thanks a lot.ies out there, and doing these things i think it's crazy i would have signed up to do one of those vaccination studies, but a challenge study, that seems nuts to me when you come back, if you share your netflix passwords with your friends and family, you better look out netflix has a message for you, they are coming for you. we'll have that story next. >>> and take a look at shares of docusign, down in the premarket, despite beating estimates in the top and bottom line. you have to look at it in context, the stock up 200% over the last year. down 4.76%, they can afford to give some back right now we're going to talk with the company's ceo just a little bit later this morning "squawk box" will be right bac your daily dashboard from fidelity -- a visual snapshot of your investments, key portfolio events, all in one place. because when it's decision time, you need decision tech. only from fidelity. . >>> coming up, when we return, the future of live music after more than a year without th

scott gottlieb says we should share with mexico first.see what happens. i don't know if you saw this, becky. next congress yesterday. this is quite something. dr. fauci testifying before the senate committee hearing with the update on the government response to the pandemic he got into a heated exchange with senator rand paul who was getting into the heated exchange with him dr. fauci talking about the importance to wear masks as more people get vaccinated. take a look. >> you want to get rid of vaccine hesitancy, tell them to get rid of mask after getting the vaccine. people don't want to hear it there's no science behind it >> let me state for the record that masks are not theater masks are protective >> they are theater. if you have immunity, you are wearing a mask to give comfort to others. >> i disagree with you >> dr. fauci went on to explain why he disagreed he is particularly concerned that a pull back in protective measures could trigger another covid surge. joining us now to talk about this is dr. scott gottlieb he serves on the

scott gottlieb former fda commissioner.on the boards of pfizer and illumina and is a cnbc contributor. welcome back, doctor >> thanks. >> so, let's talk percentages. 16% of americans have now had at least one shot of the covid-19 vaccine. if you add that with the percentage of americans that have already been infected with covid-19, how close are we to herd immunity at this point. >> not necessarily close to herd immunity i don't know that we achieve that i think the statistic is that 21% of adults have received at least one those. 6% of those above the age of 65 and 70% of those above 75. 30% of adults by the end of this month will have this at least one dose of the vaccine. when you combine the number of people who have been vaccinated along with people with residual immunity we are at significant levels about one third of the country has been infected with coronavirus at this point. we are approaching about another third i have dults who have been vaccinated you are at high levels, where the virus itself is going to stop

scott gottlieb said this morning. >> all of the evidence across all the vaccines now is pointing in the direction that these vaccines reduce asymptomatic infection and reduce transmission. we have always believed they were having that effect. we didn't know the full magnitude of that benefit. all of the evidence coming out suggest the impact on reduction in transmission could be quite strong. if that's the case the vaccine creates what we call deaden end hosts meaning people will no longer be able to transmit the infection into that sounds like huge news. if that's the case should vaccinated people have more freedoms than what the cdc guidelines say? >> well, i believe so. there is growing evidence again this is great news that people who are vaccinated not only are protected themselves from getting severely ill but also protected from transmitting coronavirus the other people. maybe not 100% but a study from israel shows they are 94% protected. incredible news. i think the cdc needs to come out stronger with saying here are all the things you can do when you are fully vaccinated. we sh

the former fda commissioner scott gottlieb actually says at this point what he sees is it's not likely that we'll see a fourth surge. let me play what he said. >> we're talking about some form of protective immunity in about 55% of the population. so there is enough a backstop that i don't think you'll see a fourth surge. the only thing that can be a real ganl changer is if we have a variant that reinfects people that have been infected or vaccinated. >> doctor, what do you think about that? >> well, i think they're both potentially right. and this is where we're talking about the fact that there is a fork in the road. we are neck to neck, vaccination versus variants. and as dr. walensky noted in, california and the southwest here, the people that are getting infected up to 40% to 50% have the variant. so dr. gottlieb could be right. it means that we may be a little bit ahead of the variants and sort of they're going to be, you know, in our rear view mile an hour your or dr. walensky can be right. i tend to side with dr. walensky. we need to be as cautious as possible. when we let our

scott gottlieb with a piece in "the wall street journal" saying after the summer we're going to havehave even tougher restrictions and fall and winter. these people genuinely want to keep the whole thing going. it's given them more power. that's why we have to fight it so hard. this is the story every time people in power get emergency power. they never want to give them back. there was a fantastic book, the foundation of the modern free-market conservative movement. "the road to serfdom" the measures that we took in the second world war to fight that war would linger into centralized government control of the economy and socialism if we were careful. that's exactly the kind of threat we are facing. we've got to fight it. >> shannon: christopher, we are told there are new things to worry about. new variants, unexpected variables. i don't know when we are going to get to the point when we can breathe a sigh of relief. will we get there? >> people are living in fear right now. it's kind of sad to see. see a young teacher, a guy around my age, sing when can i feel safe to go back to wor

scott gottlieb was on "squawk box" of where to give the additional doses, and he says to mexico, oureighbors, and considerations for us as well. so absolutely, there is going to be more vaccines than people to take it in the u.s. at some point this year. >> or maybe canada, too, because the roll out has been 1/6 or 1/7 of ours, because they spaced tout purchases, and a lot of to ka kanad a -- canadian friends up r are frustrated as well. thank you, meg tirrell. >>> and now, logistics for this johnson & johnson vaccine are much different than the other two. frank is there with the story. >> the johnson & johnson vaccine needs half as many shipments, because as meg mentioned, it is one dose vaccine, but time is of the critical. because keeping the packaging and the packages viable as it expires in 96 hours. >> for us, the main issue is time in transit, because the thermal shipper that has the material in it, it is only validated for a certain number of hours, and so we have to be careful of the time in transit matches the time of the validation package. >> manufacturing begins in maryl

you're hearing from other people like scott gottlieb who don't think that's going to happen. we have vaccinated a significant percentage of the country that was most vulnerable, right, people over the age of 65, people in long-term care facilities. that's good news. despite the fact that the country's overall 15%, we have in a good way muimmunized the people that needed it most. i guess what i'm say is i'm worried about the variants and what we saw in florida with spring break, because you could see more spread of the virus, but at the same time as we've increasingly protected people who are most likely to be hospitalized or die from this, i think as cases go up, hopefully we won't see proportional case and deaths. you got to be humble. we learned humility through the year. >> chris cuomo is off. what it's like to watch the worst history repeat itself. in the wake of colorado's shooting we'll speak to survivors of the first two, and also a man who survived this latest one. tonight we're learning more about the suspect, the weapon, and the question, will two shootings in two w

you're hearing from other people like scott gottlieb who don't think that's going to happen.able, right, people over the age of 65, people in long-term care facilities. that's good news. despite the fact that the country's overall 15%, we have in a good way muimmunized the people that needed it most. i guess what i'm say is i'm worried about the variants and what we saw in florida with spring break, because you could

scott gottlieb now, cnbc contributor, former fda commissioner on the boards of pfizer and illumina. doctor, thank you. it's all a bit of a blur now, really the whole lockdown thing how can those in charge learn from the mistakes made and use that to get back to something more normal as soon as possible? >> well, look, it's been a brutal year and we takd asked a lot of the american people and for the post part got a lot of compliance with the public health measures. people did wear masks. a majority did wear masks. small businesses bore a tremendous burden from the shutdowns that were in place parents had to homeschool their kids, couldn't go to work. children were missing class, missing the socialization of being in school. i think now we see a rapidly improving picture. the overall vulnerability of the american public is declining through vaccinations cases are coming down. there is risk from the new variants, and it may not be a steady decline, may see a plateauing before we see a decline in cases, but the risk is going down, and i think we need to prescribe a pathway forward wher

. >> so, former fda commissioner scott gottlieb spoke today about concerns related to a new york mutationhat seems similar to the south african variant. let's listen to what he had to say. >> new york is really the only place in the country right now where we know of that 1526 is that much the infection. and about half of those cases, so half of the cases of 1526 have the same mutation that's in the south african variant, this 484 k mutation that could make the virus more impervious to our vaccine. so it is a concern. we also are seeing with the 1351, the south african variant with this same mutation, we're seeing people get reinfected. whether or not that's starting to happen in new york, and that explains these trends, we don't know yet. >> so what does that mean practically for all of us as we're getting the vaccine or waiting to get it if a variant spreads more easily, may cause reinfection, and is resistant to current vaccines, how dangerous could that be? >> yeah. so, pamela, i hope that the keyword that you just said will not happen, which is resistance to the vaccine. we already k

scott gottlieb. he joins us from west port, connecticut. good morning to you. >> doctor: good morning. >> brennan: i want to ask you about the ma york, who appeared to be disagreeing with dr. fauci because dr. fauci said the new variants they're tracking in new york city are showing resistance to therapies and to the vaccines. the mayor of new york said his health department said that the vaccine works. and he said we're not seeing reinfection of people who have had it previously. what is going on in new york? >> doctor: yeah. the trends in new york look concerning right now. if you look at other parts of the country, where b117, the variant from the united kingdom is becoming prevalent. you're not really seeing an upsurge i infections. you're not seeing these fourth wave. in new york, 1526 and b117 -- with that you're seeing a backup in cases. hospitalizations are still declining slowly. new cases are about 3,000, and the positivity rate is about 6%. you're seeing sort of a backup in new york that you're not seeing in other parts of the co

scott gottlieb, former fda director, on our sister network cnbc earlier and he said guidance like that is too conservative. it's almost silly. if you're giving guidance that strict, people are going to stop listening to you entirely. i mean, people took the vaccine so they could be with their grandchildren. we know that kids aren't going to be vaccinated so the guidance isn't even there that grandparents can be with their grandkids? >> yeah, i mean, here is what the data says, stephanie, and a lot of this is coming out of israel that was published last week in the new england journal of medicine and it's really good news. two doses of the pfizer/biontech vaccine and i'm guessing it's probably going to be true of the moderna vaccine and the j&j vaccine not only halts symptomatic infection and also serious illness, but 92% reduction in asymptomatic transmission. so it's preventing people from shedding virus from their nose and mouth. so no question if two vaccinated people are in the same room together the likelihood that either will transmit the infection is really low. i would also say

. >> you wrote about this in an essay you co-authored with scott gottlieb, who is the former fda commissioneryou talked about the challenges. you said the cdc should encourage larger trials, for vaccines in children, it may be 2022 before young children have a vaccine option. this means classrooms will need mitigation measures in the fall, the substantial public health alarms of having so many kids out of school for so long must be considered along the risks. as a parent i'm with you on that last part about getting kids back in school. put the pieces of the puzzle together, do you believe whether it's now, and you mentioned some schools are already in their plans so it's hard to adapt to new regulations, between now and september what are your biggest questions? >> well, i think that the vaccine is probably not going to be available for the youngest children in the fall. and so we do need to have a long-term eye towards what will happen, not just through the spring but also through summer and fall. i think that means we will likely continue to see masks in classrooms, i think we'll avoid grou

we played sound, a few minutes ago, from the former-fda head, scott gottlieb, telling cbs this weekend about evidence has shown vaccines are reducing asymptomatic infection and transmission. dr. gottlieb, should point out, is on the board of pfizer. if he is right, that is a huge step toward getting the virus under control. what more do you know about that? >> well, we have better and better news about the vaccine. what you are seeing, already, in the u.s., is a dramatic decrease in nursing-home death. and that is, undoubtedly, an impact of vaccination. already, these vaccines are saving thousands of lives in this country. and that effect is going to get even greater, in the coming weeks, as vaccine-induced immunity kicks in for more and more people who are over the age of 65. so, this is making this virus even-less lethal. and there is growing evidence that it reduces the likelihood that you'll spread the virus to others. but we don't know that, yet. it's not certain. but i do think, that the vaccine is getting the best of the virus. now, we're not out of the woods. it ain't over, til

scott gottlieb that here's what he said. >> 6-foot costliest employed in response to covid it.lly wasn't based on clear science. we implemented it early on assumption that coronavirus was going to be spread by influenza cost us to under estimate the futility of will high quality masks and transmission. caused us the impact of distancing 6 feet. >> brian: oops. do you realize how many schools have been shut down because of that. >> listen carefully to what he was saying, he thinks it should been like 20 feet the science says 6 feet doesn't help anything. the other thing that's was interesting what he said quality masks and everybody skips over this. cloth mavericks don't work. the n 95 masks work. you won't see a doctor in a hospital going into a covid patient's room with a cloth mask because they don't want to get the disease, yet, half of the country is running around with fauci wearing a bunch of klaus masks all over his face saying they work when this reality he noses they don't work civility, submission, having you do what you are told without thinking or questioning the st

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scott gottlieb are incredibly helpful.early behaviors are bearing that out in certain parts of the country and increasingly in even states with larger lockdowns the there seems to be, i don't want to say covid fatigue but a willingness to say okay we have 21% of the population eva vaccinated, it's been a near and time to move on and the constant harping of negative outcomes has hidden from some people's view what i think is going to the to be an incredibly powerful report of recovery over the next two quarters >> real quick. most of the market owned tech for a long time. that was the way to play it. the do you want to own tech going into this fall or not at all? >> we don't do very much tech but i think what's happening is exactly what you would think would happen these are long duration assets they are incredibly interest rate sensitive if rates go back up which was halls should have between the base case then these stocks are going to get hit i think as you look out over the next six and 12 months leaving aside what sola

scott gottlieb says it carries a mutation that could reinfect people even if they've already been vaccinatedf the new york variant contain that mutation. inother words, an escape mutation seen in the south african variant that may allow it to invade the immune system. there's definitely the potential here. people need to pay attention to this. >> texas is seeing big spring break turnout, but the governor there says the state's positivity rate has dropped to its lowest level since may last year, and it was a violent weekend of anti-lockdown protests in several european countries. police in germany used water cannons to disburse crowds. france, italy, poland and germany have seen cases spike since last month. >>> now to the surge of migrants in a desperate rush to enter the country. president biden said he plans to visit the southern border at some point. he told reporters he's aware of what's going on in the overcrowded facilities housing unaccompanied minors. he admitted his administration could do a better job of sending the message to migrants not to come. 823 have been there for more than

scott gottlieb after we interviewed the ceo.weighed in on the efficacy data and the press release. >> i think we need to see the full data set. i had difficulty in interpreting the press release they put out in the past. i like to see the bottom line data it is an encouraging top line result of 79% as another entrant if not in the united states, but around the world as well >> you know, that was impressionable from dr. gottlieb that he wants to see more data it is worth pointing out because the company has run into problems in the past with data back in november, they had the issue ywith the efficacy came because they were incorrectly dosing patients. some patients got a partial dose and they he ddidn't catch it at first. they realized it later and slipped out that information later. we had an astrazeneca official who came on that day and it was later in the day when one of the scientists was talking and saying it was serendipity that the dosage worked. how did we not know that earlier? why are they just saying it? you think the

we'll talk to scott gottlieb of this to see the pathology of how the vaccine somehow leads to more of a chance for a blood clot. is there some increase at all? even if you need a lot of decimal points to see the probability. it is troubling. you read some of the anecdotal reports about, you know, young people a young woman over in the european country after the second shot, i think, or it was, she died after four days people die you know, that's hard to understand whether there is any connection here we are talking about bringing it here i don't know >> look, it has been such a concerning story to watch. particularly because europe has been behind in the vaccination schedule and behind where other nations, including the united states has been, in terms of getting it rolled out. they have seen a spike in cases of covid as a result they have been fighting with astrazeneca publicly about not allowing them to ship vaccines to australia and other places. just in terms of how quickly they were able to get their own supply it looks like a bad outturn. it is dissttressing to see they have fal

scott gottlieb, that things may get more complicated actually, come the fall, come the winter, in somepanies say we actually might do meaningful testing if we're going to bring people back to make them feel more comfortable. in part because children, at least through the fall of 2021, into the winter, are unlikely to be vaccinated. which means that you're going to have kids not vaccinated but you'll have adults vaccinated but that means that covid is still going to be part of our experience what are you hearing about that? >> yeah. the biggest thing that's overarching situation is the child versus parent and where they're going to be going. and what's required. but to directly answer your question on testing, is that what companies are waiting for is how and where and when can they get rapid test results. and if it becomes it's very common for companies to get the 15-minute saliva test, i think those are going to be the game chainger when every company has those stacked up like tissue boxes behind the receptionist desk then we're in a whole new situation. i agree with you, andrew, that

scott gottlieb, former fda commissioner, who sits on the board of pfizer and illumina and he is a cnbcetty excited about this because they say they'll be filing in the next few weeks with the fda to extend that coverage all the way down to 12-year-olds that would be much sooner than i would have anticipated how long would something like this take to work its way through the fda? >> well, we probably have it in time for the fall school year, which is what people are focused on this will probably take about a month. the last applications took about a month for the fda to review. i would expect this data to take the same amount of time that the fda is going to go through it very carefully, bring it before a public advisory committee. they'll go through the same careful process that they've gone through with the datasets for the adult population it puts you in a position of having this available, if everything goes well and the fda review holds up, in position to having it available for the fall there's data coming out of israel, real-world evidence about the vaccines efficacy in that popu

scott gottlieb. he serves on the board of pfizer in the latest article, he tells us what to expect from schools this fall. scott, you have been with us every week for the last year helping guide us through what is happening with these things. i have to say, i've been feeling good about the direction in the united states with the case count coming down and vaccinations happening at a rapid clip you read what is happening in u europe and how things are on the rise again we are in a different boat we are getting vaccines out quickly. do we need to worry about another upswing in cases here? >> i think we should be concerned that things can turn in a direction that we are not predicting right now, you are seeing this becoming prevalent across the united states. it is more than 50% of cases in texas and florida and southern california you are not seeing the big upswing in cases that we might have expected once that variant claimed hold in the united states the reason is a lot of prior infection and immunit