>> like i said we listen to the cdc and the experts and their guidance. the cdc is a body that is very well respected and we follow their guidance. >> the cdc as we know has changed its policies numerous times as we know from don't

the cdc director dr. rochelle walensky with updated guy dance late today, saying new and worrisome data on the delta variant, tonight saying the new data shows that vaccinated people with those rare breakthrough cases, may be contagious and able to spread the virus to others. so,s now recommending vaccinated americans wear masks indoors again in areas with high transmission of covid cases.roc from transmitting the virus to others. also tonight, the cdc saying with millions of children heading back to school, all students, teachers and staff should wear masks regardless of vaccination status, to keep everyone safe. dr. walensky saying it didn't have to be this way, had the vaccination rate in this country been higher. dr. jha is standing by with your questions tonight. and tonight, new reporting, could there soon be a vaccination mandate for federal workers? cecilia vega with late reporting live from the white house. >>> the other major story tonight, four officers in their own words in front of congress, i

do you agree with the cdc, the fda? they came out quickly saying this was simply too early to declare this. >> yeah, we've got to be guided by evidence and science on this and the data so far is very clear. two shots offers a very high degree of protection. i haven't seen anything that says that we need a third shot right now. obviously that might change, but as of right now, two shots is plenty. >> but you're not ruling out the possibility of a booster shot. >> no. at some point down the road, maybe next year, that may be a possibility. >> dr. jha, thank you as always. >>> in the meantime, we move on tonight. tropical storm elsa slamming the northeast today with heavy rain and winds, gusting up to 60 miles per hour. look at the pictures tonight. drivers navigating through washed-out roads in suffolk county, new york. flood waters rushing through new haven, connecticut. we showed you some of this in new york city over the last 24 hours last night here. parts of the subway system under water. the question, what comes nex

you listened to the cdc director, dr. walensky. what is your take on what she's telling us today and what is your response to it? >> i think the biggest goal in public health right now as far as covid is concerned to make sure that vulnerable people from the mortality of covid get vaccinated. we've done a fantastic job. the biden administration should take some credit for that. because the vaccine roll-out has been excellent among the vulnerable people. there's 1,000 fold different in the risk of the disease from the oldest to the youngest. the oldest, almost 90% of the people that are old have had the vaccine. we've done a great roll-out among the younger population as well to some extent. what is left is people that are still vulnerable. but they're vaccine hesitant. they're the ones that have the most distrust of the cdc. this decision sends a signal to that that the cdc itself doesn't trust the vaccine. it's an enormous mistake. the most important thing is to get the vulnerable people vaccinated, to provide them messaing and a r

much lower than the cdc just claimed. hopkins found a mortality rate of zero among children without a pre-existing medical condition like leukemia. so in the face of those numbers which they are lying about, based on the director the cdc lied about what the numbers are that her own organizationmb produces. based on those numbers, they are saying kids should be forced to wear masks and take the covid vaccine. there is no science to back that up. rochelle walensky doesn't care. she is full force leading the charge for more mandates of children and adults. according to rochelle walensky we need. vaccine passports to make children people who got a shot can't leave their homesor or make a living. >> they are doing it in europe. of you are not cdc of europe which i know you are plenty happy about. there are human health passes there. you can go to a disco if you have a health pass. is that something that the cdc would advise here? >> i think some communities are doing that. that may be a path forward. >> tucker: what people are

the challenge for the cdc how to convey urgency without creating panic. lth professionals say that releasing new recommendations before the data is a mistake by cdc director wolenski. >> the problem that the delta variant is spreading very rapidly. so she doesn't want to alarm people but in the process of changing the guidelines so rapidly, everybody gets alarmed. >> the step backwards on masks has left many people confused and frustrated. that is the fault, some health officials say, of a virus that is continually changing. >> lay people would like just take one position and stick with it. [siren] >> the turn around come as covid hospitalizations are increasing across the country. the cdc 7-day average is now at just over 3500 per day. a 32% increase over just one week ago. to keep those figures in perspective, the hospitalization rate back in january was five times higher. bret? >> bret: steve harrigan in atlanta. thank you. president biden may be considering a vaccine mandate for everyone. not just federal employees. everyone who has not taken the shot.

the cdc says with cases surging nationwide, the science suggests even vaccinated people should resume wearing masks. >> in areas with substantial and high transmission, cdc recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings to help prevent the spread of the delta variant and protect others. >> nothing has changed with respect to the science to warrant cdc's change in recommendation. >> reporter: solano county's health officer says he's not going to follow the cdc's lead. he calls the recommendation misguided. >> the transmission that is occurring, that is causing the surge is all in people's homes, backyards, parties, camping. it is not in the environment where these mask recommendations are going to apply. >> reporter: most of the people we talked to in solano county said they will follow the cdc's guidance despite solano county not echoing the recommendation. the owner of art centric put her masks required sign back up again this afternoon. >> but now that we're seeing cases rise, i have to protect myself as well as my customers. >> because i'd like us to be fin

fauci check the red and orange sections on the cdc chart. e you keep in your wallet. you will see the red and orange sections account for more than 60% for the united states of america. union county oregon is on the map with a population of 25,000 people. it's small and pretty. but the cdc calls it dangerous. union county, oregon hasn't had a single covid death in 2 months. it doesn't matter it's red and orange so wear your mask. the same with washington, d.c. with a red and orange zone. officials in washington report that just 2 people died of covid in 2 weeks. the administration will be requiring masks use there had anyway. according to willie brown's girlfriend that's science. is it science? look at this chart of covid deaths in the u.k. the numbers have been low. what is interesting those numbers stayed low even after the british government lifted mandatory mask mandates. that's weird. one economist said the current delta wave is milder than anticipated. that sounds like good news. has anyone told the politicians? they don't want to hear

. >> plus a bombshell report from the cdc. what doctors and researchers have saying about the delta variant that is trouble some to veteran health leaders. >>> the news at i'm terry m janelle wang. a stunning cdc report has top health leaders even more concerned about the delta variant. the cdc said the variant is more contagious than the virus that cause ebola, the common cold, flu and smallpox and it is just as contagious as chicken pox. even more troubling, the report said there is a higher risk of hospitalization or even death in older americans regardless of vaccination status. and all that is the reason that the cdc is changing its masking recommendation. earlier this week, and now telling everyone vaccinated or not to mask up. >> here is how the cdc came to these conclusions. the report stems from a study in a county in massachusetts where there were 469 cases that were linked to several large public gatherings this month. cdc said 74% of the cases were in fully vaccinated people. nearly 80% of those had symptoms. in a s

it has nothing to do with the cdc. be wearing a mask under circumstances, the rest of my life. no matter what happens with the covid-19. if you walk into a concert or go to a high density of, i will wear a mask. i don't want to catch a cold. i don't want to catch any kind of infectious disease whether it is covid, a cold, tuberculosis. i don't have to worry about what the cdc says. i spend sometimes two or three weeks with a cold. who needs it? if i am outside walking or engaging in a large atmosphere where it is small, i might not wear a mask. if i walk into a movie house and have to sit next to someone or go into a ballpark or concert, i am wearing a mask. unfortunately, 600,000 people in this country either didn't wear a mask or died from this thing. i would like for someone to explain what god did to help them? host: larry, you say no. caller: i have to wear a mask with my job. it doesn't bother me. you really have to hand it to tucker joe, doing a fantastic job. people are dying every day. you want to make somethi

this is what the cdc said. thank you for your request. tion of this data from the cdc is coming tomorrow. so to be clear, the scientific guidelines that scientists have not explained. your kids will suffocate in class for ten hours a day all next year and no one has told you why that's necessary. by this point, you probably have some sense of what's going on. the teachers unions want that to happen. therefore, it's happening. government the single worst people in the country. somebody is going to write a bitterly hilarious book about all of this someday. but when that book is finally written, congressman jerry nadler of new york will it.ly play some role in he will be a character. on several different levels, as we see the epidemiological community, at risk with covid. he is old and he likes doughnuts. we don't judge one of those things for a second. onse the other hand, we are not the covid cops. nancy pelosi is. except when she's at the hairdresser. somehow chief pelosi is letting jerry nadler skate. matt rosendale just took this footage

we understand the cdc presser is starting now. let's listen to what their guidance is. >> provide opening remarks and be happy to take your questions. this is an on the record briefing and not under em bargo. i'd like the o turn the call over. >> thank you for joining us. this pandemic continues to pose a serious threat to the health of all americans. i have said throughout my tenure at cdc that our guidance and recommendations will follow the science in our efforts to protect the health of as many americans as possible. today, we have new science related to the delta variant that requires us to update the guidance regarding what you can do when you're fully vaccinated. the delta variant is showing every day it's willingness to outsmart us and to be an opportunist in areas where we have not showns response against it. delta remains the predom nants variant circulate flg the united states. in recent days, i have seen new scientific data from recent outbreak investigations showing that the delta vary yants behaves differently from pa

even the cdc's internal documents reflect some of that frustration and the challenges the cdc has had in communicating effectively during the surge. how can they now try to fix this messaging issue? what should the message from the cdc be right now? >> i think the cdc should take a step back and say, you know what, we changed this guidance not because of this new research but because of the mistake that we made back in may. back in may when the cdc first issued their guidance about what vaccinated people can be doing, that was misunderstood as this is what everybody should be able to do. so the unvaccinated started behaving as if they were vaccinated. they took off their masks, they began resuming pre-makaktivities. and that's the reason -- p pre-pandemic activities. the cdc should be saying the reason we're doing indoor mandates is because the unvaccinated cannot be trusted to put on masks. that's why the vaccinated also have to be putting on masks, as well. i really think that that would clarify things because ultimately the issue is the unvaccinated, they really need to prevent thi

that's the headline from the new cdc data on the delta variant.ng us again. start with dr. chu, as we learn more information on the delta variant, what changes, if any, should vaccinated americans be making to their daily lives? >> well, based on the new cdc guidance, the push is really for vaccinated people to understand there are circumstances in which they need to go back to some of the layered security safety measures we had. vaccinated people in many places need to wear masks indoors, that includes in places where there's hi prevalence, substantial or high prevalence of covid, and includes if they have high risk conditions, if they don't have normal immune system, or if they have medically vulnerable people at home. i think it is not to say vaccination doesn't work, we have good protections, but there are times to go back to layered protection since it is not 100%, and cases are rising everywhere. >> and doctor, the cdc says the delta variant spreads as easily as chickenpox, putting unvaccinated people at severe risk. researchers thought the

should the cdc change the way it does calculations? >> i think it is right. you have to draw the line somewhere. they have to service the entire country. i think it makes perfect sense. 45 of 58 counties in california would qualify under the current -- what the cdc is described. >> let's talk about businesses. do you want to see more businesses requiring employees to get vaccinated or just to be tested regularly to come to work? >> as governor newsom said yesterday, or the day before, i can't remember, is that we are ready to move on. we have to really -- we are facing this variant. we will face other variants down the pike no doubt and we have to get as many people vaccinated as possible. so he made a decision to require all state employees to be vaccinated. or if they are not vaccinated, to be tested at least once a week and if they are in sensitive areas, say prison guards are people working in the mental health hospital system, they need to be tested twice a week. i think that is a very reasonable stance. as you know, san francisco has made that rule as w

the cdc director dr. ensky with updated guy dance late today, saying new and worrisome data on the delta variant, tonight saying the new data shows that vaccinated people with those rare breakthrough cases, may be contagious and able to spread the virus to others. so,s now recommending vaccinated americans wear masks indoors again in areas with high transmission of covid cases.roc from transmitting the virus to others. also tonight, the cdc saying with millions of children heading back to school, all students, t

the cdc says 246 fully vaccinated people were among the infected. many tested positive for the delta variant. >> vaccinated people who do have a breakthrough infection are clearly capable of transmitting the infection to an uninfected person. >> reporter: the cdc says recent data on delta prompted the agency to recommend everyone wear a mask in indoor public settings where cases are surging. the recommendation is meeting some opposition. >> therell restrictions and no mandates in the state of florida. >> reporter: but walmart is reversing its policy, now requiring all employees in areas with high infection rates to wear masks regardless of vaccination status. customers are encouraged to do the same. >> the white house said friday it recorded more than half 1 million new shots in arms, the highest number since the first of july. >> we needed everyone across the country to have a conversation with someone they know who is unvaccinated about getting the shot. >> reporter: the cdc said friday more than 8.9 million children have been vaccinated, and whil

the cdc director says the science of the delta variant is worrisome.experts point to vaccinated americans as a driving factor in the mask guidance change, saying that the measure had to be implemented to get them to mask up. here is dr. anthony fauci. >> nothing changed about the science. it was the virus that change. we are dealing with fundamentally different filers virus. >> reporter: he says the viru nions are the oc >>> it is going to be interesting to see wh will take to get peopleto mask up again. are we going to see it could ta while. they implemented this recommendation based yesterday. it will take a wild to mask up or not. we have seen this over the past couple of months. some people are comfortable without a mask and others are not. we will have to wait and see how people catch on to the recommendation. i will send back to you. >>> here is another look at where we stand now in california. 7700 new cases yesterday and a 5.4% test positivity rate. that is an eight fold fromherew facu, be vaccinated to return to the campus in the fall. for gui

the cdc has to be cooked well. skip the ceasar salad because the dressing has raw eggs. the cdc says they have to be cooked. an appetizer the cdc will suggest oysters if they are fulling cooked but that takes away their magic property and could lead to a decrease in the u.s. population. maybe you would like dessert. you have to steer clear of the cookie dough ice cream with the raw e.g.s. -- eggs. if you are not eating, put the mask back on. >> tucker: trace gallagher, thanks. there are 2 kinds of people who run for office. one category is big and one is small. the big category is people who just want to get into office. a small category run for office because they believe something and have something to say. you almost never see these people. one man is running for senate in ohio. the second he announced the daily beast and the "washington post" have gone crazy. they hate him. they really hate him. that's how you know he means it. the latest example came on friday. jimmy vance said the childish left lacks a physic

the war is changing are strong words. cdcnfo on the delta variant and talking about how seriously contagious this variant is. it not only causes more severe illness than earlier variants and they are comparing it to this and we'll get more info and data soon. saying that it spreads as easily as chicken pox. this is the first time we've heard this comparison. chicken pox when we were kids practically unavoidable. what do you make of the cdc's comparison here? >> there is nothing really that new here julie despite the fact these are released documents released to the media separately from their normal announcements. we've known for a long time cdc does retrospective analysis and known that the delta strain was twice as contagious as the u.k. strain which was already highly contagious. we're not learning a lot of new information here. if you've had the flu shot you are at risk of transmitting the flu even though you have been vaccinated for the flu. same is true for covid. good news is with the vaccinated protection you're very

and i think this is going to expand with the cdc's guidance. and that will be i think a very important step to trying to curtail the spread of the delta virus. i would also say one other thing. >> yeah, go ahead. >> ali, that's really important. which is this delta virus is very unpredictable. no matter what anyone says, you know, it came in india and then really quickly it sort of disappeared. britain, we're actually seeing a decline of cases in britain for reasons no one fully understands. i think the public has to realize this is a very new infection. we've got 18 months of experience not with -- i mean, a variety of variants. so it's very unpredictable what's going to happen. and so we need to be flexible too and we need to understand that the scientists and the cdc are responding to the data they see, they're being responsible, but no one has a crystal ball about these variants and this virus. it has been very, very amazing how it has befuddled us and changed in ways that were very hard to predict based upon past behavior. >> zeke, these va

fauci defended the cdc's decision. take a listen. >> something has changed, and what has changed is the virus. the cdc hasn't changed. the cdc hasn't really flip-flopped at all. now we are dealing with a delta variant, which is really quite a lot more transmissible. >> reporter: the cdc director says that she realizes that this new guidance may be unwelcome news to many americans. she says that this weighs heavily on her and this is something that public health officials did not come to lightly, but the cdc also recommending that students that k through 12 students wear masks in schools and very controversial in many school districts across the country, here in atlanta, atlanta public schools has mandated masks indoors and some parents we've spoken with say they don't believe in this decision and certainly very controversial as more and more schools open up this fall, hallie. >> gabe, you talked about what you described as some of the backlash of the mask mandates. morgan, what's happening in washington as we have this

so the cdc guidance was really appropriate at the time. i think the issue with the guidance that was issued by the cdc in may is that it was blanket guidance for the entire country. and we know that the rates of transmission, the vaccination coverage in different parts of the country are different. >> dr. jha? >> my general take is that at the end of the day, guidance should be based on the facts on the ground as they are. and in may, when the cdc said vaccinated people are largely not getting infected, and they're not transmitting it to others, and, therefore, they don't have to be wearing a mask indoors, i thought that was right. one of the key points of a pandemic is that it is evolving, right, that the situation on the ground changes. evidence changes. data changes. and as it does, we want our public health agencies to update their guidance. to me, this is not a sharp turnabout. this is not a flip-flop. this is the evidence changed, so our recommendations changed. it's exactly what weant the cdc to be doing. >> guidance on masks has ch

we would like the cdc to expand the moratorium. that's where it can be done. >> reporter: but the white house points the finger right back at congress, saying it's on them. >> so, the supreme court's ruling stated that clear and specific congressional authorization would be necessary for the cdc to extend the moratorium through july. >> reporter: meanwhile in salt lake city, debra chamberlin, a single mother of two young girls, is preparing to be evicted this weekend. >> it's a horrible feeling as a parent. no parent wants to be in that position, not to be able to tell their kids what the answer is going to be. >> and in new orleans, amy cousino, a chef whose restaurant shut down because of the pandemic, now fearing she will be out on the street. >> i don't even know where i would go because all the homeless places where people might sleep or congregate are full already before anybody gets evicted. >> reporter: the irony here,s this not a battle over funding. congress has already allocated $47 billion to help tenants and landlords

but the cdc looks at data. look at data across the country in a range of regions across the country. if they make an assessment we will be a course be here to father guidance. reporter: [inaudible] was the president going there and how much of this is about sending the previous president that were less than flattering that the intelligence community. subject let's let's go back to your last question about the travel restrictions i just want to confirm it. given to where we've been and those have asked to confirm this with the delta variant we will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point for a few reasons. the more transmissible delta variant is spreading both here and around the world driven by the delta variant cases arising here at home particularly among those who are unvaccinated and appear likely to continue in the weeks ahead. to get to the other part of your question is cdc given the past monday they will evaluate and make recommendations based on health data. your question about the presiden

the next thing is, you know, you claim that the cdc and the fda are credible sources. question that. the thing that has happened just in the last few weeks is that the cdc is requiring a greater cycle threshold value to get a positive for someone who has had both vaccine shots. that is, there are two separate ways to see if you have got covid. if you haven't had a vaccine or if you have had a vaccine -- and that is to my mind what they are doing, they are trying to say that the vaccines are more effective than they really are. the next thing is on the urban league, he says that people that have black skin are more susceptible to covid. that is simply scientifically not correct. when you control for all the other comorbidities, the susceptibility of the person, with black skin, is absolutely the same as anybody with any other colored skin. so the guy from the urban league is a grifter, and the cdc and the fda are not credible sources, and you need to drill down to find out who is paying these people that come on your show. and that is it. host: onto nathan in connecticu

new data from the cdc shows the delta variant is much more contagious than previously thought. cbs news confirmed washington post reported internal cdc document that says the very may spread as quickly as chickenpox. >> new data we have seen the la corroborated several times is that if you are vaccinated and one of those rare breakthrough infections, you have the capacity to pass it to somebody else. >> the document states the cdc must publicly acknowledge the war has changed. it argues the agency struggle to persuade the public to embrace vaccination and preventative measures like mask wearing. we talk to it public health expert at uc berkeley who says we need to see the data that supports the cdc information on how the delta variant spreads. >> the bad news is it means fully vaccinated people, some of the fully vaccinated people get infected, will say more breakthroughs. the breakthroughs will be mild, not going to the hospital. and they may be able to transmit. that means we have to change our behavior a little bit. >> looking live at sfo the spread of the very is top of mind

>> based on draft guidelines i think that the cdc did the right thing here. because they are doing two things at once. they're saying that schools should be open for in person, full time instruction come the fall. we do that and we could do it safely if we have the right mitigation measure ms in place. i'm glad that they said masks are required for unvaccinated children over the age of two. that is essential. especially when we have the more cont contagious variant yet in the u.s. i think it is important that they mention testing. testing is a great measure, especially if you're not going to be doing distancing. if you're bringing back kids full time, a lot of schools could not do distancing so in a sense testing is replacing distancing. the cdc could do more to encourage vaccination to make explicit if you're vaccinated, you don't need this weekly testing. and so we want to you be vaccinated to opt out of testing and masking. but i was pleasantly surprised at the cdc's balance of caution and also getting kids back in school. >> important as we led into the f

and the cdc has to collect more information. r instance, on whether people who are vaccinated who do get covid can spread the virus even windchill asymptomatic. what other data do you want to see the cdc collect in a substantial way, before we move on to, once again, undoing indoor mask mandates, for example? >> yeah, yeah, that's a great question. and it's really pretty simple. we need to understand what the consequences of asymptomatic transmission would be. how often it occurs, and with what viral tighter. and in what population, is it the elderly? is it people with underlying medical conditions? or people with certain genetic predispositions? anyways, regardless of that, the message needs to be, get vaccinated, wear a mask when you're indoors and a mask in crowded venues. that's the safest thing for you to do for you and your family. >> doctor, we have seen local officials, employers, public officials on a national level and doctors, essentially say that they would like to see a nationwide vaccine mandate. there's obviously a

. >>> tonight, the cdc sounding the alarm on the delta variant and the risk even to fully vaccinated americans. the cdc warning in internal documents the war has changed, citing evidence vaccinated people can suffer rare breakthrough infections and may spread the delta variant as easily as the unvaccinated. delta also believed to cause more severe illness. the pivotal discovery a major cluster with a staggering three in four infections in vaccinated people. and what nbc news has found. at least 125,000 breakthrough infections in the u.s. what you need to know. >>> also tonight, simone biles sharing a video raising new doubts about her return to the tokyo olympics. the major upset for the world's top tennis player, and a scary crash for a u.s. bmx star. his condition tonight. >>> deadly weather across several states. a powerful ef-3 tornado tearing through a car dealership, and a massive mudslide. cars trapped. over 100 evacuated. >>> the bombshell new claims that former president trump pressured the justice department to declare the 2020 election corrupt. and the major move clearing

public health officials say the war has changed. a new cdc study showing the delta covid-19 variant produced similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they get infected. all as internal agency documents warned it appears to spread as easily as chickenpox. it was, cdc officials say, a central motivation behind the sudden agency shift this week to recommend fully vaccinated americans wear masks indoors in areas of substantial and high transmission. >> in those cases, those rare cases that we have breakthrough infections, we felt it important for people to understand that they have the potential to transmit virus to others. >> and it's a window into the dangerous evolution of a virus that top government officials thought was nearly under control just weeks ago. the study describing 469 massachusetts residents infected in the july outbreak in province town, massachusetts. 74% of those cases had been fully vaccinated. researchers finding the viral loads in the infected similar among the vac sincinated and unvaccinated. but

the cdc declaring the war has changed because of the delta variant reportedly saying the variant is likely as infectious as ebola and the common cold. our experts weighing in. plus, the new debate over booster shots after israel star giving some ppla >>> gofor .ne. te a bmx biker taken off the course on a biles explaining h withdrawal from the olympics in a new video. >>> extra fees. delivery service grubhub now facing a lawsuit accusing them of overcharging. >>> one of a kind ride. an exclusive look at the world's first roller coaster at sea. >> dog knows when you're lying. >>> good friday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> and i'm victor oquendo. andrew is off. we begin with those severe storms spawning tornadoes in at least three states, ohio, new jersey and pennsylvania. >> a neighborhood outside philadelphia looked more like kansas after a tornado tore through the area. the twister trashed homes and businesses, knocked out power and forced people to find shelter. overnight a trio of tornadoes slamming pennsylvania leaving a devastating trail of destruction. >> i heard this lou

tonight, the cdc says one thing and california officials say another. >>> plus, the bay area conference dangerous heat, some areas could see record breaking temperatures in triple digits. >>> plus, the new push to tourists back to san francisco's chinatown. >>> the grandmother who narrowly missed getting hit by a massive tree that was split in half read >>> building a better bay area, moving forward and finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >>> you are watching abc7 news at 5:00, on hulu live in where every stream. >>> the cdc came out with guidelines regarding masks for students and teachers. they say that those who have been fully vaccinated can do away with masks. our education reporter joins us now to let us know if these guidelines will sway scscscscsc officials. >> reporter: we checked with oakland, san francisco, fremont, san ramon and san jose. all those districts said they were taking their cues from the california health me. day that department said thank you cdc but we are doing it our way. >> i'm just very excited because i graduated. >> reporter: at castle mt. high school,

the cdc revising their guidance yet again, number one. started with universities and businesses, now it looks like the federal government is going to require vaccinations. does that include people that already had covid to? this that include people with rare medical conditions that this vaccine might not be right for them? does that take away freedom for americans for whatever reason there doctor, their decision, their research tells them they don't trust the science yet. do we still have freedom in the country? >> that's a lot to unpack in a very short segment. let's talk about the fact that the cdc updated their guidance today and the reason they did that is because of the now prevalent delta variant. the motivation behind the update as it pertains to delta variance, that's a good idea. unfortunately the messaging was completely lost, their messaging should have been insisting that adults increase vaccination rates to help lower the transmission. that got muddied and the fact they are saying vaccinated individuals now appear in the high

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according to the cdc the vaccine is not good enough. put more wage inflation on wages. >> president biden in the townhall talking about the record unemployment benefits contributing to people staying home, he essentially told workers pay more. like this let them eat cake moment that was unbelievable to so many. >> listen, i find this very interesting that elected officials like the president who have never had to make payroll on a weekly basis or run a business don't really understand the dynamics of the workplace. the reality you just can't pay people more if no one is going to pay you more for the end product. we can only push the consumer and the supply chain so far with price increases. sooner or later businesses will end up eating some of those wage increases. >> i want to shift gears, talking about the stock market, taking a breather today, but this market has been on fire. part of that story, mitch has been reopening. that we are back on track and things are going to get better. so we talked about about the wage component of this

kelley, the cdc is saying with the new data, the war has changed. first, your reaction to what we're learning about the delta variant. >> well, i think that's exactly what's happened. the science has shown us new information. and things have changed. cdc is having to go back and say that masks probably are very important in indoor settings for all people, including vaccinated people. because of the data coming out of the barn stable outbreak that we just heard about and data from other countries, things aren't quite as safe to go back to life as we knew it back in 2019. we do still have to be careful. but the message is still that the vaccines are the very best tool that we have to prevent hospitalizations and death, and they still work really, really well. so i think for most people, just take precautions when you're in crowded settings. when you're in places where vaccinated and unvaccinated people may be mixing and put the mask on when you're in those settings, even if you're vaccinated and are protected from severe disease and death. and particu

i still don't understand why the cdc's not doing it. in the studies of health care workers at least we're able to get the answers to some questions that we don't have right,000. for example, how likely are you to get long haul covid if you end up as an asymptomatic carrier or if you end up having -- if you're vaccinated but you still get covid and also the important question, how likely are you to spread covid to others if you're vaccinated. >> and that's such a crucial question. so many people who have mild cases of covid are the ones who get long haul symptoms syndrome, which is really devastating, even worse than their initial mild case. dr. wen, in your book which just came out today which i just got a copy of and look forward to reading, you talk about public health. you say it's invisible. it only becomes visible when underfunded and ignored. how has the pandemic proven that? >> i think we've seen what happens when we've lost 30% of our local and state health workforce in the last 20, 30 years. we have seen that we're not able to

so big news out today from the cdc regarding the delta variant.'s statement, quote, following the science, doing our part getting vaccinated america can beat covid. meantime more mask wearing in areas most impacted by the delta variant will enable us to avoid

we've been wondering all week so we asked the cdc to explain the reasoning behind it.y couldn't tell us. today, they did. what an explanation. it turns out the covid vaccine, those wonder drugs that wereeh absolutely perfect, more impressive than the moon landing, the drugs you were not allowed to question in any way, i don't actually work in the way they told us they did. t the science is more complicated than we thought. there's still an awful lot we don't know. these are after all experimental drugs and they are behaving like it. the bottom line is a huge number of vaccinated people are getting covid. some of them are getting very sick and even dying. that is true around the world, iceland, gibraltar, israel. in small countries with high vaccination rates are seeing big spikes in covid cases and it'she every bit as true in the united states. according to the cdc today, t fully three quarters of the people infected in a recent outbreak, for example in massachusetts, had already been vaccinated. the cdc announced that vaccinated people can carry the virus with them an