host: we are under, when it comes to trade concerns, something called the u.s. fda. it is the one year anniversary. could you remind people about not only what the new trade agreement is, but what brought on its, i guess, what led to it being created? caller: a number of forces there. basically this is a revised version of the north american free trade agreement that was in effect beginning in january, 1994. that agreement was negotiated in 1991 or 1992 and in many respects was seriously out of date. there also was a lot of political opposition to nafta on both sides of the aisle, and the previous administration, some logic that a new version would be attractive to a wide swath of members of congress, members of the public as well. host: some of the specifics of the usmca, ordinance for cars and trucks, protection for property, it would strengthen labor and environmental protection, would have protections for financial institutions, and increase -- what are the notables compared to the new agreement? caller: i think the most important -- guest: i think the most impor

it's very likely that the u.s. fda will authorize covid vaccines for younger populations i the end of the year. we don't know when that is going to happen. government officials have suggested that we are likely to see a gradual reduction in age. while it may not be here on time for the school term, i expect we are going to get some movement by the end of 2021. host: you mentioned china previously. there is an effort to investigate the cause of covid as it centers on china. can you explain that investigation? guest: basically, everybody knows about a year a half ago -- a year and a half ago, there was a huge outbreak in wuhan, china. it seemed to be the epicenter that started the pandemic. what we are trying to do is find how did covid originate? where did it come from? there are two prevailing theories. the most likely theory by far is what's called a natural leap. basically, it means the virus was harboring in an animal and it jumped to a human being. we need to know because we are never going to be able to prevent th

host: we are under, when it comes to trade concerns, something called the u.s. fda.

host: we are under, when it comes to trade concerns, something called the u.s. fda.t is the one year anniversary. could you remind people about not only what the new trade agreement is, but what brought on its, i guess, what led to it being created? caller: a number of forces there. basically this is a revised version of the north american free trade agreement that was in effect beginning in january, 1994. that agreement was negotiated in 1991 or 1992 and in many respects was seriously out of date. there also was a lot of political opposition to nafta on both sides of the aisle, and the previous administration, some logic that a new version would be attractive to a wide swath of members of congress, members of the public as well. host: some of the specifics of the usmca, ordinance for cars and trucks, protection for property, it would strengthen labor and environmental protection, would have protections for financial institutions, and increase -- what are the notables compared to the new agreement? caller: i think the most important -- guest: i think the most importa

the fda should have been looking out for me and my family, my kids, all the kids in the u.s. those products never should have been on the market and never should have been marketed to kids. walter died way too young, his death was unnecessary, and now the fda has a chance to make a difference. so please don't allow those products, products like this, on the market ever again. thank you. >> the fda pushed back by several years the deadline for please e-cigarette and vaping companies to have the fda determine whether or not these products are safe for public use. i along with many other kids in my generation got addicted to nicotine and these products in that time that you allowed these companies to sell their products. what do you have to say now to me and everyone else who got addicted and now we know that these things aren't safe? >> thank you for playing that moving video. good morning. we are now introducing panel two, we are joined today by the honorable dr. janet woodcock. dr. woodcock is the acting commissioner of the food and drug administration. commissioner, thank you

fda's's breakthrough therapy guidelines, where for the first time, in 2013, 2014, the u.s. fdase two data for drug nda submissions --smaller scale studies in oncology where there are small-scale studies which would show a high benefit patients -- to patients. that took the speed of which companies can bring drugs to the market. it improved it massively. instead of 8 years of clinical trials, maybe 3-5 to get a drug to market. you have to do complementary studies after but patients can get access after phase two. the whole pharmaceutical industry is moving -- evolving very rapidly and all of it driven by trying to meet this pressing, unmet medical need of patients with cancer. sheri: thank you so much for your insight today into the chinese biotech industry. coming up next, we look at why norway now says the top bloomberg covid resilience ranking is just ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: benchmark is unchanged. officials single they are moving closer to tapering. the fomc says the current rate of asset purchases will continue until further progress has been made. now that the

u.s. the cdc and fda are meeting with pfizer to jumpstart the process.if and when boosters are needed, which they may be, we will be ready. but for now the bottom line is, if you are fully vaccinated you don't need a booster shot, at least not yet. lester >> dr. torres, thank you. >>> in just 60 seconds, the biggest inflation jump in years. we will tell you which items are seeing the biggest surges and when relief might be in sight >>> you may be feeling it yourself, growing anxiety about inflation. we are now seeing the biggest surge in prices in well over a decade, and it is affecting just about everything we buy. our stephanie ruhle now on what you need to know. >> reporter: in the grocery store, at the gas pump, on the car lot, prices keep rising from may to june inflation jumping nearly 1%, and compared to a year ago up 5.5%, the largest increase in almost 13 years. a big reason, the sticker price for used cars and trucks, jumping more than 45%. ongoing supply shortages leaving dealerships without enough used cars to sell >> pretty up there new cars

it's very likely that the u.s. fdal authorize covid vaccines for younger populations i the end of the year. we don't know when that is going to happen. government officials have suggested that we are likely to see a gradual reduction in age. while it may not be here on time for the school term, i expect we are going to get some movement by the end of 2021. host: you mentioned china previously. there is an effort to investigate the cause of covid as it centers on china. can you explain that investigation? guest: basically, everybody knows about a year a half ago -- a year and a half ago, there was a huge outbreak in wuhan, china. it seemed to be the epicenter that started the pandemic. what we are trying to do is find how did covid originate? where did it come from? there are two prevailing theories. the most likely theory by far is what's called a natural leap. basically, it means the virus was harboring in an animal and it jumped to a human being. we need to know because we are never going to be able to prevent the ne

irwin: the fda, u.s. today approves a lot of things through labeling.mportant because it would entrust consumers that it has gone through regulatory approval. with that, you move away from the illicit market. you know that you are buying something safe. in regards to medical cannabis, consumers and patients feel it is safe to use because it's been approved by the fda. but whenever we need to do to get it approved and legalized, be able to get the bank act approved, i think is important to do. there is so much confusion out there today, so much unknown. i hear all the time, isn't cannabis legal in the u.s.? not from the federal but in all of these states. it is all of these tax dollars. i walked down the street in new york, i smell cannabis on a regular basis. it is not being bought in retail outlets today. kailey: it has been over two months since you completed your merger with aphria. how is that going? irwin: it is going well. like any acquisition or integration, it ultimately has its challenges, but i have to say i am proud of the team, both from the

u.s. government, cdc and fda. t everybody is seeing is a picture that says that there are at the current moment in the u.s., there's no need to even -- for people to consider getting a third booster. people's immunity levels are in very strong shape. the vaccines are very, very effective. but the u.s. has gone ahead and purchased several hundred more vaccines and is watching the data closely because like israel and like pfizer, there is a possibility that around the corner, certain populations, large -- namely people over 65 are going to likely need a third booster. but that won't be for a little while. >> what about the pfizer meeting tomorrow with the white house. could pfizer have information and bring that to the table that the white house doesn't know? >> this is good practice. i mean, this is the practice that's go on for the last year and a year and a half. it's good for them to be in sync on the data in case the pharmaceutical companies think they're seeing something in the data that the cdc and fda aren't.

booster dose, you got that immediate statement from the fda and cdc saying, hold on, we don't need a booster right now do you get the sense that u.s. health officials, the cdc, the fda, others who are making these decisions, are taking the data that you're giving them seriously and are going to act in order to protect people before immunity against severe disease wanes to a significant point? >> i have no doubt about it. take the data very seriously we have subsequent to this, we have a lot of meetings and we presented to them data they have other data, and they take it very serious >> albert, it's kelly here is this normal for the sort of efficacy to drop the way you're describing after four to six months time? could you compare that, for instance, to something like the flu vaccine? and what should we expect the booster shot to do does it extend the efficacy strongly for a couple of months and also taper off for another six months what is your expectation >> it is not uncommon. i don't think it's happening at once because every year we have a different variant but also on the other hand in the flu we have very, very low levels of

u.s. the company expects to deliver new data to the fda within weeks and is also working to develop a delta specific version of its vaccine. it comes as new covid cases and hospitalizations both climb at a dangerous pace some hospitals are now in the middle of their most dire days >> the competition for beds is higher now than it was during the peak last year >> reporter: perhaps the nation's new epicenter, the delta variant is now fueling over 90% of cases in parts of missouri, with the federal surge response team on the ground, 93% of covid patients in one icu are on ventilators >> we're seeing some younger population become very ill. we see patients becoming more ill quicker than we did before >> i'm so glad that's over. >> reporter: though vaccines are effective against delta, the unvaccinated are fueling the spike, with a third of adult americans not yet inoculated, researchers at georgetown say these five undervaccinated clusters of the country could become a breeding ground for new variants, putting the rest of the nation at risk. as pfizer and moderna both get closer to a booster sh

u.s. but two of the nation's top health agencies say that may not be necessary in a joint statement the cdc and the fdaoth said that fully vaccinated people don't need covid boosters nbc's miguel almaguer has more >> reporter: pfizer says a booster shot, a third dose of its current vaccine could offer americans s five to ten times me protection against covid given six months after the second dose, pfizer believes those inoculated would be highly protected against the delta variant, which is now exploding across the u.s the company expects to deliver new data to the fda within weeks. and is also working to develop a delta-specific version of its vaccine. it comes as new covid cases and hospitalalizations both climat a dangerous pace some hospitals are now the middle of their most dire days >> the competition for beds is higher now than it was during the peak last year. >> reporter: perhaps the nation's new epicenter, the delta variant, is now fueling over 9 of cases in parts of missouri, with a federal surge response team on the ground, 93% of covid patients in one icu are on ventilators >> we're seeing

booster shots aren't currently recommended by the fda, but the u.s.overnment has now purchased an additional 200 million doses of pfizer's vaccine just in case. >> here's the bottom line. we've always prepared for every scenario. we don't know if we'll need a booster shot. >> reporter: republican governors are now outright pleading with their residents to get the shot. >> you've got to get vaccinated now. and, so, all i would say is this delta thing is coming. >> unvaccinated missourians are the primary target of this new covid-19 strain. >> reporter: alabama, one of the hardest hit and now the least vaccinated state in the u.s. only 33.9% of residents are fully vaccinated as cases are double what they were a week ago. alabama's republican governor says she knows who to blame. >> the new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. >> what is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms? >> i don't know. you tell me. folks are supposed to have common sense. but it's time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. it's

booster shots aren't currently recommended by the fda, but the u.s.s of pfizer's vaccine just in case. >> here's the bottom line -- we've always prepared for every scenario. we dent know if we'll -- we don't know if we'll need a booster shot. >> reporter: governors outright pleading with resident to get the shot. >> you've got to get vaccinated now. and so -- all i would say is this delta thing is coming. >> unvaccinated missourians are the primary target of the new strain. >> reporter: alabama one of the hardest hit and now the least vaccinated state in the u.s. only 33.9% of residents are fully vaccinated as cases are double what they were a week ago. alabama's republican governor says she knows who to blame -- >> the new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. >> reporter: what is it going to take to get people to get shots in arms? >> i don't know. you tell me. folks supposed to have common sense. but it's time for them to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. it's the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down. >

u.s. government if it's cleared by the fda now, the companies they are also testing the drugs to see if they in people who have been exposed. and beyond being a pill, another potential upside to these drugs is, if they work, they're expected to hold up across different variants of the virus. >> that is great news. meg, thanks. >>> fully-vaccinated americans can, once again, visit england without having to quarantine it starts next week. government officials there made the announcement today it comes just a week after the cdc and the state department told americans to avoid travel to the uk because of rising-covid cases but now, infections there are dropping, fast it's a hopeful sign that the uk's latest surge, fueled by the delta variant, may have passed its peak in london, here is nbc's ali arouzi. >> it just got a lot easier for u.s. travelers to come to england, as long as they have been double jabbed the government here announced that, as of monday, the second of august, travelers from the united states and the european union will no longer have to quarantine for ten days, upon arrival i

stores, restaurants, construction sites, even public agencies like chp d josepodemei with fda and other top u.s. officials to talk about request 12 months after receiving the initial dose. >>> today, hundreds of bay area google employees head back to work two months ahead of the company's full reopening. the company will welcome workers in mountain view and red wood city on voluntary basis. those assigned to an office have option to return for the first time since the pandemic began. workers who are unvaccinated or decline to reveal vaccination status will be required to wear masks and test weekly for covid. >>> 6:09. caught on camera, dramatic video of a california hiker finally hulled to safety. >>> ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, getting around is getting more expensive, bay area drivers paying sinof years. next, some of the cheapest placwith loved ones in florida. >>> the pandemic may finally seem but many of us are feeling traumatized. new treatment offers hope. >> this is a tool for people to start addressing trauma in a really safe way. >> i had a little trepidation when i

u.s. right now. the cdc and the fda had issued a joint statement saying that americans uneventfully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time. >>> in these bay, covid-19 cases have doubled and alameda county over the past month. health officials say that the county is seeing an average of 70 new cases a day compared to roughly 29 in late april and early june. hospitalizations are also up and the vast majority of these cases are with on vaccinated people. >>> solving the affordable housing crisis, brand-new building open near the 16th street permanently affordable apartments. 32 are designated for neighborhood residents. there's also a playground and commercial space. seven affordable housing projects have recently opened and the mission or are close to opening. >>> how to thwart the rise of retail theft, plus -- >>> saving lives by sniff, a bloodhound put her skills to work to become a hero of tropical storm elsa. we also up my seen video of new york city not doing so well with all of the rain. >>> here's a live look at san jose, the high clouds will pass, and with the surging delicia: this

u.s. for people i hope soon. i would imagine the fda approves those booster shots by the age of temperature for people aged 95 and older. >> we also have been hearing the word breakthrough cases. how concerned should we be about those breakthrough cases in which people have been fully vaccinated but yet they're still getting infected with covid? >> so right now people exposed to delta variant who have been fully vaccinated, most of them will have no symptoms, some will have mild symptoms, very few if any will have serious illness causing hospitalization. so that's good, the vaccines are clearly working in terms of blocking serious illness. the problem is half our country isn't yet vaccinated. >> and when you talk about half of our country not being whether reerta ssle o mkr or sinesses, haveha should peop doing right now at this moment whether they're vaccinated or not? >> it really depends on where you live. if the case numbers are going up like they are in many places in the country, i do believe we're going to have to wear masks now

u.s. food and drug administration has added a new warning to johnson & johnson's single-dose covid-19 vaccine. the fdat 100 cases of the rare autoimmune disorder guillain-barrÉ among 12.8 million j&j vaccine recipients in the u.s. the cases were mostly in men aged 50 and older, with one death reported. the fda said in a statement the benefits of the vaccine still clearly outweigh the risks. for more, we're joined in palo alto, california, by dr. abraar karan. he is a fellow at stanford university in the division of infectious diseases and geographic medicine. doctor, welcome back to democracy now! why don't we start off with you explaining this latest development with johnson & johnson and then move on to what pfizer is asking for, that third dose, the booster. >> in terms of the johnson & johnson vaccine, as we noted earlier when there was a signal for the blood clots and yet women, there is an association but we can't sacausation of guillain-barrÉ syndrome, neurologic syndrome in which the immune system attacks the nerves and can give you paralysis, can take weeks or even years in some people to ful

u.s. government officials this evening. former fda commissioner scott gottlieb who was on pfizer's board arguing it makes sense to get a head start on authorizing a booster in case one is needed later. but -- >> i think, quite frankly, we probably missed the window in terms of providing boosters for the delta variant. >> reporter: and there is more news on the vaccine front. the fda updated the label for johnson & johnson saying it might raise the risk of gillon barret syndrome. the cdc stressing even if the vaccine does raise the risk, it's still better to get vaccinated. wolf? >> it certainly is. athena, thank you very much. athena jones reporting. let's get the latest from the epicenter of this covid outbreak in the united states. so what are you seeing? what are you learning over there? >> reporter: you know, wolf, it was just a month ago that arkansas's governor was confident they were winning the battle against the coronavirus, that those infections were on their way down and vaccinations were on their way up. in the last few we

u.s. now. dr. scott gottlieb, former fda commissioner, made a point over the weekend. basically, america is going to fall into three categories now as the delta variant spreads. you're either vaccinated and protected, you've either been previously infected as well and, therefore, your body has some immunity to it and that provides some protection, or you're going to get the delta variant. i wonder if you agree with that framing here. basically the delta variant is primarily, perhaps even almost completely a threat to the unvaccinated. >> it is absolutely. the delta variant -- do you remember back at the beginning of this pandemic we talked about how contagious something is? that original virus had an arnaut or spread for every one person who got it around 2 1/2 other people got it. this delta variant goes to six other people. it's much more contagious. it is very easy to spread with a lower amount of virus to other people. and that's why dr. gottlieb was talking about how if you're not vaccinated, you're not immune because you got the infection, you're at very high ris

u.s. population is fully vaccinated. the fda says it is pulling in extra help to get covid-19 vaccines fully approved as quickly as possible to ease minds of those worried about vaccine safety. this comes as we learn more from the cdc about just how dangerous the delta variant is. the agency now says 74% of covid cases in one massachusetts county came from fully vaccinated people. it is important to note, there were few hospitalizations there, and no deaths. the cdc maintains vaccination and masking remain critical in the fight to slow the virus. and we are learning more about how far covid can spread. research showing that respiratory droplets in the air can carry the virus as easily as smoke from a cigarette. >> think of somebody smoking. if you can smell the smoke from their cigarette, that's the same as if you breathe in air they exhale out with virus in it. >> reporter: many experts say risk of transmission outdoors is higher than previously thought. all of this as students head back to class for what they hoped would be a

u.s. the new warning. and a key meeting. first, the fda with that new warning for the johnson & johnson vaccine. now warning of a very rare nerve condition. the cdc reporting about 100 cases now under investigation out of about 13 million johnson & johnson shots. they say the benefits still far outweigh the risks. and news tonight on pfizer, after that company indicated millions of americans could soon need a booster shot, a third shot, tonight, they are now meeting with federal health officials about that possibility. dr. anthony fauci tonight on this. did pfizer get out ahead of the data, out ahead of the government? but the bottom line here, could it one day be needed? israel tonight moving forward with that booster.

u.s. the new warning. and a key meeting. first, the fda with that new warning for the johnson & johnson vaccine. one-shot vaccine. now warning of a very rare nerve condition. the cdc reporting about 100 cases now under investigation out of about 13 million johnson & johnson shots. they say the benefits still far outweigh the risks. and news tonight on pfizer, after that company indicated millions of americans could soon need a booster shot, a third shot, tonight, they are now meeting with federal health officials about that possibility. dr. anthony fauci tonight on this. did pfizer get out ahead of the data, out ahead of the government? but the president tom line here, could it one day be needed? israel tonight moving forward with that booster. and the delta variant spreading quickly here i

u.s. food and drug administration has added a new warning to johnson & johnson single-dose covid-19 vaccine. the fdareports about 100 cases of the rare autoimmune disorder guillain-barrÉ among 12.8 million j&j vaccine recipients in the u.s. the cases were mostly in men aged 50 and older, with one death reported. the fda said in a statement the benefits of the vaccine still far outweigh the risks. a recent study by the cleveland clinic found over 99.7% of people hospitalized with covid-19 were unvaccinated. more information is emerging about the suspects involved in the assassination of haitian president jovenel moÏse last week. at least one of two haitian-americans arrested was an informant for the u.s. drug enforcement administration, the dea. other suspects were also fbi informants. this comes as a u.s. delegation on monday returned from haiti after meeting with haiti's interim prime minister claude joseph, and ariel henry, who moÏse had appointed as joseph's successor days before he was killed. dozens of suspects have been arrested, including colombian mercenaries who were reportedly recruited by

fda. the u.s. department of justice is investigating possible thank fraud by executives.used to tray bitcoin. the examination will focus on conduct occurring years ago. this will be whether it hits banks. transactions were linked to crypto. significant development in washington's crackdown on virtual currencies. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: back the breaking news. ever grand has decided against issuing a special dividend in another blow for investors. what is the significance of this? john: they were set to meet today. that has occurred already. the board and the chairman had a couple of options. there was a option of a cash special dividend which seemed relatively unlikely. there was the option of issuing shares to shareholders. that seemed relatively unlikely. what of a lot of investors have hope for potentially was ever grand would give out shares in subsidiaries. the shareholders of the main company. that includes the new energy

u.s. government officials this evening. former fdamissioner scott gottlieb, who is on pfizer's board, arguing it makes sense to get a head start on authorizing a booster in case one is needed later. >> i think quite frankly we probably missed the window in terms of providing boosters for the delta variant. >> reporter: and there is more news on the vaccine front. federal health officials are investigating whether johnson & johnson's vaccine might slightly raise the risk of guillon baret syndrome. the cdc stresses even if the vaccine does raise the risk slightly, it is still it err to get vaccinated. >> let's bring in the associate professor of emergency medicine at brown university. dr. ranney, what's your reaction when you see this map that shows cases going up in the same parts of the country where vaccination rates have been disappointing? >> jake, it feels like a rerun of a really bad show that i didn't like the first time and i like it even less the second. anybody who's getting infected right now almost universally is someone wh

u.s. the new warning. and a key meeting. first, the fda with that new warning for the johnson & johnson vaccine. the one-shot vaccine. now warning of a very rare nerve condition. the cdc reporting about 100 cases now under investigation out of about 13 million johnson & johnson shots. they say the benefits still far outweigh the risks. and news tonight on pfizer, after that company indicated millions of americans could soon need a booster shot, a third shot, tonight, they are now meeting with federal health officials about that possibility. dr. anthony fauci tonight on this. did pfizer get out ahead of the data, out ahead of the government? but the president tom line here, could it one day be needed? israel tonight moving forward with that booster. and the delta variant spreading quickly here in the u.s. in regions where there are high numbers of unvaccinated americans. cases on the rise. in the u.s. now, up 51% in a month. more than 17,000 new cases a day. >>> also tonight, we're monit monitoring the potential for storms as we come on the air tonight. philadelphia, new york all in the path. and

u.s. have only emergency use authorization. so the fda is bringing in extra help to speed up the final approval of the pfizer vaccine. health officials are hoping that full approval will help convince anyone reluctant that it's safe to get the vaccine. joining me now cnn medical analyst and professor of medicine and surgery at george washington university. let's get right intoist. the cdc just released this number showing how miniscule the chances of dieing is if you are fully vaccinated. how much more clear does it have to be to change anyone's mind? >> so if i tell you that if you are vaccinated, you have a 99.991% chance of actually 99.999% chance of not dying from this virus, what else in life gives you that kind of guarantee? our vaccines are exquisitely effective and very safe. the messaging, unfortunately, from the cdc very poor and the release of this data is an effort to try to get back on track. but the news is just phenomenal with these vaccines, even with the soup were aggressive delta variant, vaccines work and they work real

u.s. and an of them are fda certified. we found each bio similar reduce -- the system has become subject to many abuses such as branding manufacturers try to delay effective competition. a common strategy is obtaining a thicket of those it's or hundreds of patents, so-called secondary patents like intermediate compounds, or methods of treatment. tertiary patents cover the delivery mechanism, such as an injection pen or inhaler. the proportion of patents listed with the fda tripled from 3% in 20,000 to 9% in 2016. some firms use this time to introduce new versions of their product with a little or no clinical benefit for their patients. for example, of her might switch from a capsule to a tablet that is not interchangeable. many secondary tertiary patents are actually bad patents that lack novelty or cover only minor obvious changes to the drug. one analysis revealed that legal challenges seeking to overturn the primary patent succeeded only 8% of the time, while challenges to secondary patents were successful 67%. but liti

u.s. centers for disease control, the cdc and fda take in reports when something doesn't go quite right after vaccination and sometimes those reports mean nothing but they are paying close to these reports after receiving the johnson & johnson vaccine. you'll remember that's the one dose vaccine. the cdc is telling us they have received, these are the basics of what it is. about 3 to 6,000 people in the u.s. develops it each year. it happens would you tell us vaccination. very rarely it can end in paralysis. most people fully recover. let's look at what the cdc is telling us now. they are investigating a small possible risk of contracting guillain barre. they received about 10 0 preliminary reports. that's after 12.8 million doses of the vaccine being given out. again, that's presumably about 12.8 million people since it's a one shot vaccine. it's been largely reported about two vehicles after vaccination. it's being reported mostly in men. many of them over age 50. as you can see, the cdc saying a small possible risk. now the washington post is reporting that the fda is preparing to do some

u.s. centers for disease control, the cdc and fda take in reports when something doesn't go quite right afterose reports mean nothing but they are paying close to these reports after receiving the johnson & johnson vaccine. you'll remember that's the one dose vaccine. the cdc is telling us they have received, these are the basics of what it is. about 3 to 6,000 people in the u.s. develops it each year. it happens would you tell us vaccination. very rarely it can end in paralysis. most people fully recover. let's look at what the cdc is telling us now. they are

u.s. health agencies off guard. the cdc and fdaut out a rare joint statement, reassuring americans that the coronavirus shots are working the way they're supposed to by stopping serious illness and dr. anthony fauci is offering his own clarifications. >> nothing has changed with regard to the cdc's recommendations. so, we respect what the pharmaceutical company is doing. but the american public should take their advice from the cdc and the fda. the cdc and the fda say if you've been fully vaccinated at this point in time, you do not need a booster shot. >> the world's top health agencies also agree with dr. fauci 'athena jones has more on that and the worrisome spread of the delta variant across the u.s. >> reporter: confusion and concern, as pfizer announces it is seeing waning immunity from its vaccine and plans to seek emergency use authorization for a booster shot next month. the company citing a statement from the israeli government to back up its claims but not releasing any new data of its own. within hours the cdc and the f

variant now the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the u.s., new questions about the need for booster shots. pfizer announcing it will ask the fda to authorize a third booster dose of its vaccine six months after the second shot saying it could be even more effective against the variant. some health experts say not so fast. >> eventually we will probably need a booster shot, but six months may be too early. >> reporter: hours after pfizer's announcement the cdc and fda writing in a joint statement, americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time. the debate comes as the highly contagious delta variant spreads faster than expected across the country. >> this rapid rise is troubling. >> reporter: the variant is now behind 80% of all covid cases in parts of the midwest and plains. and nearly all u.s. counties with the highest covid rates, vainat. dngf hospitalizations. it's unvaccinated people. >> reporter: at this single day vaccine clinic in missouri retired nurses struggling to understand why patients were so sparse. >> they're not trusting the science. they are listening to facebook. >> reporter

fda for emergency use authorization. >> thank you >>> to haiti now, where officials are desperate for u.s. military assistance following the assassination of the country's president. the nation now in turmoil. raf sanchez reports. >> reporter: as crowds gather outside the u.s. embassy, pleading for safe passage to america, haiti's government with a startling request of its own, asking for u.s. troops to defend key sites from further attacks. >> we're not asking for the open -- we're asking for small troops to persist and help us. >> reporter: but a biden administration official says no plans to deploy american forces to haiti. fbi and homeland security officials will join the investigation into who killed president jovenel moise at his home on wednesday and why. first lady martine moise badly wounded in the attack tonight she released an audio message from a florida hospital, sounding weak but determined to get justice for her husband's murder haitian officials say 17 men now in custody, including americans james solages and joseph vincent 15 colombians, many of them ex-soldiers also arres

according to the fda and cdc, there is no evidence boosters are needed just yet. and top u.s. dr. anthony fauci agrees. >> there's a lot of work going on to examine this in real-time to see if we might need a boost. but right now, given the data that the cdc or the fda has, they don't feel they need to tell people right now you need to be boosted. there are places in the world, many places, where the vaccination availability is practically nil. those people would do anything to get a vaccine. we in the united states have enough vaccinations to give to everybody in the country, and they're life saving. >> meantime, israel is offering a third dose of the pfizer vaccine to the immunocompromised after an uptick in delta variant infections. the israeli health minister says the shot is immediately available. the new push is focused on older patients and those vaccinated a while ago. >>> joining me now in atlanta is dr. del rio, the executive associate dean of emery school of medicine at graty health system. thank you for talking with us. >> happy to be with you. >> so dr. anthony fa