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vin gupta is here, medical contributor joining us as well.emoli, let me go to you first and reset what you know about how the president is doing and what's being done to monitor his condition during this time. >> reporter: well, we just heard in the last half hour to dr. kevin o'connor, the president's chief physician, has been his chief physician since his time as vice president so a long relationship, he indicated that, yes, the president is experiencing mild symptoms, a runny nose, a little bit of fatigue, these symptoms came. they began late last night. we understand the president actually had a bit of trouble sleeping and that he was tested this morning first, an antigen and then when that showed a positive result they confirmed it with a pcr test. he is now isolating at the white house and will be monitored and has been given paxlovid, that treatment which dr. o'connor indicates has been one that shows positive results in most of those who receive it and that they would continue monitoring his symptoms over time. it's worth reminding, y

vin gupta, an msnbc contributor and -- a critical -- you would think i would know this, right? a critical care pulmonologist and a faculty member at the institute for health metrics and evaluation at the university of washington. we have been speaking for over two years now. dr. gupta, thank you for being here. at one level, we've not had the level of tension that we've had in march and april and may in 2020. on the other hand, we have this new strain. and we are a little confused as to what we are supposed to do about it. >> ali, it's great to see you, good evening. it's true. and the fact that really worries me is that three in four adult americans that are eligible for the next booster shot -- number three, that next booster shot -- have decided that they are not going to get it. or in some cases if they are eligible for that fourth shot they are not going to get it. that is concerning in this era of a more transmissible variant. because, ali, come the wintertime, if we are not up to date with our vaccines, those individuals who are high-risk are going to be -- end up in the

vin gupta, as well. dr.our reaction first in hearing the president has now, in fact, tested positive for covid. >> yasmin, good morning. >> it's not unsurprising, despite all the precautions that they're happening. it's happening all across the country. really relieved to hear it's just mild symptoms right now. lots of considerations here. one was the time from his last booster dose. that's going to help us really understand what his risk is for any type of progression. especially at his age, of 79, perhaps the vaccine may not be as effective in this area of omicron at preventing severe pneumonia. so that time to last booster is going to be important to tease out. paxlovid indication, absolutely the right move. we know that early intervention, within that 24 to 48-hour window, yasmin, helps reduce the risk of ending up in the hospital, if he does have vaccine. if he does have any risk of progressions, so he'll further reduce that by starting paxlovid early. and i'm certain his physicians will be looking at o

her to help us understand is msnbc medical contributor, doctor vin gupta. you for being here this morning, again. when the w.h.o. announced their decision this week, you wrote on twitter that it was equally important to make sure the people pay attention, no so it affects them, and take proper precautions. so please do that for us now. let us know what precautions people should be taking, and how a monkeypox may ultimately affect them. >> katie, good morning, thank you for having me. the message was inspired by the fact that this is not the same threat to the general public as covid-19 has posed for the last two and a half years. i thought it was important that if the w.h.o. is going to make this move, a pretty bold move that gets a lot of attention, it confused a lot of people and worried a lot of people, causing some anxiety. what should people be worried about? is this the same level of threat? it is not. for the general public it is important to realize that the vast, 99% of the cases right now, are primarily being a defied in communities of many of sex

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