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And going to twill to talk about keeping children safe young. sam brock joins me with more on this, and dr. hilton is joning me. she is also a medical contributor here on msnbc. so walk us through the in data out from pfizer just a few hours ago as cases across the country are again on the rise. >> that is just it. right now theyre not good, were looking at 110,000 infections per day. that is a level they have not been at since early october. six states in the midwest. deaths up by double digits...

Infected? >> yes, i was with about 30 people and 15 tested positive. >> how was the convention? >> it was super fun. i had a great time. >> dr. hilton, cdc director says they have contacted 35,000 people that attended that convention in new york city to help assess the risks, how significant is that? and what do you think they may learn? >> i think it is very significant. and what i urged medical community, there is a few things im noticing is close proximity of people standing together, but we ...

Cigarettes have almost more utility like social utility, there is no good, theyre pure cancer sticks. where as social media you can connect with your friends, you can connect with interests, you can keep in touch with family and read the news. so there are good things that come out of social media. >> thank you for joining us on this very us withy wednesday morning. coming up, andrea talking to dr. fauci about that pfizer news, next. i about that pfizer news, next

They have traced 13,000 people that attended an anime convention, and they attended that conference before testing positive, and peter mcginn joins me now. dr. eboni hilton is sticking around, but how are you doing today, how are you kneeling feeling today? >> im great, im 100% now. >> what were the symptoms like when you tested positive for the new strain. >> i had light fatigue, runny nose, sore throat for about a day. >> was there any thought to not attending the convention with tens of thous...

Celebrating that they could come tonight. >> i think art is really the language of the soul. were looking forward to seeing this documentary. thank you for being with us today. you can catch "paper and glue friday at 1:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for the privilege of your time. make sure you watch dr. anthony fauci when he joins andrea mitchell at noon. good wednesday morning to you, craig melvin here, another jam packed hour because were following big news from pfizer. it could be a relief for...