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on going fighting outside. a senior u.s. defense official calling russias actions the height of irresponsibility. as cnn first reported, new satellite images contradict russian claims that ukraine has been systematically shelling the area around the plant. both sides are accusing each other of endangering the facility. cnn sam kiley is there. where do things stand right there? >> reporter: they stand as a very, very dangerous moment. that is something that the international community, ...

Answers. >> yeah, but its confusing because why would anybody advocate for that if the manufacturer itself is questioning whether it would be effective if you were to kind of dilute or reduce the dosage. back to covid and this on going pandemic, you know, a lot of people are still wondering about this fall and a new version of yet another boost er. what should people be hoping for or anticipating? >> people should understand where we are in the fall or winter and where things are going. we va ha...

I just laid out? why arent more people in nursing homes and the staff that are caring for them getting booster shots? >> well, kate, youre right. we need to do better, and we will. the good news is that we spent most of this year trying to encourage people to get the regular vaccine. we encountered much more vaccine hesitancy than we ever thought we would, but by working hard, weve been able to get the staff vaccination rate to almost 80%, and the resident vaccination rate to almost 90%. now we ...

So much of the nations focus is rightfully on the omicron variant right now. and there is new cdc numbers showing that the most vulnerable are not getting the protection that they need. only about half of nursing home residents have received a booster dose. less than a quarter of nursing home staff have received the same, a booster. since the start of the pandemic, nursing home residents have been the most at risk, accounting for nearly 1 in 5 covid deaths. so how can this be? joining me now is ...

Fortunate to have people like a doctor who goes into a community and does everything she can to convince that community to get vaccinated. or people like barbara block or sage meyers who do just that. i think thats what has to happen. if you look at a conservative talk show host like hugh hewitt, he talks about heres how you talk to conservatives if youre going to try and get them vaccinated. hes vaccinated. it works the other way. rfk jr. goes into lancaster county community, a community full o...