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Is within their rights i think the controversial mandates are those on businesses with more than 100 employees you are going the see fault lines forming along that mandate. i dont know how much we are going to pick up for that. thats going to be a brisk debate. >> there is this discussion about the booster. you are a member of the pfizer board. the cdc director in the booster decision last week drew line between who should get a booster and who can get a booster. what happens if many of them say...

The challenges still going on even right now in the fight against covid. as president biden is asking those not eligible to get the booster shot to do just that. the cdcs booster decision for pfizer out green lighting boosters for people 65 and up, people with underlying conditions and people in high-risk jobs. that last ones particularly interesting, because thats something advisory panel voted against. the president, president biden, also had to say about people not vaccinated. >> we still hav...

Intransient attitude that has developed in many parts of the country, frankly. >> and not to mention, we have seen people under threat on their positions because of this. so stephanie, this big meeting, cdc, could shape the rollout of boosters in the coming months. tell us what were expecting. >> chris, before i get to that, let me just explain where i am. im in front of this health center that gives out -- that does testing as well as gives out vaccines. almost everyone in line here is here for...

Mandates as one of the underpinnings of potential violence again in our country, but there we are. thats 2021 in a nutshell. im curious as to where you think this booster decision will come down tomorrow and your own opinion on boosters for those who could use them. >> yeah, brian, so this has actually become one of the most divisive issues theyve had internally in the white house and among the agencies since the pandemic began. who would have expected that? we have actually several different po...

A nutshell, im curious as to where you think this booster decision will come down tomorrow and your own opinion on boosters in those who could use them? >> brian, this has become one of the most divisive issues they have had internally in the white house, and the agencies among -- since the pandemic began we have several different points of views about this, and some will get resolved when the council meets with the fda. but here is the essence of, it there are some people who say it is really i...

Welcome back. in our health lead, president biden just announced that beginning september 20th and pending a green light from the fda, fully vaccinated adults will be eligible for booster shots of the pfizer and moderna vaccines. this as coronavirus continues to surge across the united states. at least five states at or near full hospital capacity. cases are continuing to skyrocket, up 36% since last week alone. cnns chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta is back with us. and, sanjay, we s...

The delta variant is definitely hitting them a lot smarter, a lot harder than they had in the past. >> its a game changer. >> it is. the kids are sicker than they have been. >> a lot to talk about tonight how effective masks are at keeping kids safe in school. well talk to an infectious disease specialist about what the research actually found. we do begin though with cnns kaitlan collins at the white house. what do we know about this booster decision? >> reporter: anderson, this is expected to ...

Um -- >> game changer. >> it is. the kids are definitely sicker than they have been. >> so, a lot to talk about tonight. including, how effective masks are at keeping kids safe in school. well talk to a pediatric infectious disease specialist who studied more than a million school students and staff in north carolina about what the research actually found. we begin, though, with cnns kaitlan collins at the white house. so what more do we know about this booster decision? >> so anderson, this i...