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Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported nearly 7,000 new breakthrough cases over the past week, and 34 more deaths.

Vaccines are distributed much more equitably than vaccines have been so far. south africa, so many countries in africa had a real challenge getting vaccines because wealthy nations have cornered the markets. >> there are people now who are due to get their boosters, doctor. maybe thinking they will delay in case a new booster is developed and fights off this variant, as well. what do you say to them? >> i say dont wait. you know, i got my booster three weeks ago. i still see kids in clinic and i...

Call as though we needed another wakeup call to vaccinate the world. the issue of vaccine equity. the point i want to make is the safety, one of the best ways to keep americans safe is actually to vaccinate the world. not only is it an ethical thing to do and with rates like 60% to 70% in the u.s., 7% on the african continent, you have to wonder whether we really love our neighbor. the point i want to make here is it is the smart thing to do because it is self-defeating not to do it because this...

To do and with rates like 60% to 70% in the u.s., 7% on the african continent, you have to wonder whether we really love our neighbor. the point i want to make here is it is the smart thing to do because it is self-defeating not to do it because this is the way to make variants is to let the virus rage and mutate. that is what we dont want to do. >> a couple things. who do we know is getting sick from this variant in south africa and when you talk about the mutations what does that mean the spik...

Six months out from receiving the pfizer moderna vaccine or two months out from the j&j vaccine that its worth getting a booster. were seeing that. we seen that around the country, thankfully the protection is quite high for hospitalization and death but were seeing a lot of breakthrough cases as immunity wanes. milder more moderate infections but those infections can cause real problems in peoples lives and ensure that the virus continues to spread. so upping our levels of protection is a good ...

Emergency room needing surgery. seat belts are your vaccine. the prevention. thats what everybody should take advantage of. its really tragic that in the u.s. we have 60 million people that havent even started on that. maybe this is another wakeup call. >> so doctor, as youre looking at the omicron cases around the world, are they breakthrough cases? are they among the unvaccinated? or both? and if both, is there a difference in severity between vaccinated or not vaccinated? >> see, these are re...

Of their health restrictions so far but leaving the door open having more travel restrictions. it is so interesting that these two cases and some of the other suspected cases are from nigeria. nigeria is not on the u.s. travel ban, nor is it on the canadian travel ban. i also think its important to note that the two confirmed cases, theyre isolating for two weeks, their family, close contacts, isolating for two weeks. here in canada, 4 out of every 5 eligible canadians is fully vaccinated to tra...

Your life as normal. we have every indication that, while there are some breakthrough cases, those cases are very, very mild for people who are vaccinated. so now we have people taking not only two but a third vaccination shot and he is telling them they have to mask up again? this is completely inconsistent, mixed signals from the white house and a lack of leadership. the president is once again running scared like he has often done in his ten months in office, and people are tired of it. >> sa...

Variant and still needs to be confirmed. so a lot of those are out there. there frankly should be more of them out there still. this has been a constant topic of discussion that we still have not had enough testing out there. people should be able to test every day, every week, whatever within their own homes. and thats still not happening enough. but, yes, the answer to your question. it could give you a signal that you are dealing with the possible variant. it would then need to be confirmed. ...

Waning immunity has become a focal point in the pandemic.