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Much risk and he ultimately succumb. >> unfortunately, to put breakthrough cases. only 616 deaths with unvaccinated people. thats 92% of the hospitalizations. it is 91% of the deaths. so you are 11 times more likely to die from covid if youre unvaccinated. that is what you should remember as well as collin powells legacy as a great american we lost today thank you. appreciate you being here tonight. >> the january 6th select committee prepares to vote on contempt charges as donald trump is quest...

The protect people like general powell. thats the message. you get vaccinated to protect people like him. to protect people who are more vulnerable. but also let me show you some numbers because this comes up over and over again. breakthrough infections and people say, hey, look, you know, i got vaccinated. still got a breakthrough infection. so whats the, you know, whats the real utility here? if you look at the overall number of people who have been vaccinated, about 187 million now and then y...

General population. and so i would just add that in those individuals, a series of three mrna vaccines might actually be that, be a series rather than what we call a booster, meaning that they never achieved a full, you know, response with the initial, you know, two shots. >> so we know now the general had a breakthrough infection of covid-19. what is the data that we have when it comes to breakthrough cases, dr. azar, and how rare is it for a healthy vaccinated person to actually experience the...

Discussion we had this morning was on the data about infections going down. but obviously this latest breaking news shows how covid is still very much a part of the fabric of american life right now. >> right. and there are breakthrough cases. and certainly people with compromised immune systems, older americans as well, are still facing some complications and tragically, in the case of colin powell, and some others, sometimes die even after being vaccinated. colin powell, going back to his care...

>> we also of course will want to know which are breakthrough cases so people have more protection because they are vaccinated as well. elizabeth, thank you. >> the author of the steele dossier on russia speaking out for the first time. a fascinating, twisting, bizarre interview. why he is confident the russians have dirt on donald trump. >> the former president questions answers today under oath. the first time he has done this in about five years. how do you get the truth from someone known to...

Moderna vaccines. so it is a confusing time at the moment. the most important thing is to remember that we have really good evidence that vaccines work, and first and foremost for those people who have not yet been vaccinated, the most important data i saw in the last week from the cdc suggested that the unvaccinated are six times more likely to die, 11 times more likely to get infected with covid-19, than those who are vaccinated, across all age groups. we need to get people vaccinated. >> the ...

Least every adult who has had the j and j vaccine should go ahead and get a second dose. but it might just be appropriate to think of that as a two-jab course like the pfizer and moderna vaccines. it is a confusing time at the moment. the most important thing is to remember that we have really good evidence that vaccines work. and first and foremost for those people who have not yet been vaccinated, the most important data i saw in the last week from the cdc suggested that the unvaccinated are s...

Gosh, why are you telling me what i need to do with my body. i think people all across america have decided whether or not they are getting vaccinated especially when it impacts your police force and the people leo just describe. they protect us every day, they are essential to our way of life in america and you are saying if they arent vaccinated they cant work? thats insane to me especially in a place like chicago. i think this vaccine mandate-- look, hats off to southwest airline pilots, i me...

One for you, that you feel the most comfortable with, it still provides you extra benefit to have that booster shot. so i dont want that to sway. what we see is that it decreases your risk of hospitalization, decreases your risk of death. but it also dramatically decreases your risk of actually getting infected. and again, there are more consequences to covid than just death. prevention of infection, as much as we possibly can and reducing those breakthrough cases should also be one of our goals...

>> by vaccinating kids, fewer breakthrough cases, fewer cases in schools and less transmission at home. >> reporter: new data shows last week covid cases in the u.s. dropped 12% from the previous week hospitalizations down 11%. still -- >> despite the recent decrease in cases, most communities across the country are still experiencing substantial to high levels of community transmission and were certainly not in a place where cases are in a control area. >> reporter: but there may be some light ...