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Just two days and three performances into their return to broadway, the curtain has come down on "aladdin" for now after 18 long months, the show returned on september 28th, only to close on the 29th due to a positive pcr covid test, a breakthrough case in the shows company which is fully vaccinated. the show reopened their doors on thursday before shutting them on friday after more breakthrough cases were reported. this hit musical paused performances until october 12th, the first show on broad...

The announcement comes just three days after the show reopened for the first time in more than a year.

Horizon. merck says its new anti-viral drug cuts the risk of hospitalizations and deaths by 50% for covid patients. cnns polo sandoval joining me for more on this. >> dr. scott gottlieb, former head of the fda, calls this a potential game-changer in the fight against the coronavirus, simply because if you consider the potential benefits of this drug, dr. gottlieb is saying that it would potentially be effective not just for those who have been fully vaccinated and have experienced breakthrough c...

For some of those folks who actually do contract the virus. scott gottlieb, the former head of the fda acknowledged something note worthy, this drug would potentially be effective for those fully vaccinated experiencing breakthrough cases that are rare but also some of those that are non-vaccinated as well. thats also one of the reasons this could be seen as game changer drug. dr. richard besser, former acting cdc director with remarks saying and reminding us all that this drug would be no subst...

Us the tis brett kavanaugh, the first member of the supreme court to test positive for coronavirus. >> ariane de vogue joins us from the supreme court. breakthrough cases, extremely rare for someone to be hospitalized with a serious illness. what do we know about his case and what it needs for the term? >> reporter: right, like you said, he did test positive. he was fully vaccinated, so this probably is a breakthrough case. wed we believe hes the first sitting justice to test positive. a court r...

For instance, theres a reduced audience in the chamber, and lawyers had to test before they came. if they test positive, theyre able to call in. so were not sure what kavanaugh will do. maybe hell call in. of course he doesnt have to participate in oral arguments. the justices did meet privately together on monday in their conference room. then he tested negative and even kavanaugh, he felt well enough this week, he ran in a race. but the justices are being very careful because keep in mind some...

A number thats a slip this month by the coronavirus virus. >> she was 105, what a life she lives. >> extraordinary alive. >> and so sad ending. rev, we have seen story it is of people who are younger and who got covid and had breakthrough cases. it was difficult but we keep on hearing time and again that most of those people who got vaccinated survived and do well and dont go to the hospitals. 95% or 99 parse 99 parse of people in the rooms. people connected with the unvaccinated. >> there is a ...

Every state agency to protect the elderly population of your state. you did a great job. then it became a hot spot with the delta variance. we had whats called breakthrough cases. fully vaccinated people, they were getting covid. aperture usually plays a role. now, its interesting, because three weeks ago you were getting a crap beat out of you. ive looked at the numbers, theyve gone down dramatically. you built these monoclonal antibody centers throughout the states. now joe bidens rationing it...

The elderly population of your state. you did a great job. then it became a hot spot with the delta variance. we had whats called breakthrough cases. fully vaccinated people, they were getting covid.ad temperature usually plays a role. now, its interesting, because three weeks ago you were getting a crap beat out of you. ive looked at the numbers, theyve gone down dramatically. ,you built these monoclonal antibody centers throughout the states. now joeus bidens rationing it. i understand they do...

Are retail. they are not wholesale. they are not getting to all the millions of women who get pregnant every year in the united states. >> the other big conversation around coronavirus this morning is about boosters. for people who are lining up to get them in the numbers over the weekend and into this week, the appointments that have been made are impressive. here in new york city, the broadway show at kw la din" closed down because they had several breakthrough cases within the company despite...