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Oster osterholm are worried about this. i think were in troubled, and the trouble needs to be responded by getting vaccinated. where are we on breakthrough cases? what very western will the severity of whats happening with them? >> well, for one thing, we have learned that people who have been vaccinated can be a breakthrough case. people who had been vaccinated, who do have a breakthrough infection generally will have mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. they can carry the virus, but theyre not...

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Reports from the US and the UK indicate that vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant of SARS CoV-2 can carry as much viral load as unvaccinated people.

Third vaccine shot? and do you think that in the reasonable future, it will be, and it will spread to americans, not just the immunocompromised? >> i think thats whats happening. a lot of people going rogue at this point. they are seeing that israel is now vaccinating individuals over the age of 60. they are not really getting a lot of clear communication of why the pfizer ceo has said that we will need a third immunization for delta. israel is doing it but the u.s. doesnt feel its necessary. an...

Happening. there is a lot of people going rogue at this point. theyre seeing that israel is now vaccinating individuals over the age of 60. theyre not really getting a lot of clear communication of why the pfizer ceo has said that we need -- will need a third immunization for delta. israel is doing it, but the u.s. doesnt feel its necessary, and yet anecdotally theyre hearing a lot of breakthrough cases. there is kind of a disconnect i think between the white house corona group communications an...

Well to the first two doses. these are people who dont have normal immune systems. thats different than a booster dose recommended to people who have responded well to the vaccine previously and their immunity is waning. were not at a point where were seeing theres waning immunity. the cdc and other researchers throughout the country and world are monitoring to see are these breakthrough cases occurring and who is being affected? and at this point its too early to say the booster doses the recom...

At least 2,232 new COVID-19 infections involving fully vaccinated individuals were reported in the last week, according to state data on breakthrough infections. 

With almost 5,600 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among the vaccinated public, the CDC and Gov. Tim Walz continue to encourage people to get vaccinated.

Then translates and getting severely ill, still thankfully not seeing that. we have a new piece out today by people who are vaccinated but end up testing positive with covid and in that we should get away with calling them breakthrough cases. why is that? >> well, you know, breakthrough sort of gives this sort of impression, you know, that incorrectly the -- the -- the virus is breaking through the protective armor of the vaccine, and that the vaccine is somehow failing. what -- if you think abo...

Schools without good ventilation systems, maybe crowded conditions. so i would look to local officials to reach for the tools they need to prevent outbreaks in the school setting p thapgs what were trying to do, is prevent the situation where you have a single introduction of infection you dont have a widespread outbreak in the school. the best judgment is to leave the discretion up to local officials about what resources are available to them and take into consideration what parents are willing...