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Of the unvaccinated. we are seeing outbreaks of cases in parts of the country that have low vaccination coverage because unvaccinated people are at risk. and communities that are fully vaccinated are generally faring well. >> and in los angeles county its a case of back to the future or deja vu as health officials rpts indoor mask mandates this weekend saying we are not where we need to be for the millions at risk of infection here. the rise in covid-19 cases comes a month after the most pop owl...

Me back this evening. i am really concerned about the state of the delta variant and the rising number of infections were seeing across the country. i think these counties are acting prudently because numbers are rising so quickly. we cant tell whos vaccinated and we do know there are breakthroughs for people who are vaccinated so it makes sense in places with high rising infection numbers to put the mask mandates back on. >> whit showing the delta variant is spreading quickly, especially in pla...

Unvaccinated rate in parts of the country, do you think that guidance should be amended? >> i think the cdc is looking at this literally on a daily basis and watching it closely. im not going to make a recommendation to the cdc, sitting here. but theyre watching this very closely, and cases are going up around the country. >> quick question on what we should do if were vaccinated, given all these breakthrough cases were seeing. we just saw it with these texas lawmakers visiting washington, they ...

It is incredibly important to know whether or not we are seeing breakthrough cases with delta. because the thing is, look. it may be the analogy of flu. if you get the flu we dont guarantee that you wont get the flu but hope for milder illness. we need to know whether or not you can still transmit because what if you transmit to somebody with a case that lands them in the hospital? it is an issue and i think the count is underestimated. >> okay. doctor, thank you for weighing in. lets go now t...

Indoors. >> ten steps forward and 20 steps backward. >> reporter: authorities in los angeles are trying to prevent whats happening in springfield, missouri, where doctors and nurses are expanding the icu but losing more young lives. >> we will do our best to try to get you home, but theres no guarantee that youre going to leave, and i think that is something that every unvaccinated person needs to think about. >> reporter: amid protests over vaccine mandates, a handful of cases with high state r...

Government were deliberating spreading misinformation, false scientific information about the vaccines through alleged sort of scientific journals that werent really journals. you also have the site 911 on twitter thats believed to be linked to russian sources spreading information. so we know where this information is coming from. we know where some of the perceived fronts are. i think the federal government can help flag some of these sites for these social media platforms. and the platforms c...

Vaccinated people? how concerned should we be about these breakthrough cases? >> if youre a fully vaccinated individual theyre holding up against the delta variant and the beta variant and theyre essential from protecting you from severe disease, hospitalization and death. what you are seeing is what they said, now in the united states we see measles cases only in the unvaccinated and this is something that will be a problem for the unvaccinated and the vaccinated will be able to go about their ...

And doing whatever it is they can to convince the unvaccinated to come out and get the vaccine, stephanie. >> steph, lets talk about these yankees who tested positive. theyre calling them breakthrough cases. what does that mean? and if they have no symptoms, do they need to postpone the games? that could impact the entire league. >> well, theyre called breakthrough cases because 85% of the yankees have been vaccinated. we did a similar story about the yankees back in may when they had a handful ...

I applaud your knowledge of the greek alphabet. you know, my message here regarding breakthrough cases or individuals who get the infection while still being fully vaccinated, one is that the vaccines are not 100%. no vaccine is 100%. but these vaccines, the existing vaccines are pretty damn effective. even the most effective vaccine in humankind, measles vaccine, is 95% effective. that said, we do know that these vaccines for the vast majority of cases, what they are doing is serving three purp...

The world, and the real world data reflects that. as you just mentioned, don, 99% ending up in the hospital are unvaccinated. that is quite a crucial statistic if you think about it. its still out there making people sick but 99 times out of 100 if someone is sick enough to go to the hospital, it because they didnt received vaccine. >> what about breakthrough cases, a cluster here on the east coast. the town manager known as p town a popular beach destination is aware of positive covid cases and...