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But it would not be to the severity that would likely wind you up in a situation like this. theres a situation they are seeing on an hourly basis, and this is what the doctor had to say. >> in terms of the trajectory and rate of growth, the case count is climbing at an absolutely steep curve, much like the one we saw last july in 2020. if not as steep, then even more so. >> in other parts of the country, we do know when the pandemic first started that the default was to set up tents outside so t...

The country. >> reporter: its worth noting this is not the approach the biden administration wanted to take or hoped they would have to take. they tried the encouraging of people to get vaccines, tried the cajoling. that has now not worked sufficiently and thats why were seeing the administration up the ante creating these vaccine requirements for federal workers as well as putting in place this guidance to states encouraging them to pay $100 to anyone who gets newly vaccinated. alex? >> okay. a...

N95 or kn95 mask which is more protective against this. for those packed venues, i think it will depend on how much covid is spreading. i go back to the basics. yes, we would all rather not have to wear a mask, ever. but how much really does it hurt you to wear a mask if thats going to save someones life, allow us to get our economy back, and get our kids back in school, in-person learning? thats what concerns me most in the next month. schools are reopening. at the same time, cases are spiking....

Trying to go after the 47% who are at least open to this idea. and that would be a sizable chunk of people. some students going back to school will do it. some other people, the incentive question is interesting. the president talking about the $100 incentive. i was thinking back yesterday to the young man i met in cincinnati last week who said he was skeptical of the government offering all these things. he said if someone paid me $1,000 to jump off a cliff, i wouldnt do that either. its unclea...

We know the vaccines are safe. other people are waiting for a little bit of a sharp prod. and having their employer mandate that they get vaccinated is often enough. my employer, gw, will require all health care employees by october 1st to be vaccinated. were seeing this around the country. look, weve tried the carrot. weve tried lotteries. now some people need to be told that as part of your civic responsibility and job requirements, you have to be vaccinated? . >> one of the things we watch ev...

Who will get vaccinated. theyve not dug in their heels. i think they can get vaccinated sooner rather than later if we meet questions with facts and confidence. >> there are people who say you see at least some modest progress in recent days. why? is there a key? is it communicating a different way? is it doctors getting on the phone? is it fear when people see the case count going up like it is? >> i really think its all of the above. weve done a good job engaging trusted messengers. were going...

Misinformation online, local health officials like doctor martha white are fighting for influence when the only sure strategy for beating back the virus is getting more people vaccinated. doctor white considers herself a target at a time when many public health officials around the country have resigned or been fired during the pandemic. we are pleased to welcome to the broadcast the after mentioned doctor martha white. she is the medical director at the louisiana department of health. we so app...

46% in oklahoma. 39% in tennessee. missouri across the southeast, then you look at the case map right now. where are cases going up? see the darkness? thats in the same area. dark is bad for cases. light is bad for vaccines. the overlap is indisputable in places where the vaccine count is lagging, the case count is climbing. >> be careful looking at the numbers of in a broad sense. when ive had to do epidemic investigations, sometimes theyre in an area with high vaccine coverage and looks good. ...

He says no on the question of mask mandates in part because he says to your point, people a, this can be confusing and b, one challenge at a time. listen. >> i really think its important not to have the current debate about mask wearing, but to have the current emphasis on getting a vaccine. if youre not vaccinated, you should wear a mask. and that is the guideline that we have in place. but we dont have a mandate because that was held back from the legislature. >> so theres the governor of arka...

Heartbroken to speak on camera, the enthusiastic little buy who dyed too soon in his mothers arms. they say he had no underlying health issues. of the more than 600,000 covid deaths in the u.s., only 493 were under 18. >> and there is an alarming surge of the virus in louisiana. with more than 5,300 new cases recorded yesterday. this spike marks the third highest daily case count since the start of the pandemic. across the state, more than 506,000 cases have been confirmed with nearly 30,000 dea...