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Samantha never got to hold her fourth child. evi grace was born two weeks ago when her mother was already in hospital seriously ill with covid—i9. yesterday evi grace was baptised. during samanthas funeral service. i was standing at the graveside yesterday i could just hear her telling me in my head, thats it, im gone. battle on, raise the wee ones, to what you have to do. we have no choice. if it was the other way around she would have to do the same and i would probably be telling her the sa...

>> he is hoping that by speaking out now and talking to us, other people who are unvaccinated and maybe lane the same way that he does politically, they they will reconsider not getting vaccinated. >> it is sad that this is what it is taking, but it is taking unvaccinated people on a rising covid case rate. at least there is something to motivate people. thank you, as we await president bidens remarks we have a update to a story from earlier. this baby has been reunited with the babys father and...

San Diegans with moderately to severely compromised immune systems can get a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine to fight waning immunity.

With covid-19, parents have noticed that, young people have noticed that and its really driving and motivating them to get vaccinated. so during the course of the summer when it comes to the covid-19 case rate among the youngest age group eligible to get the vaccine, ages 12 to 15, we noticed that case rate go up nearly five times. there are 3.4 cases per 100,000 adolescents, 12 to 15 in june. that went up to 9 in july. it reached 14.6 in august. and at the same time, when it came to vaccination...

All the states around you are beaming red. you have a mask mandate but you are going to need other governors around you to cooperate. what do you need them to do to help? >> well, i have more than i can say grace over here in louisiana and i dont really comment of what other states are doing. i will tell you we have a mask mandate in place because all the medical professionals here in louisiana told me it was essential to curve transmission. not just for covid patients but for all patients. you ...

Hugh pym, is here. what are the trends around the country, hugh? what are the trends around the country. hugh?— what are the trends around the country, hugh? what are the trends around the count , huh? ~ country, hugh? well, clive, the good news is that— country, hugh? well, clive, the good news is that the _ country, hugh? well, clive, the good news is that the surge _ country, hugh? well, clive, the good news is that the surge in _ country, hugh? well, clive, the good news is that the surg...

That is shy of four times higher than two months ago. doctor, when you look apt these and then you add in the icu map here, this is a map and the deeper the color here, the higher the percentage of icu beds taken up by covid beds. this is where you have the low vaccination rate and you have more than 22% of icu beds nationally filled with covid patients, those numbers are even higher in the deeper reddish states down here. your assessment, doctor, where we are at this moment. i want to come back...

Breast feed and get the vaccine. we know your immunocompromised when your pregnant. more more susceptible and the best thing you could do is have the vaccine because if you get covid, it could actually it threatens the life of you and your child. there have been countless stories of women needing emergency c sections to deliver a premature infant while the brother struggles for her life. so please get the vaccine. >> i want to walk through more of the latest numbers to get your take on them. if ...

Am saying there is a risk when floridas infection rate if it was a separate country it would be the highest infection rate in the world, that is a moment where for a temporary period, some school district says it so high here, lets wear masks for the next two weeks, why is the governor saying no? >> greg: im so confused by the statistics, i see the case rate and hospitalization of kids is roughly the same as it has been for a while, but the caseload goes up. so the media focuses on the caseload ...

And even outdoors for a prolonged period of time. thats where masking can help. >> mara, masking can help in schools and the kids in memphis today on their first day back are going to be wearing masks. who is making that decision? >> well, stephanie, that was a local decision made by the school district because the republican governor here has stayed away from issuing a statewide mandate when it comes to schools. the middle school students showing up for their first day back for in-person learni...