Omicron is three times more transmissible that the Delta variant. Union Health Ministry asked the states to focus on Covid Appropriate Behavior as strategic areas of intervention.
population. what is your challenge in getting people to get the jabs? first of all, we re working very hard. we re taking it to the communities. i ve been to 16 cities holding town hall meetings, having community doctors there, open conversations. those that are skeptics, those that have had experience with it, put it out on the table and get good, accurate information to them. we ve seen a 40% increase in vaccinations since we started this. now, much of that is because of the increased risk because of the delta variant but we are seeing the vaccinations go up as people get more greatly concerned. our hospitals are really struggling now and people see that. they know people who are getting the covid and so they are responding by getting vaccinations. i expect to get the numbers up significantly. despite all the challenges that s the best way out of this.
contagious. to put this in perspective if you get sick with the alpha variant you could infect two other unvaccinated people. if you get sick with the delta variant we estimate that you could infect about five other unvaccinated people. more than twice as many as the original strain. the administration is endorsing required vaccines for employees of businesses of all sizes as new york s governor calls for businesses to ban unvaccinated customers. the white house has been looking for trusted messengers to spread the word about vaccines but don t want to say anything negative about the 500-person birthday in martha s vineyard this weekend for barack obama. is there concern that the president obama birthday party might become a super spreader event? the guidance is what steps people can take, indoor settings with the new guidance to keep themselves and others safe. in terms of what protocols
there is no end in sight right now unless you go back to the policies that worked under the last administration, the remain in mexico was a humane way to do things because it fast tracked those that had real asylum claims and discouraged all the people that are coming across right now finding those loopholes in our immigration system. dana: the point about covid cases in the rio grande valley, 135 detainees tested positive for the first two weeks of july. 900% increase compared to previous 14 months and now with the delta variant you can imagine that is going to be even higher. a lot to deal with here, art. we appreciate you coming on. we ll stay in touch with you. thank you. bill: so a judge reaching his decision on whether molly tibbetts convicted killer can get another trial. more than 25 years after she went missing the body of kristin smart still has not been found. could it jeopardize the chances of this case heading to trial?
you just heard jen psaki talking about how contagious it is. it is highly contagious. that s an issue. what has been mismessaged is if you re vaccinated at worst you ll get a mild case. everyone looked at senator lindsey graham, 66 years old getting covid. the key is he has a mild case. appears to have a mild case. dana: because he was vaccinated. because he is vaccinated. that s what we saw with guy benson at fox and tweeting about this, really importantly. look at the state of vermont, dana. in the state of vermont 86% of the population has at least one dose. 67% fully vaccinated. they have three hospitalizations. one person in the icu. the more people you get vaccinated, the more plus natural immunity. i want to add that in. if you are vaccinated or gotten over covid and have antibodies your chances of getting a severe case from the delta variant is extremely low. dana: we talked, dr. os tear