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Most commonly used vaccines in the united states, which would be the pfizer product and the product that was developed by moderna, have been shown to have relatively high effectiveness for the prevention of hospitalization and death. and over time, relatively low protection from infection. >> its fascinating to watch that. thanks for joining us. it lasted more than three minutes. you asked the doctor five times. how concerning is that to you? >> thank you so much for having me. it is terrifying ...

He also seemly suggested that more than 100 professional athletes have died due to vaccination. who knows where that number came from. whats your reaction. >> im not going to comment about any individual persons decision, but its important for people to understand that covid itself can be a very serious issue, particularly for people who might have underlying conditions. i think people should try to ask that before they make a decision, perhaps based on misinformation, this is the reason wee we ...

United states are, have reasonable effectiveness for prevention of hospitalization and death, although even, although that is something that the estimate of that changes over time. theres a reduction in that effectiveness over time. and they have over time relatively low effectiveness for prevention. >> i told you, its stunning. stunning to watch. but equally frightening are the two very different responses to the muddled answers to this and other fairly straightforward questions about the state...

A million facemasks designed for use by front—line nhs staff were sent out to hospitals at the height of the pandemic despite warnings about their effectiveness. in a confidential government report seen by bbc news, the masks were described as counterfeit. it found health officials were dismissive of concerns and hadnt listened to warnings about the authenticity of the masks. the metropolitan police has referred itself to the watchdog, the iopc, over the death of yasmin chkaifi. she was stabbe...

Frankly, it was beneath the dignity of the florida senate. he was making a mockery of what we were doing and there to do and thats why we decided to walk out on that vote because at the end of the day, we had a lot of work to do and wanted to get to those issues in front of us. >> he was also pretending his answer is scientific answer to that question. but his final, you know, the way he phrased the final, the answer that we just played there, he chose to focus on the most negative aspects, whic...

>> scientifically, do vaccines work against preventing covid-19? yes or no. >> thank you again senator. yes or no questions are not that easy to find in science. so i understand, some clarity about your question at this point, when i would say is the most commonly used vaccines in the united states would be the pfizer product, and the product that was developed by moderna. they have been shown to have relatively hyper effectiveness and the prevention against hospitalization and death. overtime, ...

Against preventing covid-19? yes or no? >> recognized. >> okay. well, thank you again, senator. so, you know, yes or no questions are not that easy to find in science. >> yes, they are. 68%. 68% likely to keep you out of the hospital if youre vaccinated and boosted. im not a scientist. so, he gets there eventually. we dont want to make you suffer through it, but ultimately, he admits, reasonable effectiveness against hospitalization and death. from the vaccine. but its a fair question that deser...

Rights faces a dead end in the senate and bidens signature build back better remains in limbo. joining me nbc news chief correspondent and weekend today peter alexander, press secretary robert gibbs. health policy adviser dr. kavita patel. and stephanie young, executive director of when we all vote. peter, first to you, this will be only the second solo press conference of the president since he took office. hes had five overseas and three joint ones with other officials which are different in t...

Treatments show effectiveness against them. >> dana: could i ask -- why would the fda do that? >> as far as reauthorizing or deauthorizing? >> its because these two treatments which were highly effective against previous variants, studies show they are much less effective against omicron and so the fda is no longer recommending them because they say the potential side effects from these treatments outweigh the benefits. >> dana: got it. thank you so much. >> bill: two people the fda can talk to ...

Who was stabbed in north london by herformer partner. he was then killed by a passing motorist. a warrant had been issued for the arrest of leon mckasker three weeks before he attacked yasmin chkai. there are growing calls for the motorist — who drove into him as he stabbed his former partner — not to face a criminal investigation. a million facemasks — designed for use by front line nhs staff — were sent out to hospitals at the height of the pandemic, despite warnings about their effect...