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Unfortunately, this virus is going to be with us for the decades ahead. if you mean slowing it down, then thats something which the vaccines are already doing. we know the pandemic has hit some people harder than others. and the health secretary thinks hes found one reason why. these pulse oximeter devices used to measure oxygen in the blood give more accurate readings from white skin. so therell now be a review to make sure medical equipment�*s equally effective whatever your skin colour. its...

Measure oxygen in someones that are not effectively. the measure oxygen in someones that are not effectively-— not effectively. the review will help hepefullv _ not effectively. the review will help hopefully to _ not effectively. the review will help hopefully to answer - not effectively. the review will help hopefully to answer that, | not effectively. the review will - help hopefully to answer that, then we can focus on that. what we do know is that research indicates black people are quite...

City. european officials say stricter measures are now needed as new cases surge among the unvaccinated. in the french territory of guadeloupe health restrictions led to another night of arson and looting. france reportedly is sending about 50 special forces to help restore order. now, the strictest measures in europe right now are in australia where a nationwide lock down begins monday. tens of thousands of protesters filled central vienna on saturday. many are upset by the governments new vacc...

Vaccinated, before we get boosters, at this point given what you know, is it accurate to say that two shots doesnt mean fully vaccinated anymore? >> two shots for a time frame means youre fully vaccinated. but the thing you want to get the people and the viewers to understand, it isnt just the effectiveness of the vaccine. its quite effective. its how long it lasts and thats the reason we started to see the immunity start to wane, we said people should be boostered. and thats why we will keep fo...

Or longer ago. why should younger people get getting that? >> thank you for having me back on. thats the question. the reason why is because the studies have shown there is waning immunity against infection, meaning that if people are more than two months out from their johnson & johnson, more than six months out from an mrna vaccine they are more likely to get infections. were concerned the breakthrough infections could be contributing to the cases we are seeing. that is why young people even t...

Is this about rallying the base here. >> exactly. they say delta grew the tea party. and they see the governors conference last week. culture war is where they think they can score points, where they feel they can get voter enthusiasm through anger, and it turned out to be kind of true. they werent able to flip it, but they could close the gap quite a bit. this is why democrats have to show effectiveness. when people can feel a difference in their living, will it be enough? yes. >> i even got to...

Joe walsh is a former congressman who ran for the 2020 presidential nomination. good morning to both of you. so, emily, how big is this for democrats? we heard julie talking about some of the sticking points. what do you think is going to stay, and what do you think is going to have to go? >> this is huge for democrats. so much support the democrats got. they wanted to see something -- they wanted to see effectiveness. they wanted to see democrats pass something that will help regular people, an...

For all americans 18 years and older. all american adults. final approval from the cdc director could come at any moment. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta is joining us right now. as the author of the new book "world war c: lessons from the covid-19 pandemic and how to prepare for the next one." sanjay, thanks, as usual. did the committee, from your perspective, make the right call? >> yeah, it sounds like it, wolf. they looked at this data. they have been making the case that th...

That everyone who is 18 and over is now eligible for a booster -- that will go a long way to clarifying the guidance. however, i do wish that the cdc went even further because right now, they are still saying that people 50 and under may get a booster. people 50 and older should get a booster. i wish they would just say that everybody at this point should get a booster. the booster is not a luxury. it is not a nice to have. its essential in preventing people from getting breakthrough infections,...

Booster shots for all adults. cnns chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joins us now. i know the cdc has to sign on still. this is a big deal. >> right. yeah. i mean, this is something that i think people have seen coming for some time based on what the data has been showing, which is basically that the vaccines continue to work really well, but over time, either because of just the passage of time or because of the delta strain in particular, the idea that the protection against people ...