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Many people vaccinated to really be able to put this in our rear view mirror. i want to talk to you about mandates and effectiveness of mandates. infections are going down, is there a concern and whats the advise for people who say look its going away, look at the graphs, its pointing downward, i dont need to get vaccinated. >> i dont think we see that story too many times. the virus will spread to people who do not have protection. its critically important that we keep stepping forward and get ...

Would expect the fda would move forward on this and then bring it to the centers for disease control, the advisory committee and immunization practices and the cdc director will sign off on it. so i would imagine within a week, m maybe two weeks. with the j&j vaccine, its a little bit different. its not so much that immunity is waning or declining, its that the level of effectiveness is not as high as the two mrna vaccines. its in the 60 to 70% range, instead of when it was originally released. ...

The fda will soon be making its decision on the emergency use of the johnson & johnson and moderna booster shots. this, of course, after an advisory panel unanimously voted to approve. the cdc will meet and discuss the specifics, who should get these shots. with me now, were happy to have dr. peter hotez, a co-director of the center for vaccine development at texas childrens hospital. good morning, doctor. good to see you. >> good morning. >> so i think a lot of this is going to be caught and lo...

Howie: had i think dr. gupta deserves credit for getting into the ring and getting beat up. its fair to point out that the fda and other of medical experts say ivermectin doesnt have effectiveness against covid-19. rogan has 200 million monthly podcast listeners on spotify, he has a platform that enables him to fight back against cnn. >> he can be responsible or irresponsible. im good friends with the head of infectious disease at johns hopkins and he would say is not the ivermectin. its the ant...

Providing for their livelihood versus that being forced to take into their body something they do not want that it will be the state stepping up and protecting the individual liberty of our fellow texans from being forced to take a vaccine that could cause them harm, that doesnt take into effect the prior immunity they may otherwise have, doesnt take into effect at the severe reactions that some people are having to the shot. i have to raise with you something else people having considered and t...

Situation about providing for their livelihood versus that being forced to take into their body something they do not want that it will be the state stepping up and protecting the individual liberty of our fellow texans from being forced to take a vaccine that could cause them harm, that doesnt take into effect the prior immunity they may otherwise have, doesnt take into effect at the severe reactions that some people are having to the shot. i have to raise with you something else people having ...

Some people are getting sick with COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Do these breakthrough infections mean the vaccines aren't working?

You can die from this. a 75-year-old man can die from this, and they are taking their time. you know, what were really not sure about is how sick he was when he was admitted to the hospital. we often get kind of a rosy story, you know, from the publicity folks when they try and paint the picture, but we dont really know how sick he was. but it sounds like his medical team wants to give him the full course of iv antibiotics, and i think its best not to cut any corners. sounds like a prudent plan....

Those toys on time this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. mixed news tonight for those who got the johnson & johnson covid vaccination. an fda safety panel tonight endorsing booster shots for up to 15 million americans who received the j&j vaccine. but the panel also recognizing shortf in the vaccines effectiveness. todays recommendation less narrow than the groups endorsements of moderna and pfizer boosters, suggesting in the case of johnson & johnson an ext...

So theyre taking their time. what were not sure about is how sick he was when he was admitted to the hospital. we often get kind of a rosy story, you know, from the publicity folks when they try and paint the picture. it sounds like his medical team wants to give him the full course of iv antibiotics, and it sounds like a good plan. >> and i want to get to the news about johnson & johnson, that a booster, two to six months can bring the effectiveness to 94%. thats a big deal. should people be th...