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Like this from spreading. an unfortunate fact. that is important to check the vulnerable with the vaccine and whatnot but also to realize these measures we take have enormous harm, we have to acknowledge that is get away from it. laura: the other thing that hasnt been reported is the vaccines over time begin to wayne and their effectiveness so after 5 months you see waning antibodies. is that what is going on? they went early on the vaccine. >> of course. one of my favorite experts on tv, we don...

Vccinated. 77% of american adults have gotten at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine, but that also means nearly 23% remain completely unvccinated. i want to bring in the infectious disease physician. good to see you as always. so lets start with mercks antiviral pill. they say data shows a 50% reduction in hospitalizations and deaths after five days of treatment. how big a deal could this be? we do already have other treatment options for mild and moderate cases. whats your thinking? >> if t...

Of writing a handwritten letter that cuts through all of the noise of the other communications that voters received. and it just feels like something that catches peoples attention and they find it pretty motivating. so as you mentioned, what we announced today is that we were a able to demonstrate that our test of the program in the 2020 general election had a massive impact and does seem to be one of the most effective ways of encouraging voter turnout. >> lets talk about the effectiveness. 12...

Walks that fine line with supporters of president trump, the former president trying to urge them to back him, hes also not trying to turn off democrats. but interestingly about this race, what is happening here in washington, the gridlock and stale mate, that of course is worrying democrat terry mcauliffe. he urges congress to in his words quit talking, get this done. so the democratic effectiveness also on the ballot. jim, erica? >> jeff zeleny, appreciate it. thank you. speaking of that age...

Pill, an anti-viral treatment for people who have symptoms. so encouraged by what they were seeing they cut their trials short and will ask for emergency authorization right away. merck saying the covid pill reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by up to 50%, but authorities warn it will not be a replacement for the effectiveness seen in these vaccines. california tonight the first state that will require covid vaccinations for school children once its fully approved by the fda. and late...

Administered around the world and you have data, trial data from last year, that shows the safety and the effectiveness of these vaccines and then real world data over the last nine months, it really does make a strong case. >> im not anti-vaccine, im not anti-covid vaccine, but at the end of the day, informed consent is what we all honor in nursing. ive stood up for a lot of my patients over the years that have been pushed into something, and its their body, its a choice that they should make f...

>> reporter: about 85% of the staff have been vaccinated, but a small group has instead staged protests at the hospital, including andrea herself. one of her specific concerns? blood clots. >> if you were my patient. lets say we were having this conversation in a patient room instead, i would say, look, i hear your concern about clotting, but if you have a clotting disorder, you should get the vaccine because you would be at increased clotting if you got the disease. >> you know very well with t...

A snmall group staged protests t the hospital including andrea herself. one of her specific health concerns, blood clots. if you were my patient, lets say we were having this conversation in a patient room instead, i would tell you, look, i hear your concern about clotting, but if you have a clotting disorder, you should get the vaccine because you at increase risk of clotting if you got the disease. >> we know that very well with this pandemic, this vaccine this virus, the science is constantly...

Before november, december, january. cold and flu season take effect, thats when well see an uptick again. >> a bit of calm before the storm there. lets talk about mandates. you spent a lot of time talking to employers and employees ahead of mandates convincing people to get the vaccine on their own. what do you make of these mandates and their effectiveness, as outlined by the numbers we ticked through by david leonhart? >> im personally seeing people are asking more questions now. it was never ...

One thing that weve had more conversations about is the effectiveness and success of mask wearing so masks are still required for all air travel, and thats coming from the government. thats not even from the airlines. what do you think it will take? whats the measure that youre looking at of when you think masks are no longer needed on flights? >> yeah. well, united airlines in april of last year was the first airline to require masks on board airplanes, so we followed the data and science close...