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J&j, start to develop severe illness, hospitalizations or deaths? were not seeing that yet, but thats going to be an important trigger. we know that in san francisco, for example, they recommended another shot for those who have had j&j because again overall they have some concern about the effectiveness of this, but were going to look at hospitalizations and deaths to make the determination i think thats what the cdc is saying in terms of what will be recommended for healthy people who received...

44% of them were in immunocompromised people. the second part of it was looking at the just overall effectiveness of the vaccine. i could show you this one graph, jim. this was in the "new england journal of medicine" earlier this week, but basically showed people who had some response, they generate some response after the first two shots. not enough. but when they got that third shot they had significant improvement in their overall antibody levels. there may still be people who just have no r...

Middle? this is not a negotiation could we deserve actual data, and what about the cdcs guidance on the vaccine? first the guidance was that it prevents all symptomatic infections and spread by up to 95%. >> they demonstrated 97% vaccine effectiveness, and 60% effectiveness against symptomatic infections, in the rare event of getting infected after a vaccine, it is more likely to have a lower viral load, be shorter in duration, and likely less risky a transition to others. >> laura: well, that b...

Control can from the food and drug administration is working with pfizer and moderna on booster shots. but only for those with compromised immune systems. which might not have responded as well to the first two doses. >> fda is working with pfizer and moderna to allow boosters for these vulnerable people. in additional -- to help increase protection and these individuals which is especially important as the delta variant spreads. this is about ensuring our most vulnerable who may need an additio...

Sovereignty. and he pointed to the fact that the russians are not just doing this on a general basis, but they are also going after the elections in 2022. and of course, jim, this comes on the heels not too long after that summit between the two presidents back in june in which president biden essentially told president putin to knock it off. he is clearly not doing that. >> and you were in charge of briefing presidential candidates on threats of the 2020 election. what would you say to candidat...

♪ dr. sanjay gupta back with us now to answer some of your questions about the delta variant and also this news about third doses and boosters for the immuno suppressed. sanjay, first, this is something coming from amy from california. she says, i heard pfizer is only 42% effective against delta variant versus modernas 76%. shes referencing a study that i think at this point is not peer reviewed but she said if any first shot was pfizer, should i get the moderna for my second? >> okay. well,...

Immunocompromised americans including those with organ transplants. cdc is set to heat tomeet todaye on whether to recommend it. health officials agree that the general population doesnt need boosters yet. meanwhile the delta variant is hitting the country hard, more than 98% of the u.s. residents now live in an area where there is a substantial or high risk of community transmission. and that is a steep jump from just a month ago. many hospitals are quickly running out of room. u.s. health offi...

Explains her decision to require full vaccination. take a listen. >> the delta variant is just that more contagious. and we are not out of the woods as it relates to covid. >> overnight the fda authorized a third dose of pfizer and moderna vaccines for people with weak immune systems, 3% of the adult population. the authorization does not apply to people who received the single dose johnson & johnson vaccine nor people with healthy immune systems at least for now. a new study suggests the delta ...

Compromised immune systems. which might not have responded as well to the first two doses. >> fda is working with pfizer and moderna to allow boosters for these vulnerable people. an additional dose could help increase protection for these individuals which is especially important as the delta variant spreads. this action is about insuring our most vulnerable who may need an additional dose to enhance their biological responses to the vaccines are better protected against covid-19. >> for everyo...

Walking her up and down the road. it was surreal that it was that many police would come for a puppy. it was the next day, the anger started, i started to get angry, thinking, you know, she never did anything. she never bit anyone, shes never growled at anyone. why is she dead? parliament doesnt go out of its way to kill dogs unnecessarily. its just sadly the execution, and what weve been left with is the needless destruction of hundreds if not thousands of dogs. the government says the aim of t...