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Forward and they have more people who are at six, eight or more months out from having the first shot. i think that is very much possible likely that we will see the booster shots, but the bottom line message wading through all of the confusion that is clear today is the fact that the vaccines are still very effective in reducing serious illness, hospitalization and deaths. not as effective as we said three months ago and maybe it is not 92 or 95%, but maybe in the mid-80s, but it is still reall...

Third booster shot. first of all, how likely that this is the next recommendation, and if so, how quickly do we need to start implementing this? >> when i talked on the podcast in the bubble, part two is monday, what he said, important to start with this, this is something the fda decides and cdc will recommend. he is seeing data from countries that are ahead of us like israel, vaccines are effective, maintain effectiveness against hospitalization and they start to drop after the second month an...

Around the country let alone going to lockdowns. so how do we deal with that? >> well, i think reality hits you in the face sometimes. i think, you know, the vaccine uptake, it has increased as people recognize the reality that 97%, whatever the prs i.c.e. number is in any particular area, of the people in hospitals and who are dying are not vaccinated. i think that is starting to take hold. thats number one. i think people with vaccine resistance, i think well make some inroads there. the other...

Guidance that the fda puts out, that the centers for disease control puts out, all of that is being taken into account. so people have a lot of confidence, even now. >> israel announced its rolling out a third dose of the covid vaccine to people over the age of 60. im talking about the people at pfizer. i want to ask you about pfizer, because they say a third dose increases antibodies more than tenfold against the delta variant. they warn theyre seeing efficacy waning after six months. they have...

We need child care. people want to go to work. you need roads and bridges. parents also need childcare. we need home and community-based care. we need to make sure that were fighting back against the climate crisis that is bearing down upon us. we want to do an infrastructure package, its got to have that in it. its time to expand medicare. all these pieces are going to be wrapped together. and theyre really one big package. >> we are sitting -- we are distanced. you walked in with this. ive bee...

Thats number one. i think people will probably, the vaccine resistance, well make some inroads there. and the other thing is, the scientific community will be able to keep pace. you know, the influenza vaccine, even when it drops below 50% effectiveness in preventing illness, its still well over 80% effective in preventing somebody getting admitted to an intensive care unit. its still pretty good. right now, the covid vaccines are much higher than that. we have a long way to go, and we can adjus...

I think that will gain a lot of traction, this idea of a booster shot whether it be the pfizer or the mentor and a vaccine. >> sandra: after what we saw happening in israel with the third shot and the effectiveness of this, we are all left wondering if we will be looking at the new. >> john: moving the goal posts, randy wine gate after the latest guidance from the cdc calling for universal masking in the classroom. lets bring in dr. nicole saphier. this idea of masking up all kids k-12. we knew ...

Ive been doing it for the last two decades of my life. thats not an issue. nobody likes to wear masks. i have three kids who i told yesterday, theyre going back to mask wearing this fall. they did not like hearing that. but those specific concerns are not real concerns. >> i want to ask you about the announcement from pifizer that third shot will provide more protection against the delta variant. should people now be going to get this third shot? how long will it take for that to happen? >> im n...

Back. surge in travel have helped there. but many employees that were lady off have retrained and left that industry entirely for higher paying jobs. in performing arts as of may jobs in theater and dance were down 49% from february 2020. you see the pattern? these are jobs in services that require a vaccinated public to enjoy. bitter irony here, the very people who railed against covid restrictions and down played the safety and effectiveness of our vaccines risk holding back the recovery now. ...

Booster shots, some thinking people 65 and older might need the shot and people who are immuno compromised may need another shot if they got one of the mrnas. where do you come down on this? >> we should be hearing about this from the cdc not pfizer. all the information were getting is from albert borla not rochelle walensky. pfizer is moving ahead with a plan to file for approval for booster shots because their six-month data seems to suggest that efficacy drops from 95% down to 84%. theyre see...