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The delta variant now accounts for more than 83% of new cases according to the cdc. despite this spike vaccination rates are down. americans are getting roughly 520,000 shots a day. its about the same as in early january, when supplies were scarce. how do we encourage more americans to get the shot? could full fda authorization be the answer? that might sound strange. of course the fda okayed the vaccines. otherwise, we could not take them. that is true. but theres more to it. right now the vacc...

People like steve scalise come out and say we need to get vaccinated. even governor desantis in florida is saying the same thing. weve got to get more people who relate well to the individuals who are not getting vaccinated to get out there and encourage them to get vaccinated as well as the trusted messengers in the community. weve just got to do better, jake, because we have the tools to do this. this is an unnecessary predicament were putting ourselves in. >> a new study out of israel suggest...

And on top of that, even if youre not sick, if youre circulating it, then youre helping us get to the next problem. im not worried about the delta variant, im worried about the epsilon variant. >> yeah, absolutely. i think its interesting to see how dr. fauci has had to evolve in his strategy on attacking this. he tried explaining the science. that clearly hasnt worked. i think now were at a point of peer pressure and taking away toys from people, taking away the things theyre going to be s able...

The precipitous increase in daily covid cases that we are seeing in the united states. now, there has been some back and forth in terms of mask guidance for schools. i think that the cdc really needs to take a look at whats going on and needs to make sure that their recommendations are going updated with the nature of the pandemic. >> so let me ask you, with the politicization of mask-wearing, do you believe a mask mandate would actually be effective or might it insert stronger opposition from p...

>> kavitha, before we pause i think thats kind of nail on the head is that you dont have to get sick from this, you dont have to die from this. and on top of that, even if youre not sick, if youre circulating it, then youre helping us get to the next problem. im not worried about the delta variant, im worried about the episalaam variant. >> yeah, absolutely. i think its interesting to see how dr. fauci has had to evolve in his strategy on attacking this. he tried explaining the science. that cle...

>> let me ask you each quickly, is there something when you were talking to people about the book that there was a shocking revelation to you? carol, you first. >> there were so many times that my jaw was on the floor. its hard to give one. ill tell you one that surprised me, the coup, of course, was a stunner. none of us realized, and we were hard-nosed reporters reporting in real time trying to deliver this to the public. we didnt know the degree to which the military was frightened and what t...

Because doctor fauci doesnt accept the fact that many of them have already had it naturally so he just doesnt count there immunity and says we got to push on and push on but it is him not engage in remembering or presenting the science as it should be and long past time we sent him to another location far away from the seats of power. laura: in tennessee theres a piece today and they reported 1000 breakthrough cases with people who have been fully vaccinated of covid and the doctor reporting on ...

It to each other but certainly spreading it to the most vulnerable folks in the community to covid-19, our patients. we now have vaccines that have been given to over 150 million people in this country, real world effectiveness is sky high and theyre overwhelmingly safe. if we are going to be providing health care we have to be the ones to set the example and keep each other and the community safe. so i strongly support mayor de blasios move there. >> it makes sense to most people. i think obvio...

You could get mild infection. we dont know what that number is because the cdc inexplikically stopped tracking these breakthrough infections. but if you are infected, is there a chance that you could then spread the infection to others, even if you are fully vaccinated? thats because with the delta variant we know now from studies that you are carrying 1,000 times the delta load. so if you are fully vaccinated, that reduces the viral load, but is it enough to prevent you from transmitting it to ...

Beyond? >> yeah, it is a good question. i mean, were all learning about this together. so in terms of the effectiveness, if i had to speculate, i would say yes, and just to give context, many teams have already gotten to the threshold of acceptable vaccination. so you know, they were already sort of getting there. but this will be a controversial decision. they are not saying that you must get vaccinated. what they are saying is if there is an outbreak among unvaccinated, then you will forfeit a...