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Of data gathering, according to "the washington post." a third dose of the pfizer vaccine provides three times more protection than two doses al alone, in 60 and older, one of the most vulnerable groups. tell us the significance of that in terms of this next phase, getting boosters to people. >> its very significant because they work. initially, we had the two-shot series because we had a primer boost where you let your immune system kind of know whats coming and then the second shot, which we w...

Allies, a lot of third country individuals, people have been getting out. but there are still thousands and thousands of americans and others including afghan allies who desperately need to get out. and the u.s. military, as you know, congressman, needs to make a decision and the president has to make a decision by tomorrow if he wants to meet the august 31st withdrawal deadline. should the u.s. stay longer to make sure no one is left behind in this evacuation, even if it means risking taliban r...

Folks that want to get a booster that have pfizer. >> i think there are certainly going to be people that already have been, we know at least a million people received a third shot, some believe it or not, fourth shot earlier than theyre supposed to, and of course if youre immuno compromised, a third shot is considered essential, it is not a boost, it is essential to complete the series. for people that want to get a booster sooner than would be indicated, eight months after a second dose, heres...

Consistently hearing is an understanding that under alpha, dangerous enough as it was, universal masking was a huge part of our success, but not against delta. so great understanding in a state that has more than 72% vaccinated. i think they expect us to push harder, but its not without controversy, obviously. there are some who are frustrated by it and dont want to do it. there are medical and religion exemptions possible, but we think this is essential with delta. this is unlike anything weve ...

Foundation in afghanistan and i am sure you are connected to many friends and family members there. how are your staff doing? how are your friends back in afghanistan doing? >> thank you for asking that. thankfully, our staff is based here in the u.s. and we are okay. we have been getting inundit thatted with messages from people around the world, queries as to how they can help. what we have been telling them and what i would like to appeal to your audience is that there is a growing humanitari...

Figure out is is this person acting alone? this could be part of something bigger. we saw people placing bombs, we saw an insurrection at the capital. it looks to be, you know, a loan actor but i would assume they want to confirm that. and the next part is is it tied to any sort of treatment? that would be essential in running down that data. it might have surfaced somewhere, potentially the driver has surfaced, and there will be a way to think through their negotiation. >> clint, i need to inte...

Footage. it was essential for acidity —— facility in afghanistan and onjuly the 5th, the americans left for good. without telling the afghan commander. several days later, president biden was asked to assess the risk he was taking with this withdrawal. i5 assess the risk he was taking with this withdrawal. is a assess the risk he was taking with this withdrawal.— this withdrawal. is a taliban take over inevitable? _ this withdrawal. is a taliban take over inevitable? no, _ this withdrawal....

Get covid at all, youre not likely to go to the hospital or die, youre also not likely to transmit the virus to other people. particularly right now as schools are opening around the country, its essential to be vaccinated to protect our most vulnerable people including children, who are entering schools and are vulnerable. >> yeah, so at this point where this country is at and ill hit both sides here because i was talking about the texas governor going to a republican event, and we have video o...

Meant congress at a certain point was willing to cut funds. all of that is something we should look forward to. we need an afghanistan syndrome now, thats one of the things im thinking about. ive also been thinking about the -- some of the things that president biden said in his speech yesterday, which was in certain ways a very disturbing speech. he essential recalled the afghan military and the afghan people for that matter cowardly was part of it, but the important part was he committed himse...

Diminish. how certain are you about that? are you saying over time that you do not believe these vaccines will continue to be highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death? thanks. >> lets start with you, dr. murthy. >> thanks, jeremy, for that question. first i would say, when we look at the data, we see a reduction in protection against mild to moderate disease across age groups. that was an important part of why we made this recommendation for all adults. we want to protect all adu...