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I definitely feel privileged to be in that position. ♪ hello and happy friday. im ana cabrera in new york. a growing threat to your holiday celebrations. new flu numbers are in, and show just how hard this virus is hitting the nation. also today, the american college student who went missing in france is found safe in spain. what happened? were on it. and were following a crisis at the southern border as texas struggles to contain an unprecedented influx of migrants. officials are warning th...

Being with us. first i want to touch on the case loads, on hospitals where you are and hospitals across the country. what are you seeing right now? >> well, luckily for us, covid cases around the united states have remained relatively stable for the next few months. we are not seeing signs of the surge we have experienced over the last two years, but i cannot say the same as it relates to rsv and the flu. we are seeing unprecedented numbers of rsv in this time of year. not only are the cases hig...

Months old is eligible for an in influenza vaccine. flu numbers are still on the rise. we are concerned after holiday gathering, lots of people coming together we may see increases in the number of covid-19 cases as well. and its all in a summary to say, do everything you can to prevent it by getting your vaccines. >> should parents of young kids try not to gather for thanksgiving? >> you know, weve had a couple of really hard seasons and i do know that people are very interested in being togeth...

Out there, it is not enough. because people are still getting really sick. you know, 1300 people are still dying every day, you know, right now, on average. if you do the math that is over 400,000 deaths a year if those numbers crept up. yes, i think at some point the policies have to change and say, look. should a mild breakthrough case be treated the same as a severe breakthrough case? i think those conversations will happen. but i dont think were there yet. >> is it fair to say you dont quara...

And we had gone from having fabulous numbers actually to, in my community, some of the worst in all of new york city. my husband is an i.c.u. doctor and hell be heading in for another shift in a very crowded i.c.u. in hospitals that are now full. but remember, there is a lot of covid and the adult population is certainly still being hit harder by covid, but our pediatric hospitals certainly is seeing an increase in numbers as well, but were also seeing all the other germs, so all the other winte...

Historically, looking at other countries and seeing what is happening here, maybe well get a little bit of a reprieve. ill tell you quickly, the flu, people talk about the flu, like what are we willing to accept is the answer in terms of when this pandemic ends. those are flu numbers, john. up to 60,000 people die every year, millions of people get sick. hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations. we dont shut down the economy for that, i think it is going to be an uncomfortable conversation, but...

For. thats what theyre calling this twindemic. >> i assume the number one thing people can do is go get their flu shots. what can people do to protect themselves? >> when you talk about flu overall, you get millions of people who get diagnosed with flu in any given year, up to 800,000 hospitalizations and up to 61,000 people dying. much of that can be sort of mitigated by the vaccine, which is around. one thing i want to show you as much as we talk about the vaccine and hesitancy around covid, t...

A wait a little bit longer for that second shot. that will come up at the fda meeting as well. >> last years flu numbers were very low, frankly because so many people were staying home and masking. were hearing warnings. one doctor saying this year could be dangerously different. what are we expecting? >> you know, i dont know for sure, jake. weve been following other countries around the world that have been going through their flu season, like australia, and they still have been moderate sort ...

Were indoors. if were seeing a rise in cases now when its summer, what does that mean for whats to come in a few months? >> well, were very concerned because flu will be back along with other winter respiratory viruses. well have a lot of respiratory illness. there will be continuing covid spread. well be doing a lot of testing trying to sort out whos got the flu and whos got covid. and speaking of the flu, when september, october comes around, please get vaccinated against flu also. >> the flu ...

Love to hear from you on this today. the nhs has been given the green light to roll out a booster vaccine programme this autumn. the extra dose will be given to the over—50s and anyone eligible for a flu jab. flu numbers are expected to be higher than normal this year, meaning extra protection against covid is likely to be needed to prevent too many hospital admisisons. now we are alive to the mansion house where we expect the governor of the bank of england to begin his speech. as the governm...