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And weve made a commitment throughout this pandemic to look out for those who are at highest risk. and that includes the immunocompromised, people uninsured. the fund that we have to actually reimburse providers and others who take care of those who are uninsured, that will run out. without additional funding which means many of those people most vulnerable will also be left behind. so these are real consequences that well face in the next few months. >> what is the drop dead date? whats the poi...

Normal life. i mean, does this road map include and going into this next phase does it mean the mask requirement for transportation like air travel will be going away after march 18th which is when its set to expire? >> we aspire to those things. we know what it takes to make it a reality. the more we are vaccinating, the more we are continuing to follow those safe protocols, the quicker we can get back to the point where we say things like no masks in public, as you heard the president announce...

Anecdotally, i have heard from several people who -- who have this new variant. um, and yet they have had -- be they are fully vaccinated, even boosted. theyre quite sick. not sick that they are aending ending up in hospital. but still, quite a severe kind of flu-like symptoms. how much should we worry, then, about what this could still do to vaccinated vulnerable populations? the older people that we have all been trying to shield for so long, those who are immunocompromised. >> right. such a g...

To get everybody boosters? >> just to reiterate some of the pieces of where the process is. the cdc does recommend fourth doses for the immunocompromised. as you noted, its been approved for others and right now over 100 million americans have been boosted. millions more have not done so and eligible to do so and need to get boosted. to go to your question, weve been clear. we need additional funding from congress including for the possibility of a fourth dose or a variant specific vaccine. we w...

They will get protection even if they want to go to a concert with a bunch of people who arent masked. >> if theyre wearing a well-fitting mask, yes, they will get protection. this pandemic is going to be about individual risk tolerance. one-way masking is an important tool for people that are immunocompromised. >> thank you for joining us today and putting it all into perspective for us. we appreciate it. >> thanks. thats going to do it for me today. hallie jackson picks up our coverage next.

Loosening restrictions, along with the waning of immunity from our vaccines, also con trtribut to making the spread of the ba.2 worse. so, we have to be careful about just loosening all restrictions, because thats just going to field into the ba.2 spread. >> yeah, and we heard in polos report there, how stark it is that many people in the united states remain unvaccinated. i have to tell you, doctor, anecdotally, i have heard from several people who -- who have this new variant. and yet theyve h...

Mignon >> we dont think that its okay that theres an excuse essentially, that pets permits the assault of children. >> millions of people in england will be offered a second top covid booster jab from this week. as cases rise across the country. people over the age of 75, those in care homes, and the immunocompromised, that is some 5 million people. they will be contacted by the nhs from this week. it comes as case rates among the elderly reached a record high in england with the one in 29 peopl...

And the immunocompromised and still true and the reason why those over 65 or immunocompromised should make sure they get the full doses of vaccine and get boosted. >> bill: even today the graphic "the new york times" has on its digital website every day. i was looking at it last night and stunned how far the cases have dropped and the number of the deaths that have dropped as well. i think were in a really good place. lets keep it there. with regard to masks on airplanes. it was expected to be r...

Breaking news from the food and drug administration. the fda just authorized a second covid booster shot for older americans and the immunocompromised. the fda says that evidence shows the first booster doses protection from serious illness wanes over time. folks 50 years up and those with a compromised immune system can get a shot of pfizer and moderna, but only if its been four months since your first booster. in short, talk to your doctor. the supreme court hearing a case today that touches...

Funding. congress has to provide the funding america needs to continue to fight covid-19. were already seeing the consequences of congressional inaction. the monoclonal antibodies, for example, theyve helped save lives. this isnt partisan. its medicine. but congress hasnt provided enough money to keep purchasing these monoclonal antibodies. weve had to cancel planned orders and cut the supply were sending to the states. without more funding well start to run out of them by the end of may, the en...