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Contagion in florida. we continue to be in texas. were going to help everywhere we request. -- can. we hope people will help themselves. >> hhs is a health action. how close are we to getting full approval for these vaccines? so much seems to be riding on it right now? >> we are getting closer. what i will tell you is since last night the fda said that we should extend a booster shot to those who have compromised immunity systems. you can see how theyre slowly gathering the science to give us th...

That working? is that something people would go to their doctors for, go to cvs or pharmacies for or would they reopen mass vaccination centers? >> i dont think probably the mass vaccination centers. andy would know better than me. but youre not going to have these cohorts of people who may need these third shots. immunocompromised now. maybe its health care workers or elderly for the reasons that andys talking about. they were vaccinated earlier and their protections wearing down. but i dont th...

Time to start thinking about third shots for other groups of people. and to your point it may be by age ultimately, the elderly patients followed by younger healthcare workers. well see. but for now it is really specific. theyre just saying the immunocompromised and about 9 to 10 million of them. >> because you look at israel, theyre already administering booster shots for those over the age of 65. so thats why im asking about the age in particular. and i want to talk about the numbers in the ho...

Source of data and generally speaking as rule of thumb, we can assume whats happening there today, were probably a month or two from things that will be under strong consideration here at that point in time. >> sanjay, how tuesday that working? is that something people would go to their doctors for, cvs, or pharmacies? or would they reopen mass vaccination centers? >> i dont think probably the mass vaccination centers -- andy would know better than me, but youre not going to have cohorts of peop...

And when she can. >> that will be the first thing i do is go see my nephews and sneak that one more hug in. >> i mean, that is what matters right there. sanjay, i wonder what happens next for people like kim. >> well, you know, the cdc is now going to officially recommend this. the fda authorizes this third shot. the cdc recommendations it and part of it theyre going to define again who is considered immunocompromised. i think its clear kimberly considered this because she had this organ transpl...

Hospitalization was among the immunocompromised. >> sandra: jacqui heinrich, thank you. there is so much to take in. so much changes as far as guidance and availability when it comes to the vaccine and the virus. trace, this one stands out for the immunocompromised. now they can get that third shot. it will give them more protection. >> trace: you wonder when the johnson & johnson will be tossed into the mix and how all of this will further confuse people. what is next? fox news alert now. video...

And to celebrate. so when i visited each family, i asked them to celebrate something that they learned. and it was just a really great opportunity. ainsley: those individuals they chose to stay at home? their parents felt safer? >> yes, for multiple reasons those families chose to stay and remain virtual. ainsley: that is so sweet. why what are some of the stories you heard? why were they staying at home it? >> depends. some were already with a virtual teacher and their child already made that c...

Get the booster shot, at this point. but i also hope they leave room for nuance. i mean, there are going to be people with some degree of i immunocompromised who may not belong in one of these very high risk categories. but maybe, they live at home with someone who is unvaccinated not taking precautions. they have a little bit of immunocompromised, maybe they should also be allowed to get a booster shot by way of exposure. same thing goes for people with the johnson & johnson vaccine. we actuall...

Was no vaccine. many of them gave their lives trying to save others, and theyre heroes again with the vaccine. theyre doing their best to care for the people refusing to get vaccinated. to the mayors, school superintendents, educators, local leaders who are standing up to the governors politicizing mask protection for our kids, thank you. thank you as well. thank god we have heroes like you. i stand with you all, and america should as well. >> next hour i will speak with the father who was tlhre...

The delta variant is definitely hitting them a lot smarter, a lot harder than they had in the past. >> its a game changer. >> it is. the kids are sicker than they have been. >> a lot to talk about tonight how effective masks are at keeping kids safe in school. well talk to an infectious disease specialist about what the research actually found. we do begin though with cnns kaitlan collins at the white house. what do we know about this booster decision? >> reporter: anderson, this is expected to ...