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Factors. one is ba.2, this sub variant of omicron thats now become dominant in europe, i think its a bit more transmissible. they have gotten rid of all mitigation measures, i think that creates some susceptibility in that context. maybe a little bit of waning immunity, as well. so, that combination is probably the explanation for why were seeing the uptick in cases. >> and stephanie, dr. jha talked about the mitigation being dropped in europe, and thats happened here. what is he most concerned ...

Thats more than a third, 38%. what this leads to ultimately in terms of mitigation measures, i dont know. and thats obviously a question thats science and then the policy and it may be different in different areas around the country. again, we have to pay attention to these signs and whats happening in europe. >> we certainly will. dr. sanjay gupta, thank you very much for watching to our vi viewers. erin burnett starts right now. up next, biden headed to nato headquarters as putin ramps up hi...

They did mix and match and there has been information. there have been no long-term effects but there has been no steady information that has come out yet about this. what i would probably tell sp people is just holidad the cour. wait until there is sanctioned data about this. real world data is showing that perhaps these vaccines are not as protective as we thought. >> we are seeing more and more countries now moving to give booster shots. lets talk about something weve heard from florida gover...

Done ricght. >> exactly. >> you now have the southernmost states that have the highest rates of new vaccination. what is the threshold that we need? is it too late or what do we have to see in terms of vaccinations, because as we both know, 70% was really a figurative number in terms of what would give you herd immunity. what do we need to see to get to a place where you expect variant cases in terms of positivity to come down? >> well, we saw the u.k. come down pretty quickly, and i think there...

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Is it too late or what do we have to see in terms of vaccinations, because as we both know, 70% was really a figurative number in terms of what would give you herd immunity. what do we need to see to get to a place where you expect variant cases in terms of positivity to come down? >> well, we saw the u.k. come down pretty quickly, and i think there is still the potential for us to come down quickly if we can not only get more people vaccinated but also engage in these mitigation measures like m...

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