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Sitdown with nbcs lester holt. >> are you afraid, though, that some states and cities are moving too quickly to loosen indoor mask mandates? >> well, you know, its -- i committed that i would follow the science. the science as put forward by the cdc and the federal people. and i think its probably premature, but, you know, its a tough call. >> the presidents comments follow a new study that found covid could leave patients at risk for heart problems one year after an infection. joining me now, n...

Are unvaccinated. from a doctors perspective, what would you tell your patients who were covid positive and particularly had not yet been vaccinated? >> this data just reinforces what were telling people every day, number one, that you dont know about the long-term risks, and its not just limited to a certain group of people. i think people want to paint this, its immunocompromised or people above the age of 50. thats not true. the study reinforces what were seeing clinically. i would emphasize ...

Out is that the patients who were infected in the study were all sickened before vaccines were available. and doctors i have talked with who screened a lot of these patients for heart problems after covid-19 said the majority are, indeed, unvaccinated. so their message is one of the best things you can do is get vaccinated. also get back into normal health care routine with your doctor. and also, you know, listen to your body. if your recovery from covid-19 is stalling, perhaps, or youre develop...

So for the millions of people in the united states that got the johnson&johnson, a boost dose might soon be available. those people unvaccinated, those numbers dont lie. we have the latest news from los angeles. >> we have 19 out of 19 unanimous yes votes. fda advisors just agreed with johnson&johnson, a second dose of their vaccine is a good idea. >> it will increase efficacy against severe disease, and the breadth of the immune response against the variant. >> and they say they should get that...

Vaccines protection against severe disease and death remains robust. but the va study found that back in march vaccine protection was high against all vaccines. by august, erosion. and look at johnson & johnson. fell from 88% to just 3%. >> frankly this was always a two-dose vaccine. its better as a two-dose vaccine. >> reporter: more than 9 million americans have already had a booster. great. but this isnt. more people are getting a booster every day than getting their first shot. and unvaccina...

5:00 hour for more on that story. right now lets took dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. whats your take on the fda advisory committee decision on the johnson & johnson booster? >> thanks for having me back. i think it was clearly the right call. clearly wasnt a close call. 19-0. j&j is a very good vaccine. i also believe its probably a two-shot vaccine. probably one is not enough. and everybody who has had one needs a second one two months after the first. the...