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So clearly cases matter, no matter the severity. give us the numbers. according to new research from kaiser family foundation, january to july the rate of breakthrough cases, again, vaccinated who get sick, of any kind reported to states is below 1%. raises a question for me, maybe for you, is the reporting sufficient? how does it work? how many people are getting these viruses dont know they have it? and yet the information that matters most is the messaging that removes hesitancy about the vax...

He says theres a 13% test-positivity rate. thats high. and he said, 90% of hospitalizations are unvaccinated people. but that means 10% of covid hospitalizations are among the vaccinated. he thinks that comorbidities are a factor, here. but thats got to worry you, no? >> sure, absolutely. you know, the breakthrough rate for most vaccinations, when you have the flu every year, its not uncommon for people to -- to come into the hospital after vax -- after they have been vaccinated. a lot of it has...

They all have been. right now we are really trying to get at that less than a third of adults who have not, in fact, taken a covid vaccine dose. and so, when you say something to try and get people to get vaccinated, keep in mind, most american adults have and most american adults want their neighbors to be vaccinated. and i really do believe these vaccine mandates, though they could be politically risky, could be one way we can at least fight this pandemic harder than we currently are. >> maybe...

Not really odds. maybe, your monicker should be the sultan of stats or the vixen of vax. >> you know what? i love the namings up to you and your writer, susan. i, myself, am a numbers guy, not a wordsmith. >> vixen of vax it is. first, we heard from the right, you know, if you are worried about the unvaccinated, its illegal immigrants coming into the country. we know thats not true. now, its well, we know who they are, the unvaccinated. they are mostly black and brown minority communities. what ...

To try and get people to get vaccinated, keep in mind, most american adults have and most american adults want their neighbors to be vaccinated. and i really do believe these vaccine mandates, though they could be politically risky, could be one way we can at least fight this pandemic harder than we currently are. >> maybe, we finally see the collective cause. um, you know, based out of some kind of common concern. that will be the vaccinated saying, hey, we need to get back to life. and it cant...

By debunking a little bit of nonsense. i want to bring in the wizard of odds. although, we may have to now change your name because its not really odds. maybe your moniker should be the sultan of stats or the vixen of vax. >> you know what? i love the namings up to you and your writer, susan. i myself am a numbers guy, not a wordsmith. >> vixen of vax it is. so first we heard from the right. you know, if you are worried about the unvaccinated, its illegal immigrants coming into the country. we k...

Massachusetts, and savannah, georgia, are announcing requirements for indoor masking. florida now the epicenter of the surge. 20% of the nations new cases. every county in the state has high levels of community transmission. joining me now is dr. jerome adams. former surgeon general under president trump. thank you for joining us now. new cdc guidelines for mask wearing for individuals who are vaccinated. what should they do? >> i think the guidelines cannot come soon enough. we need to understa...

Missouri over on fox news about what we shared with you at the top of our show here. st. louis putting in place a new indoor mask mandate. the states ag is suing the city over that. according to eric schmitt told fox and new messages plural from former president trump and his allies on the covid vaccine. mr. trump out in phoenix this weekend, saying he recommends the vaccine but believes in personal freedoms, then linking the declining vax rate to distrust in president biden. >> what theyve done...

What is the state doing about it? >> reporter: well, certainly alabama is one of the lowest vax vaccination rates in the country, just 34%. and the republican governor here is blaming unvaccinated folks for this latest surge. the university of alabama at birmingham and this hospital has seen a rise in covid patients just the last few days. friday it had 35 positive covid patients. right now it has 48. and that is the most it has seen since back in february when it had 52 covid patients. now, acr...

2,600 new cases. more than 60% of the countys eligible population has been fully vaccinated, but some individuals are wavering on getting vaccinated at all. >> there is a whole group of people who really are still struggling to understand how easy it is to get vaccinated. well provide anybody with transportation. we also got questions about whether they had to show their papers, can they get vaccinated if they are mexican, you know, no, you dont need any papers to get vaccinated and, of course, ...