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Lynlw signed off on the shot. cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has details on why boosters are so important, especially now. >> with the fda authorizing boosters and the cdc now formally recommending them, boosters are recommended for all adults in the united states. that is something that is now available to people right away. people can go to their pharmacies or doctors' offices. a couple things, first of all even before the most recent recommendations, most adults in the country were eligible for boosters. because if you had a pre-existing condition, such as diabetes, or h...

Instructions based on age, that those who are 50 should get a booster and those 18 and older may opt for one? do you think the language should be stronger that everyone should get one? >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely. i thought that today the cdc had clarified that a little bit. in my opinion, eventually, every human who gets vaccinated should get a booster, regardless of age. they're just looking, you know, at the information as it goes along. i thought it was always a little bit lacking, you know, to say that a certain group to get it, because immunity will wane in everybody. and yes, certai...

People over 50 should get a booster. those coming from the fda and cdc. up some of western europe is reeling from some of the highest numbers of covid infections since the pandemic began. the vast majority of those new cases are people who haven't been vaccinated. officials say months of persuasion have failed to get vaccination rates up. so they're taking more drastic measures. austria posed a total lockdown saying every eligible resident must be vaccinated and banning people from public events and venues. >> now, those new restrictions have sparked violent protests, riot police in rotterha...

And that's very similar to what happened there in glynn county in south georgia. ahmaud was misidentified as someone who may have been responsible for petty thefts in the area. but i'm hoping that the jury doesn't take the same course as the rittenhouse jury. >> suspect in the arbery case face felony murder and other charges. just ahead on "cnn newsroom," the cdc weighs in on boosters for all adults. we'll tell you when those shots could start going into arms, just ahead. plus, president biden underwent his first physical exam on friday and temporarily transferred his power to kamala harri...

To two doses greenlit by the fda last night. this afternoon cdc vaccine advisers also voted in favor. >> 11 yeses, zero nos. >> reporter: sometime, not yet, booster shots likely for the rest of us. >> it would have to be in an orderly fashion. so it would not be everybody at once. it would be an orderly fashioned and a timely way. >> reporter: now, here is one indication of the ongoing impact of covid-19 on this country. fema has what's called a funeral assistance program. and they have now given out more than $1 billion to american families to bury their covid dead. one fema official called i...