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Resulting in hospitalization or death. now, this data includes cases up to august 2nd, after the delta variant took over the majority of u.s. infections. that is the good news. here's the troubling news. for the third day in a row, the u.s. is averaging more than 100,000 new cases of covid a day. we've not seen that level of transmission since february. remember, that's when just 3% of the country was fully vaccinated. now, as the cases add up, so do the hospitalizations and the deaths. today more than 66,000 people are in hospitals sick with covid. the nation's top infectious disease experts ...

Here and texas that are leaving the profession entirely, because they don't feel like they have enough resources in play to keep themselves safe when school resumes. >> doctor, you've been listening to the conversation with mike and gabe and morgan and the other piece of breaking news coming on the air likely of interest to people itching to get out and travel again and that is the uk is announcing august 2nd, vaccinated americans will be allowed into the country. i'd love your professional sense here, given where we are in the u.s., the uk is in a different place. if you think this makes sens...

They are protected and loved ones are protected. >> this conversation will shift and never stopped but schools this fall with kids because as science has shown children can be affected by the virus they are not is impacted as older americans as far as the extent of the virus in the conversation is what will happen in the fall and the administration makes the kids mask up even those who are vaccinated. it will be an interesting time to see how this plays out. >> it is fall in the northeast but in the south for southern viewers my best friend in atlanta this kids go back august 2nd, next week. t...

August 2nd which comes next week. >> we're seeing that trend increase, mercedes. it's been announced that the department of veterans afaurz is mandating vaccines among its medical workers, something president biden just addressed in the oval office minutes ago. first federal agency to mandate it. could this set the precedent for others to follow suit? >> i certainly hope it does, ajman. that is because health care workers who are working with individuals in vulnerable settings are the gateway to protecting health or harming health through exposing individuals to risk. we have reached a point w...

New cases here in the united states. and as a result, there is a hospital in jacksonville, florida, that has seen -- they only have half of the vaccination rate. they've seen 75 doctors and nurses out sick with covid, as the delta variant rips through that state. trying to avoid that here in new york. as i mentioned, vaccine program here goes into effect august 2nd. >> all right cori coffin, thank you for reporting. we want to dive a little bit closer into vaccine mandates. we are bring in and the seeing bc medical contributor uche blackstock. i want to ask you your thoughts. we have this patc...