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There's very high protection against severe disease. the problem here is that what we're saying to people who are boosted, if you're vaccinated, get boosted, if you're boosted you have great protection. what we're saying is that you are getting these breakthrough infections and the reason you want to avoid that is you don't want to get infected but you also don't want to pass it on to others in the community who may be vulnerable because we still have a huge chunk of people who are still unvaccinated or older and may have waning immunity having not received their boosters yet. >> how do you ex...

>> reporter: so, steph, i've been at vaccination sites last few weeks, and it has been steady, but you said it at the top of the hour. things are changing so rapidly, the fact that we have so many people waiting in these lines, people wanting to see their families for holiday gatherings, it's no doubt that that booster availability and demand is growing. but also keep in mind that here in new york, we do have a higher vaccination rate than other places in the country, steph. >> lindsey, aaron, dr. osterholm, thank you so much for starting us off this morning. you are making us smarter and safe...

Booster availability a lot more broadly. so what's your response to today's two decision? >> well, i think that the fda advisory committee did reach a reasonable middle ground at the end of the day saying that individuals 65 and older and also very importantly those at high risk. i think that was really important because that allows for individualized decision-making because who is to say that somebody who is 42 with diabetes and heart disease, maybe that person is at higher risk than a healthy 65-year-old or individuals living at home with unvaccinated people who are not taking any precaution...