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he s currently getting treatment with paxlovid as we hear that and that is to reduce the likelihood that, in fact, he would be hospitalized or have more severe symptoms from covid. the first lady has tested negative as well. the vice president has been informed of the president s positive test as well so following this breaking news story out of washington and, of course, the fallout from all of this because the president has an incredibly busy schedule ahead and how he s going to deal with all of. i want to bring in mike who has been standing by for us following what s going on inside the white house as the president continues to isolate. we re told that the president will isolate until they re quite conservative about it, until he tests negative. if you know differently than me, let me know. what else are you hearing? reporter: no, that is, in fact, the white house protocols for just this scenario, whether you re the president of the united states or whether you r ....
environment. finland takes the step of nato membership in order to strengthen not only its own security, but also in order to strengthen wider transatlantic security. this is not away from anybody. like you, mr. president, said nato is protective, not a threat to anybody. at the same time we must not forget that, at this very moment, the proud people of ukraine are fighting not only for their own freedom and democracy, but for our common security. finland, together with the eu and the united states, stands firmly behind ukraine. so, mr. president, once again, i want to thank you for making history with us. thank you. thank you. mr. president, thank you for welcoming president niinisto and me to the white house. the bonds between sweden and the united states, they are strong and long standing, and as you know, swedes first in your home state of delaware in 1638, and we were one of the first countries to recognize the united states as an independent nation in 1783. si ....
The perform storm for a terrible holiday season. your thoughts. hospitals are on the brink of being overrun. we re not clear if it s peaked or if this is just a flu season that has moved up in time. we re not seeing a lot of covid in there. we re not see manage hospitalizations for covid. but flu has a similar infection mortality rate. about 4,000 people have died just of flu. so the flu vaccine is a good idea. the uptake is below average. i ve taken the flu shot and i recommend it. so it booster fatigue? you look at the numbers and you think the flu shots are way down. isn t booster fatigue or people saying we don t really have as much faith in the cdc as we had a couple years ago. the worst thing you can do in public health is to cry wolf ....
Said they would get both the flu and covid-19 vaccines at the same time. 41% of americans say they won t get either vaccine. still the cdc is urging people to get both shots. we all have booster fatigue. understand you could get really, really sick this year and ruin your holiday celebrations if you don t get vaccinated. on a good note, this year s flu vaccine formulation seems to be a good match to circulating viruses. the cdc is encouraging people to wear masks on public transit as hospitals see a surge in patients in their emergency departments and they are getting creative by adding spaces, opening up triage tents and other hospitals are starting to limit visitors. bill: bryan llenas in new york. dana: let s bring in dr. marc siegel. professor of medicine at langone school of medicine. i think rsv is on its way down. ....
Hospitalizations, eight times as many as last year. and so far, at least 4500 deaths. if we lay it on a map, on october 8th, only three states had high or very high flu rates. last month it spread to half the country, and now every state has high or very high flu rates except for new hampshire, vermont, michigan, and alaska. the triple demic of flu, rsv, and covid-19 is straining hospitals. covid-19 hospitalizations are up 19%, and rsv which has surged among children is starting to plateau. but hospital are restricting visitors and trying to add more beds in preparation for more sickness following family gatherings later this month. the cdc in a teleconference yesterday urged people to get their flu and covid-19 booster shots. we all have booster fatigue. but understand, you could get really, really sick this year and ruin your holiday ....