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Scientists quite angry, they say the president of the united states should not be talking about something until fda and cdc scientists have been able to look at the data and weigh in on their thoughts. so let's take a look at what some of this data is. at issue is whether two shots are enough to protect people. u.s. and qatari studies suggest that two shots are sufficient but there are israeli studies that suggest that two shots are not sufficient to protect against severe covid-19. and from the new england journal of medicine, an israeli study shows that boosters do protect against severe ill...

House as soon as he starts speaking. and now, the debate over covid booster shots. >> john: this is what he said last week. >> the plan is get a booster shot eight months after you got your second shot. the cdc and outside experts will be ready to start this booster program the week of september 20th. >> that's a few days from now. and there are two leader that are planning on leaving the agency because they have separate concerns. to ensure that the recommendations about boosting, are based on reliable science

This winter. >> reporter: the president of moderna telling nbc news their vaccine also shows waning protection against infection over time. >> your data shows protection is dipping, but they're still protected from hospitalization. why are they still necessary? >> we do know that some cases do become severe and some lead to hospitalization and death. we think as the numbers get larger, there will be a substantial number of severe cases that will start to crop up. >> it's not just moderna and pfizer pushing a third dose. >> eight months after a second shot, get a booster shot. >> reporter: almo...

♪ >> bret: there are growing questions tonight about president biden's vaccine policy and whether he is ignoring medical advice about booster shots. we will know more tomorrow after an fda meeting. tonight, white house correspondent peter doocy looks at what's at stake for president biden. days after several afghans were killed clinging to a cargo plane president biden tried to change the subject back to covid. >> there's a simple rule -- rule. 8 months after your second shot, get a booster shot. >> four days from today. >> we will be ready to start these booster -- this booster program duri...

A booster program. there those eligible be able to >> i think so. the early on we relied on the pharmacy chains and hospital systems to provide immunization and there was such demand that there was a need to open unvaccination hubs so i think we have to go back to the pharmacy chains and the hospital systems and hopefully that will be adequate but that remains to be seen. >> some question the benefits of boosters but is there harm to a young person getting a third dose of the pfizer vaccine? i'm not asking for myself. >> i think the big question is we did see some slight uptick in the amount o...