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Out of the booster program of both dose products, you may be sequential by about a week or two. i don't think that is a major issue there. but we would have liked to have seen it happen altogether simultaneously. >> joining us now is dr. ilene marty, a professor at florida international university. doctor, we aretch you sharing part of your labor day with us to bring us expertise and perspective. this back and forth over the boosters is confusing for someone that follows it closely. what is your advice to americans right now regarding these booster shots? >> well first, it is a pleasure to be ...

Effect next month. in florida, school districts are defying their own governor doubling down on school mandates that fly in face of the governor's ban. masking does help while we wait for the next line of defense. covid-19 booster shots, but the exact timing has been a subject of debate. it's up in the air right now. let's get to dr. anthony fauci . you have said the 20th is still in play. help us sort this out. where are we headed when it comes to boosters and when is that going to get up and running? >> well, jim, the plan had been in really still remain in place that by the week of septembe...

The moderna products operational. we had always said from the very beginning that would depend on a few factors that would have to be in play. one that the companies would submit to the fda the appropriate information to allow the regulatory approach of that to be the way it should be. the fda would make a recommendation which you would follow because they are the last word in the regulatory aspect of all of this. the advisory committee advise the cdc would recommend it. what has happened is that pfizer, one of the companies that had the mrna has gotten the information and been examined and th...

Classroom sunday night at 10:00 eastern. thank you for joining us tonight. ac 360 starts right now. good evening. the death toll on the east coast from the remnants of hurricane ida is now at least 50 people. alive report from louisiana where the storm hit and president biden visited today. we begin though with a speed bump on the administration's road to covid boosters by the 20th of this month. as you know, that's the date the president announced just last month. >> pending approval from the food and drug administration, the cdc's committee of outside experts will be ready to start these...

Another study showed the risk of infection fell up to 68%, 7 to 13 days after a third dose. and by as much as 84% after 14 to 20 days. >> reporter: president joe biden announced in late august -- >> this booster program is going to start here september the 20th. pending approval of the fda and the cdc committee. of outside experts. >> reporter: but federal health officials now warning the white house they may not have enough data on the moderna vaccine by then to recommend boosters for anyone other than pfizer-biontech vaccine recipients. >> you can't make announcement and then say we'll wait ...