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Variant drives new covid cases in the united states to nearly 170,000 a day on average, new data shows a third so-called booster dose of the covid mrna vaccine provides more protection against the virus. >> there's no doubt from the dramatic data from the israeli study that the boosters being done there in and contemplated here support very strongly the rationale for such an approach. >> reporter: in making the case for boosters, fauci explained israeli data shows they reduced the risk of infection by 11 fold and severe ill by ten fooled in over a million people over 60. the risk of infection ...

Late august -- >> this booster program is going to start here on 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 an announcement and then say, we'll wait to see what the fda and cdc says. that's just really not the right way to do it. >> the acting fda commissioner explaining why the announcement was made before all the data c...

Contemplated here support very strongly the rational for such an approach. >> reporter: in making the case for boosters, fauci explaining israeli data shows they reduce the risk of infection by 11-fold and have severe illness by 10-fold in more than 1 million people over the age of 60. another study showed the risk of infection fell to 68% 7 to 13 days after a third dose and by as much as 84% after 14 to 20 days. president joe biden announced in late august -- >> booster program. it's going to start here in september the 20th, pending approval of the fda and the cdc committee. outside experts....

The risk of infection by 11-fold and of severe illness by tenfold in more than a million people over the age of 60. another study showed the risk of fell up to 68%, seven to 13 days after a third dose. by as much as 84% after 14 to 20 days. president joe biden announced in late august -- >> this booster program is going to start here on september the 20th, pending approval of the fda and then the cdc committee, 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 othe...

Dose provides more protection against the virus. >> there is no doubt from the dramatic data from the israeli study that the boosts that are being now done there and contemplated here support very strongly the rational for such an approach. >> reporter: in making the case for boosters, fauci explaining they reduce the risk of infection by 11 fold and severe illness by tenfold in more than a million people over 60. 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 13 to 20 days. president joe biden announced in late august -- >...