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Longer. if you are applying for a mortgage, banks need to verify your tax return with the irs. that is going to be a problem for home buyers trying to get a mortgage. if you are a retiree, your social security checks will still go out but the processing of social security works, the employees are going to be furloughed or working -- they will not be coming to work which means if you are recently retired, you won't be able to begin your benefits until this shutdown ends. for business owners, from the store down the street to farms across the country, the small business administration is two -- ...

Any more we have to question what does that say about us that there was a near hysteria in parts of the u.s. and we had a few cases here there are still thousands dieing in west africa and it seems that we don't care as much. >> you don't want to learn the hard way. you want to treat it where it is and help others the and we're seeing commitment from the u.s. and others. another thing you got me scared about now, i'm not going to get ebola, but i'm going 0 get the flu and you're making me get this shot and it's not going to work because the flu has changed. what's the reality? >> don't be scar...

Circulating is called h3n2. we also know that about half or slightly more than half of the strains don't match the current vaccine. so we know that everybody should still get vaccinated because even if it's not a perfect match, it's very effective. but we also know that that influenza always throws a few punches that we may not have anticipated. and so we need to watch very carefully and listen to the things the cdc is telling us about how to deal with the strains. so we know a lot more than we used to. but we don't know at all at this point. >> you've been involved in clinical vaccine trials ...

Widespread. there are a number of states that are experiencing that activity. first of all, it's the mismatch that we've been talking about, playing a role into what we're seeing. the predominant strain that we're seeing out in the community is the influence of h3n2 virus. we know this particular strain tends to cause more severe illness, can cause higher rates of deaths and hospitalizations compared to other flu strains. but this as well as other variables i do think is playing a role. so you know i think what we also need to keep in mind is that the flu season we're still smack-tap in the mi...

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