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The change to that. but just a few days earlier on friday, president biden said it was not yet the recommendation of his medical experts to shorten that period. beyond, of course, the science evolving, it is also clear that there are economic implications here. those airlines, for example, that have had to cancel flights, they have been putting a lot of pressure on the government to make changes because of economic ramifications. laura, paula? >> jeremy diamond, thank you for that. we've been talking about covid all morning. the cases of the flu also spiking across the united states accordin...

Those are practical things the president can do. we know about this issue of the unvaccinated gear that has been over and over the same narrative. and i, as a physician, take care of any patient, shannon, i don't differentiate. i don't say that is an unvaccinated person. i take care of them. that is disturbing that since of the narrative. doctors take care of any calmer and that is the same matter to the should have. >> shannon: he has done it a heroic way not knowing the response early on before vaccines were available so we are grateful for that. let me ask you the number one question in all...

This is a quote from a cdc doctor. we have been struck when reviewing the cases by how rapidly patient status deteriorates and results in death. so this is the bottom line, moving forward, get a pfizer moderna, do not get johnson & johnson. if you already had johnson & johnson, unless you had it quite recently, there really is no reason to worry. even if you had it within the past two weeks, these are rare events. if you're concerned at all, look online and see the cdc has put out what signs to look for. jim? >> all right, good to know, elizabeth cohen, thanks so much. experts are warning th...

Year, _ same. what we do know is that every year. we _ same. what we do know is that every year, we don't know for sure whether the current— year, we don't know for sure whether the current year's flu jab will actually _ the current year's flu jab will actually be effective against the flu viruses that are circulating that _ flu viruses that are circulating that particular year. but this year, the evidence needed to be gathered, and usually is gathered to try and best inform the manufacturing of the vaccines _ best inform the manufacturing of the vaccines has been in short supply. i believe ...

Scientists are carefully optimistic that a few flu varieties may have died out during the pandemic. If so, it could be good news for our flu vaccines.