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Boosters, calling it a patriotic responsibility. alex, christi. >> jasmine wright on north lawn of the white house. thank you very much. dr. jonathan ryaner joins us to share his perspective, professor of medicine and surgery at george washington university. thank you so much for being back with us. >> thanks for having me, alex. >> doctor, do you agree with dr. fauci that this variant may already be here and if so, how widespread do you believe it could be? >> well, i'm sure it is already here. our world is so interconnected an and genomic surveillance has always been inadequate. i am sure ...

Breaking news, full fda approval of the pfizer vaccine is quote unquote imminent. a senior federal official telling cnn as the biden administration official says full approval could be as soon -- as early as monday. let me bring in dr. jonathan ryaner. he's advised the white house medical team under president bush. dr. reiner, this is something so many people have been waiting for, now coming as soon as monday, how significant is it? >> i think it's a milestone, a big milestone. so today the united states passed another milestone vaccinating 200 millionth person in this country with at least o...

Virtually, everybody in intensive care unit, people that have not been vaccinated, this is a virus right now that is seeking out people that are not vaccinated, which is why we need to get better information. we need to get more trusted speakers, clergy, doctors and nurses reaching out to those in our community that are hesitant but open to learning factual information because this virus is nasty. >> yeah, it certainly is. we're starting to hear more of that, even a pastor in florida with a really i'm papassioned pr his congregation. thank you. >> thank you. "outfront" now dr. john none r --...

Look, i think you can tell the american public that delta is bad and because delta is bad, we need everyone to vax up, everyone to mask up but both vaccinated and the unvaccinated. the american people will listen to that. instead, you know, this story of occasionally maybe vaccinated people can, you know, can spread the virus, it just doesn't ring true to me. it doesn't ring true. >> dr. ryaner, thank you very much. ap appreciate your time as i always do. >> my pleasure. >> i want to bring in the democratic mayor of st. louis. she instituted a mask mandate amid a surge of cases there. mayor jo...

Majority of the country. mask up. recommended everyone in k through 12 schools wear masks with the highly transmissible delta variant. >> in rare occasions, some vaccinated people infected with the delta variant after vaccination may be contagious and spread the virus to others. this new science is worrisome and unfortunately, warrants an update to our recommendations. >> "outfront" now d jonathan ryaner that advised the white house medical team under george w. bush. let me start with you here. what is your reaction to the cdc updating the mask guidance for vaccinated people? >> well, i think ...