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It the opportunity to mutate. and when it mutates you can form another variant which might escape the protection of the vaccines. we have been fortunate that the vaccines that we have now are doing very well against all of the variants including the delta variant. but that could change and that could change if you get more variants. >> dr. patel, doctors said from the beginning that there is a reasonable likelihood that we are going to see more variants. we are dealing with the delta variant now, the new variant apparently is quite prevalent. are you worried about this one turning into the nex...

>> as long as the virus keeps circulating like that, you give it the opportunity to mutate, when it mutates, you can form another variant which may actually escape the protection of the vaccines. we have been fortunate that the vaccines we have now are doing well against all the variants including the delta variant. that could change and that could change if you get more variants. >> i am curious what you think as a public health messenger, is he talking facts because there is variant mutations or is he trying to secondary people? >> it's a little optimistic for me. there is a variant that esc...

That, you give it the opportunity to mutate. when it mutates, you can form another variant, which might actually escape the protection of the vaccines. we've been fortunate that the vaccines that we have now vaccines that we have now are doing very well against all the variants including the delta variant. but that could change. and that could change if you get more variants. so people not getting vaccinated are not only potentially harming themselves and their family but they're potentially leading to the creation of more variants. >> and that's the thing. i've been likening it to like the mo...

Variant have the potential to become as deadly and contagious as the delta variant? >> right, well, the first thing to remember is that the virus will continue to mutate until we have a level of immunity in our communities around this country and around the world, so continued infection is basically the pea tree dish for the virus continuing to mutate. and the mu variant, which is not a concern in the united states right now, much less than, you know, 1% of the isolates in the united states are mu. the vast majority, 99% of the isolates in the united states are delta. delta is the concern in t...

Mutate. if they down mutate, they disappear. well if it has been in south america since january, it is highly unlikely to be super effective like the delta variant up here in the states. so we are not worried. >> good to, no dr. robert lahita, thank you and enjoy your holiday weekend, we appreciate it. >> thanks, lindsay. >> what's interesting information right there from that doctor. coming up right here, tear gas, metal clubs and rifle butts. a group of brave women in afghanistan reportedly get their first taste of taliban rule. details on the violence and the defined protest, plus, what to ...