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Tragic news. nbc's gabe gutierrez, what can you tell me about patrick? >> at that point when i spoke with him, he thought he was one of the lucky ones. his condition was improving, and he eventually said that when he recovered, he wanted to get the covid vaccine. but sadly he never got the chance. >> i wouldn't wish this stuff on my worst enemy at all. >> reporter: 24-year-old covid patient patrick had been hospitalized just over a week when we first met him earlier this month. >> deep breaths. >> take a breath. >> reporter: he struggled to breathe. but he wanted to keep talking, to share this...

Bass told me she would like to see the president take further action on this issue. and booker says he's not going to stop trying. and geoff, this speaks to, again, the challenges of trying to work with these really narrow majorities and how important this reconciliation effort is because on all the issues in which democrats have tried to negotiate with republicans, police reform, guns, voting rights, they have got nowhere. the other alternative is to do what you can with just your party through reconciliation. and we'll see where that track goes. >> garrett haake, monica alba, jake sherman, a...

>> this is heartbreaking. this is something i have never prepared myself for or never anticipated. >> reporter: and since we met, patrick took a turn for the worse. he was placed on a ventilator and died this weekend. >> every time we moved him, we weren't sure if the end was going to be in that moment. so i just wanted to be there to hold his hand. >> reporter: in just one week, patrick would have turned 25. he now leaves behind a young son. >> i, much like a lot of people in my age group, didn't really have a lot of proper information, was hearing a lot of propaganda, that covid is a conspir...

And so they're trying to figure out exactly under what circumstances the statutes will permit them to issue an emergency use authorization. and then the cdc will talk about that. tomorrow was a day slated for a vote. but if the fda doesn't come through, tomorrow's meeting will be postponed until friday or maybe even saturday. >> all right. we'll check back with you some day this week to get an update. dr. schaffner, great to see you. covid deaths and hospitalizations continue to surge across this country. the painful reality is that the overwhelming majority of patients filling up hospitals ...