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Set to give an update on the administration's covid-19 response. the white house is touting, quote, tremendous progress in its vaccine campaign. though cases are down in large part they seyay due to mandates. and another question whether to authorize booster doses of the moderna vaccine. a new nih study says mixing and matching boosters is safe and creates a strong immune response. some options there. here to discuss primary care physician and public health specialist saju matthew. gud good to have you with us. can you give us your view on where you stand on boosters? every day there's somet...

And today, some panel members arguing the main focus should be on getting the 66 million eligible unvaccinated americans their first shot. >> the people who are in the icu aren't there because they haven't gotten the third dose, they're there because they haven't gotten any dose. >> reporter: tomorrow, the panel will review the johnson & johnson booster along with data on the effectiveness of mixing vaccines. an nih study also finding there could be an extra benefit for people who got the j&j vaccine to get a boost from pfizer or moderna. >> i think these early studies are pointing to the pote...

At 50% or less for this weekend coming up. >> reporter: big picture, joe biden's advisors claim this. >> thanks to the president's leadership on vaccination requirements we continue to make important progress. >> reporter: on average, fewer than a quarter million americans are now getting their first shot every day. that's down another 18% from just last week. now, a new nih study says that mixing and matching vaccine brands between your first doses and your booster is safe and effective, but today, the surgeon general, little bit of caution. he said, let's just wait. the fda advisors are goin...

Effective. for more on this and other covid news i'm joined by cal perry, nbc news correspondent and meagan fitzgerald also an nbc news correspondent in chicago. meagan, explain what the study means when it says it's okay to mix and match covid boosters. >> reporter: so jose, what this nih study says is that it's safe and this has not been peer reviewed but for example if you received the moderna vaccine it's safe to get a pfizer booster shot and vice versa, if you had pfizer you can get a moderna shot. what's interesting here, as it relates to those who got the johnson & johnson shot, it says...

Booster demand in cities like chicago for that initial 65% of adults that need to get vaccinated. the white house did say yesterday that once that approval does occur, they're working with their partners to make sure that all types of the boosters will be readily available, geoff. >> nbc's maura barrett, thanks so much. a highly anticipated new study on mixing and matching covid vaccinations shows it's both safe and effective. mixing and matching means giving a booster dose of a vaccine different from the initial vaccine dose. for example, if you get the johnson & johnson shot the first time...