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Any other recent medicine that could be offered verse an off-label use of a livestock dewormer. >> keep in mind, these are products that are highly concentrated. people don't even know what the proper dose can be. and, of course, in a world where, you know, one dose is probably going to work, i think i'll take five. this is where we run into problems. >> right. >> also keep in mind, people are self treating and what if they're taking other medications that could interact? this is where we come in to play to try to figure out, hey, this may be problematic. in fact, we've had people who are taki...

>> one thing the fda full approval does, jonathan, is that it allows some physicians to now be able to give those boosters off-label use, that means an fda approved product, a physician can make an individual judgment. you may see some physicians prescribe a booster to those patients they think are high risk that potentially don't have -- they're not immunocompromised, the group that already had that eua to use that booster. that's one way you could see that change. i do want to mention one thing to dr. custer's point, it's important to note the south opened up earlier and you saw rsv cases go...

She said one of the biggest concerns is children under 12 are not able to be vaccinated yet. joining us now, dr. kavita patel. she's a former obama white house policy director and msnbc medical contributor. always good to see you. talk to me about the possibility of full fda approval. let's fast forward. how do things look different in light of that potential approval? >> yeah, alicia, it's sooner than we think, according to not just dr. fauci. but folks i've talked to have said the same thing. number one, he's right, there will be a lot more mandates. we're already seeing that pressure. numbe...

Information about what the side effects could be, now, that's also -- that's very troubling, that's new. but as far as, you know, needing painkillers or needing pain medication, that's been common knowledge for some time. >> jason newberry is going to come on the show, he was the center for the 49ers, great player. he said he would limp in on crutches and wearing a boot into the training room and come out running, sprinting, into the game because of the effect of the drugs. dramatic but not surprising as jason suggests. what do they have to show when the nfl says, look, we made them available....

Describe it is your day becomes clear. you have boosts of energy. your performance, if you saw the movie, you saw this guy can speak a foreign language within three days. he can solve all the problems. a lot of wall street guys, a lot of doctors, attorneys, they want to be up for 10, 15 hours and they can take this medication and actually perform. i don't recommend it. i think it's off-label use. this is not what's recommended. but people are using it for depression. they're using it for other uses. >>brian: to be more productive? essentially you take red bull, you have coffee. you feel a litt...