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>> we need real-time data on who's getting severe-breakthrough infections. is it older people? is it people with certain immune-compromising conditions? there is just not enough information in the scientific literature about that. and that's crucially important for us to know, are there people who should get a booster dose? there's no evidence that anyone today needs a booster dose. but if there is evidence that comes to light because there are people getting breakthrough infections. that's really important, in terms of diagnosing people and preventing further infection. >> former cdc director...

From our investment. many women have been educated. many women now have careers that they can pursue. not only afghanistan but certainly elsewhere. so there has been benefit. the problem is that, if you are going to try to change the culture and the tradition of a country, like afghanistan. 20 years, as long as it is, isn't long enough. you have to have many-more troops. you would have to have a much longer commitment, over 50 years or longer, in order to change the culture and custom if you are trying to really change the nature of what afghanistan has been because it's not a 21st-century cou...

Says this war, quote, has not been won militarily. after nearly-two decades in afghanistan, did you ever think you'd see the u.s. withdraw so rapidly at a time when the taliban is, clearly, gaining a lot of ground? >> well, wolf, we've known for some time that there was no-military solution to the situation in afghanistan. and i think one of the hardest decisions that the president has to make or the secretary defense. i know whenever i had to sign a deployment order, i had to weigh, in my own mind, where am i sending this young man or woman? and are they in danger? what is the risk? what is t...

Representing over 50% of sequenced samples across the country. up from 26%, from the week ending june 19th. >> reporter: and the variant is driving some other scary numbers. johns hopkins university says almost half the states have seen an uptick of at least 10% in covid cases over the past week. tonight, areas of the u.s. with low-vaccination rates are a particular concern. researchers at georgetown university have identified five significant clusters of unvaccinated people. primarily, in the southeastern u.s. stretching into texas and missouri. experts warn those areas could be especially vu...

Nothing is 100% but they are close to 100% protective against severe illness or death. however, if you have a weaker-immune system, you may be at greater risk for a breakthrough infection. we don't, yet, know whether new variants that emerge after delta will be a problem. what we do know is that the vaccines we're using today are highly effective against delta, which is now the dominant strain across the u.s. the more people get vaccinated, the sooner, the better we can do, the fewer deaths, the less economic dislocation and disruption. >> just get a shot. it might save your life, your friends...