offering both covid-19 and flu vaccines to kids and their families. in colorado, children's hospital and other partners will host the first of many clinics this friday. 4000 employment -- appointments have already been scheduled over the weekend. massachusetts is planning to host vaccination clinics at youth focused sites, such as the dr. seuss museum, and the museum of science. illinois has equipped mobile units to meet kids and parents in their communities, with over 100 clinics scheduled and hundreds more to come. maine is working with local leaders to bring vaccination to schools across the state. state and local health department's are planning to launch thousands of community-based clinics. including at youth sporting events, fairs, zoos, and community centers. across the country, schools will partner with vaccine providers to host vaccination clinics, with more than 6000 clinics at schools being planned before the winter holiday break. later today, we will be meeting with governors offices,, community health centers and disease about their vacc

there is no covid. that's the event where he got all the great advice about there being a covid cure, don't wear masks. and if you got intrigued by those doctors you can learn all the more about how you, if you want to avoid a very insist you could reconsider your sex with demons plans. that's the group from which florida governor ron desantis, plucked this doctor from obscurity. and appointed him the new surgeon general of the great state of florida. and it's not like that press conference he attended in july 2020, with the crazy ideas that were started there. it's not like that was a one-off for him. in addition to that, to the extent that he rose to prominence, it was lots of compare incentives in conservative media. op-eds he composed on up at pages. including ones where he argued that covid is not so bad. you should not wear a mask to try to avoid getting it quote, wearing a mask is a little or no effect on respiratory virus transmission. he says. now that he is surgeon general of the state of flor

>> the most important ones for post-covid situations his long covid -- is long covid. it affects up to 30% of people. many people know somebody who might have it. we think that it is much more common to get long covid after -- if you are unvaccinated, you get covid, by more than two times compared to if you are having a breakthrough infection while vaccinated. that's an important issue. also the symptoms that people have with breakthroughs, if they do get symptoms, they are very different, no brain fog, may be some alterations of taste and smell might linger. some of these inflammatory conditions, let covid toe -- like covid toe, it could inflame your heart, etc. after covid has gone away, that is called mis-c in children and mis-a in adults. these are the symptoms post-covid that we look out for. kristen: thank you for the information you presented. we are all hoping not to catch covid over thanksgiving as we travel and gather. let's talk about safety. where the risks are and how to minimize them. let's start with the travel portion. what do you think? >> i think trav

, serious long covid conditions? >> a very good question, senator, that we are now actually finding out more definitive data. there have been a number of published papers from different smaller cohorts. we're now putting a massive cohort study. and among the smaller cohorts it ranges from ten to up to 30, 35% of people have varying degrees of prolonged symptomology following the so-called resolution of the acute disease. some of them can be relatively minor. but some of them can be incapacitating. for example, there are some individuals who have truly incapacitating fatigue where they were pretty healthy, athletic, and then following covid they never get back to their baseline. there are sleep disturbances. there are things called brain fog which can be very disturbing to people where they can't focus or concentrate. so the spectrum is wide. it can go from something that is just modestly bearable to something that incapacitates you. and that's the reason why we have this study right now looking at it, that's about a

besides if you get covid, it is no big deal in part because there's already a cure for covid. that's what they assembled themselves at the supreme court last summer, last july to tell america. there is an anti-malaria drug that cures it. take it with zinc, take it with vitamins. that's all you need. the man doesn't want you to know there's a cure for covid for some reason. you can just use it, it's a cure. there's nothing else you need to do. >> i put them on hydroxychloroquine, and zit roe max, i put myself and my staff and many doctors i know for prevention because by the very mechanism of action, it works early as a prof lack sis. i know you people want to talk about masks, hello, you don't need masks. there is a cure. >> there is a cure. there's not a cure. this again was last summer. covid's no big deal. don't wear a mask. all you need to do is take hydroxychloroquine, sure it's a malaria drug, but just trust us, that and zinc, that's the cure you need. that group that convened that press conference called itself america's front line doctors. among the other claims associ

doctor, nurse who had covid. might have a hesitancy about the vaccine, andst i look at what aspersrs required for the healt carere vacancies. you start doing this to people, medicare and medicaid providers, community health centers, we're not going to have the people to serve from the health care professionals that make a decision. i have natural immunity, i have some protection, but i don't yet believe i need to be vaccinated. i think we need tou think about this. thank you, chair. >> senator king. >> thank you, chair murray. thank you to the witnesses, the ranking member.. i wantou to ask about two topic supporting the mental health of our hifrontline health care workers that has been such a challenge in this time and along with h covid. dr. walensky, we talked about this before. thep pandemic has taken a huge toll on frontline health care workers. this committee has come together toin help pass the health care provider protection act. pastbo the senate in august ands marked up in the house today. happy about t

this is for my covid vaccine. my mommy and my poppy took me to get it this morning. >> rosita, that is great. getting the covid vaccine is a great way to stay healthy. >> see my mommy and my poppy said that it will help keep, my friends, any neighbors, my abuela all healthy. >> they're right. vaccines are available for children 5 years and older and the more people get them the better we could stop the spread of covid and keep everyone healthy. >> and then three weeks later i have to go back to the doctors and get my second shot and kitty, let me show you, this is coming with me to take that shot too. >> good for you, rosita. and godito. you'll be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after your second dose. so that means that kids that are getting their first dose today, they should have good protection by mid december. >> you know, my granny bird said that since i'm 6 years old i could get the vaccine. >> oh, yeah, that is right, big bird. >> but, well, i have a lot of questions. like, what is a vaccine? and doe

equity and he established the covid-19 health equity task force. the president's leadership and our intentional constant focus on equity has produced significant results. we have effectively closed gaps in adult vaccination rates by raising rates. most recent kaiser family foundation survey showed 73% of black adults, 72 percent of white adults and 70% of hispanic adults have gotten at least their first shot by october. we know we have more work to do, but this is significant progress to build on. earlier this morning i received a final report from the covid-19 health equity task force which will help us do just that. the report includes recommendations of how we can continue mitigating health equities caused by covid-19 and further advance equity in a response. i want to thank the whole task force for the thoughtfulness and expertise in the development of this invaluable report. and i especially want to thank dr. smith for her outstanding leadership. with that let me turn it over to dr. nunez smith. >> good morning everyone. a pleasure to be with

if you had covid, i heard a lot of people salad had covid and i don't need a vaccine, that's not true. the immunity from covid without a vaccine works for about 1-3 months and then it starts to fade. another study from last month showed that if you compare people who got vaccinated and never had covid and compare them with people who had covid but never got vaccinated, the people who just had it covid and weren't vaccinated were five times more likely to have a breakthrough infection. even if you've had covid, get vaccinated and move on. if you had a vaccine six months or longer go, get your booster. that is our best protection against getting sick and getting hospitalized or dying. host: we are talking to dr. michael saag. we have divided the lines. start dialing in. you can send us a tweet. you can go to facebook. you can send a text with your first name, city, and state to (202) 748-8003. i want to show you the cdc director from this past week talking about infections, where we are with infections and vaccinations and hospitalizations. >> people who are unvaccinated are more likely

covid? caller: there is some kind of disease spreading within the whitetail deer population making them act not normal. maybe people shouldn't be hunting them while this was going on. guest: all i could say is the answer to my previous question. we have structures in place, in washington state i'm pretty confident they are looking at this already. we have systems in place. we have fewer people working in municipal, state, and federal public health. this goes towards an argument. things like this are not threatening us. host: good morning, you are on the air. caller: thank you for taking my call. good morning, doctor. i have a question. my friend's son who is 18 years old was sick about a month ago. my son went over and took his father to the doctor. the next day they said he had covid. so we were all quarantined. his stepfather, his mother, sister who is 12 and his father, none of them came down with the coven. my concern is my granddaughter has cystic fibrosis, she is 20 years old. them --

the effective mass against covid-19. the uk awarded — effective mass against covid—19. the uk awarded 480,000 courses of not uk awarded a80,000 courses of not the drug with the first dose is expected to arrive here later this month. it's been approved for people with at least one risk factor for covid—19 such as being of a 60, obese or having heart disease. it's most effective when given within five days of symptoms appearing. the cost of the drug has not been revealed that in the us it's £500 per patient. the uk was the first country in the world to authorize the advisor and astrazeneca vaccine. and can now regulators here have led the way by improving the drug. it'll be months before doctors know how effective it outside trials. but antivirals look set to play a key role in keeping covid—19 patients out of hospital. halloween is over, so thanksgiving is next here in the us — and then the holidays. yes, it'sjust over 50 days until christmas — and retailers in the uk are hoping for some holiday cheer after last year's covid gloom. to get people shopping, the bi

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he established the covid-19 equity task force. the president's leadership and our intentional, constant focus on equity has produced significant results. we have effectively closed gaps and adult vaccination rates by race and ethnicity. the most recent survey showed that 73% of like adults, 71% of white adults, and 77% of hispanic adults had gotten there first shot by mid-october. we have more work to do, but this is significant progress we can build on. earlier this morning, i received a final report from the health equity task force which will help us to just that. the report includes recommendations on how we can continue mitigating health inequities caused by covid-19 and further advance equity in our response. i want to thank the whole task force for their thoughtfulness and expertise in the development of this report. i especially want to thank dr. nuÑez smith. >> thank you so much, jeff. good morning to everyone in it it's a pleasure to be here with you. equity has been at the center of president biden's covid-19 response

to be equated with covid-19. i don't want public health to be equated with infection control. that is a component. but there are two things. there are these other issues we need to be inattentive to, chronic diseases, mental health, issues that were listed as crises before covid, and have gotten worse, they were unmet health needs that have not gone away, we need to double down on these issues and i want the focus to be on those, too. there is another aspect, because covid has been so politicized i think that equating public health for covid have long-lasting unintended effects that are pernicious and dangerous. we have seen across the country we have laws that are restricting public health authorities. if you are not allowing local public health officials to be issuing quarantines, what happens if they have multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and can no longer renting individuals. what happens if there is a new virus and now that will health department not issue a mask mandate to try to solve that threat. i do worr

population against covid-19. as of november 3 we have vaccinated about 85% of the united states population 65 years and older bread 70% of those 18 and older. 68% of those 12 years and older. and nearly 58% of the entire united states population. only reinforce my vaccination is so very important showing unvaccinated people have a six times greater risk of testing positive for covid-19 and 11 times greater risk dying from covid-19 and people were fully vaccinated. importantly, we now have data showing the pfizer vaccine is nearly 91% effective in preventing covid-19 infection in children ages five -- 11 who did not have previously. biases such important news? case surveillance data indicates urban 9000 hospitalizations ages five -- 11 since the beginning of the pandemic. i recorded more than 97 deaths in this age group. there are now well over 5000 children diagnosed with mi sc and living with complications of this disease. as a mother i note no parent should have to t use their child face long-term complications

there will be another one coming up beyond covid. we cannot tell you whether it is going to be next year or in 100 years. biology and ecology and nature do not follow political cycles. nobody knew who would be president. these things just literally form in nature and have an unexpected leap. what probably happened -- we do not know for sure because china is not allowing us to really investigate on the ground whether it was a lab leak. most likely what happened was there was a bat in southern china in one of the batcave's that had a novel coronavirus somehow and bit an intermediary animal sold in the wuhan wet market. we then had an outbreak in wuhan that quickly spread to hubei province and the rest is history. these things just show us that mother nature is awfully powerful and we have to respect her and prepare for those kinds of events. host: to new york, this is michelle. thanks for waiting. caller: i have been a health care worker for 21 years. i am vaccinated. my question to you is in the hospital right now there are 10 out of

there are a number of covid investigation protocols. including in certain circumstances, vaccine mandates. i am speaking in more of a guest standard about how private employers address their workforces who are not compliant. i don't think we know yet. people will have to show how they deal with their federal contractor workforce as well. >> president biden issued such a broad vaccine mandate. for osha to do this with mission moratoriums -- we are talking about viruses. if my colleagues want to mandate so much, wouldn't it make more sense for a legislative branch to ask if they can pass this if they believe it is so important? what do you think? >> it does grant authority to the health administration under divine circumstances. osha will need to demonstrate that there is a grave danger. >> my question for you is are you saying if my colleagues wanted so badly to have this mandate, they should vote in the legislative branch. would that provide a lot of constitutional authority challenges? do you think it would be a better choice if this c

winter so flu and getting people vaccinated for flus is as important as getting the covid jab. but you're right, we have more tools to manage the infection. it's better to not get sick in the face irst place, of course. but if they aren't responding to vaccination, we have a couple of drugs that can help at the early stages of infection. these are people early on in the stages when they get symptoms but know they can lead to more serious consequences, these drugs are very effective at supporting those individuals so again the availability and rollout of those drugs in different health care systems across europe is extremely important. alongside what we know is better management of people when they do get sick. the important thing is to get as many people vaccinated as possible and people to remain cautious. >> many good points, professor, particularly about illnesses there wasn't a flu season but i think we all know someone who caught a vicious flu this time thank you for joining us >>> follow us on twitter at "street signs," cnbc, also you can tweet me directly at cnbc and get

kristen: but as you said, being treated for covid is not as good as just not getting covid and that is where the vaccine conversation comes back. as we know, vaccinations for five to 11-year-olds are getting underway in the bay area. national polls show only a third of parents plan to get the shot for their little ones, is not the case in the bay area, a point it's a hard to come by. you have any tips? >> i don't. i wish i had tips. the mean tip is to try multiple places and be patient. it is not an emergency, it's 18 months into this, if it takes a few weeks it is not a big deal. act as safely as you have been and recognize that the first shot, though helpful, does not work as well against alta as it did in the old days. although you would like to get the first shot quickly, it really is after you've gotten the second shot that you are truly safe. but the main tip is to get your kid vaccinated. the benefits are real and the safety is very -- very very high. kristen: you tweeted some thing significant, you said this is it, today's covid situation is a version of the one we will live wi

covid. they have died with covid but that count includes people that have died from injuries that also have tested positive for covid. if you look on the cdc website, they give out those numbers. the people that have died with covid have had an average of four comorbidities. host: are you saying you think johns hopkins university numbers are incorrect? caller: no. what i'm saying is the cdc has the numbers as well, but they are saying people died with covid, not from covid. some people died solely from covid, but that number that you gave out, they are not all dying from covid. host: ok. let's go to john calling from belleville, illinois. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you? host: just fine. go ahead, john. caller: ok. my main concern is, will we ever get back to how we used to be? where we could shake hands, give a person a hug, without any concern of being contaminated or susceptible to catching a disease that might kill you? everyone has the right to take the vaccine or not th

that the ongoing covid fatigue is going to -et ongoing covid fatigue is going to get worse, i suspect people will say if other— get worse, i suspect people will say if other people have decided not to have the _ if other people have decided not to have the vaccination, why should i have _ have the vaccination, why should i have to _ have the vaccination, why should i have to have a lockdown, a national lockdown? — have to have a lockdown, a national lockdown? would reflect the fact that not — lockdown? would reflect the fact that not everyone has been vaccinated. because we have seen how effective _ vaccinated. because we have seen how effective the vaccine is, it's not perfect, — effective the vaccine is, it's not perfect, doesn't stop you getting covid _ perfect, doesn't stop you getting covid and — perfect, doesn't stop you getting covid and it doesn't stop you passing _ covid and it doesn't stop you passing it— covid and it doesn't stop you passing it on, which is another reason — passing it on, which is another reason why covid passports and mandatory vaccination is

and how can people are still getting covid and spreading covid. and unfortunately dying from covid. and i consulted with and now good friend of mine, joe rogan. after he covid and i've been doing. a lot of the stuff that he recommended in his pod casts and you know, on the phone to me and i'm going to have the best immunity possible. now. >> rogers said that he believes he caught the virus from someone who was vaccinated and that the idea that this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated is a total lie, in his words, he faced intense scrutiny for saying in an interview this summer that he was immunize leading many to believe he had received the shot when he was in fact unvaccinated rogers has to quarantine at least 10 days. packer second-year qb jordan love will earn his first ever nfl start on sunday. back here at home, 49 er star tight end. george kittle is back and ready for action. today. head coach kyle shanahan said kittle should be a go for the 49 ers matchup against the arizona cardinals. kittle is missed the last 3 weeks with a calf strain. kendall told the media yesterday, quote

. >> on where we stand with covid-19 conference. elsik ammonium has the highlights of that conversation. >> and in a virtual town hall meeting on tuesday. doctor anthony fauci tackled south bay congresswoman anna eshoo as constituents questions. top of mind where indoor gatherings for the holidays. doctor fauci asserted that the fully vaccinated can go ahead and enjoy time with family while those who have only received one of 2 doses of the vaccine or didn't get one at all. should consider wearing a mask inside and getting a test. first. >> the risk there is obviously still present its diminished by the single shot. but it isn't has diminished as if you are fully vaccinated. people wanted to know when herd immunity will be reached. doctor fauci responded with. >> when as many people who are eligible to get vaccinated do so saying we're not there yet because 62 million americans still have and use the effective tool. and as far as boosters go, doctor fauci encourages anyone eligible to get it done regardless of which vaccine is avail

. >> multiple vaccines with the covid vaccine. >> both doctors agree that the covid-19 vaccine is safe for children. we know that the vaccines are safe. >> those steps were skipped and the development of the vaccines. we now have enough data to know that the benefits far outweigh the risks recommend it to only 5 year you can log on to the my turn. california website for information on where you can find vaccination sites for children in your area. >> zeke might kron 4 stay with kron 4 for the very latest covid information that includes finding the vaccine for children and information on a possible nasal vaccine. you can scan that qr code on your screen. it will take you straight to the special section of our website. that's at kron. 4 dot com, a step outside for our 4 zone forecast to be a live shot, an overview of the city on a gray friday afternoon and called for a recent rodriguez is here with the forecast all the way through the weekend maybe gray. but it is friday. it is friday, right? i love that. silver lining out like candy. let's take a look right now at your bay area forecast

what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. call 833-317-4673, reported by the usgs has a four point oh, it's now been downgraded to a 3.8 popping up this map to show you where it was centered there in san ramon, right along the calla vera's fault, so word so far. no word on any damage. as a result, we definitely felt it here in oakland in our newsroom we've heard from so many of you across the east bay, even in san francisco, saying you felt it too. according to the usgs. there were two smaller aftershocks at 2.6 and three point out was also happened there in san ramon, about 15. minutes after that first quake, public health officials in san francisco or applauding parents efforts to get their children back sin ated against covid. public health officer, dr grant colfax says so far 13,000 children ages 5 to 11 have received their first dose of the covid vaccine in sa

hospitals are now trying to do covid plus -- covid plus strokes , colon cancer screenings. hospitals have to manage capacity. they will have flu, covid, regular things. that becomes difficult. that is why vaccination is so important. it will protect your community hospital. if you get in a car accident, you might have hours of a weight because there are so many covid patients and no beds. this is important to emphasize, that to keep hospitals clear in the winter, it requires people to get vaccinated. host: bill, pennsylvania. caller: we talked to somebody about the vaccine. i am vaccinated and booster. people tell me they have had it and it was not that bad. but the next variant may be worse. guest: this is true. people who have had prior infection had protection, but reinfection's were common. what is interesting about omicron is that it has many mutations. this is a reason to get vaccinated if you have had infection. it will make your immunity more robust. maybe only one dose is necessary for people who have recovered. if you can get the johnson and johnson, your immunity

this is the man in charge of our covid response. what does january 6th have to do with covid, u.s.? simple, anyone who questions tony fauci is by definition a dangerous insurrectionist. dr. fauci is not the only one who believes that. a few weeks ago, francis collins suggested that any american who doubts government covid policy is a criminal. he announced he would like to "identify those who are purposefully spreading false information online about covid and bring them to justice. public health officials didn't used to talk like this but they won't concern themselves with public health. this is how they talk now. and all might be easier to take if we were doing their core jobs effectively. for example, covid does under joe biden had dropped. you can't say it loudly or often enough, deaths have not dropped. covid deaths have risen. she's got to wonder how long the population is going to put up with this. unelected lunatics bringing the rest of us as they fail at their core job. the white house must be wondering very much the same thing, because all of a sudden there's a brand-new co

covid has had a real impact on the workplace. a significant increase in absenteeism, people getting infected at work. there are many people who are not in the labor force because of covid. childcare needs or health concerns. it is really important that people feel like they have a safe and healthy work environment. people being vaccinated along the lines of osha rules, being tested a minimum of once a week is important for workplace safety, our economy and for beating the pandemic. anything to add? dr. fauci: it truly is all of the above. obviously we want to keep people out of hospitals and prevent them from going onto the severe outcome of death. but you are also going to diminish infections in individuals. obviously, no vaccine is 100%, but it goes a long way. as we have all said, the biggest disruption of the workplace is when people get covid. that is the reason we want to do everything we can to keep the workplace flow at its normal level by preventing disease. it is for that reason it is so important to get workers and eve

or during covid. unbelievable. i am shocked. when we were in the thick of the pandemic, people were not coming to the er, saying sign me up from where can i go, sign where can i help? >> i wouldn't have expected that. it seems like like you said, it takes a special person to do it and drawn to that specialty. i'm trying to read my notes here and ie can't write make out what i wrote there. [laughter] oh, that's what that word says. you talk a lot about overcrowding all of us outside of hospitals certainly heard about, shortages and overcrowding but the realities of what that looks like never really crossed my mind. it was sort of back images from there's been a disaster on your and people are lined up in hallways but you talk a lot about what that meant in terms of maintaining patients of an energy audit and privacy and dignity. as back on easier? is that something even with high numbers in the emergency rooms, have you put this in place in the last year that's made it easier, maybe not easier but more

pfizer announcing its own new covid pill. they say it's taken within days of getting symptoms and pfizer says it cuts down the risk of hospitalization or death by nearly 90%. we also have important news tonight for parents who want to get their children vaccinated this weekend. here's whit johnson. >> reporter: tonight, a potential new weapon in the fight against covid. vaccine maker pfizer announcing early trial results of its an the i viral pill show it cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89%. >> it's really exciting to know that there might be an option to provide patients that could help save their life. >> reporter: the drug called paxlovid was given to high risk patients within three days of developing covid symptoms. it comes just a month after merck reported its new antiviral drug cut the risk of hospitalization or death in half. >> while the news around these pills is incredibly exciting, this does not in any way replace the need for vaccination. the vaccines still represent our safest and most effective way

is less severe than the actual covid-19 itself. and i see cases of myocarditis all the time, not related to covid or the vaccine anyway. kristen: thank you for clarifying that. we have a question for carol. she says she is very confused. she says if somebody had covid and no vaccination, so i guess natural immunity, do their antibodies equal a faxed -- a vaccinated person with no covid history? and if they had covid plus a johnson & johnson shot, does that equal the vaccination and a booster? dr. patel's signal has gone frozen. we have to talk to the mothership. we will keep the questions coming. dr. patel: i am still here. kristen: did you hear the question? dr. patel: it is a good because there is still confusion. if you had covid 19, you do have some natural immunity. it does not equate vaccine-acquired immunity and this has been proven in studies, they have better protection. people who have natural immunity plus vaccine-acquired immunity, hybrid immunity, may have even better protection. that is more reason for anyone out ther

last christmas was a washout thanks to covid. retailers hope we will celrate in style this time. >> we are ready. reporter: here,hey say shoppers have started early. >> it is a very big moment. customers have told us they wanted bigger and more magical christmas than ever this year. we can see them getting organized earlier than ever, too. half of our customers have said they will have all of their presence bought by the end of the month. can you believe it? reporter: it is already looking festive at this big mall. have you started your christmas shopping? >> i have. i have four kids. so, yes. reporter: were you worried about shortages? >> i was. >> definitely not. it's too early, sorry. reporter: boy, we could all do with a good christmas this time around. many retailers though are still dealing with global supply chain problems. warning today they will be fewer electronic gadgets. so how worried should shoppers be? >> they will be plenty of stock about. you should be concerned if there is something special you want to buy, and

hospitals are now trying to do covid plus -- covid plus strokes , colon cancer screenings. hospitals have to manage capacity. they will have flu, covid, regular things. that becomes difficult. that is why vaccination is so important. it will protect your community hospital. if you get in a car accident, you might have hours of a weight because there are so many covid patients and no beds. this is important to emphasize, that to keep hospitals clear in the winter, it requires people to get vaccinated. host: bill, pennsylvania. caller: we talked to somebody about the vaccine. i am vaccinated and booster. people tell me they have had it and it was not that bad. but the next variant may be worse. guest: this is true. people who have had prior infection had protection, but reinfection's were common. what is interesting about omicron is that it has many mutations. this is a reason to get vaccinated if you have had infection. it will make your immunity more robust. maybe only one dose is necessary for people who have recovered. if you can get the johnson and johnson, your immunity

covid. they have died with covid but that count includes people that have died from injuries that also have tested positive for covid. if you look on the cdc website, they give out those numbers. the people that have died with covid have had an average of four comorbidities. host: are you saying you think johns hopkins university numbers are incorrect? caller: no. what i'm saying is the cdc has the numbers as well, but they are saying people died with covid, not from covid. some people died solely from covid, but that number that you gave out, they are not all dying from covid. host: ok. let's go to john calling from belleville, illinois. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you? host: just fine. go ahead, john. caller: ok. my main concern is, will we ever get back to how we used to be? where we could shake hands, give a person a hug, without any concern of being contaminated or susceptible to catching a disease that might kill you? everyone has the right to take the vaccine or not th

or during covid. it's unbelievable. i'm shocked because when we were in the thick of the pandemic people were not coming to the er to exactly say sign me up. where do i go? how can i help? >> wow. that surprises me. i wouldn't have expected that. it seems like there's certainly, like you said it takes a special person to do it and it's nice to see that people are being drawn to the especially. do you think that -- sorry, i'm trying to read my notes here and i can't quite make out what i wrote there. but oh, that's what that says. in the book you talk a lot about the overcrowding and just again, all of us outside of hospitals certainly heard about it, the shortages, the overcrowding, but the realities of what that looks like never really crosses my mind. again it was sort of that images, there's been a disaster on er, and that our people lined up in always. but you talk a lot about what that meant in terms of maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy and dignity, and has not gotten easier? is tha

this is the man in charge of our covid response. what does january 6 have to do with covid, u.s.? simple, anyone who questions tony fauci is by definition a dangerous insurrectionist. dr. fauci is not the only one who believes that. a few weeks ago, francis collins suggested that any american who doubts government covid policy is a criminal. he announced he would like to "identify those who are purposefully spreading false information online about covid and bring them to justice. public health officials didn't used to talk like this but they won't concern themselves with public health. this is how they talk now. and all might be easier to take if we were doing their core jobs effectively. for example, covid does under joe biden had dropped. you can't say it loudly or often enough, deaths have not dropped. covid deaths have risen. she's got to wonder how long the population is going to put up with this. unelected lunatics bringing the rest of us as they fail at their core job. the white house must be wondering very much the same thing, because all of a sudden there's a brand-new co

if they use covid as a backdrop, he is right. this is just an experience that healthcare workers are going through and how we are processing the insanity that was all around us. there was no place for politics. i will share an interesting anecdote. when the book was in the making my wife and i had an opportunity to sit down at an outdoor dinner right next to chuck schumer. and we were talking about who would write the forward. and i wasn't struggling with asking him to write the foreword or look at the book or review the book because i didn't want to add the politics to it. it made no sense. i let it go. i said no. it's not right we talked to him about it but it made no sense. >> whatever your politics. it is so refreshing because every other book that we have had about covid has ended up either with our community and culture of foreign politics we have a lot of things about pandemics in general or epidemiology and what would happen next in those kinds of things but if they address the pandemic without any politics or without any

covid-19. presumably the cost in the technolo: covid-19. presumably the cost in the technology could _ covid-19. presumably the cost in the technology could change _ covid-19. presumably the cost in the technology could change and - technology could change and therefore this could be rolled out to bigger chunks of the population if needed? ~ , ,., , ~' to bigger chunks of the population if needed? ~ , ,, ., , if needed? absolutely. i think any dru: that if needed? absolutely. i think any drug that could _ if needed? absolutely. i think any drug that could be _ if needed? absolutely. i think any drug that could be effective - drug that could be effective particularly after somebody got infected because at that point is only the treatment that would be affected. i'm certain that they would be some advancement in terms of technology transfer so that it leads to the pharmaceuticals that can really liaise with merck and start producing for that want to get would like to highlight is although this is really great addition into our armoury, this i