reporter: the data shows those given a dose of johnson & johnson gets the highest protection when boosted with moderna or pfizer. you were eager for a booster? yes, we are. the extra layer of protection will make us feel comfortable. reporter: with 9.5 million americans already boosted with pfizer. it comes just as deaths, infectious in hospitalizations dropped nationwide. i wish everybody will get vaccinated. in cold weather, states are gathering and spreading the virus indoors. our nation is hoping to fend off another surge while offering millions, another dose of protection. nbc s miguel almaguer
expectations. can you tell us about the numbers we re seeing. yeah. it s been truly incredible on both sides of the aisle. raphael warnock has raised 9.5 million in the last quarter. herschel walker has raised an impressive $3.8 million as well. tim scott in south carolina hauled in 8.4 million. and val demings raised 3.8 million against marco rubio. sit fueling a lot of this enthusiasm. this is where the energy in the democratic party is coming from. that s how i explain the fund-raising there. i spoke to a professor out on the campaign trail yesterday at the stacey abrams event with terry mcauliffe. she talked about how she was excited to be part of a party that feels it is championing diversity and inclusive. by that logic, it doesn t
turning into a humanitarian catastrophe. european commission president ursula von der leyen promised the eu would deliver a support package of more than $1 billion to afghanistan. the german chancellor angela merkel said despite concerns about involving the taliban, the world needs to step up and not abandon afghans in need. the un says things are getting worse due to increased conflict, a pandemic and persistent drought. 0ver pandemic and persistent drought. over 18 million afghans are now in need of humanitarian assistance. that includes more than 9.5 million children. one and two kids underfive years old children. one and two kids under five years old are facing acute malnutrition. 0verall, nearly 30% of the countries facing crisis levels of food insecurity. he was the bbc s yogita limaye. as the un secretary general is warning in very strong words this is a make or break moment for this country. if the global community does not act quickly, the world will pay the price for it.
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financial crisis from turning into a humanitarian catastrophe. european commission president ursula von der leyen promised that the eu would deliver a support package of more than $1 billion to afghanistan. the un says things are getting worse due to increased conflict, the pandemic and a persistent drought. over 18 million afghans are now in need of humanitarian assistance. that includes more than 9.5 million children. one in two kids younger than five years old are now facing acute malnutrition. here is the bbc s yogita limaye. as the un secretary general is warning in very strong words this is a make or break moment for this country. if the global community does not act quickly, the world will pay the price for it. 18 million people in need of urgent life saving support. so, this is aid just to survive. prior to august 15, we ve been out meeting people who were living in open fields, who didn t have anything