when first diagnosed, the concern was okay. in that case, what happens in those cases and cases of those vaccinated. dr. walensky when they released new guidance that they have data, shows in areas people are vaccinated, you may see high amounts of viral load. we haven t seen that data. i think we don t know if it is similar in people symptomatic or asymptomatic, that could help us figure things out, and i think that it would be helpful to know if that s leading to second degree transmission. however, we re in a public health emergency. i rather have a public health agency take that step until we figure that out in areas of high transmission. less at steak in areas of low transmission, more at stake in places seeing hospitalizations and deaths go up. i want to talk about the potential for a booster shot. andy, you talked to the pfizer ceo yesterday about their data, what they re showing with a
and like you point out, everybody currently hospitalized and in the icu has one thing in common. they didn t get vaccinated. and there is plenty of vaccine to go around. martin savidge, thank you very much. and joining us now, andy slavic who was senior adviser for the covid response. let s start in l.a. county where it is obvious that the honor system is not working. the cdc guidance was that people who are vaccinated no longer have to wear masks indoors. but the problem is that people who were unvaccinated, they also took the masks off. so is it the right call considering the numbers we re seeing for l.a. county to return to this man date for masks indoors for everybody? well, l.a. county is having specific trouble getting certain populations to take the vaccine seriously and to get vaccinated. and it is not for lack of effort. and as cases go up, they have to
effectiveness. yeah, that map of the sea of red and cases rising in all 50 states shows that there is a lot of work to do. andy, thanks for being with us. and now to this, parts of western europe are seeing the worst flooding in more than a century. the death toll is at 125 people across germany, belgium and the netherlands. but massive search and rescue operations are still under way for more than 1,000 people still missing. in some areas, entire villages are flooded. here is how one survivor described the moment that the water came rushing in. the water had such enormous power. we were in the house and it blew the door open and i was thrown against the chimney. that is how much pressure the water had. the damage in that town and many others is catastrophic. atika shubert is joining us from germany. what are you seeing there?
lane and they have been coming along pretty good but the virus is ration, too, and now there s a new horse on the track called delta, and it s coming up fast, and our best chance is to really activate this vaccination system to get us to the point where the virus is going to lose which is what we all want. former biden white house senior veras for covid response and author of the book preventable andy slavic joins me now. how concerning is this new delta variant? well, if you haven t been vaccinated or live in a community where there s a lot of people who haven t been vaccinated this is a more virulent strain. this is like covid on steroids. you can be around people for less time and still get exposed so it s yet another reason why people should, if they haven t been vaccinated, should think about getting vaccinated. if you have been vaccinated you have very little to worry about. but if we don t reach a majority of americans being
clearly building on a lot of detail to get to her plan today. she called him and he has not called her back. what senator sanders are asking is on this overall. someone like joe biden coming out against this plan already saying that she s being disengenerous and elizabeth warren was not having any of that. she s putting forward the paper work and how they can pay for their medical plans if they don t agree with her on medicare for all. she writes it all so that people can take it and criticize it and that s the next step. ali, those folks are really loud. i don t know how she can hear herself. i can harldly hear her. ali vitali. thank you. joining us now, andy slavic. good to see you, what do you