it s important to remember that hospitalizations although they seem to be going up also not nearly at the same rate, so it s still really a strong vaccine even after all this time with two doses. the leadership in the white house thought maybe the high number of break through cases might be the tip of the spear or in anticipation we re going to see more break through hospitalizations and that s the reason why they pulled the trigger. wow, we re going to talk to dr. francis collins about pulling that trigger later in the show. olivia, let me ask you this. we ve been playing clips on this show this week, last week out of tennessee, out of texas, people attending school boards, screaming in parking lots, screaming at council members and school superintendents. when you look at the behavior of abbott and desantis, when you look at the behavior of people like that on-screen, what has happened to the republican party and the conservative movement in this country? because this is not about
you would need a booster. you know when these first came out they were good for life, then they were good for a year or two and i could see the writing on the wall, i could see the dollar signs in their eyes with that guy that runs pfizer, you know, the guy that announced a day after the election that he had the vaccine, but we knew that and i knew that. yeah, he announced it november 9th, you re right, a few days after the election. on the day that the biden administration is trying to convince millions of americans to get a third shot to save lives, donald trump goes on fox to talk about ow the booster is a scam. now, credit where credit is due, just moments earlier in that interview trump was saying people who get the vaccine get better much quicker and don t get as sick as those who don t get it. that is true and it s great he said it. but we need so much more than that because he then immediately undercuts it with what you just heard. it s the absolute height of
better stay ahead of it than chasing after it. but about a third of eligible americans can t even be bothered to get one shot. so how do we convince them to get three? for more on this latest development i m joined by one of the nation s top public health officials, dr. francis collins, director of the national institutes of health. dr. collins, thanks for coming back on this show. to the person at home who is watching right now who might be fully vaccinated, had their double shot of pfizer or moderna who s been told day after day the last few months that they were fully protected, 80%, 90% efficacy, why do they need another shot so soon? explain that to them. i d be glad to try. yes, they are fully protected against severe disease or hospitalization because the vaccines are working well so far in that situation, even against this really nasty delta variant. but if you watch the data very closely, and many of us involved in this have been studying this daily, you can begin to see s
irresponsibility. the former president of the united states undermining confidence in the booster. last week the daily beast reported that trump had repeatedly rejected requests of his own allies that he go out and campaign for his supporters to get vaccinated. it s one thing for him to sulk in his tacky vacation home and refuse to help, but it s another for him to actively spread lies that will cause people to get sick and die. remember this is a guy who got vaccinated in private, in secret. every other living president did it publicly, and today they publicly campaigned for others to get vaccinated. meanwhile in july trump issued one of his bizarre and false twitterless statements saying, quote, people are refusing to get the vaccine because they don t just the biden administration and fake news which is refusing to tell the truth. he s indulging anti-vaxers, and his supporters take notice.
less than a week ago on friday, the cdc recommended covid-19 booster shots for those with compromised immune systems. now, five days later, public health officials are advising all adults get an additional shot starting in a few weeks time. right now the guidance those who got the moderna and pfizer get their booster eight months after their second dose. federal health officials are citing waning protection from the vaccines. dr. anthony fauci argued today boosters were a necessary step to get ahead of the pandemic. if you wait for something bad to happen before you respond to it, you find yourselves considerably behind your full capability of response. you don t want to find yourself behind, playing catch-up.