vaccinated at a greater risk, they say. listen. people not getting vaccinated not only is a bad thing for them, it could actually interfere in a negative way with the rest of the country by generating variants that would allude the vaccines. this is a situation that is creating by people who are unvaccinated. the cdc says that in the coming days new data will show just how much breakthrough cases have become a concern. that s where fully vaccinated people contract covid. and while their chances of severe illness remain low, the chance that they even, even though they re vaccinated can become infectious, putting children and people with compromised immune systems and those americans refusing to get vaccinated at risk. as cnn s at ehena jones says, i is eroding too much of the
the cdc director rochelle walensky said that the new mask guidance came after a review of breakthrough cases. that s where people fully vaccinated still get covid. we should note that vaccine reduces the risk of a severe infection. but more importantly, as far as the cdc is concerned now, the fact that these breakthrough cases, these individuals could become infectious, contagious, and harm those who are not vaccinated. right now this new guidance is for those in covid hotspots. but let s be realistic. it s the summer, people are out, they re traveling, they re not checking the cdc s hot spot map every day. do you think ultimately that this mask guidance will, should go for the entire country? that s a great point, jake. i think that it may because even yesterday when we talked you may remember i told you that d.c. was considered moderate transmission, and then shortly thereafter it was changed to substantial transmission in d.c. so, it s tough to keep track of for sure. and as you p
our roads and bridges, forms of infrastructure that nobody was talking about a few years ago like broadband. i think that the enormous momentum and support that this has among the american people as well as from members of both parties in both chambers and of course the enthusiastic support of the president and this administration. i believe we re going to get this done. let me ask you a question about covid since unfortunately it s surging back across much of the country. mr. secretary, i ve heard progressives and others out there saying it might be time to require vaccinations in order to be able to get on an airplane in this country for two reasons. one it would boost vaccinations. two, it s unfair to continue to have the vaccinated people in this country have to bend over backwards to the will of the unvaccinated people, people who are willingly unvaccinated, not those who are too young or unable to get the vaccine. whatever do you think of this
state workers in new york facing the same rules starting september 6th. new york governor andrew cuomo today announcing all patient-facing healthcare workers in hospitals must get vaccinated with no testing option. i think we need dramatic action to get control of this situation. reporter: starting tomorrow some 300 bars in san francisco will require patrons to show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test if they want to sit indoors. and there s more news on mandates. florida s miami-dade county where the mayor says the covid test positivity rate is over 10%, reinstating mask mandates inside all county facilities. there s also some welcomed news on the vaccine front. the daily pace of people getting their first shot of covid vaccine has increased 35% over last week s pace to the highest level in three weeks. athena jones, thank you so much. let s talk about this with cnn s chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta.
to do on that front or the white house. also the federal government wants people to do about masks and this new guidance that the cdc is putting out and for better or worse, some people confused, upset, cheering. talk through the mask guidance from the cdc and how this plays out. hi there, hallie. well yes, the cdc is facing some backlash for what critics sees is a reversal on this mask guidance, just two months ago the cdc saying that americans who were fully vaccinated did not need to wear a mask indoors. yesterday there came updated guidance the cdc director saying that that s because of the science has changed essentially according to new data the cdc found vaccinated americans and while it is rare vaccinated americans contract covid, when they do, they carry higher levels of the virus because of the delta variant, and that