hospitalizations and deaths. but as the associated press reports, statistics from the department of health do not back his claim. blacks texans make up about 12% of the state s population and account for about 15% of total cases and just more than 10% of deaths. as all this unfolds and the covid crisis worsens in the south, donald trump returns to a spotlight via rally tonight. this is a like look from alabama. he will take the stage in an hour. we will not let you listen to that unless there is brakeing news. an outdoor event in the middle of a covid hot spot with 20,000 people expected to attend. the city declared a state of emergency as hospitals struggle with the surge in patients. it s a crisis across the state. the federal government sent in troops to help exhausted healthcare workers. joining me to discuss kerry sanders with the alabama department of health and msnbc
now, this could be a game-changer in how skeptical americans view the shot s safety. until now, the vaccine has been authorized for emergency use. cnn s wolf blitzer spoke with cnn medical analyst, leana wen, who hopes this will encourage more people to get the shot. i expect that we will see a rapid acceleration in the rate of vaccinations following the news of a full approval. and that s mainly because there are so many companies, universities, schools that haven t been making this vaccine a requirement. they have been waiting for that full approval. so this will open the door for them to all mandate vaccines. i think, also, we we have to remember that drug companies are not allowed to market their um their the something under emergency-use authorization. so having full approval means they can use their entire marketing heft to do promotional marketing activities, as well. now, the state of florida, of course, is the covid hot spot in the u.s. right now with more than 1
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