The united states and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn Breaking News. And we begin with the Breaking News. Very serious Breaking News from the Fda And Covid Booster Shots for some americans are now on the way. Cnns chief white House Correspondent Kaitlan collins is joining us right now. Kaitlan, tell our viewers what youre learning. This is significant. Reporter this is what were learning, wolf, that we are expecting the fda to come out in the next 48 hours or so, though, that timing could slide, and announce that they are authorizing what is commonly known as Booster Shots for people who are immunocompromised and therefore more susceptible to variants of covid19, variants like the Delta Variant that we have seen really overtake the u. S. In recent months. This is significant because we knew they had been working on this Behind The Scenes, having growing concerns about the efficacy of these vaccines, how long they last, how effective they are
You are leading to a vulnerability that we might get a worse variant and then, that will impact not only the unvaccinated, that will impact the vaccinated because that variant could invade the protection of the vaccine. In the meantime the delta Variants Toll on the unvaccinated is pushing Healthcare Systems in hardhit states like Louisiana And Florida to the brink. Look at the spike in hospitalizations, both states, shattering records. The situation so dire in florida, last week the state seeing its highest new cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Theres a lot to get to this morning lets begin with elizabeth cohen, taking a look at this morning that we are hearing from dr. Fauci about the new variants. Dr. Fauci and others warning if you think delta is bad, if you think delta has set us back, there could be even worse ones coming at us and heres why. Nearly a third of americans have refused to get a shot, even though they are eligible, that gives the virus a fabulous opportunity
Wales has moved to covid alert level zero, meaning social distancing rules, and most other restrictions, have now come to an end. People can gather indoors, and nightclubs are open once again, but face masks are still required by law in shops and on public transport. Heres our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. Its not quite ripping up the rules but from today, life in wales is far less limited. Social distancing is no longer written into law. No need to count how many people meet indoors. Facemasks are still mandatory in shops and most indoor spaces, something emma says she can live with. I think its quite a good idea, really, because theres still quite a lot of vulnerable people. I dont like wearing them but its just something weve all had to do, really, isnt it . For the manager here, its about keeping customers confident. They cant afford to take risks. We need to move steadily, gently to complete normality. It isnt going to happen overnight but we do need to build our trade up b
Taking a cautious approach to the reopening of international travel. The Transport Secretary pointed out these rules would be in place for these rules would be in place for the next few weeks which does provide some certainty. You will properly want to know what the weather is doing if you are not travelling. Lets find out. We also have sunny Spells Today with quite a breezy or blustery One Date Nothing too exciting with the top temperatures were 19 or 20 celsius at best. As we head through this evening, further showers swell around an area of low pressure. We see something drier because parts of england and wales. Showers across southern parts of scotland and northern ireland. There is a bit of the change on the horizon. We are likely to see further showers as we head through the day tomorrow, some of these thundery, heavy, slow moving, but brightening up a bit as we head through to tuesday. Ill keep you posted. Stay safe and see you soon. This is bbc news. Another golden moment Forja
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