numbers not seen since february. hospital admissions are up 40% over the last week, deaths up 39% over the same period. these cases are concentrated in communities with low vaccination rates. over the past seven days, florida and texas have accounted for about one third of new cases. health officials in texas are among those sounding the alarm about the virus resurgence. they say this outbreak is different from what we have seen before. what you can see is the rise in cases is similar to what we have seen in previous waves, and may even be deeper. and that really shows how contagious the delta variant is. it s spreading much more rapidly among unvaccinated people than the viruses we saw last year. and the houston area, where the covid-19 threat level has been raised to code red, officials paint a stark
few weeks back. where the administration looked at the vaccination rates, the rise of the delta variant, and decided that they needed to adjust their pr campaign around oxidation s. what you saw early on was a belief that more carrots, persuasion, local actors, community leaders, would help, essentially, get us towards 70%, the vaccination rate we wanted by july 4th. we miss that goal. and subsequently we saw the spread of the delta variant. the previous administration said we need to look at a sticks heavy approach. there was no announcement of a federal mandate, for instance, but biden has said that he is going to mandate the federal workforce, to subject themselves to regular testing or get vaccinated. you are seeing movement of pursed rings, to compel vaccination. you are seeing businesses saying, look, we cannot make you do this, but you should consider the idea of mandate for vaccines for your own
a member of congress abdicating their turf, essentially, to another member. thank you, to the three of you, for kicking us off this evening, susan page, sam stein, and dr. vin gupta. we appreciate that. the delta variant is now dominating louisiana. we will now check in with a doctor at one of the nation s hardest hit hospitals. and the january 6th matter deserves the truth. we will talk to some americans who are eager to ignore. we are just getting underway on a thursday night. a thursday night i never needed anyone. front desk. yes, hello. i m so. please hold. those days are done. i got you. all by yourself. go with us and find millions of flexible options. all in our app. expedia. it matters who you travel with.
for brian williams. they 198 of the biden ministration. as we search for a way out of the delta variant search. the wall street journal is out with a report about booster shots. the journal reports that the fda expects to have a strategy for a vaccine boosters by early next month, one that would detail when and which vaccinated individuals would get follow-up shots. moderna is also preparing for boosters. the company says that people who received two doses of its vaccine will likely need a third dose before winter. one of the most important things that we can do is bring the delta variant into the vaccine, and that way we are teaching the immune system what the virus looks like just as we did with others. this is all taking place as the u.s. reported more than 100,000 new cases yesterday,