boosters but instead they say emerges should get boosters for the vaccine, the same fundamental questions are still out there, keeping our stomachs flipping and changing our future for what s going to come next. some of this may be more answerable over the weekend. we re going to get expert advice to answer some of these the best we can in just a second, but in terms of what i ve been worried about or at least things i want to understand better, first of all, they say there are a large number of mutations in this variant, and large number compared to other known variants like the delta varjt. why is that bad? why is it worse to have large numbers of mutations. they say there are a large number of mutations on the spike protein.
variability. this is a regional map where the delta variant is everywhere. the numbers keep going up. you mentioned missouri is out here. 81% of the new cases, delta varjt. down in the southern region, 60%. 35% here. it s everywhere when you look at the new cases. the question has been, the white house has this new strategy, go door to door, sending in delta surge teams where the vaccination rate is well behind. how do you break through? well, we need people who the unvaccinated trust to honestly speak out about this. so there are about 150 million unvaccinated americans right now. about half of them are children urn the age of 18. but let s talk about the 75 million adults who are still unvaccinated. they ve made a choice and their choice is a problem. i think right now in the united states if you are choosing not to be vaccinated, not to be vaccinated, you are part of the