president biden said that he was not concerned or surprised to see the response in the stock market, also saying that this is what typically happens when covid is on the rise. but he encouraged americans to get their vaccines and those who have already had them to get their booster shots saying that there s just a lot we don t know about this variant. every american that s not been vaccinated should be responsible and get vaccinated. number two, everyone eligible for the booster shot should get the booster shot. [inaudible] that is minimum that everyone should be doing. i don t think this is about freedom, i think it s a pate to rottic responsibility. patriotic responsibility. reporter: whether vaccines are effective, the president made the decision to shut down travel from south africa and seven neighboring countries, we are toll, out of an abundance of
did it change the results? i don t know. you don t know or you know? i didn t say changed the election results. i said can you fight about this in the break? we re on covid. my point is if you can impose broader rules in regard to elections that will benefit democrats. if you care about covid, we haven t when shut down the border and stop people coming over the border? we haven t we tested theme? they re just flying in to the country. why are we waiting to shut down travel from south africa? with covid, if you can shut down an economy, more people are dependent on the government. who is the party of government dependent? democrats. so they see this as a vehicle for them to win elections. jessica, you can go in. no. let him go to first. you can go first. i ll remember what i have to say. to sean s point, i worry
what, 20% down, 25%, take the it home and henst up to you to continue payments. come on, y all, don t stiff these small businesses. [laughter] times have changed, and i think they can walk away with the product. i guess depending on the size. but buy now, pay later installments have been very successful in getting products out the door. one other thing i can also say very, very quickly, collect data from your customers because even if the holidays don t pan out out, you can continue to sell and market to them in january, february and march maybe to make up for some of those sales that didn t come during the holidays. all this uncertainty to you really want to prepare for. arthel: that s good stuff. and, by the way, if gene marks is suggesting to small businesses to sell gift cards, we want to say to those of you who would normally not like a gift card, it s okay get a gift card. it doesn t mean someone didn t think about you, they thought about small wiz and purchased the small bus
responsibly vaccinated, number one. number two, everyone eligible for the booster shot should get the booster shot. immediately [inaudible] that is the minimum that everyone should be doing. you know, we re always talking about [inaudible] i think it s a patriotic responsibility. reporter: after u.s. health officials spoke to south african scientists about how fast the new variant spreads and whether vaccines are effect i against it, the president made the decision to shut down travel from south africa and certain other countries, we are told the, out of an abundance of caution. the restrictions were announced quickly, but they don t take effect until monday, and some medical experts say that could considerably lessen their benefit. a white house official said today the prime minister has been brief on the latest concern the president has been briefed on the latest. any next steps will be guided by the science, and a big upcoming focus will be on testing for in this variant. fast
sandra smith. the heavily mutated coronavirus variant first spotted in southern africa, several european and asian countries moving fast abandon all travel from several nations in southern africa. griff: it seems the rapid response is still coming too late. call late. confirmation from health officials at the strait has spread beyond africa with cases down in israel. alicia: discussing the black market sell-off that we begin with jonathan serrie live in atlanta home base for the cdc. the european union is urging its countries to halt travel to and from nations where this new dangerous variant has been detected. today, britain began a temporary ban on all flights to and from half a dozen african countries and requiring british travelers returning from those countries to quarantine in hotels.