85% of cases are currently going undetected, or unreported because people are testing at home, as an example. the next six months, significant reprieve in terms of hospital stress, in till halloween expect that hospitals across the country will not be experiencing icu level stress from covid. that s going to change come november, and as we get into the winter months, remember, covid and other respiratory viruses, these are seasonal viruses, where transmission increases in colder, drier air. so i am worried about thanksgiving time, and next february of 2023, where we re gonna have a resurgence. critically, i see this clinically, 65 and older, only one third to about 40% of those individuals actually got a third shot, that third shot is vital to keep them out of the hospital. these dynamics are really gonna i worry a significant wave come in november, especially don t have these therapeutics. one last thing to keep in mind, there is a new pill in development, a new treatment
home, as an example. the next six months, significant reprieve in terms of hospital stress, in till halloween expect that hospitals across the country will not be experiencing icu level stress from covid. that s going to change come november, and as we get into the winter months, remember, covid and other respiratory viruses, these are seasonal viruses, where transmission increases in colder, drier air. so i am worried about thanksgiving time, and next february of 2023, where we re gonna have a resurgence. critically, i see this clinically, 65 and older, only one third to about 40% of those individuals actually got a third shot, that third shot is vital to keep them out of the hospital. these dynamics are really gonna i worry a significant wave come in november, especially don t have these therapeutics. one last thing to keep in mind, there is a new pill in development, a new treatment that is under fda consideration, that might actually save peoples lives in the icu. so, if we have
the eight to variant and all this confusion about mask mandates? chris, good, evening the ba.2 variant is what we would expect with the respiratory virus. so for all your viewers watching this, they may be three doses for the mass majority to staff protecting against the hospital. the answer is. yes and it appears that these vaccines are incredibly effective. and there really isn t that much of a difference between this new variant versus the original omicron. it is more transmissible. which is why working more about it. but there is no fundamental risk in who is otherwise fully vaccinated. which is why, chris, ice expect that we re gonna have the next six months relatively free from hospital stress across the country. and that is going to be the wintertime, however, is going to be a different situation. talk to me about what you think current should do. this may be particularly personal to you. if they have to take their unvaccinated children, though
they are not very acceptable right now chris. just to take that last question for us, it is difficult. so if you re not next to or pharmacy that has the supply, there are some cases where people have to travel several miles, up to 100 miles to actually access therapy in pharmacies. so that is a problem here. hopefully, with congress funding more purchases of supply in the weeks of head, that would be rectified by the winter. to your earlier point, i would capture the number of cases, adequately, university of washington has said that we are actually recording, testing and recording above 15% of the number of cases that are occurring right now at this moment. most lee because kristen, i we test ourselves at home, as to our family, members as to our friends. that is now norm, that is commonplace. and so, as a result, we really shouldn t take much stop to the cases here. i would, say 6000 people from covid this is not totally over. but hospital stress has
recording above 15% of the number of cases that are occurring right now at this moment. most lee because kristen, i we test ourselves at home, as to our family, members as to our friends. that is now norm, that is commonplace. and so, as a result, we really shouldn t take much stop to the cases here. i would, say 6000 people from covid this is not totally over. but hospital stress has decreased for the lac six months. winter 2022, that s a different story. doctor vin gupta, always good to see you. thank you. coming up some of today s ups and downs in the easter bunny s big white house come back. when the 11th hour continues.