virus, monkeypox, has led officials in new york city to declare a public health emergency, making it the second major u.s. city to do so. the mayor and the city s health commissioner say 150,000 people may be at risk of exposure. they say the emergency declaration will boost efforts to stop the spread of the virus. leaders in the united states and across the globe say infection numbers continue to rise and the vaccine supply is falling short of demand. san francisco was the first major u.s. city to declare monkeypox a public health emergency. still ahead this hour, a surprise deal on capitol hill. revives part of president biden s domestic agenda. now democrats are making a full-court press to get big ticket items done before they break for august recess. plus, on the front lines of the california wildfires. cnn is talking to the firefighters risking it all as they face unprecedented and
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tomorrow, the fda commissioner will be testifying on capitol hill to talk about the fda s budget and also oversight of infant formula and will certainly face but tonight, the president announce thing major step in invoking the defense production act. thank you very much. we re also following some troubling new pandemic news. the cdc now reporting that almost 1/3 of americans actually now live in areas seeing medium to high levels of covid in their communities. and joining us now, the white house coronavirus response coordinator, dr. ja. thank you so much for joining us. how concerned should most americans be right now about this recent rise in covid cases here in the united states? yes, good evening, wolf. thanks for having me here. we are seeing a lot more infections out there, right? infection numbers are almost up to 100,000 a day. that s a good three, fourfold
wear masks indoors in those places with high transmission. it s a really important way to keep infection numbers down. the white house is in conversations we re told with the fda about a potential fourth dose of the covid vaccine for people under 50. why would yet another dose be necessary for that age group, doctor? i ll tell you where things stand. first of all, the critical thing is that third dose, that first booster. more than 100 million americans have not gotten that two are fully vaccinated. but i encourage people if you haven t gotten your third shot, you need a booster. in terms of the fourth shot, the clear evidence is for people over 60 that they benefit from this and they should be getting it. for people under 50, we just have less data on this. this is an issue that fda and cdc are exploring right now. it could be another level of protection to help people come up to speed on their vaccination status. this is going to be an fda/cdc