pfizer, 91% effective after the same timeframe. j&j, one-dose vaccine, right? provides at least eight months of immunity. but again, these findings predate the delta variant. and we are, now, told the vaccines don t stop delta from spreading, completely. and at this rate, because we re not getting vaccinated quickly enough, we may need to extend our fight against the pandemic, which means extending our protection. which means we may need to do something to enhance our vaccines. now, yes, you are hearing me say may, may, could, what, when, potential. that s the way they speak. okay? they re analyzing data. they don t know things, for sure. they re learning, in real-time. that does create hesitancy and confusion. and their messaging is not the greatest. and the biggest reason why, and i hope they re hearing me, you don t go out enough. you need to have these conversations, every day, or every other day. and you need consistency in who is giving us the messaging. you want it to
here s what we know. the fda says it could lay out a national strategy for vaccine booster shots sometime early next month. are they certain? no. are they certain we need it? no. why? data. and they have concerns, but the current data, which they haven t really adjusted for the delta variant, still very promising. moderna vaccine 93% effective through six months after the second dose. pfizer, 91% effective after the same timeframe. j&j, one-dose vaccine, right? provides at least eight months of immunity. but again, these findings predate the delta variant. and we are now told the vaccines don t stop delta from spreading, completely. and at this rate, because we re not getting vaccinated quickly enough, we may need to extend our fight against the pandemic, which means extending our protection. which means we may need to do something to enhance our vaccines. now, yes, you are hearing me say may, may, could, what, when, potential. that s the way they speak. okay? they re analyzi
there was no doubt that the the ioc did not require athletes to be fully vaccinated against covid. just today, the doctor for team usa estimated that 83% of the competitors were fully vaccinated. that s still a lot better than our country as a whole. over half the nation remains unvaccinated. the cdc says that today saw the lowest number of shots given since early january. that, plus the super contagious delta variant continue to drive this surge in new covid cases. the cdc data show that the seven-day average of new cases is now the highest it s been since the beginning of may. as we ve been told, this is now largely a pandemic of the unvaccinated this time around. anger and frustration at those who have not yet gotten the shot, is growing. as we mentioned, at the top of this broadcast, earlier today the republican governor of alabama, the state with the nation s lowest vaccination rate, called out those who are still holding out. folks are folks are supposed to supposed
the olympic games are under way in a world still very much in the grip of this pandemic. the virus forced a yearlong delay of these games. and once again the illness is surging there in japan. the risk made for a subdued opening ceremony, let s call it, in a nearly empty stadium. even as four-time grand slam tennis champion naomi osaka lit the cauldron, there was no doubt these olympics will be unlike any other we ve ever seen. the ioc did not require athletes to be fully vaccinated against covid. just today the doctor for team usa estimated that 83% of the competitors were fully vaccinated. that s still a lot better than our country as a whole. over half the nation remains unvaccinated. cdc says today saw the lowest number of shots given since early january. that plus this super contagious delta variant continue to drive this surge in new covid cases. cdc data are showing the seven-day average of new cases now the highest its been are you ready for this since the beginni
violent crime there and other big cities in america is soaring. the nypd hate crime unit is asking for help as it investigates the brutal beating of an asian man on the subway. the video shows the two men throwing punches, the asian man is pinned against a bench, choked out as his head smashed rendering him unconscious. the nypd crimestoppers twitter feed, clips like this one, looking for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the beating of a 65-year-old asian woman, she was on her way to church. in philadelphia where a 21-year-old was shot multiple times and killed at a food court in a mall, that city also grappling with the violent crime wave, leaders are struggling to get things under control. in dc mayor muriel bowser tweeting what some call a tone deaf instructional video to avoid carjacking amid an epidemic of carjackings by dozens of teenagers two we told you about last week, 13 and 15 charged with the murder of a pakistani uber driver after they tasered hi