the washington post writes that had the trump administration simply implemented mitigation guidelines by march 9th, approximately 60% of american covid deaths could have been avoided. during the pandemic, he held a number of superspreader events. he contracted covid himself but decided he wanted to take a joy ride in the presidential vehicle and wave at his adoring fans. turns out during his presidency, nearly 900 of his secret service agents got infected with covid. so why then, after some 17 months, should we expect him to all of a sudden care about the wellbeing of others, even his own base? trump has always been guided less by ideology and more by sociopathy. he s never given a damn. so let s stop asking him to do the right thing. he never will. the rest of us, however, must. and we need to figure out ways to get as many people vaccinated as possible. one provocative suggestion is to tax the unvaccinated, to make them pay in some way or another.
anger is growing in europe over new covid health passes. they re essentially proof that someone is vaccinated or had a recent negative covid test. some governments are making it mandatory to go to many public places. barbie nadeau joins us from rome. in france, this was the fourth weekend of protests. it looked like these were the biggest so far. that s right. 237,000 people took to the streets of france. there were multiple arrests but they didn t see the violence they ve seen in weeks past. when you look at the images of these people, they re protesting vaccinations, most of them aren t wearing masks. this is happening alongside france battling a fourth wave of the pandemic. they re seeing case loads of like 20,000 new cases a day there. so it s very worrying to health authorities as they get closer to instituting this green pass, which takes effect on monday. people are just concerned about their civil liberties. but what they re probably doing is actually creating superspreader e
adrian b adrian broadus is there. when you seeing any efforts to head it off? i can t believe we re still talking about superspreader events in august of 20 1. reporter: we are still talking about it. for example, if you need one of these masks, the city here has plenty of free masks to provide to its participants. there are hand sanitizing stations along the stretch of main street and the city is also offering free covid tests. they have thousands of those tests and partnered with the state health department. if you feel you need a test they will drop it off to you and you can get those results within minutes. it s a rapid test. meanwhile, this is the largest motorcycle rally in the world and this year an estimated 700,000 people are expected to attend including the state s governor who backs this rally.
on the spread of the delta variant. but vaccine hesitancy, in places like the u.s., as well as a vaccine shortage in other places like latin america and africa, are also enabling a spike in cases among the unvaccinated. let s get more perspective, now, on the growing threat the delta variant is posing, especially among the unvaccinated. i am joined by epidemiologist and cnn medical analyst, dr. larry brilliant. good to see you, doctor. let let s start with these international reactions, though. a lot of anger from the left and the right about the french president, for example, his move to essentially make life very difficult, in terms of access and movement for anyone not vaccinated, very similar. good idea? or an infringement on freedoms? michael, thanks for inviting me back. what a poignant, difficult moment, isn t it? i i worry that we re going to be seeing superspreader events.
typically, when you think of superspreader events, you think of clustered indoor gatherings where people are unvaccinated, not wearing masks. roughly this time last year. but i think there is a possibility that this becomes something that spreads beyond the borders of the village but they are doing a lot of testing, jim. that makes a difference. this are masks, you know, that are being employed, mostly. the bubble isn t perfect but keeping people somewhat separated from the general population. all right. we ll hope for the best. dr. sanjay, gupta, thanks. anderson cooper will join us next to discuss his new interview with jeff bezos after his historic flight. you need only the freshest milk and cream. that one! and the world s best, and possibly only, schmelier. philadelphia. schmear perfection. not all 5g networks are created equal.