record high. in this way the government overestimated the people s ability to endure the pains with the covid. does china have the ability to ramp up, for example, a vaccination program? would that help the situation? well, it actually has the ability to ramp up the vaccination rate, especially when we talk about the increase in the vaccination rate among the elderly. the problem here, as long as the government continues to insist on zero covid, it cannot tolerate any infections, then the vac nation would continue to be a marginalized tool responding to the pandemic, because even the best vaccines cannot guarantee 100% protection. and china has seen a record number of new covid cases, but
tom we will see the start of a u.s. ban on travel from countries in southern africa in the wake of a new covid variant. when you diminish or stop or block travel it is to give you time to do thing, to get us better prepared, to rev up on the vac nation, to be really ready for something for something that may not actually be a big deal. but we want to make sure that we are prepared for the worst. tomorrow will also see the senate back in session, beginning a sprint to the finish on a number of items including the debt ceiling, and of course the centerpiece of the president s economic agenda, the build back better bill. i believe we are going to get build back better done by christmas. we need to get it done. it will make a difference in so many american lives. making things more affordable for families, that means bringing down the cost of prescription drugs. to me, that s what we do about
had to do. what do you think when you hear about other folks in your industry and in other industries saying, i don t want to and i don t want to be forced to do this, with the prospect of losing my job? well, i believe in vaccinations and i believe they save lives. it is a personal choice, but it s also a professional choice as well, too, so i believe that the hospitals and the clinics and whatever the state mandates are, we are required to follow those, so i mean, i am for vac nation. alicia: and you re in beautiful crested butte, colorado, i m so gel will us, it s so gorgeous there. at one point during the pandemic, it was one of the highest rates of covid-19 in the country. how are things now? things now have settled down, however, in early september we had a big spike. we had about 65 cases during
having sessions with them in doha over the last few years during the trump administration, is beyond me. but our government did just that. they placed them on equal footing. and also, without the government of afghanistan having representatives in the room. you know, to to sign a peace treaty with this organization is just it s mind boggling and g gobsmocking. naive, beyond bheef. i want to ask you this, too, because i know you have been following this as have i. when it comes to evacuation of those who worked for the u.s., there have been pleas for months and months and months for that to happen. even now, it hasn t effectively started and the administration is now telling these workers get yourself to kabul, at a time when, as we have been discussing, the taliban controls so much of the country. and these people can t get to kabul. many have already been killed. why do you think this wasn t better organized? started earlier when vac nation would h evacuation would have been
could get a breakthrough infection and spread covid-19 to others. i think it s just really important for the biden administration and cdc to be emphasizing that the safest place for everyone is around other people fully vaccinated and the federal government can really help with that messaging and the approach to help individuals, individual workplaces or people who are planning weddings or schools to be able to have proof of vac nation. and you make the point not everybody has the choice to get vaccinated right now because some aren t eligible, some are immunocompromised and some are too young. obviously the vaccines are only authorized for 12 and older, and so i think your points are well taken by a lot of us, a lot of parents. president biden is trying something to go and push this vaccine rate. he s going to go door to door he says. making sure pediatrician offices are giving them, doctors offices. but you have republican congresswoman marjorie taylor