vaccination, and they feel the messaging right now as we head into another winter surge is starting to get confusing for their residents on the ground. take a listen to my conversation with ed day, he s concerned about trying to focus on vaccinations but also what it would mean to enforce a new mask mandate right now. we run six clinics right now on a regular basis. we are stretched thin. we actually have people from other departments and county government coming down to help out in some of the clinics being held in the county offices. reporter: ed day and other county executives around the state are arguing that the governor could have worked with them to more closely work on, you know, more tailored versions of a mandate for their communities, and his community, about 85% of people over 18 are vaccinated, and he says he wants to keep the messaging on vaccination shots in arms for the remaining residents who haven t gotten them and does not want to send people out to potentially l
republicans, 30-point gap there on full vaccination and as it relates to, have already gotten or likely to get a booster, 77% of democrats, 36% of republicans. and david, let me stay with you on this point, because much of the president s plan is pushing boosters, pushing the vaccines, and we ve known for some time that the greatest indicator of whether a person s going to get vaccinated is their political affiliation. the people who need to hear this aren t listening. to the president. so, this speech to come out and say, now we ve all got to plan to get on board for the winter, they ve already decided that they don t support the president s plan on fighting the pandemic. yeah, or they re listening and because it s from joe biden, they get that much more committed into not following the sound, scientific advice. but those numbers, i mean, on the booster, which is everything the administration is trying to push right now, it s even more polarized. it s even more politicized than on t
nadia romero joining us now from a vaccination site in atlanta. how are things going today. are there a lot of people interested in getting a booster. absolutely, fredricka, we spoke with the ceo and founder of viral solutions in atlanta. he says almost exclusively the adults coming in are getting their third shot. that booster shot, and we know yesterday, the cdc director, dr. rochelle walensky gave her seal of approval, endorsing the recommendation for all adults, 18 and over, who have had their pfizer and moderna, and are fully vaccinated to get their booster shot six months later. it s in perfect time, before the thanksgiving holiday, before families get together to travel. you can see behind me, we ve got multiple lines going of people getting their covid-19 testing, getting vaccination shots, getting the vaccine and also getting the boosters. we spoke with a woman who said she s so nervous, and she was so worried last year about being with her family that this time around she w
that so retro and so cool. all right. long-time espn college announcer dick vitel revealing he haslem foam a. he ll undergo six months of chemotherapy. we wish him the best. tennis star novak josh ovechkin could miss out on the australian open if he doesn t meet the vaccine mandate. australian minister of immigration saying they would need to have two vaccination shots to participate. djokovic has declined to reveal his vaccination status and said he s unsure if he will defend his australian open crown. all right. the astros pulling off a stunning comeback to even the series with the red sox at two games apiece. andy scholes has it all in this morning s bleacher report. hey, andy. hey, laura. the astros were six outs away going down 3-1 to boston. things were not looking good. their superstar jose altuve like he has so many times coming
they are outside of their neighborhoods, pharmacies and doctors office. this includes continued work with employers to make vaccination shots available at work, on the work site if possible, and give your employees paid time off to get vaccinated at nearby facility. fifth and finally, we re sending out more mobile clinic units out there to help people at special vents, summer festivals, sporting events as well as places of worship and where ever we can find people gathered. we re mobilizing covid-19 surge response teams. these teams are made up of experts from fema, federal emergency management agency, cdc, the center for disease control and prevention and