the year 2022, if you have not gotten a covid vaccine shot, you need to get one right now. that s the best thing you can do to protect yourself and prevent serious illness. for people under 50, we ve been looking at the data, having conversations. whether those individuals become eligible for a fourth shot, that s an fda and cdc decision. i know fda and cdc are considering this. i expect we ll have a decision from them relatively soon, but we will see. obviously there are all the other things we can do to prevent infections. last wu not least, jose, one more important point, we ve worked really hard to make treatments widely available. if you re over 50, you get infected, talk to your doctor. go to covid.gov and find a site. treatments are also a really important way of keeping people from getting very sick. so if you get treatment, get paxlovid, for example and get
recipients. the list includes athlete simone biles and meghan rapinoe and the first american to get the vaccine shot, sandra lindsey, a new york nurse. and they will honor john mccain as well as apple s co-founder steve jobs. in a statement the white house says that the nominees, quote, demonstrate the power of possibilities and embody the soul of the nation. hard work, perseverance, and faith. the medal of freedom ceremony will take place on thursday at the white house. thank you so much for being with us at this hour. i m kate bolduan. inside politics with john king starts after this break. [whistling] when you have technology that s easier to control. that can scale across all your clolouds. we got that right? yeah, we got that. it s easier to be an innovator. so you can do more incredible things.
just back down and do whatever putin says, of course, to the contrary, but we cannot just wish this away. he has 5000 nuclear weapons or more, they are very modern and there is very little we can do to defend ourselves about that. let s get some of the day s other news. three of the main covid vaccine manufacturers have seen off a shareholder led attempt to get the to release data on ho they make theirjabs. some pfizer, johnson &johnson, and moderna investors had argued that sharing this intellectual property would speed up the rollout of vaccines by boosting manufacturing. one third of the global population has yet to receive a first covid vaccine shot. the oklahoma legislature has approved an abortion ban that prohibits the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy. republican led states have been passing ever stricter abortion bans, expecting a forthcoming supreme court decision that could alter or reverse roe versus wade. governor kevin stitt said he will sign any anti abortion
by boosting manufacturing. but other shareholders voted them down. one third of the global population has yet to receive a first covid vaccine shot. the world health organization and unicef say producers of baby milk formula are using unethical and aggressive social media marketing practices in violation of international commitments to protect breastfeeding. new research found the industry was using apps, social media influencers and online baby clubs to promote infant formula. the tennis star boris becker could face jail later today when he is sentenced for failing to disclose all of his assets after being declared bankrupt. the three times wimbledon champion netted millions of pounds in a glittering career, but fell into financial difficulties in recent years. authorities in beijing have closed more gyms, malls and cinemas as they try to contain the spread of covid.
receipts for reimbursement to their health insurance plan. and on wednesday, they ll be able to logon to covidtest.gov to order up to four free covid tests per household. stephanie ramos back with us tonight. and stephanie, you re learning more about new research out of israel where they looked at the effectiveness of a fourth vaccine shot? reporter: exactly, whit. researchers in israel say they looked at how well a fourth dose holds up against omicron, finding that a fourth shot increased antibody levels but not always enough to stop those breakthrough infections. in israel, a fourth shot has already been authorized for those at highest risk, but keep in mind here in the u.s., a fourth shot has not been authorized. whit? still more to learn. stephanie, thank you. and on this martin luther king jr. day, a day of service and a call for voting rights. a crowd marched in denver, colorado, today, one of the largest celebrations in the