make the point that we really need to get people that additional dose at this point. right. so, i am understanding i think what you are saying. i agree with it that we need to get there sooner than later, change the definition. the downside i think is that the unvacc ed, the vax, i no longer say hesitant, because they re dug in. but i into ethat now they re going to say, oh my god, now they want me not only to have the two shots, then i m supposed to get the booster. this never ends, maybe we lose all hope of ever bringing them over. what do you think? it s a fair point that one of the arguments that people say why they re remaining unvaccinated is they say, well, we don t know how many doses of the vaccine we need. but that s really not the right argument. i mean, we don t know because this virus hasn t been along, hasn t been around for that long. we re finding out as we go along. i don t think that at this point we need to cater our policies towards the unvaccinated.
what do you think? it s a fair point that one of the arguments that people say why they re remaining unvaccinated is they say, well, we don t know how many doses of the vaccine we need. but that s really not the right argument. i mean, we don t know because this virus hasn t been along, hasn t been around for that long. we re finding out as we go along. i don t think that at this point we need to cater our policies towards the unvaccinated. we need to do what it takes to protect the vaccinated and i think there are just a lot or people who are confused about whether they need that additional dose. and so changing the definition and saying that in order to be considered to have the initial protection, the full protection that you can cannot be like more than six months out from having whatever most repeat dose, i do think that that s helpful for boosting the overall population of immunity and helping us to see through this winter surge. dr. wen, thank you for all of
constituents have been contacting them constituents have been contacting them i constituents have been contacting them. i mean, what i don t think is entirely them. i mean, what i don t think is entirely clear them. i mean, what i don t think is entirely clear as to what extent this is entirely clear as to what extent this is a entirely clear as to what extent this is a sort of something, a result this is a sort of something, a result of this is a sort of something, a result of covids and a backlog of case, result of covids and a backlog of case, it result of covids and a backlog of case, it has result of covids and a backlog of case, it has existed and of course covid case, it has existed and of course covid is case, it has existed and of course covid is still case, it has existed and of course covid is still very much happening, we kind covid is still very much happening, we kind of covid is still very much happening, we kind of forget that virus hasn t gone
proportion of people vaccinated. second, delta is so infectious that in some settings we need multiple layers of protection. that means masking up indoors, increasing ventilation, testing, providing services to people who have covid and to their contacts so that chains of transmission can stop. the virus hasn t stopped killing people even though we ve gotten tired of hearing about it because 18 months it s time we feel to go out and ignore it but if we ignore it, it will come back to bite us. eric: you mentioned delta being deadly. what are your concerns about the new variant that is apparently in every state, almost every state, the mu, spelled m-u variant, what is that? how bad is it? are we protected against that with the vaccines that we have? one thing at a time. delta is still the dominant variant. it s so infectious that it s difficult for other variants to take over from it. second, our vaccines work
jeopardize the $3.5 trillion social safety net economic package. house leaders tried to reach a deal to satisfy moderates. and new york has a new governor, kathy hochul becoming the state s first female chief executive replacing andrew cuomo. her first official order of business even before her swearing in just after midnight was a pointing two women to two top state government posts. and the official fda approval of pfizer paving the way for vaccine machndates. and the number of miles per hours dying from the virus hasn t been this high since late march. and arizona s sham election audit delayed after three employees tested positive for covid. employees including the ceo are said to be quite sick. not clear whether they were vaccinated. and don t wait, the message for california residents as the huge and spreading caldor fire