generations to come. you re right that this is a tragedy on so many levels, but especially when we consider the majority of these deaths occurred after vaccines became widely available in the u.s. we novak seens and boosters protect people so well. but even among people over 65, 1/3 have not received their boosters. paxlovid is actually being underutilized, and congress is holding up the funding we need. haven t we learned our lesson that investing in prevention is what s going to save lives ask and also keep our economy and all the things we love going? dr. wynn, the variants that really changed the trajectory in the u.s. came from other countries. delta came in from outside our country, omicron as well. is the world doing a better job of vaccinating poorer countries where these variants are
cdc data say vaccinated people can transmit it just as much as unvaccinated. getting the vaccination is your best defense. we novak seens reduce the risk of severe disease or deaths three fold. you are 25 times more likely to end up in the hospital if you don t get vaccinated, 25 times. you re 25 times more likely to die of covid if you catch it and didn t get vaccinated. last night president biden told reporters that new covid restrictions are likely. listen. mr. president, should americans expect more restrictions due to covid? in all probability. by the way, we had a good day yesterday. almost 1 million people got vaccinated.