Dying because of the virus. And the figures are worse in communities struggling to get the life get people the lifesaving shots, especially in the south. And in just hours, an indoor Mask Mandate will take effect in los angeles county, california, again, and more places are recommending Masking Up regardless of vaccination status. The White House is honing in on Social Media Companies, pushing them to do more to block misinformation, arguing inaction is deadly. Yeah. Lets get a closer Onthe Ground View of whats going on with cnns natasha chen. Shes at a Vaccination Site in birmingham, alabama, one of the states thats been lagging in vaccinations and not coincidentally seeing cases spike. Natasha, what are you hearing from officials there about this challenge that theyre up against and the incentives that theyre offering people to get vaccinated . Reporter yeah, we just talked to a Health Official here who told me its an Uphill Battle sometimes convincing people to get vaccinated. Now w
New cases have doubled over the past three weeks. As New Cases surge, new Vaccination Rates are plummeting. Daily vaccinations are down nearly 50 since last week. Get it, guys. Its free and its safe. Health experts are warning this could have dire implications particularly for americas children. A Cnn Analysis finds at least seven states are taking steps to ban public schools from requiring vaccinations for covid for children and teens who are eligible to get them. Keep in mind there are requirements for a whole host of other vaccines, measles, polio, et cetera. Lets begin with cnns miguel marquez in louisiana. The state going through a potential fourth covid wave. The pattern here, miguel is lowvaccinationrate states seeing bigger increases in new infections. Is that whats happening where you are . In particular rural areas of the state. The states main Health Officer says the state is in its fourth surge of coronavirus cases. They had a Big One early on after mardi gras, another one
The culmination of a lifelong dream he calls just magical. Welcome to our viewers here around the United States and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer and youre in the situation room. We begin with more on the very dangerous new covid surge. A dire threat to all unvaccinated americans. Athena jones has the latest. Reporter Americas Progress Fighting Covid19 Isnt just stalling. Its reversing. Average new daily Coronavirus Infections up 47 week over week. Rising in 36 states. Falling in just four. Arkansas and missouri leading the nation in new cases per capita. And in places like missouri where icus are packed, you are going to see a surprising amount of death. Reporter as Health Officials stress almost all covid deaths are preventable. The cdc says more than 99 in june occurring among the unvaccinated. The vaccines we have work really well against this variant. It doesnt need to be this way. Reporter but the pace of vaccinations is slipping. Down more than 80 since the april peak, cdc d
Put crime at the center of his campaign. And yesterday, a historic flight. Billionaire Richard Branson reaching the edge of space in a Test Flight aboard Virgin Galactic Space Ship, hoping to send tourists there next. And unrest in cuba. Thousands of protesters take to the streets in the biggest antigovernment demonstrations the country has seen in decades. But we have to start this morning with growing concerns about covid19. Yes, this is is not gone. A new increase in hospitalizations and cases blamed on rapidly spreading Delta Variant. Seven Day Average for new infections up 16 nationwide, and hospitalizations have jumped more than 8 . In Los Angeles alone, Health Officials reporting an alarming 165 surge in cases over the last week. In 14 states, less than 40 of residents are fully vaccinated, with alabama, mississippi, arkansas ranking lowest. Representatives from pfizer are set to brief the top Health Officials about what they say is the need for a booster shot, specifically targ
Be back in the embrace of Earths Gravity and your familys arms. It may sound far fetch Bud Branson is on a quest to make the final frontier a little less out of reach. Hes approached Todays Journey as part joy ride, part market research. The last week ive had my notebook with me. Ive written down, you know, 30 or 40 little things that will make the next experience for the next person who goes to space with us that much better. And the only way sometimes you can find these little things is to get in a spaceship and go to Space And Experience it. But having said that, 99. 99 was beyond my wildest dreams. Kristin fisher is at the space launch site. Richard branson celebrating tonight after achieving this lifelong dream of seeing Planet Earth from space and finally becoming an astronaut. He got his wings after a successful test flight. The ship returned in pristine condition. The crew returned safe. And what this is, is really the fulfillment of 17 years of tough work and a few setbacks by