strong. hospitalizations are dropping, but defense is dragging. the pace of vaccinations now down 35% from earlier this month. so where does all this leave us? let s begin with cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. let s just start with what s happening right now. the cdc meeting under way. what happens today and then what s next? well, we know that the vaccine s beefrpts have been emergency use authorized by the fda. now the cdc has to officially recommend them, make them part of the vaccine schedule. anyone who has kids knows about vaccine schedules and this would become part of the schedule as well and some specifics as well, ana. you talk about people at high risk for severe covid but that could be a vague term to some people. what does that mean exactly? what are the conditions? so who all specifically will this booster be recommended for? one thing i ll tell you in terms of the timing. if you go back six months ago from now, because they are saying these boosters wi