booster shot debate has divided medical experts especially after the fda advisory panel recommended the emergency use authorization for the pfizer shot for americans 65 and older and those at risk but rejected extending boosters for people under 65. what do you think? was this the right call? are they approaching this the right way? well, they re being very cautious and the data is still rolling in. a lot of the data we got from israel about booster shots being incredibly effective, we saw first those 65 and older because they were the first to be vaccinated and the first to need boosters. we expect more and more data to be coming in. you know, it s not unexpected that data is perhaps being overly cautious in this situation. fda has gone almost nine months without a permanent conditioner. their funding is not completely sure. we have do everything to protect this critical agency so they can speak with a clear voice,
flu. joining us now, founder and ceo dr. uché blackstock, an msnbc contributor. we re always happy when she s on the show. good morning. let s start with the booster shot on an emergency basis for 65 and older and some in special circumstances. what s your take on the latest in the booster shot debate? well, good morning, jonathan. i definitely think that the recommendation approval makes a lot of evidence. the data we re seeing is there s waning immunity against the vaccine, especially the pfizer vaccine, six to eight months out, and we re seeing that especially among the elderly. we re seeing more breakthrough disease among this population in particular. i think also to specify, people that are at high risk for exposure, people who are health care workers who received their
after monitoring far right groups online. we would be foolish not to take seriously the intelligence that we have at our disposal. the fact of the matter is that we are hearing some chatter. former president trump potentially fanning the flames releasing a statement aligning himself with the demonstrators, but many of his usually outspoken republican colleagues are staying quiet. we ll get into the possible political fallout for the gop. also this morning, some major developments in the booster shot debate ahead of the big cdc meeting next week, why the average american likely won t be getting one any time soon. plus it was a mistake. and i offer my sincere apology. the pentagon admits to hitting the wrong target in last month s retaliatory drone strike against isis-k. how the white house is managing the fallout as we monitor reaction here and overseas. good morning.
arena to get you vaccinated. but growing debates as to whether this pfizer shot is necessary. there s reports right now that moderna with a lot of its data is saying given the spikes in cases that we ve seen, including those among the already vaccinated, such a booster shot might not be a bad idea. moderna is coming up with a booster shot of its own. pfizer will have the shot available for use on monday. so they might have a vested interest here, but dr. kevin campbell is worried about something far greater than the booster shot debate. what is happening as these covid cases increase. president and ceo of cardiologist, kind enough to join us. doctor, i want to show a map that illustrates your concern. this spread across the country, kentucky, arkansas, texas, alabama, georgia are over 90% if
the fda says it s speeding up efforts to authorize booster shots of covid vaccines for americans with compromised immunity. this week moderna said it believes a third dose of its vaccine will be needed before the winter to protect the vaccinated from the delta variant. the variant currently makes up more than 80% of new infections across the united states. but the world health organization is pushing back on booster shots. it says we need to focus on vaccinating the rest of the world before we worry about booster shots for those already vaccinated. joining me now to discuss is zain rizvi, public citizen law and policy researcher. zane, countries like france, germany and israel are moving ahead with plans to administer booster shots. what do you make of that? we are living through what the south african government calls vaccine apartheid. there are the vaccine haves and the vaccine have nots. and the booster shot debate is only exacerbating the situation.