the high school auditorium was being used because attendance was anticipated to be so large for a meeting where covid masks were to be discussed. the chief medical officer and the ceo for the local hospital were there trying to educate the community and board members about covid transmission. when the medical officer spoke some attendees screamed lies and booed him down. there was a vote taken whether masks could be required in public school tim. afterwards, one of the board members resigned saying i m done with the bullying tonight. he said he received death threats. he and his wife received death threats. who would blame him? you take a job in your community and you re awarded with stalking and death threats. and he s not alone. there are many reports of school board members across the country. what worries me who will fill it? probably the kooks. it s just the latest of the public discourse being led by the loudest voices. so it s no wonder that a.g. garland is getting i
100,000 cases a day. it is still too many, but the first time in two months, boris. hospitals in alaska and pennsylvania are still seeing a surge in patients sick with covid-19. community transmission remaining high in certain areas. let s get to polo sandoval with the latest. reporter: i agree on that map, laura and boris. there is no question there that the situation is certainly improving throughout the country, but not all. you mentioned pennsylvania and alaska and also utah experiencing still a surge in covid patients and hospitals. the covid hospital rate is at the lowest point in nearly two months. add to that, the average number of covid cases each day which fell below 100,000 for the first time since august, it appears the nation is on the right path with over 65% of eligible americans to receive covid vaccine shots. there are some communities really well vaccinated and protected and then pockets of places with little protection. the virus isn t stupid. it will
100,000 cases a day. it is still too many, but the first time in two months, boris. hospitals in alaska and pennsylvania are still seeing a surge in patients sick with covid-19. community transmission remaining high in certain areas. let s get to polo sandoval with the latest. reporter: i agree on that map, laura and boris. there is no question there that the situation is certainly improving throughout the country, but not all. you mentioned pennsylvania and alaska and also utah experiencing still a surge in covid patients and hospitals. the covid hospital rate is at the lowest point in nearly two months. add to that, the average number of covid cases each day which fell below 100,000 for the first time since august, it appears
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Weighing that decision? good morning, boris. i think it is very good news that we do have the possibility of vaccines for the younger age group 5 to 11 very soon. although, i wish the cdc were meeting earlier. the fda is meeting tuesday, october 26th. the cdc meeting is a full week later. i wish they would meet that week because it is important to get the parents of younger kids the option to get vaccinated. we are in a waiting game. we have not seen the data from pfizer. i would want the fda and cdc, the top regulatory authorities to weigh the data. we, as parentsscientists, we want that data. we trust our pediatricians with every aspect of our children s health. there are experts with childhood immunizations. you should refer to the p