and again, if the fda and the cdc green light this vaccine for children, dr. anthony fauci said he s optimistic that shots could go into arms next week or the week after. erica, jim? elizabeth cohen, appreciate it as always. thank you. joining us this morning, dr. grace lee, associate chief meld cal officer for practice innovation at sanford university school of medicine. great to have you with us. there s so much anticipation about what is happening in this moment as that independent advisory board is debating. they will make their recommendation, whatever it may be, ideally later today. when you looked at some of this data, the information that we have publicly, that we know, is there anything that gives you pause in recommending this vaccine if, in fact, it is authorized, to your patients? well, a couple things. so first, yes , the publicly
roughly 100 million vaccinated americans are eligible for a booster if the fda and cdc green light that roll out. and robert durst contracted covid-19 only days after being sentenced to life in prison for killing his best friend 21 year ago. durst has been hospitalized and placed on a ventilator. and then there are 17 u.s. kidnapped missionaries in haiti. the kidnappers are believed to be the gang also blamed for kidnapping five priests and two nuns earlier this year. now back to reverend al sharpton. thank you, richard. for this week s rise up, i wanted to bring attention to one of the foundational under