And a scramble to find survivors after the earthquake in haiti. A live report ahead. We do begin with Breaking News on two big stories, the pandemic and the response to the crisis in afghanistan. Lets start with coronavirus. Top Health Officials in the biden administration are expected to recommend that most americans get a Coronavirus Booster shot eight months after being fully vaccinated. For those who got The One Dose Johnson Johnson Vaccine Experts are still gathering data but it is expected that you will also need a booster. An official announcement could come this week and boosters could be started next month. Health care and elderly are first in line. This is coming as new cases and hospitalizations and deaths are surging in the united states because of the delta variant. Especially among the unvaccinated. Lets get to this news and get some context around it. Joining me now cnn chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta. How should people be thinking about these boosters. They are
Pentagon revealing a briefing a short time ago there are regular communications with the taliban. Our commanders at the airport are in communication with taliban commanders on the ground outside the airport. There have been discussions, Theres Communication between them and us. And i would just let the results speak for themselves. Im not going to get into the details of how those discussions are progressing. Great to see. Barbara starr is at the pentagon. Reporter john, its remarkable enough that the u. S. Military on the ground is talking to the taliban because Job Number one is to keep that airport secure, not see the dire scenes that The World saw yesterday of thousands of afghans rushing to aircraft, rushing the airfield. Much calmer today and thats why they believe they can make progress in getting americans out. The estimate is 5 to 10,000 americans still in average. Many in kabul. But it could be even more than that because they are not at all certain they have a firm handle on
A giant change in the covid playbook. the pentagon trying to speed up evacuations for americans still in afghanistan. many afghans want to flee too, fearful the taliban promise of tolerance will evaporate once the cameras click off. the president said he made the right call to the end the war and the buck stops with him on the messy instant but then he assigns blame to president trump and the afghans. now the urgent effort to get as many as 10,000 americans out of afghanistan asap. the kabul airport is back open and evacuation flights are up and running. 165 americans were ferried out and brought in 1,000 troops. an attempt to airlift 5 to 9,000 passengers out per day and the
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Welcome to the Olympic Games, Covid edition. Hugs, high-fives and handshakes are unnecessary forms of contact. Cheering should be avoided, as should singing and shouting. And that’s even if anyone’s there to watch, since international visitors won’t be allowed in Japan and it’s unclear how many local people can go. For athletes and others who get in, remember to keep your distance two meters, unless on the field of play.
The alternating Summer and Winter Games are the world’s biggest biennial party. Sure, they’re sporting events in celebration of humankind’s never-ending quest to be faster, higher and stronger. But at their core, the Olympics are a carnival of fitness and skill, dedication and determination. It’s a fundamentally social event where the most valuable social capital is a gold medal around your neck.
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(Bloomberg Opinion) Welcome to the Olympic Games, Covid edition. Hugs, high-fives and handshakes are unnecessary forms of contact. Cheering should be avoided, as should singing and shouting. And thatâs even if anyoneâs there to watch, since international visitors wonât be allowed in Japan and itâs unclear how many local people can go. For athletes and others who get in, remember to keep your distance â two meters, unless on the fi.
(Bloomberg Opinion) Welcome to the Olympic Games, Covid edition. Hugs, high-fives and handshakes are unnecessary forms of contact. Cheering should be avoided, as should singing and shouting. And thatâs even if anyoneâs there to watch, since international visitors wonât be allowed in Japan and itâs unclear how many local people can go. For athletes and others who