approval ratings have been sliding. the democratic canada for virginia governor told supporters the president is actually a political head wind for his campaign, and that s saying something. if a guy like biden can help a guy like mccome love win, that s polls have that race within the margin of error. it s possible maybe even likely things will start breaking biden s way. there has been slow progress among democrats. the worst of the delta covid surge appears over. vaccines for younger kids could be available soon, and there will be no default at least this month. the economy could also start exceeding expectations. you never know. but right now in this moment, the problem facing the white house and democrats is that they all agree where they need to go. they just don t know if the party or the white house has the political muscle to get them there. joining me now to talk about all of it is kelly o donnell at the white house.
wider margin than previously believed. and the group that carried out the five-month review. meanwhile the president is trying to save his domestic agenda from falling apart. he is working to keep congressional democrats together ahead of the key vote next week on a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill and advance his $3.5 trillion plan to expand the social safety net. this follows a chaotic exit from afghanistan, the delta covid surge, and the situation at the border. this morning, biden was asked about his campaign promise to bring competence to the white house. so what do you say to americans who say that you have not delivered on that promise? remember, i said it will take me aier to deliver everything i m looking at her. that s number one. number two. take a long at what i inherited when i came into office. every element of my economic plan is overwhelmingly popular.
the biden administration is changing the vaccine playbook as it becomes clear this delta covid surge will be with us well into fall. the new stwift a third shot a vaccine booster once the fda reviews the data and signs off eight months after becoming fully vaccinated is the timeline to get a baufter shot. nursing home residents, health care workers, first responders were at the front line of people getting fully vaccinated late fehb and into march. so, therefore, eight months forward from here they could be eligible for a booster as early as next month. the biggest spike for vaccinationing april heading in to may. december and january. eight months out for millions, literally millions of americans for a third shot. with us to share her insights, is professor of emergency medicine and associate dean of public health. why is it that the data shows
your vaccine wanes in efficacy over time or the delta covid surge has people thinking get more protection. a little bit of both? it s really a little bit of both. john, let me be clear the data that biden administration is making these recommendations off of is still very preliminary and these booster shots have not yet received fda approval for anyone except for the immuno suppressed, the folks we heard about the news last week. people on chemo or high dose steroids or immuno suppressive disorders nuclear program is pro active anticipating more data is in the works showing that it is both that the vaccines effectiveness seems to be waning a little bit over time and that this dealt at that variant is worse. but let me be clear even more important than a booster is getting those shots in the first place. if you have those first two shots you re still protected against delta.