New Field Hospitals set up in parking lots, and the number of children hospitalized has hit an alltime high. In dallas they have no more pediatric Icu Beds your child will wait for another child to die and the major city mandating all teachers get vaccinated third shots administered today for those with Immune Deficiencies the white houses developing plans to allow extra shots for others some americans, without medical issues, are already finding ways to get them. The Gulf Coast in line for a onetwo punch. The two tropical storms heading its way. And Window Display of friendship a young boy fighting for his life and the inspiration he got from far away this is Nbc Nightly News with Jose Diazbalart. Good evening we are watching two major disasters unfolding overseas tonight. President biden late today ordered more u. S. Troops into afghanistan to help Get Americans Out. The taliban took more Territory Today and are getting closer to the last major holdout. The Capital City of kabul. And
Look how red it is across the south. I have covered a lot of angles of the Covid Story this week, every week, really but this week, some of them really hit home, my home. Your home, as well. Ive learned a few things. One, our future in being able to get back to normal and active healthy normal might depend more on anything whether we can get straight to the people and take the politics out of this. Straight to the people. There are some people who dont want to let us do that. And were going to talk about them. But i also learned that this week there are way too many people unvaccinated for way too many reasons or no real reason at all. Every single one i met. Every single one i met pretty much, when they got sick and were lying in the hospital wondering if they will live and die, ill let them tell you. Why didnt you get vaccinated . Just havent had time. I guess, just didnt do it. So youre not anti vaccine . No, sir. Do you regret it . Yes, i do. Tell me why. Just its something i dont
Test test test. Test test test. Some School Districts are defying this ban for the sake of the children. If we dont do anything, it could go as many as 2,000 new cases, every day, by The End of the month. So, i felt it was time to step in, even though im going to get in trouble. And need to step in and and just have some courage and make a decision, i thinks in the best interest of the district. And in the best interest of the children. Lets remember, kids in texas are getting sick. And they are contracting covid. Listen to this dire warning, tonight. Its from an official in dallas county. In dallas, we have zero Icu Beds left for children. That means, if your childs in a car wreck, if your child has a a Heart Congenitalheart Defect or something, needs an Icu Bed. Or more than likely, if they have covid and need an Icu Bed, we dont have one. Your child will wait for another child to die. In america, in 2021 . In one of the nations premiere cities . One sick child needs to die, before a
This authorization from the fda for a third shot for severely immunocompromised folks . This authorization for an additional dose, many immunocompromised say this gives them peace of mind. It is great to be recognized. So they finally feel heard. And these are patients who may not have had an in the adequate immune response after receiving a first or second dose after receiving the Pfizer Or Moderna vaccine. So with the fda authorization, the fda said these people are eligible, solid organ recipients or those diagnosed with a equivalent level of immunocompromise. And they take immunosuppressive drugs to reject the new organ and those drugs could be the reason why some may not have an adequate response after a first and second dose. Now for the general population, erica, for everyone else, Health Officials say theyre still looking at data to determine if or when a Booster Shot might be necessary. So acting Fda Commissioner Dr. Janet wooddock said this overnight. She said, quote, Todays
Vaccine dose for people with vulnerable immune systems. Agencies expected to Green Light that after a cdc meeting tomorrow. Newsweek reporting the cdc estimates more than A Million people who already have already received a Pfizer Or Moderna vaccine, they have opted to get a third, but this is unauthorized, of course. Dr. Fauci said tonight its still not necessary for most of us. We dont feel that right now those people, namely the general normal population of people who are not immunecompromised, that they dont need a boost right now. But we are preparing for the eventuality of having to do that. Meanwhile, the nations largest teachers union, the nea now behind a Vaccine Mandate for educators. Federal Department Of Health And Human Services says all of its Health Care employees have to be vaccinated. San Franciscos Mayor today announced some of the nations toughest restrictions, barring the unvaccinated, quote, from a number of indoor segments including bars, restaurants, gyms, and la