Spotlight on how very contagious the Delta Variant of this virus is, the Delta Variant basically makes up the exclusive variant in our country now. It also underscores the Administrations Decision to recommend that fully vaccinated americans should get Booster Shots starting next month. All three senators got infected even though they were vaccinated. Statistically speaking all three are likely to be okay because they were vaccinated. The good news on Covid Today is within the last 24 hours, the United States is back up over 1 Million vaccine doses administered per day. Weve been below A Million doses per day for the last seven weeks or so. But now apparently the message is sinking in enough that the pace of vaccination is picking back up. Americans are deciding to get the shot over A Million doses in the past 24 hours, thats for the first time in seven weeks. In general, the covid news is dire enough to change minds in many southern states in particular right now. Were going to be tal
The good news on covid today, is within the last 24 hours the United States is back up over 1 Million vaccine doses administered per day. We have been below 1 Million doses per day for the last seven weeks or so. But now apparently, the message is sinking enough. That the pace of vaccination is picking back up. Americans are deciding to get the shot, over 1 Million doses administered in the past 24 hours, for the first time in nearly seven weeks. I think in general, the covid news is dire enough to change minds, in many southern states in particular right now. We will be talking about new covid developments, throughout the country, but in particular and Alarm Bill that was just run by the University Of Alabama. Its an Alarm Bell they are ringing, but im not sure how that state, or how anybody is supposed to respond to it. We have that story ahead tonight. We also will be talking about the utterly bizarre, but somehow also totally predictable story out of washington today. In which a ma
The united states is back up over 1 Million vaccine doses administered per day. Weve been below A Million doses per day for the last seven weeks or so, but now apparently the message is sinking in enough that the pace of vaccination is picking back up. Americans are deciding to get the shot. Over A Million doses administered in the past 24 hours. Thats true for the first time in nearly seven weeks. I think in general the Covid News is dire enough to change minds in many southern states in particular right now. Were going to be talking about new covid developments throughout the country, but in particular an Alarm Bell that was just rung by the University Of Alabama. Im not sure how that State Or Anybody is supposed to respond to it. Weve got that story ahead tonight. Well also be talking about the utterly bizarre but also totally predictable story out of Washington Today in which a man in a Pickup Truck pulled up onto the sidewalk in front of the Library Of Congress, thus startinges an
Approval of vaccines to finalize a Booster Strategy and now according to the New York Times and washington post, authorizing Addition Flaal shots in the com weeks for people with compromised Immune Systems. We have seen big companies doing their part with amazon, for instance, becoming the latest plan dating all Warehouse Workers mask up nationwide. That starts on monday. All across the country, city, County And State governments have been doing the same. Today new Jerseys Governor ordered mask wearing for every one vaccinated or not in all schools, public and private notably from preschool through the 12th grade. Not so in texas or florida where governors not only oppose these measures, they have issued orders barring cities and counties from imposing them. Floridas governor framed it today as preserving Parents Freedom to choose what is best for their children. He did not mention the fact that florida leads the country in children hospitalized with severe infections from covid. Those
Pat. Excellent. Good to see you. How how is how is everything going down there . Are you reopened yet . I know its been a tough year for all the president ial libraries. We have not reopened yet. The covid numbers here are um, theyre going down. We we hope to get the staff back into building sometimes soon. But the museum is still closed. And for a Museum Director like myself, i was trained as an archivist, but at some time, you know, you become a Museum Director. It has been a difficult difficult year. I mean weve got all these great volunteers the wonderful staff and its of course weve been able to interact, you know through zoom and and and other mediums but just not seeing people on a Daytoday Basis is been kind of odd, but hopefully well get this all behind us and well be able to open the museum again soon. Exactly. Were all were all eager to engage with the public and show them all the wonderful things that that weve got to share. Well, i know youve got some presentations for us.