Misinformation is going to kill people, not a joke. Not a joke. It is like telling your kid i tell you what, when you see a red light, cross the street. I mean, Come On. So what were trying to do is use every avenue we can, public, private, government, nongovernment to try to get facts out. And right now in the nations capitol, steve scalise, Elise Ste Panic are joinings a new push to encourage people to get vaccinated. Todays event is after months and months of republicans promoting Vaccine Hesitancy or ignoring those who did. In a new report it reveals part of the tragic toll the pandemic inflicted. More than 1. 5 million kids around the world have lost a primary or second Degree Caregiver due to covid19. Think about that. All who call this a hoax. Here to make sense of all this, Sasha Burns in North Carolina where new cases are surging. Ben collins following the latest on the battle of misinformation, and dr. Peter hotez with the vaccine for development. Cases arent just jumping up
At Ellesmere Port. And at 2. 45pm, well be going across the uk to find out more about the stories affecting you from ourjournalists up and down the country. Stay with us for that. Hello and welcome if you have just joined us. The Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that people, whove had both doses of a Covid Vaccine, will no longer have to self isolate if they come into contact with a positive case of the virus. The change which will come into force on 16th August, and will also apply to people under the age of 18 who are currently not eligible for vaccination. And in the last half hour, the Education Secretary Gavin williamson has announced an end to the bubble system in English Schools with no more Self Isolation for pupils who come into contact with positive cases. Heres what Mr Williamson had to say. Though keeping children inconsistent groups was essential to control the spread of the virus when our population was less vaccinated, we recognise that the system of bubbles a