So now with the much faster spreading Delta Variant, by far the dominant Strain Hospital Intensive Care Units are once again getting crowded, filling up. Localities are once again imposing mask mandates. The nfl this week imposing new penalties on teams with outbreaks with unvaccinated players. Governors and politicians and Tv Personalities began shedding months of Vaccine Denial in defiance. Not soon enough. In alabama, for example, the Governor Today pushed hard on people to get the vaccine. Only 33. 9 in her state have. Thats the worst in the nation. Another thing thats become clear this week is that some people for many reasons just dont want to get the shot not even as cnns Elle Reid discovered when theyve got the best reason in the world to rollup their sleeve. Reporter did anyone you know get covid . My son had covid. Reporter how old is he . Eight. Reporter wow, so thats pretty rare for a young kid. What was that like . Hes sick a lot. Hes been sick for a while and hes still si
And the incredibly complicated system that gets it into our bellies or doesnt. And it turns out, that system grows all kinds of problems. Invisible gases, that can cook the planet and burn a lot more than dinner. Business models that lay waste to wild spaces, fill dumped with wasted food, and take shortcuts that can shorten your life. So, as The World reopens, will we go back to the same, old buffet of Unintended Consequences . Or can Information And Innovation bring balance, both, to our diets and our world . This is eating Planet Earth the future of your food. What would be your Last Supper . Steak and Lobster Surf and turf. Filet mignon steak. Fried chicken. You got one meal left. Yeah. What would be your Last Meal . Whoo, man, i make a vegan nacho [ bleep ] crazy. Reporter what was your first feast coming out of a global pandemic . Burger. Hotdogs. Reporter for those fortunate enough to choose, a favorite food is an emotional choice. While i have been lucky enough to fill my belly
Good evening. We begin, this friday night, with the weight of a Weeks Worth of evidence that our struggle with covid will not be over any time soon, unless, of course, a lot more people get vaccinated. Without that, even though this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated, its going to continue to limit what the vaccinated can do, as well. Thats where we are tonight. The country is now averaging close to 45,000 new cases, a day. About fourtimes more than a month ago. At the same time, only about 600,000 Vaccine Doses are being administered, daily, now. Thats down from a peak of more than 4. 5 Million, a day, in march. So now, with the muchfasterspreading Delta Variant, by far, the dominant strain. Hospital intensivecare units are, once again, filling up. Localities are, once again, imposing mask mandates. The nfl this week imposing new penalties on teams with outbreaks due to unvaccinated players. Even a number of redstate governors and other conservative politicians and Tv Personalities beg
Surge in cases and hospitalizations among unvaccinated americans. Alabamas Republican Governor is not mincing words about why this is happening. The new cases and covid have because of unvaccinated folks. Almost 100 of the new hospitalizations are with unvaccinated folks. And the deaths are certainly occurring with unvaccinated folks. Why is she so frustrated. Look at this number. Look at this percentage. Alabama is the least vaccinated state in america. Just 33. 9 of residents are fully vaccinated there. More than 50,000 new cases were reported in the u. S. Yesterday alone. With the sevenday average well above 40,000. Just for context, that is almost four times what it was last month. Again the vast majority of those cases are among the unvaccinated. Hospitalizations are rising to the highest levels in months and the situation is growing more dire in the state of florida which leads the nation in new coronavirus ipfections. That is why Layla Santiago is, in miami to be specific, where