New institutions are required to stem the tide of misinformation sweeping US, says vaccine expert who was goaded by Elon Musk for refusing to debate a Covid conspiracist
The Central Drug Authority has approved two more Covid vaccines - Corbevax and Covovax - and antiviral drug Molnupiravir for use in India. India's Ambassador to the US described the move as a model of India-US healthcare collaboration.
Washington, December 29
India-US collaboration in the health sector is in the spotlight as the Central Drug Authority this week approved two more Covid vaccines – Corbevax and Covovax – a
we ll be watching to see. again, should be hearing, speaking of the holidays, from the president later today, that his expected to say don t cancel your holiday plans if you are fully vaccinated. dr. hotez, appreciate your insight. thank you. thank you. president biden set to deliver a speech to the nation today, as we mentioned. this will be about the ongoing rapid spread of the omicron variant. joining us to discuss, cnn political director, host of the cnn political briefing p podcast, david chalian. great to see you. what is the tone the president needs to strike here? he needs to, you know, sort of light a fire in some ways, but this is likely the last thing that he wants to be doing leading into christmas as the commander in chief, be making this speech. yeah. if you asked white house aides, how would you design this final time he addresses the american public this year, it wouldn t be to once again plead for people to get shots or plead for
not very long lasting. even though it will keep you out of the hospital, once you get that third immunization, it goes from 70% to 75% protective against symptomatic illness according to new data from the uk government, but it descends quickly down to 30% protection after a couple months. yes, it is saving your lives, but the numbers are going to keep a lot of health care workers out of the work force. that s our vulnerability, the weak link. people are still getting sick and going into hospitals. health care workers at home unable to come into work. how we fix that, that s the most important message we need to hear from the white house today. they are making troops available on request to help out, to help with sagging systems. it s a mixed bag. i spoke to a doctor from cleveland last night who says they re in crisis mode already. they re overwhelmed and exhausted. however, a few minutes ago, we spoke to michael dowling, who runs one of the major hospital systems in new york state,