so, yes, you could say to be protected of omicron you really need a three-dose series. that s the way we should look at it, three doses is what you need. even with all the attention on the omicron variant it is still the delta variant that is leading to a new surge in america right now. right now the united states is averaging 118,000 new cases per day. that s up 61% in the last month. here are the important metrics. more than 62,000 americans are hospitalized with covid, an increase of 36% in the last month, and 1,500 americans are dying each day from the virus still. the u.s. death toll now approaching 800,000. joining me right now for more on this news coming from pfizer is cnn medical analyst dr. jonathan reiner. thank you for being here. the two-dose regimen of pfizer may not hold up against omicron. but adding a booster improves efficacy dramatically according to the company, the antibody level rising 25-fold. what s your reaction to this? cautiously very optimist
brand new hour, glad you re here with us, i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. we begin with what president biden is calling good news in the pandemic. pfizer says its early lab data showed a booster shot of its vaccine can neutralize the omicron variant which has now been detected in 21 states. the president s chief medical adviser says he s encouraged by this booster news. when you re entering into an arena of a new variant with very many unknown aspects about it, you always have a degree of anxiety about how it s going to turn out. so the news we got last night and this morning about the effective boosters does make me breathe a little bit better. pfizer also says its lab results found two shots did not provide specific protection against omicron. efficacy matches the findings of a small study of a dozen people in south africa. let s bring in dr. william schaffner of the division of infectious diseases at vanderbilt university medical center, and an adviser
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the united states. you re watching fox & friends first on this thursday morning. i am carley shimkus. todd: the latest response on these very important issues but first we turn to get reaction with president biden just a support department to repeal that ruling and the federal transportation may ask mandate appearance be to the trouble getting its message straight ahead of the impending legal battle. lucas tomlinson live from washington, lucas. this could be an impact after the judge struck down the cdc mandate on public transportation and justice says they will appeal cdc has asked to proceed with an appeal. it is cdc s contained assessment that at this time in order to require masking and indoor transportation core door remains necessary for the public health. cdc believes this is a lawful order well within cdc s legal authority to protect public health. the president said america should have the right to choose whether or not to wear a face mask in public. mr.
appreciate the opportunity that country blessed us with. american pride is on the decline. 39% of adults took extreme pride in our country, down from three years ago. pride in our nation has been on the decline for 20 years and an interesting distinction, gallup found 60% of republicans were proud and 29% of democrats did. wall street journal released american pride poll of their own earlier this year with just 38% of americans saying patriotism is important to them. at 1998, the figure was 70%. pride is not the only tradition heading out the poll, 39% of americans think religion is very important, down from 62% in 1998. stunning new fox news poll shows majority of americans believe the country s best days are behind us. gallup poll found 70% of americans have no confidence in national government. start there. joe concha to the midstel in the hot seat. what do you think? joe: one other part about this poll that stands out to me. what is the best country live in the world?