Authorization. The Moderna Vaccine is expected to be fully approved in the fall. Experts believe full approval will make a difference in convincing some people to get vaccinated. But perhaps more importantly, it could lead to a surge in Vaccine Mandates. Today, the cdc reported 135,494 new cases of Coronavirus Today in the united states. Across the nation, the weekly average for Covid Hospitalizations is 11,521. Thats an increase of 14. 2 from the week before. In six states, alabama, florida, louisiana, mississippi, oregon, and washington, new admissions of patients with coronavirus are currently at their highest level since the start of the pandemic. Hospitalization and infection rates for children are also on the rise. Nbc News Reporting as of wednesday, u. S. Hospitals were tending to an average of more than 1,200 children a day, twice the number from the end of july. Alabama admitted nearly 260 kids between August 10 and 16, an average of 37 per day and an increase of more than 300
From the week before. In six states, alabama, florida, louisiana, mississippi, oregon and washington, new admissions of patients with coronavirus are currently at their highest levels since the start of the pandemic. Hospitalizations and Infection Rates for children are also on the rise. Nbc news reporting, as of wednesday, u. S. Hospitals were attending to an average of more than 1200 children a day. Twice the number from the end of july. Alabama admitted nearly 260 kids between August 10th and 16th. An average of 37 per day. And an increase of more than 300 from the previous week. Florida leads the nation entrails children hospitalized with covid19, averaging 54 new admissions a day over the past week, according to the cdc. Of course, floridas republican governor, along with a number of other republican governors across the country, are still banning Mask Mandates in schools. But parents and School Boards, they are fighting back. Millions of students in florida, texas and arizona are
Republicans, returning to the lone Star State this week after a monthlong selfexile to protest the suppression that is now the law of their land. Meanwhile, the White House continues to weather the political fallout caused by the chaos in afghanistan. And with the utility of our nations longest war still in question, ill ask one advocate what americas black veterans are feeling as they watch the country remade in the talibans image again. We begin tonight with the vote. As always, the perfect guest. Joining me now, Alabama Congresswoman Terri sewell, a democrat, and cochair of the congressional Voting Rights caucus. Congresswoman sewell, thank you, first of all, for joining us tonight. As i just said, we couldnt ask for a better guest to lead us off. Earlier this week in front of the edmund Pettus Bridge in selma, you introduced h. R. 4, John Lewis Advancement act in the house. The idea here being that because the Lewis Act focuses on reauthorizing key aspects of the voting Rights Act,
There were cabinet meetings. Stephen miller peddled his racist his steer yeah. He and his enablers would undermine anything from special immigrant Visa Issue and demonstrating it. More on that in just a minute. President biden said he is focused on getting americans out any way possible. Were running into everything, everything that we can to provide safe evacuation for our afghan allies, partners, afghans who might be targeted with their association with the united states. I Cant Promise what their final outcome will be but as commander in chief, i can ensure you i will mobilize every resource needed. 5800 troops are at the airport in kabul to get americans out. Approximately 2500 americans have been evacuated. Over the past 24 hours 3800 people have been ferried from kabul in six c17s. We are committed to this highly important mission to bring americans and siv applicants out and vulnerable afghans including women and children safely out of afghanistan. Since the end of july we have
Population is fully vaccinated. Its a state where the Dailyaverage Number of hospitalizations is north of 12,000. And just to break that down for you, in more human terms. That means mortuary trailers are coming in to store bodies of covid victims. It means dozens of children are newly hospitalized with covid every day. With Pediatric Icu Beds unavailable in some areas. In case Texas Leadership is listening right now, i am going to speak in very blunt terms. Texans are dying. Parents are dying. Their children are becoming orphans or they are sick and hospitalized, themselves. This child has died of covid. And yet, The States tHrice vaccinated, covidpositive leader, governor greg abbott, has spent months blocking Mask Mandates. Abbott tested positive for covid this week. 24 hours after attending this maskless fet. Covid is a serious matter, even for someone waging war against preventative measures, which is why abbott got treated right away with regenerons Monoclonal Antibodies prescrib