But we are going to begin with the latest on charlottesville. We are there removing those confederate relics. Its been a Long Time Coming you might say according to the Charlottesville City councilman michael payne. The statues were at the center of the rallies that took place four years ago or in 2017 and of course resulted in the death and the injuries of many people there in charlottesville. These are the live pictures that were getting in right now from charlottesville. We were told that the removal will happen sometime within our hours and of course now were starting to see some heavy equipment pulling through into the downtown area. Its actually two different monuments that will be removed, lindsey, one of them is of robert e. Lee thats been there nearly 100 years, the other one is of Stonewall Jackson. And this was all approved by the City Council and was fought all the way up to the supreme court. That is why this is happening today. We are going to bring in right now Council M
Global Health experts are trying to reassure anyone who has received tHe Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine that tHey do not need a Booster Shot, at least not yet. THere has been confusion after pfizer said it sees waning immunity from tHeir vaccine. Now tHe worlds top Health authorities are scrambling to put togetHer a unified message based on science and hard fact. Elizabeth coHen breaks it down for us. Reporter tHeres been a lot of confusion following statements from pfizer and from tHe u. S. Government about wHetHer people need to get a third shot, a booster of pfizers covid19 vaccine. Pfizer put out a Statement Saying that tHey think tHeres waning immunity, and tHeyre going to ask tHe fda next month for Emergency Use Authorization for a third shot. However, tHe federal government says that third Shot Isnt necessary. So lets take it from what pfizer has to say. Pfizer didnt cite any new data or any particular study to show that tHeres waning immunity. Instead, tHey pointed to just some new
U. S. Health officials are reassuring americans, they do not need a thirdcoronavirus shot, right now. That guidance, after pfizer announced it is seeing waning immunity from its vaccine, and is trying to develop a booster for emergency authorization, in the u. S. But the director for centers for Disease Control says, in the rare cases where vaccinated people get infected, they arent getting seriously ill. And that proves the shots are working. Dr. Anthony fauci agrees. Nothing has changed, with regard to the cdcs recommendations. So, we respect what the pharmaceutical company is doing. But the american public should take their advice, from the cdc and the fda. The cdc and the fda say, if youve been fully vaccinated, at this point in time, you do not need a booster shot. The World Health Organization and the European Medicines agency are trying to calm confusion, as well. Saying, there needs to be more data, before determining whether boosters are necessary. Athena jones, with more deta
Briefing in surf sside. Im Wolf Blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Tonight Government Health experts and the maker of one of the most widely used covid19 vaccines here in the United States are at odds over whether americans who received the Pfizer Vaccine need a Booster Shot. Cnns senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is joining us now. Elizabeth, there seem to be mixed messages about whether a Booster Shot is necessary. Whats the latest . Reporter the mixed messages are incredible. Pfizer says oh, immunity is waning. We think people need the booster. The fda, cdc and every expert we talked to say this isnt true. Late Yesterday Pfizer very unexpectedly said were asking the fda for Emergency Use Authorization. We intend to ask next month, which is soon. We think immunity is waning to just two shots. They were almost in some ways denigrating their own product. They put out a statement. They didnt say based on a new study. They pointed to some israeli data put out. Its based on