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
Hello. Thank you for joining me, i am fredricka whitfield. Theyre looking to slow the Coronavirus Surge largely blamed on people yet to get vaccinations. Discussions between the Cdc And Fda are now ongoing over whether to revisit official federal mask guidance, but the Delta Variant is already reigniting the fight over face coverings. The latest Battle Brewing in missouri where the State Attorney General is vowing to sue to stop a Mask Requirement set to take effect in the st. Louis area monday. New cases are now trending upwards in 49 states. In louisiana, the governor is taking steps to keep new infections low in his state, which is among the least vaccinated in the nation. Suzanne malveaux joins me from jefferson parish. Suzanne, what more are you learning . Reporter fred, it is actually a good sign at the mall. It opened minutes ago. We have seen at least seven people go into the popup vaccination site. It is a Pilot Program and already we are seeing some enthusiasm around this. Th
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
Who watched his entire town burn to the ground. Hes now facing the danger of yet another fire. We are much better prepared. The new u. S. Capitol Police Chief sitting down with cnn on his first day on the job, sharing whether hes concerned about another capitol attack. And better late than never. After a year long delay, the Tokyo Olympics officially under way. Were live from the games. Newsroom starts now. Good morning. Thanks so much for joining us this saturday, july 24th. Im boris sanchez. Im Kaitlin Collins in for christi paul. This morning, communities across the country are bringing back Pandemic Safety measures as the u. S. Deals with a dangerous Summer Surge of covid19. Case rates are climbing, fueled by the spread of the Delta Variant which is highly co cont contagious. While the rate of people getting fully vaccinated is falling. Yeah. The rate of new infections is now four times higher than it was just a month ago. Look at all the red on that map. Cases are actually rising
Firefighters are braving this Monster Fire in oregon. Well tell you just how many large fires are blazing in the western united states. Live from cnn in new york, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states and around the world. Im Alison Kosik and this is cnn newsroom. New coronavirus cases are surging across the u. S. Driven by the highly contagious Delta Variant. New Covid Infections are up 50 or more in a majority of states. Much of that is among the unvaccinated and less than half the u. S. Population has had all of their shots. Health experts are warning americans the rapid spread of the Delta Variant are making vaccinations even more important. Reporter as the biggest public Health Crisis in a century threatens to get worse the warnings to unvaccinated are getting stronger. In alabama mutations in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. We have to start blaming unvaccinated folks. Reporter republican governor is fed up. These folks are choosing horrible lifestyle,