team had planned to begin distributing boosters next week, but even if this fda panel signs off, another approval must come from the cdc. president biden s chief medical advisor, dr. anthony fauci, today suggesting approval is likely. the data that i have seen, i believe strongly suggests that will be the case. our position about at least planning for the eadventureuation that we might have to give boosters, we vernal have planned very ready to go, pending the decision that s made from a regulatory standpoint. cnn s senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen is here to explain the arguments for or against boosters, so elizabeth, what are you learning from the meeting today? alisyn, this issue is so hotly contested, because the data just doesn t agree with each other. let s first look at the argument against boosters. this argument basically says the two shots, the two shots that so many of us have had, they are enough in countries besides israel, and i ll get to isra
that s roughly 75 million people, something needs to be done. here to break down the numbers, cnn senior data reporter harry enten, it s almost an even split there. what about when you factor in political views. yeah, you know, throughout this entire pandemic, both republicans and democrats, the majority got the vaccine. when it comes to mandates, we re seeing a large partisan split. as you pointed out, right, 51% of americans say it s acceptable to increase vaccinations t to have a vaccine mandate, versus 49% who say it s an unacceptable infringement on rights. 75% of democrats say it s acceptable, the mirror image of that 76% of republicans say it s not acceptable. i think we could have a real big political fight on her hands between republican governors, asa hutchinson, and greg abbott in texas, and the president of the united states. when you zoom in on specific events and requirements, what do the numbers show? on specific events and requirements, we see there s mo
discussing booster shots. this just hours after the fda announced some people with weakened immune system should get a third dose right away. and the news that comes out of the cdc meeting could impact millions of americans as the nation right now averages nearly 124,000 new cases a day. cnn is in mississippi where doctors are treating patients in a hospital parking garage. adrian? pamela, good afternoon. the parking structure behind me on the lower level is what a team of doctors is transforming right now. if you step inside of that area, which will be designated for covid patients who need minimal care, you will see hospital beds in spaces that were once reserved for parked cars. this is all a move to relieve the pressure from the emergency department here at the university of mississippi medical center. this as the state announces more than 5,000 new covid cases. 98% of those cases, the new cases, that is, were among the unvaccinated. i spoke with the associate vice ch
patients. almost all of them, unvaccinated. and now the white house is thinking about withholding federal funding to get places like nursing homes to mandate vaccinations. the president continued his full court press to get more shots in arms just a short time ago. yes, cases are going to go up before they come back down. it s the pandemic of the unvaccinated. i know i ve said that constantly, and others have as well. the pandemic of the unvaccinated. it s needless taking a needless toll on our country. about 400 people will die because of the delta variant in this country. a tragedy. because virtually all of these deaths were preventable if people had gotten vaccinated. cnn s nick valencia is focusing on the covid hot spots. he s starting with florida, which now leads the nation in new infections. reporter: covid cases on pace to surpass 100,000 a day again with the delta variant spreading as easily as chickenpox. now accounting for almost all new covid-19 cases in t
those words as the cdc warns america s future right now rests on the unvaccinated. what they decide today will sti everyone s tomorrow. officials say if vaccinating rates don t go the crisis can only get worse, possibly a lot worse. hundreds of thousands of new cases daily and that will mean many more avoidable hospitalizations, more avoidable deaths, and new variants. now hospitals are already at breaking points. children s hospitals seeing spikes in cases, yet right now, more than 90 million eligible americans have not been vaccinated. 90 million. and the solution to protect them and all of us is available and waiting. as for the vaccinated, there is news today on boosters. we ll get to all of that. let s begin with cnn s phil mattingly at the white house for us. we are reporting today the white house is considering a plan to withhold funding. the president didn t outright say it this morning, but he did hint more action is coming. no question about it. i think this is