I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to Primetime. The virus is in retreat cases are down across the country.

57% this past week from a month ago six states report an average of less than one COVID death per day

over the past week. Why? Big raisin is that half of the 50 states have now fully vaccinated at

at least half of all adults against COVID. But only half the states turns out the only thing

holding us back is us more specifically some of us more specifically some of us in certain areas

with very specific politics the proof of the 25 states with the best vaccination rates 17 of

the governors have a D in front of their name where Trump got the most votes you see the most

hesitancy we're going to go this to this in detail with the Wizard of Oz later. But the question is

if you look for those in Congress who are fighting this progress messing with vaccines vaccine passports

messaging you will find party of Trump members raises a question is the willingness to frustrate

the fight of a pandemic illness a major symptom of poison politics that is literally making us sick

in more ways than one few people understand the state of play better than our first guests

tonight former Republican governor actively now working to help vaccinate America new jersey's

Chris Christie good to see you go. Good to see you Chris thanks for having me. All right so you tweeted

today made a lot of waves about it. President Biden must push back insist that Canada believes in

science and once our vaccines then they need to accept the broader premise that vaccinated people

crossing borders either way goes hand in hand with the notion of expanded vaccination success

stand up for America. Then you you echoed that later on saying more weakness from Biden on this

is just wrong it's a double standard. The message is pretty clear this is Chris Christie saying what

about what Biden is doing and not doing. Well look I'm all for helping Canada and listen border

states like Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont have been permitting Canadians to come across the

border if they want to be vaccinated in the United States really since February and we're allowing

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