White House rebuts Pfizer on need for booster shots soon ; Pfizer says booster shots are needed soon; CDC & FDA disagree; Covid Cases up in 29 states, 11% spike across U.S. in one week; Los Angeles County; ”Exponential Growth” in covid cases, up a staggering 165% in one week;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 9 July 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
New CDC schools guidance prioritizes in-person classes, masks and physical distancing; States closing more mass vaccination sites, focus shifts to virus hot spots; Ex-Surgeon General: Lack of coordination between Pfizer & Biden Admin on booster shot is “troubling”; Two studies show low risk of severe illness or deaths for children; WH: Biden, Putin spoke for an hour on hacks by Russian criminals; Biden on Russia cyberattacks: There will be consequences; Biden on Putin Call: We’ve created a “Regular basis” of communication; Biden says “Yes” them smiles when asked if attacking Russian hackers’ servers directly is a possibility; Moments ago: Capitol fencing started coming down; Officials: Capitol Police Force running out of money, officers; Police: Foreign hit squad assassinated Haiti’s President; WH: FBI, DHS officials to travel to Haiti, Assist investigation; Manhunt underway for final 8 assassins; Power struggle in Haiti could fuel humanitarian catastrophe; Police: Suspected assassins from Colombia entered Haiti through the Dominican Republic over the past few months; 78 people confirmed dead in Surfside, 62 unaccounted for; CNN goes underground with team inspecting neighboring building; 13 million pounds of concrete removed during search; Residents get 15 minutes to grab essentials from evacuated building, some living in cars; “Binx” the cat found near rubble, reunited with family; Officials say evacuated North Miami Beach condos must stay closed; Americans struggle to afford rising cost of child care; Study: Child care costs nearly double during pandemic; “History of the Sitcom” premieres Sunday at 9p
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| 0:00.0 | A shot of confusion. The lead starts right now. Pfizer sparks a battle over |
| 0:07.0 | boosters pending big pharma against big government. And leaving millions asking, |
| 0:12.0 | do I need another shot? Plus, could you pack up your life in 15 minutes? |
| 0:18.0 | Imagine that. That is what some Florida residents face today after being |
| 0:22.0 | forced to evacuate their condo in the wake of the surfside collapse. |
| 0:27.0 | And the cost of child care nearly doubled over the pandemic, |
| 0:31.0 | why those soaring costs may be here to stay. |
| 0:40.0 | Welcome to the lead on Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper on this Friday. |
| 0:43.0 | And we start this hour with the health lead and the White House today insisting |
| 0:48.0 | those who are fully vaccinated don't need a booster shot, at least not right now. |
| 0:53.0 | That in rebuttal to Pfizer, which last night prompted a mad scramble, |
| 0:57.0 | when an issued a statement saying its vaccine can wear off and people may soon need a |
| 1:02.0 | third dose. With an hours, the FDA and CDC tried to tamp that down saying |
| 1:07.0 | they don't rely only on data from big pharma. The White House underscored |
| 1:11.0 | that message this afternoon. |
| 1:15.0 | Well, they are a private sector company. I can't speak to their the origin or the |
| 1:20.0 | motivation of their announcement. You'd have to ask them that. |
| 1:24.0 | The back of forth comes as a CDC issues new back to school guidance, |
| 1:28.0 | which may make some parents happy. CNN's Athena Jones starts us off. |
| 1:34.0 | Confusion and concern. As Pfizer announces, it is seeing waning |
| 1:38.0 | immunity from its vaccine and plans to seek emergency use authorization |
| 1:42.0 | for a booster shot next month. |
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