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Biden Announces Boosters
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 01:17:04
Publish Date: 2021-08-19 10:35:50
Description:

There are nearly five times as many Americans in hospital with Covid-19 as there were two months ago.  With the delta variant surging, the President announces the rollout of booster shots for fully vaccinated adults in the U.S. to start September 20th, pending sign-off from the FDA. Experts are split on the third dose. Dr. David Rubin, Director of PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, joins to give his perspective.

Americans and the world watch as disaster unfolds in Afghanistan. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul warns it cannot ensure safe passage to Hamid Karzai Airport despite the Pentagon saying the Taliban guarantee safe passage. President Biden now says troops may stay past his August 31st deadline if all Americans are not evacuated.

President Biden has slammed Governors who have banned mask mandates in schools for their own political gain, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott who issued an executive order banning school districts from requiring masks and Florida Governor Ron Desantis, who reacted negatively to the Miami-Dade School Board's vote today in favor of a mask mandate. CNN Political Commentators Ana Navarro and Scott Jennings join to discuss the mask mandate controversy in these high coronavirus transmission states.

President Biden is on the defensive insisting the chaos in Afghanistan amid the U.S. troops withdrawal is not a failure of intelligence planning or execution and says there is no way the U.S. could have withdrawn without Afghanistan falling into chaos. CNN’s John Harwood and USA Today’s Kirsten Powers join to give their perspectives.

Finally, right-wing commentators continue to use the crisis in Afghanistan to push an anti-refugee sentiment, stoking fears in the immigration debate. CNN’s Juliette Kayyem and The Washington Post’s Craig Whitlock join to discuss the myths and misinformation around this issue.

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