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- [Dale] With daily COVID infections

in the US reportedly up morethan 300% since mid-June,

there's new evidence the vaccine

may not protect as well assome have claimed they would.

The CEO for a company thathelped develop the Pfizer vaccine

has told The Wall Street Journal

that "antibody levelsare dropping seven months

after immunization amongsome vaccine recipients."

Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN a booster shot

may be needed for people

with weaker immune systems.

- Those are the kind of individuals

that if there's going to be a third boost,

which might likely happen,

will be among first the vulnerable.

- [Dale] The former headof the FDA, Scott Gottlieb,

blasted the Centers for DiseaseControl's latest attempt

at modeling the trajectory ofthe COVID-19 Delta variant,

basically saying the CDCdoesn't know what it's doing,

and said even the vaccinatedshould now wear masks.

- Whether you'revaccinated or unvaccinated,

you wanna add an additional measure

of protection if you're in ahigh-prevalence environment

whether there's a lot of infection.

A mask can still be helpfulagainst this new variant.

- [Dale] With only 49% of thepopulation fully vaccinated,

Republican leaders like Mitch McConnell

and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

are urging Americans to get vaccinated.

Health officials claim the vast number

of new infections areamong the unvaccinated.

But DeSantis says badgeringand fear mongering

by the government will never persuade some

to get the jab.

- You're in a situation now

where a lot of the folkswho are not taking it,

it's accessible to everyone,

they have different reasonsfor why they don't take it.

And I think that the more they're hectored

by government officialsor some of these folks,

that is not gonna get 'em to yes.

I can tell you that right now.

- [Dale] And whilevaccinations are reported

to be up over the weekend,

health officials remain worried

with Dr. Anthony Fauci saying we're going

in the wrong direction.

Dale Hurd, CBN.