Dr. Hotez on Packed College Football Stadiums: ‘Troubles Me that We Somehow Decided It’s Over’

DUTHIERS spectators to have ░░░░░░░░ least one dose of ░░░░░░░░ Covid vaccine But there ░░░░░░░░ concerns that people at ░░░░░░░░ public gatherings are not ░░░░░░░░ precautions against Covid Dr ░░░░░░░░ Hotez is the Professor ░░░░░░░░ Pediatrics and Molecular Virology ░░░░░░░░ Baylor College of Medicine ░░░░░░░░ he joins us now ░░░░░░░░ discuss Good morning Good ░░░░░░░░ see you HOTEZ Good ░░░░░░░░ Nice to see you ░░░░░░░░ So Dr Hotez when ░░░░░░░░ see these large crowds ░░░░░░░░ packed stadiums what goes ░░░░░░░░ your mind HOTEZ Well ░░░░░░░░ goes through my mind ░░░░░░░░ is that we re ░░░░░░░░ this incredible surge right ░░░░░░░░ of Covid 19 although ░░░░░░░░ s unevenly distributed in ░░░░░░░░ United States right now ░░░░░░░░ south the south is ░░░░░░░░ fire in terms of ░░░░░░░░ raging epidemic in terms ░░░░░░░░ new cases especially in ░░░░░░░░ people And now we ░░░░░░░░ got 100 000 Americans ░░░░░░░░ hospitals right now as ░░░░░░░░ we re speaking and ░░░░░░░░ deaths are climbing to ░░░░░░░░ 1 500 deaths a ░░░░░░░░ almost all of them ░░░░░░░░ the unvaccinated And so ░░░░░░░░ troubles me that we ░░░░░░░░ decided this is over ░░░░░░░░ the Delta variant now ░░░░░░░░ surging across America.”