Sunday shows - Officials reflect on pandemic's latest surge

View in your browser     Fauci says he was 'stunned' by boos from Trump supporters over booster revelation By SARAKSHI RAI   Anthony Fauci on Sunday said he was "dismayed" and "stunned" when former President Trump was booed by his supporters when he told them during a speaking tour that he has received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. "I was a bit dismayed when former President Trump came out and made that statement, and his followers booed him, which I was stunned by that. I mean, given the fact of how popular he is with that group, that they would boo him, which tells me how recalcitrant they are about being told what they should do," the chief White House medical adviser said in an appearance on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday. Read the full story here     Surgeon General on public's pandemic fatigue: 'We will get to the end of this' By DOMINICK MASTRANGELO   Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said while it is understandable that much of the public is likely growing fatigued with the ebbs and flows of the coronavirus pandemic, he is optimistic the nation is now in a better position to beat it than when the outbreak began.  Read the full story here     Fauci on domestic air travel mandate: Anything to get people more vaccinated 'would be welcome' By SARAKSHI RAI   Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said on Sunday that "anything that could get people more vaccinated would be welcome" when asked about what he thinks of the notion of domestic air travel vaccine mandates.  Read the full story here     Health expert: Surge in COVID-19 cases should no longer be 'major metric' of pandemic By DOMINICK MASTRANGELO   "For two years, infections always proceeded hospitalizations which proceeded deaths, so you could look at infections and know what was coming," Ashish K. Jha, dean of Brown University and a former Harvard health expert said during an appearance on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. "Omicron changes that. This is the shift we’ve been waiting for in many ways."  Read the full story here     Fauci on lack of tests during holiday season: 'We've got to do better' By SARAKSHI RAI   When asked by ABC News's "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl if the lack of of testing options many Americans are experiencing over the holiday season frustrates him, Fauci responded that, "Well, obviously it does." Read the full story here     Harris acknowledges 'frustration' during Charlamagne tha God interview By JOSEPH CHOI   Harris acknowledged to CBS' Margaret Brennan during an interview that aired Sunday the exchange reflected "frustration" with the question, in which the host alluded to whether Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) was the president given his perception as a lone lawmaker to thwart some of the president's agenda give the 50-50 split in the Senate. Read the full story here     Blunt blasts Democrat 'gimmicks' in Build Back Better as bill's future remains in jeopardy By JOSEPH CHOI   "That's exactly the kind of gimmicks the Build Back Better — or what some my friends called the Build Back Broker package — does. They assume that once you start all of these programs, you'll never be willing to stop them," the Missouri Republican said. Read the full story here     Cardin on future of Biden spending bill: 'A lot of us are gonna be disappointed' By JOSEPH CHOI   Democratic Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin on Sunday said the Democrats are prepared to move forward on the Build Back Better bill, but conceded that "a lot of us are gonna be disappointed." Read the full story here     House Republican, Democrat say political environment on Capitol Hill is 'toxic' By DOMINICK MASTRANGELO   "It's pretty toxic. There is no question about it," Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) told host Dana Bash during an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union." Read the full story here     Oregon father who told Biden 'let's go Brandon' said comment was in 'jest' By SARAKSHI RAI   "There’s no animosity or anything like that. It was merely just an innocent jest to also express my God-given right to express my frustrations in a joking manner...I love him just like I love any other brother or sister," the father said. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©1998 - 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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