peter hotez. he's the co-director of the texas children's hospital center for vaccine development and a professor of virology and microbiology at the baylor college of medicine here in houston. dr. hotez, i have to say to you, i normally talk to people who are local to where i am when i'm traveling, but you are really one of the very, very first people we spoke to on this show, on "velshi" about the vaccine, because you have been one of those people who have been studying a vaccine for coronavirus. i don't know how many years ago, but you've actually been on top of this. you're the guy to comment on this. tell me from your perspective, as a coronavirus vaccine expert, what you make of what's happened so far? >> well, thanks, ali. and first of all, welcome to houston. it's great to have you here. i hope to have you back again soon. you know, i'm a vaccine scientist, of course, and i'm excited about seeing these vaccines rolled out, probably more excited than anybody. but i also have mixed emotions,

dr peter hotez there. making music during lockdown has been an artistic endeavour for many during the pandemic. and classically—trained musician belle chen has embarked upon a grand project. she's asked people around the world to submit ambient sound recordings, which inspire her to improvise on the keyboard. take a listen to the results. the sounds from home project was created in may 2020. it was during the uk's covid lockdown. and i'm really accustomed to travelling for my music and connecting with people, so about one or two months into the lockdown i was starting to feel really kind of isolated from the world and a bit trapped, actually, as well. but i was really curious about how other people are handling the current situation as well. so i started the sounds from home project on social media. people we re project on social media. people were invited to share a sound recording from their neighbourhood. also at the same time share their story and perspective. i would then improvise a soundtrack to g

peter hotez makes that point. we have been studying coronavirus for a very, very long time. there's a researcher at penn who has been doing this for 40 years. >> absolutely. i remember going to world vaccine and listen to dr. hotez. no one wanted to listen to him. he was telling everybody, this is coming. this is coming. it's here. we need to address it rapidly, and we are. it's amazing. >> we talk about the hiccups in the distribution of the vaccine, because we should. what's your sense of how it's gone, starting from last week, the rollout of the pfizer vaccine, the distribution, the way that's been done, now today another historic moment. the second vaccine for the world's most serious pandemic. >> absolutely. it's been happening, as the government said, at warp speed. i went personally. it was beautiful. we went in and went out. it's going to be complicated to figure out how to get everybody in, who should be getting it now and who should be getting it later but it's happening. >> the is pfizer vaccine needs the super cold temperature, minus 70 degrees centigrade. this o

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professor peter hotez, thank you so much, as always. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, has said that the nhs in wales will not be able to cope by christmas if covid—19 cases continue to rise at their current rate. his administration will publish a new plan of restrictions next week. in scotland, 11 council areas in the top tier of restrictions have moved down a level, meaning that non—essential shops are reopening. but scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon urged people to do their christmas shopping locally, and not to travel out of their local areas. northern ireland too has seen an easing of restrictions. we'll be reporting from there and from scotland shortly. but first, hywel griffith reports from cardiff. the areas that you've picked up... a final face—to—face for this term. from monday, these pupils in cardiff will be learning online from home to try to stop the spread of the virus. for 17—year—old tilly, it really doesn't feel like christmas has come early. we should've been told earlier, so then we cou

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dr peter hotez, thank you so much, as always. austria's constitutional court is struck down a law banning the headscarf in schools. it was deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory. the court said the law, introduced last year, contravene the principle of equality in relation to freedom of religion and conscience. meanwhile, the constitutional court also ruled to allow assisted suicide, annulling the provision which made it a punishable offence. bolivia's civil registry has for the first time authorised a same—sex civil union following a2— same—sex civil union following a 2— year legal battle. the couple, together for more than a decade, was originally denied the right to register their union. activists hope it paves the way forward for a transformation of the country's marriage laws. since the coronavirus pandemic began — millions of people have been forced to live alone. separated from friends and family in an attempt to stop the spread of covid—19. now a french artist has gone to unusual lengths to highlight the d

professor peter hotez, thank you so much. let's get some of the day's other news. the us house of representatives has passed a two—day extension of federal funding to prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend. the legislation now has to be approved by the senate. the interim measure would give more time for negotiations on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. at least ten people have been killed in a suicide attack at a stadium in the somali city of galkayo. the blast occurred shortly before the prime minister mohamed hussein roble was due to speak there. the islamist group al—shabaab has said it carried out the attack. the british prime minister has warned that things are "looking difficult" as talks about a post—brexit trade deal go into the final weekend before christmas. the uk and eu are trying to resolve the remaining issues before the transition period ends on new year's eve. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says the process has reached the "moment of truth". more than 300 nigerian schoolboys have been reunited with their parents

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peter hotez, and peter baker, so dr. peter hotez, let us start with you and this fda meeting. what exactly is going on right now, if any, they say this vaccine is okay how quickly will the fda move? >> thanks, katy. it's not like a binary up and down. there are special populations, pregnant, compromising, kids, what about the future clinical trials, do we vaccination the placebos? what do we do about future trials. we heard about the allergies yesterday in the two allergies. unless we're moving forward with the emergency use authorization. i'm pretty confident about that. there could be a delay if they want to see more information. it's more going to be about all of the other pieces that we have to look for in the coming weeks and months. >> doctor, you're talking about pregnant women and other groups that have not been tested with this vaccine. is there any reason to believe that the academy would say yes, they should get this vaccine even if children or pregnant women were not involved in those clinical trials? >> i think they're going to certainly say that we'll have to do

peter hotez, dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. dr. hotez, great to have you back on the program. give you a reality check about the variant of the virus. it's just confirmed in colorado. what more should we know about it? how concerned should we be it's arrived here by someone who hasn't traveled? a has it arrived here by someone who traveled or could it have mutated in the united states as well? >> my concern is this is not a rare variant, that it's fairly common by now, it's just we've not been looking. this variant rose out of the uk around september, but then it really began to out-compete, replace other variants in the uk, especially in southeastern england around kent and in london, now it's one of the more common variants in the united kingdom. and on that basis, that's why they say it's more transmissible. there's no experimental evidence to show that it's more transmissible. it's more hypoththe uk has -- -e only sequenced 50,000. >> why the lag in this country so far? >> yeah, it's just one of the -- one of sevenor eight inst

peter hotez. he's a vaccine scientist working with a team to develop a low cost covid-19 version for global distribution. he happens to serve as codirector for the center of vaccine development at texas childrens. and he's the dean of the national school of tropical medicine at bailor college of medicine. also with us tonight the reverend liz walker. we're proud to say she started as did a number of us in local news. notably the first african-american weeknight news anchor in boston and now senior pastor at roxbury presbyterian. at the center of an effort and enlisting dr. fauci and others to build confidence in the vaccine. dr. hotez, i'd like to begin with you and your reaction to this fda authorization tonight. >> well, it's certainly important news and a critical first step towards vaccinating our way out of this epidemic. we were hoping not to have to completely rely on bio technology solutions, but in the absence of a national covid-19 strategy by this white house it's really backed us into

peter hotez, the co-director of the center for vaccine development at texas children's hospital. he's dean of the national school of tropical medicine and baylor college of medicine. thank you for making time. >> thanks for having me, rachel. happy hanukkah. >> happy hanukkah to you. thank you. let me start by asking you if i'm talking about the right things when it comes to this approval by this fda panel today. i'm interested in the vote, that it wasn't a unanimous vote. i'm interested in the fact that this is a very esteemed, independent panel outside the fda advising them. what do you think it's important for people to understand about this part of the decision? >> well, i think it's really important to remember that we've never done this before. we've never done an emergency use authorization for a vaccine that's given to a large segment of the u.s. population, potentially up to two-thirds of the u.s. population or more. so there's not a lot of precedent to go on. remember the reason why we have to do this. the trump administration never led a national response to covid-19,

peter hotez, professor and dean of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. great to see you. what should people know about these reactions because we're hearing they were in the pfizer vaccine as well as the moderna vaccine. >> well, it depends what we mean by serious. we know serious allergic reactions do occur about the order of one to two per million for the influenza and the hpv vaccine for cervical and other cancers. 3 or 4 per million. now 6 among 270,000 would be high, but they're not saying they may not be serious. so there's a little bit of confusion there. so i know this is under investigation. the fda has made that decision to move forward except if you're allergic to any known component in the vaccine. and i think that's a wise recommendation for now. so hopefully the fda is now looking into this. >> which is why it's so important these vaccines are administered in a facility that can then monitor for a few minutes after the vaccines are delivered, right, and then offer epipens or whatever aid these patients do need to receive and they've been tr

peter hotez, always a pleasure. >> once the fda clears the way, then comes the next major challenge. getting the vaccines into americans' arms on a mass scale. across the country, teams of dedicated health care workers have been coming up with their own strategies in trying to perfect that process. i want to bring in nbc's josh lederman in media, pennsylvania, where he took part in a test run of a mass vaccination drive-through operation. was us through, josh, this drive-through process. will it play out as health officials are hoping it will from what they've learned over the past couple of test runs? >> reporter: ayman, this was a dry run for the period that's probably going to come in the spring of next year when the vaccine becomes available much more broadly for the american publ. they had it set up like an assembly line. the first thing they did, registration and get you scheduled for that second dose because it's so critical that people come back three weeks later with the pfizer vaccine for the second doets. they had a nurse practitioner who walked through fatigue, dizziness,

peter hotez answering some of those questions for us this afternoon. always a pleasure, thank you. >>> now, president trump is reversing a plan that would allowed for senior government officials and some white house staff to get vaccinated as early as this week. in a tweet he said he asked to receive the vaccine later unless specifically necessary. this comes as the white house continues to hold large indoor gatherings against the health advice of officials in this country. gyning me now is monica alba live from the white house. once again the president using his platform to change course, so to speak. what do we know about when the president and vice president and other key members of this administration plan on getting vaccinated? >> yeah, it was a notable shift, ayman, exactly for the point you raise which is this mixed messaging, an irony coming from a white house that has often defied the cdc guidelines by holding the parties or making these super spreader events quite frequently here at the white house. and the thought they may be the ones who wo

peter hotez joins us now. first, how is vaccine distribution going in texas? >> well, what's going on in texas is similar problems to the rest of the country. we received 600,000 doughs as of a couple of days ago, given only 100,000 doses. some of that was being held back for the second dose, but what's going on in texas is not too different from the rest of the country. we've got to figure out a way to dramatically expand the number of americans who can get vaccinated. and it's clear that operation warp speed never really addressed that. it was like everything else in this covid-19 response. there was no ownership of the federal government. everything has been left to the states and the states are clearly not equipped to manage this. so, we're going to need intervention by the government. >> how many vaccine injections should we be doing? how many would you like to be seeing? >> well, jake, just the back of the envelope calculation, if you know that you want to get 80% of the country vaccinated by later in the summer, early fall, that's a tremendous number of

peter hotez in here. he is a public health expert and the dean of the baylor university college of medicine. dr. hotez, the department of health and human services has now started a national ad campaign to promote vaccine awareness. they're putting videos on social media. officials say this is to prepare the nation for this vaccine or at least any vaccine when it is available, according to a new pew poll, 60% of americans say they would get the covid-19 vaccine. is that enough? >> no. ana, we're going to need about 70% to 80% of the u.s. population to take the vaccine if we're serious about using the vaccine to also stop transmission of the virus. look, the vaccine will protect you in terms of saving your -- saving you from going to the hospital or the icu and save your life, which is the most important, but there's a very high bar if we're really going to use the vaccine to interrupt transmission and we're not even close right now. the likelihood of attaining that goal. and there are a few reasons for it

peter hotez co-director of the texas children's hospital center for vaccine development. well, doctor. thanks for being with us. dr. fauci is again raising concerns about what he calls this post-holiday surge upon the surge. what are you expecting to see in the crisis, let's say two weeks from now, as steve patterson was just saying? >> you know, andrea, we're seeing so much transmission now, it's hard to know what is due to a surge, what is not due to a surge. the numbers are extraordinary. remember that 19 million cases, let's round to 20 million, that's an underestimate by a factor of four or five, so we're looking at maybe 80 million to 100 million cases in the united states, getting towards a quarter of the u.s. population being infected and remember when rand paul, senator paul said 22% herd immunity and it will stop? guess what? it's not. it's been continuing to race onward and this is what i'm very concerned about as the virus still is speeding ahead of our ability to vaccinate, hopefully we can get up to speed soon in terms of vaccinations. >> yes, so much for dr

peter hotez, from baylor, always a pleasure to get your expertise on the air. thank you. >> good to see you again, chuck. >>> still ahead -- police are investigating threats of violence against another public official over covid restrictions. the pushback against a mask mandate pushed a kansas mayor to resign. she joins us next. we pray families grow strong. we pray kids don't go hungry. we pray every head has a roof over it. we pray those struggling with addiction overcome it. and those who've lost jobs can keep the lights on. we pray that all those who are hurting can find relief. we pray for more love. more hope. now is the time to put hands and feet to our prayers. with more people facing poverty, our community needs our help more than ever. ♪ honey honey? new nyquil severe honey is maximum strength cold and flu medicine with soothing honey-licious taste. nyquil honey. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever best sleep with a cold medicine. >>> welcome back. we've got another disturbing sign of the hyperpartisan nature of

peter hotez. shannon, a lot of this reporting is coming from you. first up, though, what is this administration saying about these delays? >> as you out lined so much back and forth on day five already between pfizer and the trump administration and the trump administration says that everything essentially is going as plans, that they are going to be shipping out millions more doses next week, emphasizing the moderna vaccine is on the way. but a number of states and hospitals saying they have not gotten the supply that they need. and essentially that they are ready to go and be vaccinating people. but they haven't gotten that supply. pfizer saying they have the doses, they're waiting on the u.s. to tell them where to ship them out. and i think it was interesting insight from scott gottlieb but not part of the trump administration. but his take on this being that the administration wants to hold back some doses so we make sure when you get to the point where everyone needs that second dose in three or four weeks that the vaccine's there for them. so,

peter hotez. doctor, thank you so much. i'm long-winded, i have a motor mouth sometimes. i went a little long. i had to sneak a break in. thank you for being patient. let's talk about this. today dr. fauci said if the fda says the vaccine is safe the american people should trust them. listen to him. here he is. >> if the united states food and drug administration says that a vaccine is safe and effective, i can promise you that i will take that vaccine myself and i will recommend that my family does that. so i think the authority should be the united states food and drug administration. >> an axios ipsos poll finding 53% of americans saying they would get a first generation vaccine. how do we get more people on board, doctor? >> we really need to do that. and by the way, i echo tony's, dr. fauci's comments. i'm ready to get that vaccine as well. the food and drug administration has the most extraordinary track record of vaccine safety the world has ever seen, a robust system of approval and also post-licensure or post-release monitoring as well. we've got a few things we

peter hotez, thanks so much. i want to bring in colorado's governor jared polis, who is joining us now. governor, thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. i want to start with this confirmed case of the new coronavirus strain in your state that caught a lot of people by surprise although i guess not that surprising. the individual had no travel history from what we understand. has the presence of this new, more contagious variant in your state, led to some renewed vigilance? what do you make of that? >> well, i think everybody across the country expected that it was here. it's probably more prevalent in areas that have even more travel to the uk like new england and mid-atlantic. we were thrilled that colorado scientists were the first to find the variant. i fully expect that other states will discover it present among their population in the coming days. i believe there's some initial news out of other states as well. so you know, good triumph for colorado scientists. yes, does it concern us? absolutely. the doc

peter hotez, great talking with you today. thanks. >> thank you so much. >>> now to the economic pain millions are facing this christmas. tomorrow roughly 12 million unemployed americans could lose key benefits. next week a protection put in place against evictions expires. and on monday the government runs out of funding. but there is of a solution, president trump could sign the $900 billion relief bill. he could have days ago. he could have done this days ago. instead he demanded last minute changes to a deal that took months of congressional bickering to reach. but republicans will not agree to changes that he wants. overnight the bill was flown to the president in florida, the question is will he sign it? with me now is ken rogoff harvard university economist and former chief economist at the imf. good morning. >> good morning. >> so it really is the question what is president trump going to do, is he going to veto it, will he sit on it and let it die before the new congress is in session january 3rd or will he actually s

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peter hotez, director of vaccine development at texas children's hospital. welcome, all. jacob, first to you. california has new restrictions. governor gavin newsom announcing new orders because the hospitals there are reaching icu capacity. what changes are in store? >> andrea, these are big, sweeping, statewide policies being implemented by governor newsom, yesterday announcing if a region, in this case the governor has divided the state into five regions, if one of those regions falls below 15% icu capacity, that will automatically trigger a three-week stay-at-home order. that will close all unnecessary businesses. that will close schools if they have not -- i'm sorry, that will keep schools open if they have not already been closed. and all restaurants will have to be just delivery and takeout. really sweeping restrictions across the state. you know, what we're seeing here of course is record breaking numbers. more than 85% increase over the last 14 days in new cases. california was one of the first places you heard government and business leaders talk about flattenin

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peter hotez the codirector. the georgia senate runoffs are so important to the direction of our nation that it's easy to forget they are not a national race, and we will need local help to understand where things stand. so i'm going to talk to the chair of the democratic party of georgia after this break. e chair of the democratic party of georgia after this break ♪ sanctuary music (kids laughing) (dog barking) ♪ sanctuary music it's the final days of the wish list sales event sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zero due at signing, and a complimentary first month's payment. >>> there are only eight days left until voters in georgia head to the polls for a pair of runoff elections that will decide which party controls the u.s. senate in the next congress. yesterday president trump announced that he's going to be traveling to georgia to hold a rally on the eve of that election. ostensibly to stump for the republican candidates david perdue and kelly leffler. whether or not those candidates sho

peter hotez, co-director of the center for vaccine development at texas children's hospital, dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. dr. hotez is an expert not just in vaccines, but he's done work on a coronavirus vaccine long before covid-19 became a thing. peter, good to see you again. you and i were together on the morning of july 30th, sunday, july 30th -- sorry, sunday, december 13th. i don't know how i got july 30th in my head. but that day will be important, because that was the day the vaccine started rolling out. the following day, monday, december 14th, people started getting the vaccinations, and it looked like a warlike effort getting it out there and getting these vaccines to these hospitals and to health care workers. what happened? why are we at such a low number? >> you know, ali, i mean, this has been a recurring theme for the whole year, that we see time and time again that our public health infrastructure just cannot handle a lot of complexity. we saw this with the diagnostic testing that a year into this we still haven't got

peter hotez, thank you so much for being with us this morning. thank you for all the work you've done with us and for the american people all year. we hope you have a wonderful holiday. >> john, erica, thank you for giving me a voice this year. it means everything to me and wish you all the best for a happy, healthy holiday. >> you, too. your voice is so important and it's really appreciated, dr. hotez. thank you. >> thank you. >>> president trump throwing stimulus checks for struggling americans in doubt as he pardons allies. what can congress do about this now? next. want to sell the best burger in every zip code? add an employee. or ten... then easily and automatically pay your team and file payroll taxes. that means... world domination! or just the west side. run payroll in less than five minutes with intuit quickbooks. to all the businesses make it through 2020... thank you for going the extra mile... and for the extra pump of caramel. thank you for the good food... and the good karma. thank you for all the deliveries... especially this one.

peter hotez, the co-director of the center for vaccine development at texas children's hospital, the dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. dr. hotez is an expert not just in vaccines, but he's done work on a coronavirus vaccine long before covid-19 became a thing. peter, good to see you again. you and i were together on the morning of july 30th, sunday, july 30th -- sorry, sunday, december 13th. don't know how i got july 30th in my head. that day will be important because that was the day the vaccine started rolling out. the following day, monday, december 14th, people started getting the vaccinations, and it looked like a war-like effort, getting it out there and getting these vaccines to these hospitals and to health care workers. what happened? why are we at such a low number? >> you know, ali, i mean this has been a recurring theme for the whole year, that we see time and time again that our public health infrastructure just cannot handle a lot of complexity. we saw this with the diagnostic testing that a year into this we still haven't g

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peter hotez. he's a vaccine scientist working with a team to develop a low cost covid-19 version for global distribution. he happens to serve as codirector for the center of vaccine development at texas childrens. and he's the dean of the national school of tropical medicine at bailor college of medicine. also with us tonight the reverend liz walker. we're proud to say she started as did a number of us in local news. notably the first african-american weeknight news anchor in boston and now senior pastor atroxburry presbyterian. and enlisting dr. fauci and others to build confidence in the vaccine. dr. hotez, i'd like to begin with you and your reaction to this fda authorization tonight. >> well, it's certainly important news and a critical first step towards vaccinating our way out of this epidemic. we were hoping not to have to completely rely on bio technology solutions, but in the absence of a national covid-19 strategy by this white house it's really backed us into a corner. and now we pretty

hotez one of america's leading vaccine scientists said that a vaccine his team and created 4 years ago in response to the sars outbreak may have been able to provide patients with a cross protection from the virus at the heart of this path. dimmick but it simply hadn't been commissioned entice enough for drug companies to invest in the bottom line is had we had those investments early on to carry this all the way through clinical trials years ago we could have had a vaccine ready to go you know one of the big problems of capitalism the capitalist direct investment so capitalists say you know it's really important by agra because that's a huge market even though the coronavirus exists once not invest in a back scene because that market doesn't really serve then i also didn't really want to vaccinate the whole world in this preemptive measure no let's create something that we can sell now so you know we like capitalism direct investment at our clock the peril whenever a vaccine is hopefully created the next battle at least for patients in the united states will be over affordability and

peter hotez, one of america's leading vaccine scientists said that a vaccine his team and created 4 years ago in response to the sars outbreak may have been able to provide patients with a cross protection from the virus at the heart of this pain dimmick. but it simply hadn't been commissioned, entice enough for drug companies to invest in. the bottom line is, had we had those investments early on to carry this all the way through clinical trials. years ago, we could have had a vaccine ready to go, you know, one of the big problems of capitalism, the capitalist drug investment. so capitalists say, you know, it's really important by agra because that's a huge market. even though the coronavirus exists once, not invest in a back scene, because that market doesn't really exist, then i also didn't really want to vaccinate the whole world in this preemptive measure. no, let's create something that we can sell now. so you know, we like capitalism. direct investment at our clock the peril whenever a vaccine is hopefully created. the next battle, at least for patients in the united states, will b

hotez one of america's leading vaccine scientists said that a vaccine his team and created 4 years ago in response to the sars outbreak may have been able to provide patients with a cross protection from the virus at the heart of this pay. dimmick but it simply hadn't been commissioned entice enough for drug companies to invest in the bottom line is had we had those investments or early on to carry this all the way through clinical trials years ago we could have had a vaccine ready to go you know one of the big problems of capitalism the capitalist direct investment so capitalists say you know it's really important by agra because that's a huge market even though the coronavirus exists once not invest in a back scene because that market doesn't really serve then i also didn't really want to vaccinate the whole world in this preemptive measure no let's create something that we can sell now so you know we like capitalism direct investment at our clock the peril whenever a vaccine is hopefully created the next battle at least for patients in the united states will be over affordability an

i've been speaking to professor peter hotez dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine in houston. he said the approval was fantastic news. we now have two mrna vaccines that are going to be released to the public. we know there is a high bar, and going to be about three quarters of the american population to be populated, vaccinated from the transmission of the virus, and these are two important first steps, the pfizer and moderna mrna vaccines, and we will need a small fleet of vaccines in the new year, we have the astrazeneca oxford and and thej&j, we have a vaccine we are producing in india now and with biological e and the novavax vaccine, so six or maybe seven vaccines we think are going to be needed to vaccinate the us population. that's interesting, so six or seven vaccines needed. what kind of timescale do you think is realistic? well, you know, we hope that the two adenovirus vaccines from j&j and astrazeneca oxford in the new year, j&j maybe february and same as astrazeneca oxford in the spring, so as we move into the summer, we'll certain

professor peter hotez is dean is from the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine in houston. he told me the approval was fantastic news. we now have two mrna vaccines that are going to be released to the public. we know there is a high bar, and going to be about three quarters of the american population to be vaccinated from the transmission of the virus, and these are two important first steps, the pfizer and moderna mrna vaccines, but we're going to need a small fleet of vaccines in the new year, we have the astrazeneca oxford and thej&j, we have a vaccine we are producing in india now and with biological e and the novavax vaccine, so six or maybe seven vaccines we think are going to be needed to vaccinate the us population. that's interesting, so six to seven vaccines needed. what kind of timescale do you think is realistic? well, you know, we hope that the two adenovirus vaccines from j&j and astrazeneca oxford in the new year, j&j maybe february, same as astrazeneca oxford in the spring, so as we move into the summer, we'll certainly head towards that, but th

professor peter hotez is dean from the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine in houston. he told me the approval was fantastic news. we now have two mrna vaccines that are going to be released to the public. we know there is a high bar, and going to be about three quarters of the american population to be vaccinated to interrupt transmission of the virus, and these are two important first steps, the pfizer and moderna mrna vaccines, and we will need a small fleet of vaccines in the new year, we have the astrazeneca oxford vaccine and the j&j, we have a vaccine we are producing in india now and with biological e and the novavax vaccine, so six or maybe seven vaccines we think are going to be needed to vaccinate the us population. that's interesting, so six to seven vaccines needed. what kind of timescale do you think is realistic? well, you know, we hope that the two adenovirus vaccines from j&j and astrazeneca oxford in the new year, j&j maybe february and same as astrazeneca oxford in the spring, so as we move into the summer, we'll certainly head towards tha

peter hotez. dr., thank you so much. i'm long winded and a motor mouth sometimes. i went a long winded into the break. if the fda says the vaccine is safe, the american people should trust them. listen to him. >> if the united states food and drug administration says that a vaccine is safe and effective, i can promise you that i will take that vaccine myself. and i will recommend that my family does that. so, i think the authority should be the united states food and drug administration. >> an access poll finding 53% of americans said they would get a first generation vaccine. how do we get more people on board, doctor? >> we really need to do that. i echo dr. fauci's comments. i'm ready to get that vaccine as well. the food and drug administration has the most extraordinary track record of vaccine safety the world has ever seen, a robust system of approval and also post-licensure or post-release monitoring as well. we've got a few things we have to do. first of all, i think once the vaccine is rolled out and we don't see untoward reactions and the efficacy becomes

peter hotez. you were supposed to be with us yesterday, but you had to move that to today because you were getting your vaccine. talk about what it's like to work in this space, to have been one of the most forceful voices in the last ten months, and now to be protected. >> it was a whole range of emotions, and very intense emotions at that. first of all, there was curio curiosi curiosity, because we're testing a different type of vaccine, a low-cost one for global health. here i was, getting a different covid-19 vaccine. that was interesting. for me, i think there was a bittersweet moment. yes, i was happy to be vaccinated, knowing there's a very low likelihood after getting the second dose that i will wind up in an intensive care unit or a hospital as a patient. i was grateful to pfizer and biontech. and then there's the sadness of the 300,000 americans who have lost their lives. or knowing that if we had had a national program for covid-19 containment, we did not have to approach anything like

peter hotez, thank you. we appreciate all you do. >> thank you. >>> the first vaccine shipments were supposed to begin within 24 hours of the fda authorization. now we're told the vaccine won't be sent out until tomorrow. why? we'll take you live to pfizer's facility next. - [narrator] grubhub perks give you deals on all the food that makes you boogie. (upbeat music) get the food you love with perks from- - [crowd] grubhub. it's all about the bedroom. so you can wake up in a winter slumberland. and give a little comfort to everyone on your list. the fluffiest down duvet you'll ever feel, soft and light percale sheets, a cool, supportive mattress and plush pillows, for your best night's sleep. so go ahead, give the gift of a better bedroom with 10% off for a limited time at casper.com try optum perks. it's a new way to save up to 80%. and everyone can do it. it's from optum, a health care company that's trusted by millions of people. you don't have to sign up for anything. just go to optumperks.com. and get a

peter hotez, profe professor at baylor college of medicine. always a pleasure to have you on. welcome. >> thank you, brooke. good to see you. >> i am curious from your perspective, initially they said 20 million doses, now we're down to just above 1 million, as they change the goalpost, it had gone from something like numbers in october, told 100 million, then 40 million, then 20 million, in actuality 12 million have been distributed. why do you think the holdup? >> i think as part of a recurring theme happening all year, we just do not have a health system that can accommodate much in the way of complexity. still haven't fixed everything with diagnostic testing, still have long lines almost a full year into this. we now know we're not doing virus genomic surveillance. done full sequencing on less than 0.5% of isolates. this is going more by the same play book, unfortunately. and in fairness, there are complexities, logistics of deep freezer requirement for the pfizer vaccine and requirement in general and i understand a lot of this is left to the states and the thing i am wor

geoff bennett and peter hotez, thank you for being with us. it's been great. >>> when we come back the stimulus checks so badly needed now depend on the gop senate, specifically mitch mcconnell. it's still unclear what he'll do, even as trump lashes out as him for rejecting his demands. >>> and coast to coast people came out this year to fight against racial injustice sparked by the police killing of george floyd. we'll look back at the black lives matter movement in 2020 and what we can expect to see in 2021. >>> plus the counter reaction to it all arising in white national terrorist groups and aggressive heavily armed police forces. we'll talk about all of that and more when "deadline white house" continues after this. don't go anywhere. ine white hou" continues after this don't go anywhere. see every delivery... every yikes... and even every awwwwwwww... wait, where was i? introducing self protection from xfinity. designed to put you in control. with real-time notifications and a week of uninterrupted recording. all powered by reliable, sec