getting these vaccines to poorer nations even when the vaccines do get there, for example, the first shipment of covax, those vaccines have gone to ghana. now they are having trouble getting into people's arms because people do not trust the vaccine. today, we had oxford astrazeneca, we have had questions come out around the data perhaps that it may have been using outdated information from its trials. although everyone still says this vaccine is safe. even that discussion even that narrative impacts the way people see these vaccines. are we talking too much about getting vaccines to everyone and not enough about making sure ople want them? >> this certainly has to be part of it. we have learned from past mistakes time and time again with vaccine campaigns. you have to bring the public on board. you have to give clear communication. otherwise it will not work. we are already seeing that on many fronts. it cannot just be about the vaccine and the technology itself. it is about the adoption, also what kind of implementation systems have you got i place and i think also to add to the po

is this such public uncertainty about some of these vaccines. well there is a lot of myths circulating there's also some concerns about this speed in which the vaccines were were approved so we try to explain that the process was able to go quickly for a number of reasons including a high uptake in disability in the clinical trials careful oversight rolling reviews by the regulatory agencies and so there's a there's a you know as you mentioned there's a group that's hesitating but it very much smaller that actually using to get vaccinated so a month as i was just talking about there the media has focused a lot on this so-called efficacy level of vaccines but experts are saying that we should be looking at the 0 or close to 0 hospitalizations and the death tolls to judge those vaccines how much does that influence the way that the public at large is viewing these vaccines. i think that's right and the problem is the efficacy levels from the trial are part of the things are get taken away by the public so if you're looking at different vaccines an

is this such public uncertainty about some of these vaccines. well there is a lot of myths circulating there's also some concerns about this speed in which the vaccines were were approved so we try to explain that the process was able to go quickly for a number of reasons including a high uptake in disappears in the clinical trials careful oversight rolling reviews by the regulatory agencies and so there's a there's a you know as you mentioned there's a group that's hesitating but it very much smaller group that actually fusing to get vaccinated so a month as i was just talking about there the media has focused a lot on this so-called efficacy level of vaccines but experts of are saying that we should be looking at the 0 or close to 0 hospitalizations and the death tolls to judge those vaccines how much is that influenced the way that the public at large is viewing these vaccines. i think that's right and the problem is the efficacy levels from the trial are part of the things are get taken away by the public so if you're looking at different va

and we've always maintained that vaccines without vaccination is no vaccine. so i think that we are focusing on building systems that enable us to roll out vaccines quickly once we get vaccines available. and as you rightly stated, we are very pleased that ghana could develop nigeria ability to get vaccines to our strategy as africa, cdc and others, is to work with these countries to make sure that the uptake of vaccines is as quickly as possible. learning from what we are seeing from europe. thank you so much. let's go to minsk in belarus tojohn sweeney. john, your question. my question is, could vaccine diplomacy foster the emergence of new alliances and or relations that shift geopolitical power? well, we've heard about vaccine diplomacy, haven't we? john, what do you say about that? i mean, you know, china has been sending vaccines to african countries and other countries in the developing world and russia also with its sputnik v. could they leverage this vaccine diplomacy and really use it as a kind of means of soft power? i think that all efforts to assi

vaccinated. it's now vaccinating 2.5 million people per day. this weekend was the first time the u.s. reported vaccinating more than 3 million people on consecutive days. there are now a total of 81 million people, one in three adults, with at least one vaccine dose in the u.s. and 44 million who are fully vaccinated . nearly 69% of seniors have now received their first vaccination. 42% are fully vaccinated. a second core element of the plan is to get schools open and open safely. this has been following the science, dramatically increasing testing and making it a priority to vaccinate teachers. with $10 billion committed to testing so far, schools have enough resources to properly test their students and staff. today we are taking another step in building equitable efficient response. the state of washington will receive its first federally -- federal community vaccination site. the yakima county cbc will be able to offer 1200 shots per day . local residents will be able to drive through the cen

none of the covid 19 vaccines are live virus vaccines that are similar to covid 19. the j&j is a live virus, but it's nonreplicating. it will not give you covid 19. neither will the two mrna vaccines. just a follow-up, dominant variant right now that were worried about looks like the p117 preble united united kingdom and all of the vaccines were just as well toward that variant. no excuse not to take vaccine. >> a quick follow-up with you and it has to do with how long these vaccines last. i know that's a question doctors get all-time. will i need to get one every year, or that sort of thing. and, is it better to stick with what you have now or wait if they're going to retooled them for south african variance. >> right now the virus is going to start accelerating again because of that uk variant. you want to get vaccinated as quickly as you can. we want to vaccinate the american people as fast as possible. so, don't wait. we don't know how long immunity lasts because it's new technology. you can assume that likely you will need a third immunization from either of the

vaccine. will the mow also say, the best vaccine is the one that goes into your arm. all three are terrific, absolutely terrific and we're going to ask everyone as soon as your time comes, get the vaccine that you're offered because that's the one that will protect you. >> how are you doing on vaccinating the homeless? the county is the main back stop for those groups. >> right. we're just starting that process this week in getting out doing that. it's very important to get these folks because they could be super spreaders and we're going to make a concerted effort to get hut there with the limited doses that we >> all right. the county vaccination days. i know you did something for teachers and emergency workers. do you expect to hold those one-day vaccination events? >> we'll see more mass events that welcome everyone whose eligible in a big way. i mean, we can do 10,000, 15,000 a day. but right now i think we're more interested? getting into the neighborhoods and making sure we address the

vaccinated. and while the vaccine rollout has accelerated rapidly in recent days, the timing remains critical. the top health experts in the country say new infection rates have plateaued at a very high level after falling for several weeks. and highly transmissible variants continue to spread throughout the country even as states are starting to loosen restrictions and in some places completely remove any masking requirements. so there is a lot that we're waiting to get some more guidance, to hear some from the covid response team when they begin the briefing any moment now. joining me now is elizabeth cohen and dr. jorge rodriguez, a viral specialist. so elizabeth, this has been long awaited guidance that we'll be hearing. what do you know about the level of detail or how granular this guidance is going to get? >> you know, kate, if people are expecting guidance that said if you're fully vaccinated, you could now sit here and go here and getting very specific with specifi specific scenarios, th

of vaccines. it is a strange position to be in, isn't it? the more we fear pandemic and the more we focus on vaccines, the more successful your company becomes. it is a question of public good and profit. i suppose people around the world will want to know, in the end, which drives you more? well, it is the balance, really, isn't it? because you do need to make a certain level of profit to be able to innovate, build capacity, produce new vaccines and scale up. but you know, i think definitely what drives us and our philosophy has always been providing vaccines at an affordable price. i mean, take the pandemic right now, we could have sold his vaccines at $7 or $8, you know? we have an agreement with oxford and astrazeneca that we are allowed to make a profit because as a major manufacturer, you know, we have commercial requirements. but we have chosen intentionally not to do so because of our philosophy, and we are maintaining that through this pandemic. you know, to some of the richer nations we

monday, the vaccines arrived at fed ex hubs and yesterday, the first vaccines were administered in states across the country. the two drug companies are not the only businesses stepping up. as i highlighted last friday, u.s. companies are stepping up to help the country lead its way out of this crisis. and this leads me to highlight a second announcement aimed at approving the equitable distribution of vaccines. today more than a dozen of america's health insurance providers announced a new pilot program to get two million of the most vulnerable seniors vaccinated as fast as possible. the aim is to help vulnerable seniors overcome three of the most challenging current barriers. questions about the vaccine, scheduling and transportation. health plans will make outbound calls to unvaccinated americans of over 65 who live in areas of high social vulnerability and will talk about safety and value of vaccinations and will facilitate and appointment scheduling and arrange transportation to and from a site and make sure they get back for a second shot and look to deploy mobile vans. and the goal

of the vaccine. gen. perna: i will start. initially when the vaccine came off the conveyor belt we knew that the volume was going to be low. it is the way that the vaccines are manufactured, and the pack -- in the process they have to do to ramp up accordingly. we knew that it would increase after every batch that they run they would get better at it. so, as we executed the distribution, we planned accordingly to that end. we knew that as it increased, we needed to be able to expand the distribution. that is why the capability and capacity of private industry was utilized to do so. and i will pause. sen. gillibrand: thank you. ms. cummings, your predecessor issued a memo, changing the delegation of authority for use of other transactions for prototype projects in response to covid and 2019. which is geared towards increasing contracting with small and medium-size firms, rather than big defense contractors. other authority can empower the dod to be more flexible and acquisitions, and develop solutions

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vaccine. the johnson & johnson vaccine which will help us beat this pandemic. while we have much more work ahead of us on so many fronts this is certainly a very encouraging development. today we will get a state of the pandemic update from the doctor. doctor anthony fauci and doctor nunez will discuss the recently approved j&j vaccine and i will update on the distribution of the vaccine and then we will open it up to questions but with that i will turn it over to the doctor. >> thank you, i'm delighted to be back with you today. let's get started with the currency of the pandemic. i remain deeply concerned about the potential shift in the trajectory of the pandemic. the latest cdc data continues to suggggest that the recent declis have leveled off at a very high number. the most recent seven day average of cases approximately 67200 represent an increase of a little over 2% compared to the prior seven days. similarly the most recent seven day average has also increased more than 2% from the pr

as we have more and more people vaccinated, as vaccinations become -- you know, vaccines become available all around the country for anybody who wants it, i think the calculus in all of this and who should be wearing masks and when will change. and i really look forward to the day that we get to make those decisions because so many people are vaccinated. >> the last time you were here, dr. walensky, we talked about teachers and cdc guidance about reopening schools safely, concerns among people, adults who work at schools, whether it's teachers, school staffers, janitors, counselors, you know, school bus drivers, that whatever the cdc's guidance is about how to safely reopen schools, they were concerned about not being vaccinated before that happened. so, dr. kessler -- dr. david kessler was here on the show last week and said that starting this week, march 8th, teachers and school staffers and school bus drivers and janitors and child care workers would all be eligible for vaccines, no matter their co-morbidities. and we saw this directive go out from hhs, telling all the states, whatever

for the world we can have a people's vaccine instead of a profit vaccine that the moral case is so clear and we need to see them on max you're saying that they governments could be a lobbying all putting pressure on the drug companies is that not just passing the buck in some way can governments just be putting forth the money that's necessary to that tonight just not just their populations but you know poor poorer nations as well. i think it's it's if you look at the prices being paid i give you an example so there are vaccines for tetanus and that syria that are produced and regularly given in the developing world knowing sense of years medina is church is charging $15.00 a dyer's so if rich countries only put forward more money to pay those kinds of prices then the costs of vaccinating the world is astronomical and completely on this is scary so the key point is yes rich countries should be funding the vaccination of the world but the primary thing they could do is to open up production because that will drive down prices it will make vaccines much much more affordable which is of cou

in iraq 0 vaccination campaign has been. going on normally over the last few weeks has been fine criticised by the international community as doing well but people are now pretty much concerned particularly november is and has been using astra zeneca vaccine well actually in morocco i think thank you for the question has risen we have almost like 5000000 people that's got jobs from the astra zeneca and so far we have 4 people would descend the cation but i think it's a really amazing amazing that we have are having this discussion right now and having this discussion from european countries we thought that science is coming from europe but i think right now i think it's more politics than science because i don't see any scientific person around the word can say that that is an effect or an indication that this kind of reaction that we're having and trumbull says it's caused by the us president come back seeing simon i think. the dean is talking about this disconnect between what is political and what is scientific given the

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get vaccinated. the first vaccine available to you, protect yourself, your family and your community from covid-19. with that, i will turn it over to you, jeff. >> thank you, dr. nunez-smith. i will provide an update on our planning, logistics and distribution of the recently authorized johnson & johnson vaccine before we open it up for questions. for the last several weeks, we have been working with governors, state and local health officials and pharmaies and community health centers to ensure we were ready to roll out the johnson & johnson vaccine immediately after fda approval and cdc recommendations. starting yesterday, we began executing on our plans by distributing 3.9 million doses of johnson & johnson to states, tribes and territories and also to pharmacies and community health centers. johnson & johnson doses will be delivered as early as tomorrow. we are allocating the johnson & johnson vaccine the same way we allocate pfizer and moderna, proportional to a population. if a state represents

and bringing us a vaccine. would you outline for us what you see as the critical victory in the points in which we did not do so well over this past year. >> i don't have time to go over all of the things we did not do well. it almost everything else. when the pandemic it there should've been a unified response. a strong cdc coming out with the kinds of recommendations we are now seeing. we are seeing with that would've looked like with clear consistent recommendations about what we should and should not be doing. we would've had presidential leadership that would've brought us all together to fight a common foe. we would've been supporting international organizations. we would've had consistent messaging on things like masks. we would've had a manhattan project effort to get testing and ppe out there. so we get a f on almost all of that. operation warp speed is different. operation warp speed was an effort by the trump administration to catalyze rapid development of vaccines. it basically gave the companies th

vaccinated. and for many the search for vaccine continues to come up econds. >>> right now at 11:00, could change life as you know it. new information from the cdc about covid and newly vaccinated people. >>> a surprise in contra costa county, starting tomorrow, everyone 16 and older can get a vaccine. what does this county know that others don't? >>> also more fans in the stands, big change the a's made tonight, could be tough getting a's and giants tickets as season begins this thursday. >>> good evening, thanks for being with us, lot of thingsng . vaccine hunting, possible fourth wave and lot more people traveling. also a key answer. if you're fully vaccinated, can you get covid or spread it? cdc says most likely no. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd looks at what this means for you, your family and your social life. >> everything is so new, constantly changing and evolving. >> reporter: a teacher and hospitality worker in san jose tonight, fully vaccinated and not sure what to think about informatio

, our flu vaccine — public support for vaccination, our flu vaccine programme, our childhood vaccine _ flu vaccine programme, our childhood vaccine programme, so we are not seeing _ vaccine programme, so we are not seeing large levels of hesitancy, but people have perfectly reasonable question— but people have perfectly reasonable question is that they want to ask, and we _ question is that they want to ask, and we are — question is that they want to ask, and we are ready to be able to answer— and we are ready to be able to answer those. but and we are ready to be able to answer those.— and we are ready to be able to answer those. but there is that fear, answer those. but there is that fear. isn't _ answer those. but there is that fear, isn't there, _ answer those. but there is that fear, isn't there, of— answer those. but there is that fear, isn't there, of supply - fear, isn't there, of supply shortages coming down the track, the uk is not getting the numbers of vaccine vials as it expected from india, supply, the suggestion is from the government that it was always going

vaccine. other issues focused on wait time for appointments to get tax needed and questions on whether the cdc will release guidance on what people can do once they are vaccinated, specifically traveling and social gathering. >> good morning and the key for joining us. we've got very good news over the weekend. the food and drug administration issued an emergency use authorization for a third safe and effective vaccine. the johnson & johnson vaccine which will help us beat this pandemic. while we have much more work ahead of us on so many fronts this is certainly a very encouraging development. today we will get a state of the pandemic update from the doctor. doctor anthony fauci and doctor nunez will discuss the recently approved j&j vaccine and i will update on the distribution of the vaccine and then we will open it up to questions but with that i will turn it over to the doctor. >> thank you, i'm delighted to be back with you today. let's get started with the currency of the pandemic. i re

get vaccinated. with the first vaccine available to you. protect yourself, your family and your community from covid-19. and with that, i'll turn it over to you, jeff. mr. zients: thank you. i'll produce an update on our planning, logistics and distribution of the recently authorized j&j vaccine before we open it up for can hes -- questions. for the last several weeks, we've been working with governors, state and local health officials, and pharmacies and community health centers to ensure we were ready to roll out the j&j vaccine immediately after f.d.a. approval and c.d.c. recommendations. starting yesterday, we began executing on our plans by distributing 3.9 million doses of j&j to states, tribes and territories and also to pharmacies and community health centers. johnson & johnson doses will be delivered as early as top. we're allocate -- allocating the j&j vaccine the exact same way we allocate pfizer and moderna's vaccine. proportional to a state, tribe or territory's population. so, for example, if a state represents 2% of the u.s.

vaccines. ros: but these people are specialists in these areas, part of their individual regular lators in their representative countries. why do you think they're drawing a dimblets conclusion? >> i think it's the misapplication of the precautionary principle. we have people dying across europe. a faltering vaccination program with high levels of hesitation already and they're not looking at the downsides of the suspension. once the suspension has happened. rebuilding public trust may be impossible. you can't put the cork back in the bottle once you've done. in it's an irreversible decision that's being made. even if you made make a decision to say the balance of benefits is still higher than the possible risks to the vaccines, they won't be able to reverse that decision because the public trust will be lost. ros: we've had volcanoes made had a speed we've never seen, trials faster than ever and rolled out own a scale we've never seen before. isn't it right that there are moments of caution as

turning those vaccine doses into vaccinations requires more vaccinators, more vaccination sites, we must continue to get these vaccinations efficiently and equitably distributed to the public. we have already provided more than $4.1 billion to states, tribes, and territories to support more than 500 community vaccination sites. the american rescue plan includes tens of billions more in funding to scale up our vaccination program. many states are running vaccination sites 20 47. spots are being reserved for teachers in hard-hit areas and we are getting more vaccinators in the military, to retired doctors and nurses, into the field. we are in a historic crisis and we have reason to have confidence we will prevail. we are not done, and we must keep up the pace of progress and remain vigilant. joining me today is dr. walensky, dr. fauci, dr. nunez smith. i will turn it over to dr. wilensky to talk about our next steps on our pack -- path back. dr. walensky: let's get started with an overview of the pandemic. the seven day average of cases is about 69,000 cases per day. importantly on the far

today, 60% are vaccinated. according to the cdc's guidance, vaccinated parents can now visit and hug their grandchildren and in most circumstances without wearing a mask. this is an accomplishment every american going through the difficult process of waiting for the vaccine can take pride in. as more people get vaccinated, more people will become eligible. yesterday alaska became the first state to make vaccines available to all people over the age of 16. there are many steps left in the path. but we are making progress. with that, i will turn it over to dr. walensky. dr. walensky: thank you, andy. it's a pleasure to be back with you today. let's look at the current state of the pandemic. c.d.c.'s most recent data indicates that the recent plateau of cases may be again starting to trend downward, with a seven-day average now of 56,000 cases per day. we also continue to see decreases in new hospital admissions for the most recent week, an average of 4900 patients with covid-19 were admitted per day in the most r

-- covi2 vaccine. even though we are pursuing the vaccine for mers, we use that same knowledge that we gain from the prototype pathogens of coronavirus'. on the next slide, what you see is what we are dealing with now. that is structure on the right-hand part of the slide is the spiked protein that the messenger rna colds -- codes for , that the virus expressed, and that is the soluble proteins that we have using with novavax. they all use the same structure. the point i want to make is that we did not start doing this in january of 2020, this was literally decades of fundamental research on the broad prototype pathogens of coronavirus. these are the kind of things that we are going to be doing with the viruses that could in fact pose risks as future pandemics. so let me stop there and go back to andy. thank you. mr. slavitt: thank you dr. fauci -- thank you, dr. fauci. let's take questions. we have time for a few questions. first question is from npr. >> question about the variance. cdc has predicted

zero have been directly linked to any of the vaccines and 11 million people have been now vaccinated in the u.k. due to a very successful vaccine rollout strategy. there is no trend indicating a higher than average amount of blood clotting. if anything, this is to cove ivers -- the coronavirus causes ood clotting and etc.. given the measures taken, the precauti around it seems excessive. my other concern is the flip-flopping. first we heard that based again on evidence that it would not be effective in age groups over 65. that has since proven to be incorrect. it already calls for hesitancy within europe. we heard emmanuel macron making that specific claim. now there are doctors and nurses threatening strikes to get the mn ra vaccine over the astrazeneca vaccine. now, with this further announcement, i think it will be very confusing for the public. it is going to be the narrative around it. i don't see it as being beneficial toward a european effort that is already so far behind in vaccinations. >> it will be very difficult to persuade people to go get the astrazeneca vaccine now aft

person vaccinated under the kovacs plan it aims to supply poor countries with free coated vaccines also coming up tonight former french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling he is the 1st french president to be convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison and me of more marks one month since the military coup that overthrew its democratically elected government the protesters remain defiant despite of what the weekend crackdown and al student leader aung sun suu kyi faces new charges in court . i'm off it's good to have you with us the president of ghana nona. and his wife have become the world's 1st 3 cypriots of a coronavirus vaccine from kovacs banks is the global plan to procure and distribute free vaccines to poor countries the 76 year old received the astra zeneca vaccine live on television today that is the 1st country to receive vaccines from kovacs and plans to begin vaccinating its population tomorrow nearly 24 other countries will receive supplies next week. as well as battling a 2nd wave of the infection health authorities in

now, we know the work to increase vaccine supply, vaccinators and places to get vaccinated is not enough on its own. we need to make it easier for every american to get vaccinated. too often it is too difficult, too time consuming, and too frustrating for people to identify where vaccines are available and where to schedule an appointment. that is why the president last night announced steps to make it easier for individuals to find a vaccine near them. by may 1, as vaccines are available in more places, the administration will launch a federally supported website that will show locations near them that have available vaccines. and because we know not everyone has internet access or is comfortable online, we will also launch a call center to provide assistance in providing a vaccine. since so many americans use their state and local websites to schedule vaccine appointment's, the administration will deploy technology teams to play -- to deploy the systems. reopening schools safely is critical to getting closer to normal. last night, president biden discussed additional steps in our effor

we've increased vaccine supply, the president has ordered enough vaccine doses for every adult in the u.s. we have more than doubled the number of vaccines going to states. we've improved the efficiency of the vaccine process. when we arrived, less than half of vaccines distributed to states were administered. today that number is approximately 75%. we worked with the vaccine manufacturers to speed up their delivery, to may 31. which you'll hear about later today, we led a historic partnership between two rival drug companies to scale manufacturing and speed delivery. we've searched a number of vaccinators. the president has deployed 3500 federal personnel, in addition to providing federal funding for members of the national guard to serve as vaccinators. with many more to come. we've signed an order to allow our nation's doctors and nurses to give shots. we've mobilized more than 2,000 military men and women to support community vaccination sites. we've also dramatically increased the number of places to get vaccinated. we've provided federal support for over 500 community vaccinatio

vaccines. we know the people are tired and eager for this to be over but even though it is counterintuitive, the most important time for people to make sure we run through and finish that up i think is a commonly shared sentiment not just from us but public health experts everywhere. so, hopefully the country will continue to rally together in this front. i want to thank everybody for joining the call today and appreciate a

as a crusader for vaccines and for vaccine vaccination efforts all around the world and they had previously accused russia of undermining global vaccination it is very clear that russia is up to its all tricks. and in doing so is potentially putting people at risk by spreading disinformation about vaccines the different is of course the. back then they couldn't show you what it is that russia disinform anyone with in this case he you go we have clear evidence their own admission that they had denied people the chance to get vaccinated with an available already in production vaccine especially in these times of global shortages this is story is particularly relating to the united states but even before this we saw a lot of western countries quite happy to dismiss the sputnik vaccine particularly in the early days we will remember the unprecedented smear campaign that they launched again against bootlick last year it was too quick russia couldn't possibly develop a vaccine before anyone else it was unsafe ever since then we've seen this effort to undermine sputnik to undermine any russian ass

now, we know the work to increase vaccine supply, vaccinators and places to get vaccinated is not enough on its own. we need to make it easier for every american to get vaccinated. too often it is too difficult, too time consuming, and too frustrating for people to identify where vaccines are available and where to schedule an appointment. that is why the president last night announced steps to make it easier for individuals to find a vaccine near them. by may 1, as vaccines are available in more places, the administration will launch a federally supported website that will show locations near them that have available vaccines. and because we know not everyone has internet access or is comfortable online, we will also launch a call center to provide assistance in providing a vaccine. since so many americans use their state and local websites to schedule vaccine appointments, the administration will the boy technology teams to help deploy these systems. reopening schools safely is critical to getting closer to normal. last night, president biden discussed additional steps in our effort to

just 9% of americans were vaccinated, fully vaccinated. we're now up to about 11% and revisiting the travel question. >> because we're short on time i'm going to interrupt you here and ask another question for both dr. fauci and walensky. i'm concerned about the vaccination rate of dialysis patients. this is clearly the most vulnerable patients and we know that and yet, somehow they've been overlooked in the prioritization. so we have 1.6 million dialysis patients and staff across the country that are awaiting vaccination, it seems to me that they would be pushed to the front of line. can either of you address that for me, make me more comfortable. >> thank you for that congress, congressman. c.d.c. is activity working for developing a support vaccination within the dialysis centers. this is a high risk population among other high risk populations, and we're working and i'm happy to provide you an update. >> these patients have enormous on vaccination and get 95% annual flu vaccinations and things like that. these doctors are attentive and

and we've always maintained that vaccines without vaccination is no vaccine. so i think that we are focusing on building systems that enable us to roll out vaccines quickly once we get vaccines available. and as you rightly stated, we are very pleased that ghana and nigeria are starting to get vaccines. so our strategy as africa, cdc and others, is to work with these countries to make sure that the uptake of vaccines is as quickly as possible. learning from what we are seeing from europe. thank you so much. let's go to minsk in belarus, tojohn sweeney. john, your question. my question is, could i vaccine diplomacy foster the emergence of new alliances and or relations that _ shift geopolitical power? well, we've heard about vaccine diplomacy, haven't we? john, what do you say about that? i mean, you know, china has been sending vaccines to african countries and other countries in the developing world and russia also with its sputnik v. could they leverage this vaccine diplomacy and really use it as a kind of means of soft power? i think that all efforts to ass

, the vaccinator and the vaccination system. instrumental to this work is addressing barriers to vaccinations in communities of color and disproportionately affected groups. covid-19 has highlighted long standing health disparities and health equity must be a corner stone of our public health work. cdc is committed to expanding evidence based approaches to reduce disparities in covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and death. prioritizing equity, distribution and expanding a diverse workforce. this is not our first emergency. since 2009 the u.s. has faced four significant emerging disease threat, the h1n 1, ebola, zika and now covid-19. while the agency demanded rapid and unique approaches in each of these threats, none resulted in the sustained investments in public health infrastructure. this lack of preparation presents significant challenges in our ongoing fight on covid-19. if we don't act with permanent fixes, these challenges will continue to exist when the next public health threat emerges. i would like to leave you with four

the vaccine rollout across the eu has been slow with around just 10% of the population vaccinated so far. confidence has been shaken after a number of governments suspended the rollout of astrazeneca over concerns about blood clots. but vaccinations are restarting — slowly as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. never mind the prime minister, in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a shot in the arm today. after weeks of shifting guidelines, the message was meant to be clear — it's safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, france's health authority said that a possible link to blood clots in younger patients meant the jab should only be used for those over 55. last month, it said only those under 65 should take it. lucky for mr castex that he turned 55 last year. but whether his very public vaccination will reassure people is about as clear as france's position. with cases spiralling and paris scrambling to find intensive care beds, 20% of french surveyed this month said they didn't trust the astrazeneca jab. and after weeks of resisting loc

get vaccinated. get your friends and family vaccinated when you can help. now is not the time to let down. now is not the time to celebrate. it is time to do what we do best as a country -- our duty, our jobs, take care of one another, and fight this to the finish. we can and we will do this, but don't let up now. don't let up now. thank you, may god protect our troops. thank you very much. >> dr. walensky is scared of impending doom with coronavirus cases on the rise. do you? pres. biden: i just explained fully. reporter: do you think some states should pause their reopening efforts? president biden: yes.

as a crusader for vaccines and for vaccine vaccination efforts all around the world and they had previously accused russia of undermining global vaccination it is very clear that russia is up to its all tricks. and in doing so is potentially putting people at risk by spreading disinformation about vaccines the difference is of course the. back then they couldn't show you what it is that russia disinform anyone with in this case he he you go we have clear evidence their own admission that they had denied people the chance to get vaccinated with an available already in production vaccine especially in these times of global shortages this is story is particularly relating to the united states but even before this we saw a lot of western countries quite happy to dismiss the sputnik vaccine particularly in the early days we will remember the unprecedented smear campaign that they launched again against bootlick last year it was too quick russia couldn't possibly develop a vaccine before anyone else it was unsafe ever since then we've seen this effort to undermine sputnik to undermine any russian

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vaccine by the end of may. that was wishful thinking a little more than a couple months ago when it looks like it might be late summer, early fall. all of this on news that they're looking at 130 million people that will have vaccines available by the end of this month, march. i just wanted to clarify there that no matter what you think on this front back and forth, we would not be here and we would not have the vaccines and the domino effect that they're getting a proved and competitors working with one another to get more out had we not had operation warp speed to move this fast. all right. so todd young joins us, the indiana republican senator. ahead of, this we have an aggressive roll-out plan of these vaccines at a time when a number of states are already loosening up probably against the president's wishes here in texas where they're getting rid of the mask mandate and virtually all restrictions that have been in effect. miss ms. -- mississippi doing the same. what do you make of this? >> i think differen

, for either vaccine. the public can have every confidence in the thoroughness of our review. and in amsterdam, the european medicines agency has come to the same conclusion about the astrazeneca jab. this is a safe and effective vaccine. its benefits in protecting people from covid—19, with the associated risks of death and hospitalisation, outweigh the possible risks. the committee also concluded that the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of thromboembolic events, or blood clots. the prime minister, who is 56, will get his first dose of the astrazeneca vaccine tomorrow and said all adults would be offered a jab by the end ofjuly. our progress along the road - to freedom continues unchecked. we remain on track to reclaim the things we love, _ to see our families and friends - again, to return to our local pubs, our gyms and sports facilities, and, of course, our shops. _ all, of course, as long - as the data continue to go in the right direction, - and we meet our four tests

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this morning -- had this morning about its vaccine rollout. >> vaccine supply is always lumpy, we regularly send out technical matters to the nhs to explain ups and downs of the supply over the future weeks. >> the european union is proposing a new digital passport. we will have a look at who may be eligible. it is unclear whether it's shooting at three massage parlors in atlanta was racially motivated but the suspect may have been a sex addict. six of the victims were asian women. ♪ what are you watching on the bbc news channel, world news or pbs in america, welcome. the uk's vaccine rollout has been a major success, it has reached were people more quickly than any other major country. things could be about to change. the national health service has told world health organization's to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of this month. the reduction is being blamed on the amount of vaccinations coming into the country. let's learn more. reporter: every jab, another step towards the way out. every induction, the government seen as a huge success. not

then we have vaccines. perhaps the most important success story is a success of vaccines that this did not start in january but with research decades earlier within the nih and vaccine research center to develop vaccine platforms in addition the spike protein at the research center serves as the basis as you know and was mentioned we now have three vaccines that have been proven to be highly efficacious and safe. walensky, pfizer and j&j. we will soon be getting approval from astrazeneca and nova backs. it has been done in record time. it was put in a database generated on - - generate and 61 days later pretrial then two of the three vaccines moderna and pfizer began phase three trial and then within 11 months, vaccine was going into the arms of individuals that was highly efficacious. it should be pointed out there is no cutting of corners is just the extraordinary scientific advances. then to deal with the variant that is been a source of discomfort and concern for nations over the world we will address t

vaccines through the covax program providing vaccines for lower income countries are also expected. "the situation here is deteriorating in palestine, but also in several countries ound the world as a result of the late arrival of the vaccines." "the discrepancy in administering the vaccines does not bode well in bringing the end of the pandemic any closer." about 2000 doses of the sputnik vaccines were sent to the hamas- controlled gaza strip after israel approved the transfer. the blockaded territory also received about 60,000 vaccine doses from the united arab emirates, full population of 2 million. and it's crucial -- infection rates in the west bankave sort in recent weeks. in this private hospital on the outskirts,edical staff have seen a sharp influx of series covid-19 casesj attributed to virus variants. "until 15 days ago, the corona ward was half-empty and we were emptying the department. suddenly huge numbers started coming to the hospital. all of a sudden the hospital became full." restrictions were tightened once again in the west bank recently. a curfew on weekends and

vaccines. we know the people are tired and eager for this to be over but even though it is counterintuitive, the most important time for people to make sure we run through and finish that up i think is a commonly shared sentiment not just from us but public health experts everywhere. so, hopefully the country will continue to rally together in this front. i want to thank everybody for joining the call today and appreciate all the questions. talk to you friday. >> general john raymond talks about the agency's accomplishments in its first year as a military branch in future missions. topics include foreign threats from space, partnerships with the commercial industry and at the goal of preventing military conflict in space. this is an hour. >> good morning and welcome to the national press club, the place where news happens. i'm vice president of the national press club and reporter. thank you for joining us today for the virtual headliners newsmaker with general john raymond, the chief of operat

since year or help fund that vaccine then if you look at astra zeneca vaccine the u.s. will pay $8.00 for 2 doses for the oxford funded vaccine compared with the e.u. and u.k. prices which is 45 percent cheaper but a country like south africa that's dealing right now with the very aggressive very end who are having a difficult time purchasing any vaccine they're going to be charged $12.00 for 2 doses of the astra zeneca and then on the other side of the scale of more durness vaccine which was subsidized by the u.s. government because 20 percent more on the european market and 60 percent more for the u.k. now the johnson and johnson vaccine is also much cheaper for the e.u. $8.50 plus each doses will go twice as far as the other brands since it's a single shot black see now only astra zeneca can compete with their pricing and while astra zeneca though and johnson and johnson have committed to not making a profit from the pen demick more during our and pfizer have not as. senator has the reserve the right to declare when that company considers the pen demick phase over an