The freeman foundation. By judy and peter blum kler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected need and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. A breakthrough in the race for covid19 vaccine. Nearly 95 effective. Pretty intensrelief. It has been a arng, cap long, hard run. It could be easier to deliver to the millions who ne the u. S. Is still worst hit by the pandemic. Infectious past million. We are expecting president elect joe biden to speak in wilmington as he moves toward with his transition into the white house. Sweden rethinks its approach to the pandemic. Prthe minister says this is the new norm. Dont go to gyms, dont go to libraries, do not have cancel them. The french president phones the new yorkimes accusing them of legitimizing violence. Well hear from the journalist he spoke to. Very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and all across the globe. Weil start in delaware where president elect joe biden is about to start speaking in his home state about home state about the u. S. L conomy. He wtline plans to help the economy recover. And also talking about the we are going to keep an eye on that podm for you, and is soon as the president elect speaking, will cross live and bring that to hearen onsite sorts. There is more good news vaccine. Another one appears to be more it is the vaccine is 95 percent effective. The trial is still going on. Veit inv30,000 people. 42 are from highrisk groups, elderly and asian and black d minority groups. That was not the case in the pfizer grouphat announced positive results last week. The data on how safe ccine is has not been released. I know that a lot of people, myself included, are really very interested in the results. The preliminary results from moderna are very promising. A similar safety profile. You might experience some pain at the injection site. Eeyou might bad for maybe a day. So, also, very very good news. Despite the optimism,th the world herganization has been urging caution. It is really exciting all this news about vaccines, new Testing Capacity being introduced, and all the other great technologies that are coming on board, but we have got still some time to go, everybody, before the vaccinak really will a dent on thepa nature of themic. We are still in much of europe in a bit of a lockdown right now. Theres nervousness, understandably, that when the d there willrelea be another spike and people will once again be in difficulty. Please keep uphe precautions. Please continue to maintain physical distancing, masking, keeping yourself isolated when you are sick,oing lots of good hygiene and looking after the people who are at risk. In todays announcement moderna explained that the vaccine requires two doses four weeks apart. The United States has preordered some. Moderna expects to have 20 million doses availablethy the end oyear and plans to make 1 billion doses for use around the world. Here is the companys president. We are thrilled. It has been a long year for many of us. Ourompany it has been a long hard slog to get to the point where we have efficacy of a vaccine to prevent covid19. There was a moment of intense relief. It has been a long, hard stride, but that quickly pass. Realization that that wea know the vaccine works we have to get busy manufacturing and clearly, an important milestone in a great milestone for us as a company and hopefully for us as we fight this pandemic. The vaccine could be transported at his entered freezer temperature, which could be a benefit over pfizers vaine which needs to be stored at 70 degrees. And it makes disturbing it much mpler. These are massive logistical challengeshedisturbing them. Vaccines need to be kept refrigerated between 2nd 8 degrees celsius. Previous vaccination programs have been effective using socalled cold chain facilities. Flying a supply of vaccines to a given country, delivering them to cold storage by truck. Then delivered to Regional Centers and ice boxes. The vaccines need to be kept refrigerated in Regional Centers before being put io cold boxes so they can be taken to local centers ere people be given the vaccine. I have been speaking to dr. Daniel the chief of the division of Infectious Diseases at bergen an brueggeman womens hospital. We dont know forure the answer aboutsmreventing trsion but it makes sense that it does. If you protect somebody fromte becoming inf that person cannot transmit to other people. But this is important issue because of the way it interacts with the strategy for vaccine distribution. Do you vaccinate elderly residents of longterm care or vaccinate the caregivers who are the people most likity to be tranng . And that is why it is important t. To resolve t one challenges. There areumber of challenges as there would be with any new vaccine. Thats right. We often do not have all the answers until the vaccine is being has been in use. And then we can look at the vaccine. F spread after the thats the biggest challenge nor is makingthe people actually get the vaccine. In terms of the two different type of vaccine that we have differeout so far and temperatures they need to be stored at, do you think this one is a significant advantage because it does not need that extremely cold storage wle being transported . Ihink it does make it simpler to distribute. We need both vaccines because there is not going to be enough of either want to gorod to anyone who needs it. And others are still in the peline. One idea that is being discussed in the United States is the Pfizer Vaccine that has memo more rigorous storage conditions might go toge l medical centers that have the capacity for ultracold storage,. The moderna vaccinedi might be ributed to more outlying communitybased centers that lack that facility in orr to Vaccination Center with aat each particular vaccine. Last take you back to lets take you back to w delawarere the president elect joe biden will be speaking in his home state about the u. S. Pandemic. He may touch on that n the vaccine as well as the u. S. Economy. He is now an hour later than built, than bill, but when he does begin speaking, we ll bring the remarks. In the u. S. A number of cases os covid19 hpassed alone millions. Ayicago is the latesto order his citizens to t home. First, lets take a look at the figures. It has tak only six days for the case numbers to rise by one million. Look at the graph. The number of cases is now increasing by almost 150,0002 each day. 1,300 died on saturday alone more states have been bringing in new measures to fight the virus. A doubling oseen cases in recent weeks. As governor has suspended in pursing teaching, indoor dining, and public entertainment venues. We are in the worst moment of e situation has never been more dire. We are at the precipice, and we need to take some action. Because as the weather gets colder and people spend more time indoors, this virus will spread. More people will get sick, and there will be more fatalities. Lets take a look at the restrictions and some other ates. Authorities in chicago declared a stayathome order for 30 dayss reside can only refer essential activities andus nonessential besses must close by 11 00 p. M. Onugher restrictions have come into force in ornd note and new mexico. And in iowa, ohio, west viinia, utah, and north dakota there are rules on wearing he states all have republican other states have brought a new travel rules. The governors ofni calif egon and washington have issued a travl advisory discouraging nonessential travel. Here is the governor o washington state. Restaurant and bars arer closed for indervice. Outdoor dining with capacity restctions and togo or take oud services are still allo under this rule. In store retail which includes Grocery Stores is limited to 25 of occupancy. We must close any food courts in malls. Whileiv iual states are bringing in new restrictions, the National Picture is complicated by President Trump not conceding the election. President elect joe bidens team say they are being excluded from plants from o rolling o vaccine because the white house is refusing to allow transition. Joe biden is going to become president of the United States in the midst of an ongoing crisis. That has to be a seamless transition. We do not have the possibility of a vaccin starting in december, january. Therare people making plans to implement that vacci. Our experts need to talkth to e people as soon as possible so Nothing Drops in this change of power we have on january 20. He countrys top Infectious Disease expert dr. Fauci has raised concerns about the transition. Its almost like passing a baton in the race. You do not want to stop and give it to somebody. You want to keep going. Here is another expert on what a delay will mean. This is when we needed government that is actually engaged at has writ on the pandem. He stopped paying attention. Buohe has got let the levers of government work with the difference. Ng some because of what is happening now with no coordination is going to be measured in tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths. We have got to do better than that. Expert sounding the alarm about nexteeks thanksgiving holiday when americans traditionally spend time with their extended families. The former director of the center for Disease Control says unss we change her thanksgiving plans, we are going to have a very unmerry christmas. Travelingrom one place to another and gathering inside with lots of other people without f masks is a formu a massive explosion of covid. Prisoner like bidens campaign is urging congress and the white house to compromise on a new package just to milk the economy. There was a 3 trillion deal in march and april but there has been little progress on another nce. This graph Shows Unemployment has comeown since its high in april. But it still remains at its highestince 2013. The truet exty be hitting with more people dropping out of the labor force entirely. No longer looking for work. Lets go to in new york. Very difficult to get real picture of hmy much the eco is suffering. That is why there is so much interesting and what president elect joe biden has to say. He ikssupposed to make rem about the economy. Following him speaking with Business Leaders and leaders of several prominent unions, labor organizations in the United States. Whatever kind of economic plans mr. Biden putsalorth, it is going to be dependent on what happens with this virus. As we have seen, we can have absent ebbs and flows. We went through a very difficult piod when t virus hit in the state of new york, the epicenter of the virus in the United States we went through difficult perds. And that is when you saw the big impact on the labor market. We have seen some recovery over the summer, but as you mentioned, we are now seeing more cases. Cases are starting to rise and as a result will see an impact on the economy and more specifically the labor market f. Harris is addressing the media. Keep us safe and keep our economy running. We all know that this pandemic and this recesmmon have hit ities of color particularly hard. Black americanand latinos are three times as likelyo contract covid as others and more likely to die. Native americans are more than four times as likely to be hospitalized as others. And last month, the unappointed rate for black americans was r almost twice te of others. And we have also had a conversation about the impact this pandemic has had on our economy as a whole. From the fortune 500 to the Small Businesses. That so many communities rely on. Er the past few months, on the campaign tra, the president elect and i saw that impact firsthand. In state after state, we met with workers who share their struggles and told us about their pain. The sent test essential workers who had to stay on the joben, as they worry about their families well being and their own. Small Business Owner who are dipping into their own savings to make payroll and keep their doors open. And many others who have had to close their doors and fear never reopening it all. Their stories have stayed with us. And the president elect and i are focused on building our country back for them and all americans. As i said the night we won the election. Now is when the real work against. The necess the good work. Of getting this virus under control, saving les and beating this pmic. And opening our ecoymy responsi while rebuilding it, so that itki works for w people. And we will do it by protecting the health and safety of our workers and creating millions of go paying union jobs from auto and construction jobs to Domestic Workers and caregiving jobs to service and hospitality jobs. The road ahead, it will not be easy. But the president elect and i because we all knowhad running. Challenges facing America Today are great. The American People deserve no less. And we do not have a moment to waste. W it is my incredible and great honor to introduce our president elect joe biden. Mr. Bin thank you very much. Good afternoon. Vice president harris and i, s she indicated, ju met with a group of americas top Business Leaders and labor leaders. And must tell you it reinforced what i thought from the beginning we are ready to come together. Unand thy was astounding. I want to go back and talk about the people who actually participated in that. I want to list all the people just so you know who you spoke with. Ceo of general motors. The ceo of target. The ceo of microsoft. The president of the uaw. The president of the ufcw. President of and, son president of gap. And president of the aflcio. It was really encouraging frankly to get people, business and labor together agreeing on the way forward. Which im coinced the American People will are ready to do when the cure we havin mind. I am very pleased that we all came together around the same table to advance areas of Common Ground and we agree we will continue these conversations. They reprent very different perspectives but im convinced we can all come tog around the same table to advance areas of Common Ground which are really, i wish i you couldve heard the conversation. It was really encouraging. And that is what we are ready to discuss today. We all agree that wwant to get the economy back on track. We need ourorkers to be back on the job by getting the virus under control. We are going in a very dark winter. Things are going to get much tougher before they get easier. That requires sparing no effort to fight covid so we can open our businesses safely, resume our lives and put this pandemic behind us. It is going to be difficult, but it can be done. And they all agree thatra means ng the country behind a National Strategy with robust public healths measuike mandatory masking, of available testing withts rapid res scaled up production of lifesaving treatments and therapeutics. And safe, equitable and free distribution of the vaccine. It is great news that moderna and pfizer have come up with vaccines in excess of 95 effectiveness. Getting a vaccination is two different things. Everyone on our call today agree that the sooner we we have access to the Administration Distribution plan the sooner this transition would be smoothly move forward. As we battleovid, we also make sure their business and workers have the tools, the resources, and National Guidance and health and Safety Standards to operate safely. And we cano that. We can bring democrats and republicans together. Workitbusiness and labor to deliver those necessary resollces. And for ns of americans who have lost wages who have lost their jobe all agree on our call that we can deliver immediate relief and it can be done quickly. Affordable health care for millions of people who have lost or are in danger of losing it, or childcare, sick leave, family leave so workers do not have to choose bween work and family. Corporate america agreed on this. We need support of Small Businesses and entrepreneurs. The backbone of our communities. They are teetering on the ge. And we all agreed on the urgent need for funding for states andi loca to keep frontline workers and essential workers on the job. Vital Public Services running Law Enforcement offices, educators, First Responders. Like we did in the recovery act of 2009. Saving literally millions of jobs. Ithera reason why the federal government is able to run a deficit. Because the states mtt, m balance their budgets. You were going to see hundreds of thousands of Police Officers firefighters, First Responders, me. Al health clini you will see them going out of business. Right now congress should come together. And pass a covid relief package like the heroes act that the house passed six months ago. Once we shut down the virus and deliver workers and businesses, then we can start to build back but are them before. We talked about how we have an opportunity to come out of this strong, more resilient. I wish you couldverd h Corporate Leaders in the major laborde l singing from the same hymnal here. Throughout the campaign. I laid out my build back better plan. That an independen analysis put out by moodys projected it would create 18. 6 million jobs. We can also, we talk about the ne to only electric vehicle we talked about climate a lot. Building 550,000 charging stations. Creating good paying union jobs here at home. The need for the federal government to invest more in clean energy research. You know, it is based on a simple premise it is time to reward work, not just wealth in americ rewe going to have a fair tax structure that make sure that the wealthiest amongs pay their fair share. Our plan would create millions of goopaying union jobs in manufacturing, building vehicles, products, technologies that we are going to need for the future to compete with the rest of the world. From autos to our stockpiles, we are going to buy american. G ernment contract will be given to companies that do not make their products in america. To secure our position as a Global Leader in research and development, we are going to ilinvest 300on in the most critical competitive new industries and technologies creating 3 million good paying jobs. Theorporate American Technology firms like microsoft on the call, theyd. All agr we can make sure our future is made in america. And that is good for business, and it is good for american workers. We can also modernize infrastructure. Roads and bridges. 1. 5 million new affordable highspeed broadband, we talked about. For e which is more important than working. Remote learning, remote telemedicine in the 21st century. Building a Digital Infrastructure to help businesses, health care workers, First Responders and students. 100 billion to rebuild our crimping schools. We talked about the need, invest in hbcus and community colleges. Retrofitting Old Buildings and making them new making them new. Building more climate in cities and towns these investments will target communities of color so we can break the cycle on good times they lag, in bad times, they get hit first and the hardest. Of bounceback. Toughest these are the kinds of investments that our economy and our competitiveness. Create millions of jobs, uon jobs. And in doing so, respect the dignity of work and empower the force of workers. 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