Learn more at factsonhand. Com today. Tonight, as we come on the air, major news on the coronavirus vaccines. And here in new york, the governor sounding the alarm. Tonight, abc news confirming United Airlines is now flying the first batch of pfizers vaccine around the world and right here to the u. S. And news the second Vaccinemaker Moderna is now asking for emergency approval, too. Moderna now saying its vaccine is 94 effective against covid and 100 effective against the most severe cases of the virus. And tonight, news from one of the leaders of Operation Warp speed, now saying anyone in the u. S. Who wants a vaccine will have access to one by june. And the meeting tomorrow over who gets access to a vaccine first. Tonight, new yorks governor with a new warning, telling hospitals to start identifying retired doctors and nurses who can help with hospital staff here in new york and across the
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on my own, surrounded by donated stoma boxes, packing them off and sending them to this hospital in kenya, to these women i ve never met. you know, it sjust sort of gone boomph! and now, you have a charity. gill s channel swim raised funds for her charity chameleon buddies, which supports people with stomas in the uk and in kenya. gill chose the chameleon as it s adaptable much like the people she wants to help. around 13.5 million people worldwide are thought to live with a stoma, an often hidden condition which sometimes leads to embarrassment and shame. and in kenya, women fear being ostracised by their communities. the chameleon buddies came to the gynocare hospital in eldoret, in the west of kenya, for a week to hand over supplies of bags, help the women learn to manage their stomas and to support each other.
well, we have lots of surplus in the uk that can t be given back to the hospital. they can t go anywhere other than landfill. so, ifundraised. it s absolutely insane to me to think that two years ago i was in my little garage in alnwick, in northumberland, on my own, surrounded by donated stoma boxes, packing them off and sending them to this hospital in kenya, to these women i ve never met. you know, it sjust sort of gone boomph! and now, you have a charity. and now, i ve got a charity. gill s channel swim raised funds for her charity chameleon buddies, which supports people with stomas in the uk and in kenya. gill chose the chameleon as it s adaptable much like the people she wants to help. around 13.5 million people worldwide are thought to live with a stoma, an often hidden condition which sometimes leads to embarrassment and shame. and in kenya, women fear being ostracised by their communities. the chameleon buddies came to the gynocare hospital
defending president biden over his age and fitness for office as a poll finds 77% believe he have is too old to be effective or another four years. gillian turner is live on the north lawn of the white house with more. good morning, gillian. good morning to you, bret. despite the new political reality, the white house is insisting the president s age does not matter. take a listen to karine jean-pierre yesterday. if you watch him and seen what he has done the last two years this president has had a historic administration in just two years. if you look at the 13.5 million jobs that he has been able to create. if you look at how he has been able to turn the economy around so it works for middle class americans. the biden re-election team is arguing voters may say in polling that age matters but it is not their focus. well, why they talk about age, we ll talk about the things that americans are talking about, kitchen table issues.
the thoughts to the president and the most common is his age, how old he is, does this white house have additional plans to demonstrate he can continue to do the job at his advanced age and alay some concerns? i appreciate the question i get it often as you know. and what i would say and i ve said this many times and many colleagues have said this, the president says this. if you watch him, have seen what he s done the last two years, this is a president has had an historic administration in two years. look at the 13.5, more than 13.5 million jobs he s been able to create, how he s able to turn the economy around so it works for middle class americans. look at the inflation reduction act and what it s going to do to really help americans as relates to healthcare, as it relates to utility bills, if you think about this is a president who has done his has taken historic actions and not just with democrats on the hill, but in a bipartisan way.