Thats right. So the question this morning is, what does this all mean for you . Obviously, these numbers are going to give people some pause in terms of choosing perhaps this vaccine. Dr. Fauci says vaccines, though, still, whatever you can get, the best way to keep this virus from evolving further. Officials in South Carolina also have just confirmed the nations first cases of the south africa variant. The new model shows the pandemic could claim nearly 654,000 lives by may 1st. Lets begin with the j j breaking news. Our senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is with us. Can you explain what that means for everyone watching . The bottom line is, if the Johnson Johnson vaccine gets authorization from the fda and you are looking for a vaccine, and youve looked for moderna and pfizer, which are better, theres no question, but you cant find them because theres not enough of them but you can get Johnson Johnson, experts are telling me, get it. Do not hesitate to get it. It is still a
White house is underscoring this troubling statistic. 2. 5 million women have been driven from the workforce since the pandemic hit. On the medical side of this whole thing we now have news on Johnson Johnsons oneshot vaccine. Its moving closer to authorization for Emergency Use so that is a step in the right direction. Also that i had Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene once again defending her controversial rhetoric one day after her colleagues voted to remove her from her committee assignments. Going forward ive been freed. I do. I feel freed because you know whats happening on these committees . You see, we have a basically a tragically controlled government right now, the democrat. How does her party move forward now that trump is out of office . Her response. It doesnt. And i want to tell you, republican voters, support him still. The party is his. It doesnt belong to anybody else. Lets start there with our cnn Congressional Correspondent jessica dean who had quite an
Within the business community, there is a growing chorus of voices who are realizing that theyre operating on a very unfair playing field. President biden is also reportedly considering hiring an Antitrust Tsar to look into monopolies in tech. Other senior democrats have even called for Companies Like google and facebook to be split up. Big tech has had a bumper year, but Withjoe Biden as president , theyre likely to face more and more scrutiny. Should so much power and wealth be concentrated in the hands ofjust a few companies on the west coast of america . James clayton, bbc news. A reminder of our main story this evening the news that captain sir tom moore has died at the age of 100. Hed been treated for pneumonia and had tested positive for coronavirus. Sir tom raised tens of millions of pounds for Nhs Charities by walking in his garden before his 100th birthday. In a moment, well have the news where you are, but well leave you tonight with some memories of a remarkable man. When y
For safety. The humanitarian crisis that started at the southern border is reaching further across the entire country. Officials in at least two northeastern states now demanding that the Biden Administration step in. And a historymaking Mega Millions jackpot. Details on the single Winning Ticket in last nights billion dollar plus drawing. And we begin this morning with the results of a special election in ohio that could have National Implications for the battle over Abortion Rights. Ohio voters rejected issue one last night, a republicanled measure that would have raised the threshold of what it takes to amend the states constitution to a 60 super majority. According to the ohio Secretary Of State, still unofficial results, 57 voted against the measure, 43 in favor, and while the word abortion didnt show up anywhere in the ballot, issue one would have applied to a referendum in the fall when voters will be asked whether to enshrine Abortion Protections in the states constitution. Ali
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