Phase of Clinical Trials. The fda has now scheduled a meeting of its Vaccine Advisory Committee to review the Moderna Vaccine on the 17th 17th following their meeting of december the Pfizer Vaccine on december 10. We also learned this morning that the United Kingdom has granted authorization to the Pfizer Vaccine. While the fda completes its review, the approval of another independent regulatory body should give americans additional confidence in the quality of such a vaccine. If all goes well, as general perna will lay out, that means we can make our first shipments of vaccine to states this month, and we are on track to be able to ship enough vaccine for 20 million americans before the end of the year. Of course, were all eager to have enough supply to vaccinate every american who wants it. Because of operation warp speed, we expect it to be at that point in the spring. Having substantial quantities of a safe and effective vaccine thats been authorized by the fda before the end of th
Briefing with officials on operation warp speed to give an update on the status of a coronavirus vexing. They discussed how a vaccine would be distributed across the authorizede one is for emergency use. This is one hour. Hello, everyone, and thank you so much for joining our weekly operation of warp speed briefing. While we continue to face concerning epidemiological trends across much of the country, we also continue receiving good news through operation warp speed. With modernas announcement on monday, two companies have now filed eua applications with the fda. Out of the three companies that have showed promising data for efficacy in phase 3 trials. On top of that, more owssupported candidates are well on their way in that final phase of Clinical Trials. The fda has now scheduled a meeting of its vaccine Requirement Committee to review the Moderna Vaccine on the 17th following their meeting of the Pfizer Vaccine on december 10th. We also learned this morning that the United Kingdom
Spoke about Veterans Health care issues in light of this upcoming veterans day holiday. Speaking at the National Press club, this is an hour. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I know that was a purposeful gavel, wasnt it . Welcome to the National Press club are where we have the trademark motto, the worlds leading professional organizations for journalists. My name is jeff. News editor for the americas with Al Jazeera Media Network and 110th president of the National Press club. Today, were pleased to have as our headliners luncheon speaker, dr. Shulkin, the ninth secretary of Veterans Affairs. First of all, i would like to ask you to please turn your mobile devices to vibrate. Why vibrate instead of off . Because we do encourage you to tweet the proceedings and questions to pressclubdc using npc live. Using the npc live. Now, were going to introduce our head table. And please hold your applause until everyone has been introduced. The head table is usually reserved for members of t