And also Johnson Johnson, just releasing the results from its phase three trials. Saying in its announcement it is 66 Efficacy Rate overall. 85 against severe disease. Still notably lessective than the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. What does the biden team say about that . The White House Press secretary just said this morning that President Biden is encouraged by the data coming out from j j but also said that the politicians will leave it to the scientists who we should hear from any moment. While were standing by. Lets bring in Elizabeth Cohen following the latest developments. So on this announcement from Johnson Johnson, what are they saying . Basically the bottom line here, kate, is that this vaccine does work well against covid 19, this j j vaccine. Im going to jump in. Andy slavic, one of the members of the Covid Response team is beginning the briefing now. On both the successes and the hurdles we face. I hope on these calls, that the public will get a regular and consisten
In which you start to see efficacy anywhere from seven to ten days following the first and only shot. It is very, very good with regard to cold chain requirements, requiring only a refrigerator. It is inexpensive, and the company is capable of making doses in the numbers of billions. While the White House Task force is focused on the Vaccination Piece of this pandemic, President Biden is working today to help americans suffering financially. He is urging republicans to get on board with his 1. 9 trillion Relief Package. So the choice couldnt be clearer. We have learned from past crises the risk is not doing too much. The risk is not doing enough. The congress isnt just divided over the relief bill. The Republican Party is showing more signs of fracture as former preponderance of the evidence donald trump seems to be keeping a firm grip on a number of people in the party, and well dive into that in just a little bit. First, Johnson Johnsons new singleshot vaccine, its advantages and dis
Buts. Lawmakers are struggling to come to any sort of agreement. And President Biden wont rule out democrats acting alone to bring relief to millions of americans. This, as Johnson Johnson says its Covid Vaccine is 66 effect against moderate december but 85 effective against severe disease. Lets start with the latest on the Sprawling Investigation on the attack on the u. S. Capitol. Jessica sh insider is working the story for us. The manhunt for whoever planted those bombs is clearly intensifying. Reporter it is, wolf. The fbi does have new clues, but the suspect is still out there. Theres concern from Law Enforcement tonight that he or she might be plotting even more bombings out there. Now this comes as were getting a glimpse inside the Capitol Insurrection from a Police Officers perspective. But a warning here, this video is graphic and quite disturbing. A major mystery mounts tonight. Who planted the two pipe bombs blocks away from the capitol near the republican and Democratic Nat
A live look there. We will take you there live just as soon as it starts. Right now though, the word of the moment is vaccine. Im at a Football Stadium thats part of the Charleston County School District. Its the second largest in this state. They are ready to give their teachers the vaccine just as soon as the state gives the green light. Already some people in the state getting their vaccines at drivethru sites which presents its own set of challenges. We will talk about that and learn about an ingenious solution from Mount Pleasants mayor. It includes an unlikely ally, chickfila. More on that in a moment. We will start in Charleston County. The School District is ready to roll out vaccines to its teachers. First, they need the green light from the state. I want to bring in jeff buroey. He is the Chief Operating Officer in the School District. 50,000 students. Jeff, first of all, i will put my mask on. We might be within the six feet here. Lets just start with the teachers. Again, So
Contact tracing is largely gone. I think and i believe that we should be treating every case as if its a variant during this pandemic right now. The good news according to dr. Anthony fauci is Johnson Johnsons new singledose vaccine could help get more people vaccinated and prevent severe disease and hospitalizations as the virus continues to mutate and replicate. We have now a valueadded additional vaccine candidate. This is a singleshot vaccine in which you start to see efficacy anywhere from 7 to 10 days. It is inexpensive and the company is capable of making doses in the numbers of billions. Joining me now nbc news chief White House Correspondent and Weekend Today cohost Kristen Welker. Dr. Celine gounder, a member of bidens Advisory Board during the transition. And patrice harris, former president of the american medical association. Kristen, how difficult is it proving for the biden team with such a short transition, if any, to get their arms around the shortage of doses and the