could soon be eligible for the vaccine, but, first, the shot must go through a rigorous authorization process that is taking a different path than the vaccines that came before. here to explain, u.s. surgeon general vivek murthy. what is curious about this is that i know there are millions of parents, including yourself, you have kids in the age range, waiting for this vaccine to be authorized, but the data hasn t shown it to be effective. so you re waiting for something that hasn t been proven to work? john, i m glad you asked about this. you re right, i m one of those millions of parents who has a child under 5 and i am eager for her to have a vaccine that is both safe and effective for her. let me tell you what we know and what we don t know right now. we do not know yet if this vaccine is going to be safe and effective for children under 5. that s exactly why the fda is beginning a process of rigorous review and that s going to be a transparent process where the
legal analyst and emergency room physician and former commissioner of baltimore city health department. dr. wen, thank you so much for joining us this morning. i want to ask you about the new study that shows the omicron variant carries a stretch of genetic material that looks like it may have come from a distant relative of the common cold. data hasn t been peer reviewed, but researchers say that this indication suggests that omicron may be more transmissible than other variants. what do you make of the data and potentially what it could imply? there is still so much that we don t know about omicron. when we look at what s going on in south africa with the very rapid spread of covid-19, they are driven by omicron, it is definitely concerning. it suggests that omicron might outpace delta here in the u.s. and around the world. but we don t know until we see this occurring. the other big thing is the degree of immune escape, meaning
anyone can know what services are needed and where, and how much they will cost, if the data hasn t been collected. i suppose it s part ofjust a very complex picture within our health and social care system and the problems that were already here before long covid happened. but i think data collection is something that we are, 18 months into the pandemic now, there, you know, surely should be some sort of a coordinated approach there and how can the department even know that the money that they ve ring fenced is going to be enough? the department said there are difficulties collecting data on long covid, because of a changing picture where some people recover but others become ill. it added, data is now being gathered but it will be a number of months before there is enough to analyse. it expects the collection of data will improve once services are fully up and running. zoe and dad, david are trying to stay positive.
are actually needed. even though we re now 18 months into the pandemic. chest heart and stroke questions how anyone can know what services are needed and where, and how much they will cost, if the data hasn t been collected. i suppose it s part ofjust a very complex picture within our health and social care system and the problems that were already here before long covid happened. but i think data collection is something that we are, 18 months into the pandemic now, there, you know, surely should be some sort of a coordinated approach there and how can the department even know that the money that they ve ring fenced is going to be enough? the department said there are difficulties collecting data on long covid, because of a changing picture where some people recover but others become ill. it added, data is now being gathered but it will be a number of months before there is enough to analyse. it expects the collection of data will improve once services are fully
even though we re now 18 months into the pandemic. chest heart and stroke questions how anyone can know what services are needed and where, and how much they will cost, if the data hasn t been collected. i suppose it s part ofjust a very complex picture within our health and social care system and the problems that were already here before long covid happened. but i think data collection is something that we are, 18 months into the pandemic now, there, you know, surely should be some sort of a coordinated approach there and how can the department even know that the money that they ve ring fenced is going to be enough? the department said there are difficulties collecting data on long covid, because of a changing picture where some people recover but others become ill. it added, data is now being gathered but it will be a number of months before there is enough to analyse. it expects the collection of data will improve once services are fully up and running. zoe and dad, david are