People are useeto saying whthe cure, wheres the therapy . Weve had vaci we know how to make vaccines for a lot of things but weve never tried to do it with the clock ticking like this. Woodruff all that and more on tonights p newshour. Major funding for the pbs h newshouras been provided by when the world gets complicated, a lot goes through your mind. With fidelity wealth managemendv a dedicatedor can tailor advice and recommendations to your life. Thats fidelity wealth management. The william and fra hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing eas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. With the ongoing suppor and individuals. Tions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Oodruff the covid19 pandemic in the u. S. Is generating both despair, and hope tonight. Total infections have soared over the 11 million mark nationwide, but th
You know what love is on thanksgiving . I love you so much and im so thankful for you that im not going to see you. This year if you love someone, it is smarter and better to stay away. Well be alone physically, but we are spiritually together celebrating in a way that is even deeper. The story is, my mom is going to come up and two of my girls is the current plan. But the plans change. But thats my plan. Sandra and that grabbed a lot of headlines. Laura ingle is tracking it for us. How long for the governor to change his tune about those plans . We crunched the numbers, looked at time codes. It was exactly 1 hour 33 minutes for him to Reverse Course and change his plans. As others plans go forward others move forward. He is letting folks know things are getting so bad in new york he is putting some restrictions in place for some areas where those cases are spiking, limiting the hours of restaurants and exactly how many people can gather for their thanksgiving day meal safely in new yo
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More than 30,000 people in the United States took part in modernas phase 3 study. Among them 95 were confirmed to have covid19 two weeks after the vaccine. 90 were observed in the placebo group, and five in the vaccinated group. 11 developed severe cases, all within the placebo group. Based on their interim analysis of the data the firm estimates the vaccine had an estimated 94. 5 efficacy and says there were no significant safety concerns. Moderna is part of the United States operation wp spee ich as to accelerate the e hd of e programays the and dernaaccine wld b eas t administer bauseheaccine cabe stored at standar to a month. Temraturesor up as oppos tthe pfizer vaccin which will require specialized storage to ensure temperates remain between minus 60 and minus 80 degrees celsius. If approved by regulators, moderna expects to have about 20 million doses ready to ship in the u. S. By the end of this year and is on track to manufacture up to 1 billion doses for global use in 2021. An
Drug, dick york, the therapy the drug, the ce, the therapy. Judy all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by with fidelity wealth management, a dedicated advisor can tailor advice and recommendations to your life. That is fidelity wealth management. Consumer cellular. Johnson johnson. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Bmsf. The william and flora hewlett foundation. Advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. The chance zuckerberg the chanzuckerberg initiative. At czi. Org. And, with the ongoing suppor of these individuals and institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting in support from viewers like you. Judy the covid19 paemic in the u. S. Is generating both t despair and hoight. Total infections have soared over the 11 million mark nationwide, but there is also progress in the effort to stop the virus. William brangham begins our coverage. William a new we