When one is approved. This comes as more than 157,000 cases were reported just yesterday marking the 28th straight day of at least 100,000 cases in the u. S. And more than 96,000 people are in the hospital getting treated for covid, another record. So debra lfarone is in wshington. Debra, the big question is how soon can we expect doses of the Coronavirus Vaccine to be made available . Reporter well, annemarie, they could be coming out in just a matter of weeks. It really depends on what category you fall into. It is expected Health Care Workers will be the first to see doses and after that the elderly. Today the centers for Disease Control is holding an emergency meeting to recommend who should get the Coronavirus Vaccine first. Vaccinations, that is going to be the weapon that will end the war. Reporter governors will have the final say, but the cdc is expected to prioritize the elderly and Health Care Workers. Of course with the positivity rates being high, we have both Staff Member
Vaccines for the u. S. Before sending them to other countries it coincides with reports that his administration actually rejected an early offer from pfizer to double its order of the vaccines more on this from washington with mike hanna. Its clear that this executive order comes from the differences between pfizer and his administration and the refusal of the administration to commit to buying more than 100000000 doses at the time that it could the executive order ports to insist that all americans must be treated before any doses go internationally well this is simply an in forcible it would appear has signed a large number of International Contracts as has the other company but these companies contracts already in place in some cases doses have already been shipped internationally so certainly this is something that would be very hard to legally enforced president tran claims that he may invoke the National Procurement act seldom used. To force companies to actually comply but its v
But there is no concern from doctors that a large turnout could lead to it by immediate action. Us president elect joe biden has introduced his team of Health Experts to combat coronavirus he pledged to bring the pandemic under control with his 1st 3 months in office meanwhile President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to prioritize vaccines for the u. S. Before sending them to other countries it coincides with reports that his administration rejected an earlier offer from fires a to double its order of the medication the worlds 1st fully tested Coronavirus Vaccine is being rolled out in the u. K. 800000 people expected to get the jab in the coming weeks with the elderly and Health Workers 1st in line. The United Arab Emirates and egypt have praised new initiatives to end the 3 year blockade of qatar both countries say they appreciate efforts by kuwait and the u. S. After saudi arabia announced progress had been made foreign minister has repeated calls for dialogue to resolve
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Sure. We are looking at mainly clear skies with those patchy dense fog, tracking the own shore flew, especially along the coast and along the bay. You can see the fog on the Treasure Island camera. Right now in San Francisco, 47 degrees with that fog, foggy in san jose and santa rosa, 45 san jose. Down to 31 degrees, subfreezing for santa rosa. 40 in concord. Oakland at 45. Good morning to you and livermore at 36 degrees. As we head through the afternoon enjoyed the sunshine. Mild temperatures above average for this time of year. Three to eight degrees above average. Low 60s in San Francisco, mid 60ss oakland and san jose and concord. We will talk about the rest of the week ahead into next week coming up in just a few minutes. Lets check in for the latest in the east bay. The east bay in brentwood. We have that trouble spot along vasco road where lanes still shut down this is vasco road between highway 4 and this is a fatal incident. The investigation will take time. Avoid the area. Us