Hello, dana, waiting to be vaccinated right now throughout the country on the first be 13 shot given out in boston in the last hour. In an east Boston Health clinic. Going to hospitals today a Skilled Nursing Long Term Care facilities after the cdc recommended that people older than 75 were given priority for the vaccines. An Advisory Panel also slated the shot for essential workers such as police officers, firefighters, emts and supermarket workers. They say the Moderna Vaccine is easier to transport and handle than the one from fisa, because it does not have to be stored at such cold temperatures. The places without Major Medical centers can administer the vaccine more easily. This first wave of moderna shipments will be sent to 3500 sites. A greater number than the pfizer vaccine, in part because the Moderna Vaccine can be accommodated in more sites harder to reach and more rural places. Speak of the Vaccine Distribution as part of the trump ministrations operation warp speed intend
They couldnt get it soon enough or quick enough out there. It remains to be seen how thats going to be solved, that problem is going to be solved in the coming weeks. Again, its a question of resources, getting to states and localities. This is the problem weve seen throughout the pandemic where the states saying they need more help from washington. Washington saying this is the states function to carry out. Also a lot of concern about this new strain thats been detected now in a third state after colorado, california and now florida. Health officials are saying that its more contagious, it spreads more easily, but its not necessarily more deadly and its not going to make people sicker. The big concern is after this long holiday period when so many people have defied the warnings and the pleas not to travel and not to gather with friends and relatives, that the coming months are going to be very, very challenging, very, very difficult before a lot of vaccine can get out to millions of
Evidence that britains coronavirus epidemic is spreading again as the uk records its highest daily number of new cases since the middle of may. Government data shows the r number which measures how many people each patient infects has moved above 1 for the First Time Since march. But deaths and hospital admissions remain low. It comes as new local lockdown measures are announced. More than 1. 5 Million People in birmingham, sandwell and solihull are told they can no longer socialise with other households after a sharp rise in cases there. Its going to be very difficult for families, you know. I could understand that they have to try and curb it, but its going to be a very hard thing. Hairdressers helped the uk economy bounce back injuly it grew by 6. 6 but its still a long way off pre pandemic levels. And a big weekend for newly promoted leeds as they prepare for their first appearance back in the premier league for 16 years. And coming up on bbc News Australia fight back after an earl
Made. It has its ramifications. Well see whether its worth the trouble. But, again, im here about what we can do to go forward for americas working families, for putting Families First without having a criticism of one of the things the president is doing. I do think, as leader schumer and i said in our comments last night, testing, testing, testing. Thats the only way youre going to learn about how this is spread. I dont want to use that word because not Everybody Knows what it means. Yes, sir. Last question. You said earlier this week that congress is the last line of defense. Beyond the recess, if it came to it the last line of defense . I heard you say that at some point. A main line of defense. I dont know if its the last. Just how prepared congress is to work from home potentially if it were to come to that. We have been briefed by the chief administrative officer, by the chief of police, by the sergeantinarms, by the capitol attending physician, by our leader on the House Admini
Worst if not the worst affected country in europe. The Uk Parliament remains on course to return on april 21, a date agreed by mps before the easter recess, with mps likely to attend virtually. The us overtakes italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. More than 20,000 people have now died. In his easter message, pope francis urges people not to yield to fear over coronavirus, calling on them to be messengers of light in a time of death. Life. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Here, one of the governments most senior advisers has warned the uk is likely to be one of the worst if not the worst affected country in europe by the coronavirus pandemic. Sirjeremy farrow of the Welcome Trust also said the government should have acted sooner. In other developments, british Prime Minister borisjohnson has said he owes his life to the nhs staff treating him for the coronavirus. It comes as uk deaths are expected to pass 10,000 today. We will