As of this morning, there were over 27 million confirmed cases covid19, and over 800,000 deaths. Have 6. 3 million confirmed cases and we are approaching 190,000 deaths. We have seen significant economic disruption to businesses and families and normal daytoday activities have been vastly altered. Leading experts have said we need a vaccine to return to normal. Which is why the topic of todays discussion is so critical. We will also discuss the lessons we are learning and developing a learning now in developing a covid19 vaccine, and the implications for future Vaccine Development. We have a short amount of time and a number of really terrific speakers. So why dont we go ahead and get started . Mark, why dont we begin with you. We have all heard about vaccines under development from pfizer, astrazeneca and the university of oxford, all of which are phasing phase three Clinical Trials. You have been working to develop a process to fasttrack safe and effective vaccines. Can you tell us w
We are also filming for our own Youtube Channel and along the same lines we get to q a we have microphone set up over here also make sure your short question is a short question. If you havent yet bought a book we have copies also of his Childrens Book which our fun and interesting that make great gifts. We are here to listen to brad meltzer for his book the first conspiracy. Writing history with the same command of suspense and action made him one of the finest thriller writers he now tells the story of the plot to assassinate George Washington. Looking back he shows the iconic you have American Freedom was fraught with uncertainty. Only to become a target of the treasonous plot nonetheless. And both fans of thrillers and american history. We are in conversation tonight with the awardwinning documentary. Please help me welcome him to politics and prose. Welcome this is my first hometown bookstore and because i used to live here i can tell you this means a lot to me. You have relatives
Hopkins vaccine initiative. Also joining us is dr. Mike levine. He is at the university of Maryland School of medicine and the founder for the center of Vaccine Development. Dr. Powell off it, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Childrens Hospital of philadelphia and professor of pediatrics at the university of Pennsylvania School of medicine. And Wilson Rooney the managing director of tr gp investment partners. You can ask our panelist questions using the q a feature and i am excited to get things started. Esther, i will turn it over to you. Thank you so much. Welcome and good afternoon to everyone. We have a terrific panel today. With leading experts to discuss the challenges related to Vaccine Development and the implication of the race to develop a covid19 vaccine or multiple vaccines. As of this morning, there were over 27 million confirmed cases of 2019 and ate her thousand deaths. In the u. S. , we have six point 3 million confirmed cases. We are approaching 190,000
In fact, he said and i quote, that many of the ideas he fought for that just a few years ago were considered radical are now mainstream in the democratic already democratic party. At the root of their agenda is the belief that america is driven by envy, not aspiration. That millions of americans harbor ill will towards our neighbors instead of loving our neighbors as ourselves. The radical left leaves that the part left believes the federal government must be involved in every aspect of our lives to correct the american runs. They believe the federal government needs to dictate how americans live, how we should work, how we should raise our children. And in the process, deprive our people of freedom, prosperity and security. Their agenda is based on government control. I agenda is based on our agenda is based on freedom. [applause] where President Trump cut taxes, joe biden wants to raise taxes. Where this president achieved Energy Independence for the United States, joe biden would ab
Tiktok is said to be making contingency plans for a u. S. Shutdown, joining microsoft to challenge a bid from oracle. Australia winds up turning season like never before with a recession and record government stimulus. Lets get you started with a quick check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Futures opening slightly higher. This as we had another record high in the u. S. With the s p 500 soaring for a fifth consecutive session. We have financial and real estate sectors being the biggest gains. We have banks benefiting. Treasury yields were higher. We had the yield curve widening. Powell chair jerome speaking at jackson hole, conveying a dovish and more relaxed approach. Higher yields leading to the dollar rebounding. U. S. Weekly jobless claims remaining above one million. Not to mention the economic gdp numbers contracting slightly less than forecasted due to oil prices looking like this. About 43 ag barrel. We had oil declining through the new york session as laura barreled into lo