Institute of Health Director doctor Francis Collins gave an update on, 19 vaccine trials in the current increase of coronavirus cases across the country, this is oneli hour. Welcome to the National Press, the leading professional organization for journalists, i michael freedman, 113 president of the National Press club and the former general manager of Radio Network and journalists and residents at university of maryland global campus and executive producer of the public broadcasting series moderated bl journalist marvin, we thank you for joining us for our virtual newsmaker event with doctor Francis Collins director of the National Institute of health, we are pleased to accept questions from her audience especially our journalist tuning in today ill ask as many as time permits, to submit a question please email headliners at press. Org, the National Institute of health or nih a part of the u. S. Department of health and Human Services is our nations medical research agency, the larges
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