Phase of Clinical Trials. The fda has now scheduled a meeting of its Vaccine Advisory Committee to review the Moderna Vaccine on the 17th 17th following their meeting of december the Pfizer Vaccine on december 10. We also learned this morning that the United Kingdom has granted authorization to the Pfizer Vaccine. While the fda completes its review, the approval of another independent regulatory body should give americans additional confidence in the quality of such a vaccine. If all goes well, as general perna will lay out, that means we can make our first shipments of vaccine to states this month, and we are on track to be able to ship enough vaccine for 20 million americans before the end of the year. Of course, were all eager to have enough supply to vaccinate every american who wants it. Because of operation warp speed, we expect it to be at that point in the spring. Having substantial quantities of a safe and effective vaccine thats been authorized by the fda before the end of th
Briefing with officials on operation warp speed to give an update on the status of a coronavirus vexing. They discussed how a vaccine would be distributed across the authorizede one is for emergency use. This is one hour. Hello, everyone, and thank you so much for joining our weekly operation of warp speed briefing. While we continue to face concerning epidemiological trends across much of the country, we also continue receiving good news through operation warp speed. With modernas announcement on monday, two companies have now filed eua applications with the fda. Out of the three companies that have showed promising data for efficacy in phase 3 trials. On top of that, more owssupported candidates are well on their way in that final phase of Clinical Trials. The fda has now scheduled a meeting of its vaccine Requirement Committee to review the Moderna Vaccine on the 17th following their meeting of the Pfizer Vaccine on december 10th. We also learned this morning that the United Kingdom
Get us into even more trouble. The Washington Post reporting, quote, as daily covid19 deaths climb to levels not seen since early in the pandemic, nine states have hit one more grim marker. More than one in every 1,000 people dead of coronavirusrelated causes. On friday south dakota became the latest state to reach that unwanted marker, including new york, new jersey, and neighboring north dakota which currently has the highest covid Mortality Rate in the world. Its Early Morning here outside the badlands region of south dakota. Were traveling to key locations across the country, areas that have been hard hit by the coronavirus, even before the arrival of covid19 Native Americans had the countrys lowest life expectancy. Now south dakota is reporting some of the highest deaths per capita. Residents are fighting for their very lives. With a Positivity Rate of 24 , south dakota and neighboring north dakota have the highest incidence of covid19 cases nationwide over the past week, a stark
I am proud to say it led to the first bipartisan package in decades. It took time and a willingness to acknowledge that no party has a monopoly on good ideas. M proud of what we are what we created together. Although we were already holding these hearings in our committee, we require that others hold them also so that all members have a chance to be heard in front of congress. Hopefully, more good ideas have the chance to see a light of day. I couldnt ask for a better partner than our Ranking Member, tom cole. We come from different parties, but we share the same dedication to this institution. What this is really all about, a wellfunctioning house allows us to tackle the issues that can make a positive difference in peoples lives and that is why we already for prep congress and the first place. Before i turn to our ranking on the job to for the house of new parliament parliamentian. Mr. Jason smith. Mr. Cole and i have said a lot about him to his predecessor. And he and his predecesso
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