The integrity of our elections remained intact. Now is time to turn the page throughout history to unite and to heal. President elect biden his remarks coming after not long after the Electoral College made it official 306 vote force him and 232 for the president s. Arizonas electors had to meet at an undisclosed location because of concerns of security. The country truly does need to heal in more ways than one. Covid19 vaccinations began today in the u. S. , healthcare workers getting the first dose of the Pfizer Vaccine still in hope and the reality of more than 300,000 americans have died from the virus, many of the nurses and doctors and mt and hospital workers. The president is showing know signs acknowledging their sacrifices. Attorney general barr stepping down today. A letter saying to the president. I am proud to have played a role in the many successes and unprecedented achievements you have delivered for the american peop people. It goes on like that for two paragraphs and o
Because the loser of the election by this point has already conceded and everyone has accepted the peaceful transfer of power. But because the president and his party have posed an unprecedented nearly challenge to the peaceful transfer of power, we have been following and covering in minutia the guts of the Electoral College system. This was the moment that the california delegation voted, putting joe biden over the 270vote threshold to officially become president elect. [ cheers and applause ] you see there one of the last hurdles in finalizing the Election Results coming after nearly six weeks of desperate attempts by the president and members of his party to well, to straight up overturn the outcome, to prevent the people from deciding who their elected leaders would be. So that was one of the parts of the split screen today which felt kind of like a Season Finale all day because the other part of the split screen happening at the same time was also vaccine dday in the united state
Days later. Thats the second dose, if you will. Promises 50 million doses by the end of the year and perhaps as many as 100 million more in the first few months of next year to get this ball rolling and fast. Operation warp speed has lived true to its name and then some. The read from Kristin Fisher in maryland with the latest. Kristin . Hey, neil. What a bitter sweet day. You had the country hitting this unimaginable milestone of 300,000 coronavirus deaths on the same day that this medical miracle is rolled out in record time. This Pfizer Vaccine was granted emergency use authorization with here at the fdas Head Quarters friday. The first frozen viles with shipped out on sunday. Now today were seeing these vaccinations ceremonies popping up all over the country. About an hour ago at George Washington University Hospital in d. C. , five nurses and doctors were vaccinated. Alex azar and the surgeon general, dr. Jerome adams were there. Both of them marvelled and marked the history of th
The mundane act of what appears to be a flu shot, it is a life changing event for all of us now and the first shipment of vaccines scheduled to arrive where you are just about now. So what can you tell us . Reporter youre right. I mean, the flu shot and that scene, it speaks volumes as to what were up against. Here theyre still waiting. So the arrival has happened, the ups truck behind me with the flashers on, parked in number ten, that bay. That is the much anticipated first delivery of the vaccine, 975 doses. In fact, it was so anticipated not just hospital officials were on hand to receive it, also the governor of ohio was here to receive it as well. It was taken simply as one box, taken inside the receiving area and being handled. So were in the in between time, in between when it arrived to now, what they have practiced and rehearsed for, to when it will be injected into the arms of 20 to 30 Health Care Workers. They admit the first day is a small number. What they refer to as a k
Hall. The color of covid. The vaccines. We are being seen around the world on Cnn International and online at cnn. Com. And its a pleasure to be here with you, sanjay. As we speak right now, second Covid Vaccine, one from moderna just received emergencyuse authorization from the fda. A tremendously important new development, especially in communities of color, which have been so hard hit by this pandemic, sanjay. Yeah, for sure. Also, tempered by hesitancy, or even outright fear. And thats why we are here tonight. To provide transparency, and to get straight answers to questions we may have, you may have, about keeping your loved ones safe. I received the vaccine today at a hospital where i work. Going to talk about it later in the show. Yeah. Its important so that people can see it is okay. As you said, we have got a lot to talk about today. So, joining us tonight. We are going to get some answers to the vaccine. They are going to ask they are going to answer your questions. And hopef