Centers event on the nations response to the coronavirus pandemic. I serve as the chief medical advisor. Today the Bipartisan Policy Centers future is releasing a new report. You can find this report at bipartisanpolicy. Org. That is bipartisanpolicy. Org. Since the beginning of the pandemic a year ago, there has been more than 25 million confirmed cases of covid19 and more than 430 cases deaths across the country, accounting for 25 of deaths worldwide. While cases, hospitalizations and deaths have slightly decreased, the numbers continue to be staggering and there is great concern variants, more transmissible strains of the virus, may become dominant over the coming weeks leading to a further worsening of the pandemic. Todays report comes as president Bidens Administration launches an effort to combat the pandemic in Congress Considers additional aid to bolster the response and jumpstart the economy. The initiative released its first report, bipartisan subscription for health care in
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Can see from our east bay hills camera. Expect this light wind to keep pulling that fog to the west as we head through the morning commute. It will turn to hazy conditions and high clouds this afternoon. Temperatures pretty close to average with upper 50s along the coast and about 60 to 63 degrees for the rest of us. Reggie . Thank you. This morning another major announcement about a covid19 vaccine. Oxford university and a astrazeneca revealing the vaccine theyre developing shows a strong immune response in older people. Jobina, this is important since these are the people so vulnerable to the virus. Older people are more likely to have Underlying Health conditions that make coronavirus more dangerous. Having a vaccine just as effective in older and younger patients is significant here. Participants also showed few side effects. The last steps of oxfords phase three trial are under way now so they could be seeking approval for the vaccine in a matter of weeks. This comes as americas d
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