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Contact tracing is largely gone. I think and i believe that we should be treating every case as if its a variant during this pandemic right now. The good news according to dr. Anthony fauci is Johnson Johnsons new singledose vaccine could help get more people vaccinated and prevent severe disease and hospitalizations as the virus continues to mutate and replicate. We have now a valueadded additional vaccine candidate. This is a singleshot vaccine in which you start to see efficacy anywhere from 7 to 10 days. It is inexpensive and the company is capable of making doses in the numbers of billions. Joining me now nbc news chief White House Correspondent and Weekend Today cohost Kristen Welker. Dr. Celine gounder, a member of bidens Advisory Board during the transition. And patrice harris, former president of the american medical association. Kristen, how difficult is it proving for the biden team with such a short transition, if any, to get their arms around the shortage of doses and the
Important question, the cdc tracks flu every year all i am so pleased to moderate this important session. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan Public Health policy research and Advocacy Organization based in washington, d. C. The covid19 pandemic is an immense challenge. Envision a nation that values the health and wellbeing of all. Since the spring of this year, we have held a series of webinars focused on the impact protecting older adults from the arm of social isolation. How the pandemic is concentrated in many gaps. We also cohosted a congressional briefing on advancing Racial Equity. It should go without saying that this is an unprecedented pandemic. The likes of which has not been seen in this country. Seenve certainly disparities in past Public Health emergencies. The pandemic has greatly exposed trust for Americas Health has been advocating. Calling for data disaggregation. We are also focusing on other issues. Calling for investment in Public Health infrastructure. This includes i
So glad you are here for the kickoff session on protecting democracy, foreign interference, voter confidence, and defensive strategies in 2020 election and beyond. Im Carrie Cordero of the center for new american security. We have two sessions this morning. This session will run until 10 45 a. M. Eastern, and i hope you will join us again at 11 30 a. M. Eastern for a session i will be moderating on foreign influence and voter attitudes. Todays conversations are part of a broader collaboration between the center for new american security, the center for ethics and the rule of law, which is part of penn law, and the annenberg Public Policy center, also on the university of pennsylvania. There i hand it over to moderator, this discussion is being livestreamed, and you can post your comments and questions on twitter using the protectdemocracy2020. Our team will be monitoring the monitoring the hash tag and pose your questions to the monitor. America may have been caught off but theres no t
The annenberg Public Policy center, also on the university of pennsylvania. There i hand it over to moderator, this discussion is being livestreamed, and you can post your comments and questions on twitter using the protectdemocracy2020. Our team will be monitoring the monitoring the hash tag and pose your questions to the monitor. America may have been caught off but theres no the samer falling for tricks again twice. Understand the influences around us, take steps take proactive steps to counter them, and work to strengthen our democracy. This collaboration is our effort to do just that. Im now going to turn the over to the professor claire finkelstein, my friend and faculty director of the center for ethics and the rule of law at the university of pennsylvania law school, who is theleading voice on intersection of law, ethics, and national security. Willto claire, who introduce our guests for the session. Thank you soin much, carrie, and its a to have this with c nas. N more importa