The vaccine developed by Oxford University doesnt have to be stored at ultra cold temperatures as some others, which makes is easier to distribute. The subfreeze by pfizer and partner biontech is one downside. The fda says a committee will meet december 10th to discuss an emergency use authorization which could start the Distribution Process immediately. Moderna is expected to file for an emergency use authorization by the end of the month. Its vaccine is 95 effective and can be stored at regular refrigeration temperatures, developed thanks in part to funding from dolly parton. While the u. S. Military is gearing up for what it calls operation warp speed to distribute one or more vaccines once approved, others are scrambling at the local level to give the series of shots. Abc 7 david louie spoke with a logisti logisti logistics sker logistics expert. It was Pretty Amazing to see how fast the testing ramped up, but vaccinating millions of americans once supplies become available will be
Arrive as soon as tomorrow. The cdc recommended the vaccine for people 16 and older. 3 million toeses are underway and 20 million will be given out over the next two weeks. Health care workers and nursing home residents will receive the vaccine first. More on what officials said today. We are not taking a victory lap. The road will be tough. Operation warp speed compared the approval of the vaccine to dday. In military its the day the mission begins. Dday was a turning point in world war ii. It was the beginning of the end. And thats where we are today. The u. S. Government and u. P. S. And fedex are delivering if vaccine. It comes as hospitals face the largest surge of covid19. Its a symbol of hope and a beacon of light. Officials with the food and Drug Administration said approval could take years, with thousands dying they worked to come to a decision. Because of the suffering fda felt the responsibility to work through the review with a sense of urgency while doing their jobs. The
Strategic plans across america to deliver those vaccines safely and these doses cannot come soon enough as covid19 continues to devastate the golden state California Health officials reporting more than 35,000 new cases of the virus and 225 deaths both numbers shattering daily records more than 13,000 people are currently in the hospital thats also an alltime record and the states icu capacity is now at just 7. 9 some good news though california is expecting some 327,000 doses of the pfizer covid19 vaccine as early as monday. As part of the initial vaccine rollout the move comes after the fda authorized emergency use of that vaccine late last night. The chief operating officer of operation warp speed now praising the effort today calling it historic. For 7 months we have realized the greatest Public Private partnership in modern times. Doctors scientists researchers factory workers low just asians and hundreds more have all come together for single or purpose. That purpose save lives a
Livermore. Find that jacket. Concord at 44. Thats also colder. As we look ahead to the rest of today itll be sunny and warm. The mornings where we have a minor issue. I will be back with more on the rest of the forecast including thanksgiving in a few minutes. For now lets see how the drive is doing. Its a little busy. We have a couple of hot spots in the east bay. Lets start on westbound 580. Thats where chp is clearing a crash over to the shoulder. They just ran a traffic break. You will see a few brake lights. Hopefully they will get that out quickly. We have an advisory that was davis. A serious accident. This is a fatality. Davis street will be shut down. You can exit 98th over toward 880. Troubling new coronavirus days before the thanksgiving. Cases tripling in past month and hospitalizations up almost 80 compared to two weeks ago. Today at noon health and Human Services secretary will update on californias fight against coronavirus. You can see it right here. The fda has asked a
Tightening of restrictions would push down the covid rates. A state mandated curfew. The goal of a curfew is to decrease activity and decrease the spread of the virus and perhaps, a curfew would help. This weekend marks a traditional travel weekend. The Citys Department of Public Health joining the chorus to avoid traveling for the holiday. If families are going to gather they must do so in as safe a manner as possible. Keep it to no more than six people and keep it outdoors and keep the masks on. The choices we, you, i make in the next two weeks will determine the trajectory of the Holiday Season. The Health Leaders say they are asking people to stay home this year to protect their families so everyone can come together and and healthy next year. Santa clara county Health Official said hospitals could reach full capacity in three weeks. The warning comes a week before thanksgiving and on a day when the county recorded the highest number of cases in a single day. Were at a critical jun