Candidate is 66 effective yet 85 effective against severe covid disease, that is lower in terms of efficacy than pfizer and moderna. Both were authorized at por than 95 effective but dr. Fauci hopes the one shot vaccine keeps people out of the hospital and helps alleviate the stress this pandemic has put on the health care system. The Johnson Johnson has te one vaccine and roll up your sleeves and get whatever vaccine is made available first. As More Con Tagious Variants continue across america. The South African variant has been detected and a new model shows that the pandemic could claim nearly 654,000 american lives by may 1, were up to 433. So disheartening to see. Lets begin with elizabeth cohen. So break down this data on the Johnson Johnson vaccine for us. All right, poppy and jim. Before i do, to just reiterate, bottom line Johnson Johnson, we expect them to apply to the fda for authorization very soon and it is a good vaccine. It works. It does well. But it is not as effective
We all want to go Back To School. We also want to go back to School Safely and make sure in addition to getting high up on the Priority List of being vaccinated we want to make sure there is robust testing. When i was home a few weeks ago with Family Members in the School System they had to insure they got their test. Proper protocols. The Biden Administration says theyre following the signs. Weve known since last summers that schools are not a place of spread for covid19. The School Systems got 65 billion last year from congress in covid relief to put in Safety Precautions to allow teachers to get Back To School. The bottom line at this point is that good teachers who want to go Back To School are being held hostage by these Teachers Unions and theyre now extorting the american taxpayer for more money claiming they dont have enough money to go Back To School when theyve been funded and we have the science again with the cdc report this week showing that this disease does not spread in
Toolbox. Johnson johnson now set to file for Emergency Fda approval within a matter of days as the u. S. For the first time confirms two cases of the South African variant believed to be more dangerous and the current vaccines dont seem to protect as well against it. What Public Health experts are recommending ahead. And any minute now were taking you live to the White House Briefing room. We expect to hear from press secretary jen psaki. The next steps getting set for pushing that covid relief bill forward with or without republicans. Good morning, im Hallie Jackson in washington along with tom costello dr. Nahid bhadelia and Stephanie Gosk in West Virginia. Photograph give me if i interrupt you, but talk about those new vaccine trial results. Good news here, the Efficacy Numbers arent as high as weve seen in other vaccines, but this isnt like a bad situation here. Lets give you the Bullet Points before the briefing because theyre important. 72 efficacy in the United States with the n
And, commissioners, Public Comment . Clerk those of you on the Public Comment line press star, 3, to make a comment on the minutes. Star, 3. All right, no hands raised. So we can move on. President bernal upon review of the minutes, commissioners, a motion to approve. So moved. Second. Clerk i will do roll call vote. [roll call] great, the item passes. Next is the report. Im sorry . Is it okay if i call out . President bernal yes. On the minutes. Clerk okay. So the next item, number 3, the directors report. Good afternoon, commissioners. The director of health, and i will summarize and take any additional questions. Theres a lot going on in the world of Public Health. Some good news, september 9th the Supreme Court upheld proposition c, which will free up hundreds of millions of dollars for funding for homeless services, including a significant amount that will be dedicated to the Behavioral Health services for homeless individuals. So we are looking forward to hearing more on the lega
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