Forward with a scaleddown Economic Relief bill that republicans introduced. National institutes of health orector and Surgeon General on capitol hill for a Senate Health hearing on Vaccine Research and development. They spoke about ongoing Clinical Trials for a Coronavirus Vaccine and the possibility of one being ready by the end of the year. Some of thescussed challenges of distributing a vaccine and the current drop in vaccination rates due to misinformation and public mistrust. Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone and go through some administrative matters that we do at the beginning after consulting with the attending physician, the sergeant at arms, cdc, health and Human Services, individuals are seated six feet apart. There is no room for the public to attend and the press is working as a pool bang and the hearing may be watched gaveltogavel online. Both of our witnesses, dr. Collins and sargent general adams are
Around the globe, nearly 200 vaccine candidates are being developed and nearly 20 have entered human. Clinical trials in the United States. Entered human Clinical Trials with large Clinical Trials to begin late this month. With the historic, all hands on deck effort underway around the globe come of the timeline to develop a vaccine may be compressed from several years now to just 12 or 18 months. Moving with this amazing speed does not and must not allow for cutting any corners. Today, we will hear how we must place trust in the fdas [audio drop] to produce a vaccine. We in Congress Must do our part to protect their work from political meddling so that they can uphold their professions utmost standards of scientific analysis and ethics. We are not here today [audio drop] not politicians. I want to highlight two guardrails that protect the integrity of Vaccine Development and will ensure the safety and efficacy of a covid19 vaccine. First, the most important hurdle for a vaccine to be
Map that you can see. Six of these are speed cameras but two of them are red light cameras at fessenden and north capitol street. The stop sign cameras will cost you 60. Last year the district raked in 90 million but this year revenue from Traffic Cameras has already dropped by 40 . Those who live near the cameras say theyve already seen a change in drivers slowing down. I say yeah, theres one that got a ticket. I didnt realize it was just giving warnings but i have noticed that people have slowed down. Reporter if youd like to see a complete list of all the old and the new Traffic Cameras, you can download our wusa9 app. Theres a complete list of all those Traffic Cameras so you can be aware when youre driving to work because they are officially handing out tickets. For the past month theyve been giving out warnings but as of midnight last night, those officially turned over to tickets. Be aware of that if youre headed to work this morning. Coming up in the next half hour, ill tell yu
If there was a flaw in your case, you know, sort of a procedural flaw, questions about whether or not someone had a legal right to be there at all, she would move in, you know, just kind of pounce and pick at it and pick at it and so you needed to be absolutely positively prepared. I remember the second case that i argued and there was a question about a decision written by a court overseas decision by the uk Supreme Court, and i was, you know, sort of a little bit nervous and in the heat of the moment couldnt remember who had written it, this was the only thing i had been doing for months, you know, she had many other things to occupy her, but she remembered exactly who had written it and picked it up off the top of her head. She was always just so incredibly prepared. She worked as, i think, someone said earlier, in the program, you know, as harder than any of her clerks. Lilly, you talked a lot about what Justice Ginsburg has meant to you, what she meant to women in this country, an
Pandemic that has now claimed more than 200,000 american lives. New cases now on the rise in 24 states, 40,000 new cases per day across the country. When that happens and its just under way. We are learning this morning that the fda is considering stricter guidelines when it comes to the race for a vaccine. These rules would push even emergency authorization of a vaccine past election day. Well get to that in a moment. Lets begin with our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. Good morning, elizabeth. You have the latest on the vaccine to begin a phase 3 trial in this country. Thats right. Its by Johnson Johnson and what sets this vaccine apart of it from the other three that are currently in phase 3 Clinical Trials in the u. S. Is that its one dose. That will certainly be handy. If it works and if its safe it will be much easier to vaccinate everyone once rather than twice. Lets look at the four vaccines that have already started phase 3 Clinical Trials. Moderna and pfizer star