Get vaccinated. Plus i mean, this is a monumental event. A logistical challenge. How shipping giants are teaming up to get doses all across the country and the hitech method used to track those packages. Plus a trivalley waitress working one of her final shifts before the stay at home order gets a very unexpected surprise. And then they said heres 1,200. The social media challenge helping people during this holiday season. Good evening. Thanks so much for joining us. Im anousha rasta. The first doses of Pfizers Covid vaccine will be given to americans in less than 48 hours. Tomorrows record rollout will begin at these loading docks. Workers have already packed millions of vaccine doses at pfizers plant in michigan. The potentially lifesaving cargo carefully transported in subarctic coolers. The vaccine rollout comes at a crucial time. The United States has surpassed 16 million cases. Among the first bay area hospitals to get the vaccine is ucsf medical center. Our Sergio Quintana has d
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
Current surges in covid cases, but success hinges on the masses complying on a daily basis. Were making progress in the planning around Vaccine Distribution in our county. Reporter wednesday, dr. Jennifer tong giving a glimpse into the plans for covid19 Vaccine Distribution. They hope to make giving vaccinations more manageable. The doses are unknown and can fluctuate based on conditions. Initially healthcare and front line workers will be the first to receive the vaccine. Like everyone else, we will receive a limited supply at first. More will be coming over time. It might take many months, though, before everyone who is interested in getting a vaccine is able to get one. Reporter officials stress social staples from the past nine months, washing hands, social distancing, and wearing a mask, are still needed to combat the current covid19 surge. Some south bay hospitals, including valley medical center, are postponing elective surgery to ensure bed space. Valley med representatives dec
Is in a few minutes. Looking forward to that. Remover, you can use the kpix 5 app to stay on top of changing weather and breaking news alerts. Lets go live to kpix 5s wilson walker, liberty reservoir near livermore and wilson. The rain is great news on the fire danger front. What is he doing for the water supply . Reporter liz and lester, trying to keep a restaurant live outdoors. Yeah, this rain is fantastic news. For the reservoirs, a little bit longerterm store there. As far as the fire threat goes, this is fantastic news. If we could just get these systems where we get upwards of a half inch to an inch with enough time in between each other to saturate the soil, relieve our creeks. Reporter rainfall on santa rosas Skyhawk Community this afternoon, just right amount. Not hard enough to threaten the burn scars, but enough to lessen the fire threat. Yes, the system we had a week or so ago is not enough to end fire season. It was followed up with another round of warm sunny days. Repor
Whatever you call it, critics are calling it a betrayal. I think that taxpayers will be upset with this idea. Reporter San Jose City councilman john mccain is says what the bta is proposing is a bait and switch, a betrayal of the spirit, if not the letter. We told taxpayers would improve the roads and driving conditions. This will just be a broken promise in the future. Reporter in 2016, voters in supported this measure, projecting to generate more than 3. 6 billion over 30 years. The money was earmarked for transportation projects, with 25 a hard cap on b. A. R. T. Construction. What is the best use of the sales tax . Is there timing to do that, based on project delivery . The very beginning of that exercise. Reporter last week, vta floated the controversial idea, what if the shared the tax revenue generated over the next decade at 75 to build b. A. R. T. , the likely spins of other transportation projects . We have got to say that this it was one thing i think we should follow throug