The fda, it will be the most reliable way to beat the virus. Certainly, the vaccine representing both our hopes and our fears and abc 7 News Reporter kris reyes spoke with a doctor about the worries that keep him up at night and kris, im really interested to hear what he had to say. He had a lot to say. The doctor is very confident about the vaccine calling it a bright light in this long, dark tunnel that weve been traveling through but he says distribution is far from a trivial matter and we need to prepare for dealing with plenty of complications. Neither the cdc nor the state of california are likely to get more granular than to say Health Care Workers and people over 65 in Long Term Care facilities are the first two groups. Reporter the question then becomes which Health Care Worker goes first . Take ucsf that is unlikely to get enough vaccines in the first shipment to cover the 30,000 staff. The complicated task deciding which employee gets the vaccine first and then falls on the
Im terry mcsweeney. Im anousha rasta. Another pivotal hurdle has been cleared. Today the cdc is recommending the use of the pfizer vaccine. Governor newsom tweeted that a medical safety group formed by several western states was meeting today to set up plans. The group met as a check on the federal review process and is expected to green light the distribution as well. Thousands of the doses will head here to the bay area. This all happens as cases in the bay area are at an all time high. Today San Francisco reported a record 2300 new cases. Chris pollone has the latest on the race to get the vaccine to the front line. The fda authorized for emergency use the pfizer bioen tech vaccine. Right now, boxes are being packed and loaded with vaccine with emphasis on quality control. Reporter the first shipments will be arriving at medical centers monday morning. I wont probably live in my career to see another day like this. Thats how monumental it is. Reporter doctors on the front lines happ
Here is what we know right now, california is set to receive only 320,000 initial doses of the vaccine. Governor newsom says the state expects distribution as early as tomorrow. Doses will be shipped through fedex and ups. Frontline workers could get different dose as soon as monday. Easier said than done though. Wilson walker live outside the good sam hospital the challenges that could lie ahead. Reporter we have all waited so long for this moment. The arrival of the vaccine. But there is going to be a lot more waiting ahead, and that also includes the folks that are at the very front and of the vaccination process. We also know there are people who are at highest risk for getting covid19. Including healthcare workers. Vaccine arrival is imminent here in the bay area and the Detailed Planning for how to execute the distribution has been unfolding for months. And while we often hear about the race to get frontline workers vaccinated, that does not mean this will be a sprint. The other
Recommended that the vaccine be available for folks older than the age of 16. And this all comes as the Pfizer Vaccine just now hours away from being shipped out shipments as you just heard are expected to arrive in states as early as monday trucks, carrying those vaccines will roll out starting tomorrow to nearly 150 Distribution Centers across america. The head of the fda says that science and data guided the fdas decision to approve the vaccine. It comes despite concerns that the vaccine was rushed along with pressure from the white house. Now here in the bay area we can expect about 75,000 doses of the vaccine at local hospitals are getting ready. Kron fours gayle ong is live tonight in freeman with that part of the story gayle. Jonathan justine the initial shipments are expected some time next week and that will be intended for Health Care Workers and first responders. It could store hundreds of thousands of vaccines. Right now at ucsf without without an issue doctor desi kotis ch
You can see just around napa American Canyon and vallejo about a half mile visibility. This is going to drift maybe slightly south and slightly east and the winds are light and variable this morning. Definitely not going to be a big player like it was yesterday. Sunshine will be this afternoon and look at these temperatures 58 the cool spot at Half Moon Bay and 61 in San Francisco and oakland 64 along with san jose and san rafael and napa and 67 today in concord and santa rosa. Ill give you an update on the thanksgiving forecast. Heres reggie. Californias Health Secretary is warning that more counties could go into the purple tier, which is the most restrictive as soon as today. We anticipate some tier movement. A handful of counties moving to a more restribbive tier. Three counties in the red tier but could slide back to purple. San mateo and marin counties. Dr. Mark ghaly defended the restrictions in the counties in purple. It is necessary to help curve the spread. Watch at abc7news.