Task force and we have continued. We have continued to be on the same mission we have been on throughout the course of this year that is to save american lives and work every day toward that day that we put the coronavirus in the past. Im joined today and youll hear in a few moments from members of the White House Coronavirus task force including those that are leading the effort of distribution, vaccinations under operation warp speed. I think you will be as impressed as i was at fema earlier today when i heard the detailed plans for the virtually Immediate Distribution of vaccines when they become approved and available to the American People. From very early in this pandemic had the presence direction we have followed an approach to this pandemic that was federally supported state managed and locally executed and to that end this past monday we completed our 41st Conference Call with all of the nations governor, every state and every territory. There we spoke about our current circu
Good morning. The committee has come to order. One thing, i want to thank the witnesses for your testimony. Those appearing in person, traveling to d. C. To give it orally, and, also, answer our questions. The title of this hearing now is, i guess, examining the u. S. Approach to early covid19 treatments. I thought it was i originally set out a title of early treatments for covid, a essential component of a covid solution. It was inevitable that the coronavirus pandemic to be politicized into the tragedy it was. From the start, i knew it was impossible to have a perfect response. We were facing a new virus. No one wanted to underreact, and as a result i feared the tendency would be overreact. The challenges facing us were daunting. Our National Strategic stockpile had been reduced during the h1n 1 pandemic. It took time to develop a test. The fact that a large percentage of people that become infected exhibit no symptoms made the coronavirus even more difficult to detect and contain. I
Dealing with the Chinese Energy company, that communist china considered its quote, bridge to russia. For energy deals. Working with vladmir putin. The senators say the new details deepened their existing concerns about quote, counterintelligence risk and much more. Weve also got the growing backlash against the media and democrats, for trying to politicize and attack operation warp speed. It is bringing effective vaccines to the market. The debate putting politics over your health. We have more on new york state Governor Andrew Cuomo attacking a reporter for asking about school closures. The governor is saying you know what . Youre wrong. But the announcement came out moments later that new York City Schools were in fact closing due to covid19. Now parents and taxpayers are not he hadfied. Theyre increasingly worried that the elected officials dont know what theyre doing. Anger mounting at california lawmakers for straight up breaking their own covid19, the states own covid19 rules bu
Astra zeneca, to Oxford University in the United Kingdom say their new Coronavirus Vaccine could be up to 90 percent effective. It can be kept for refrigerator temperatures. Unlike other recently announced vaccines. Astra zeneca says it will have 200000000 doses available by years end. China has launched an Unmanned Mission to bring back rocks and desperately from the surface of the moon. , its the 1st mission by any nation to retrieve a lunar samples. Since the 1970 s. , the probe is expected to return with material that will help scientists learn more about earths nearest neighbor, including how it was formed. This is g. W. News from berlin, follow us on twitter and instagram or visit our website. Dot com. The world is starting the 3rd week in a row with news of yet another promising corona virus vaccine. Today, astra zeneca became the latest pharmaceutical to announce that its vaccine is effective at preventing asters it is. Vaccine has important advantages with a price tag of just
It also allows biden and vicepresident elect Kamala Harris access to National Security briefings. In a tweet, President Donald Trump said gsa administrator emily murphy and her team should do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols. He said he had instructed officials in his administration to do the same. The gsa announcement came shortly after officials in michigan certified biden as winner of the battleground state in the november 3rd election. Biden has been moving quickly to form his cabinet. Hes now unveiled nominees for several key posts, including Antony Blinken for secretary of state. Blinken was National Security adviser during Barack Obamas first term as president. He served as deputy secretary of state during obamas second term. Biden says former secretary of state john kerry will be a special president ial envoy for climate. Linda thomasgreenfield will be ambassador to the united nations, and alejandro mayorkas, Homeland Security secretary. Avril haines, form