Learn more at factsonhand. Com today. Tonight, as we come on the air, major news on the coronavirus vaccines. And here in new york, the governor sounding the alarm. Tonight, abc news confirming United Airlines is now flying the first batch of pfizers vaccine around the world and right here to the u. S. And news the second Vaccinemaker Moderna is now asking for emergency approval, too. Moderna now saying its vaccine is 94 effective against covid and 100 effective against the most severe cases of the virus. And tonight, news from one of the leaders of Operation Warp speed, now saying anyone in the u. S. Who wants a vaccine will have access to one by june. And the meeting tomorrow over who gets access to a vaccine first. Tonight, new yorks governor with a new warning, telling hospitals to start identifying retired doctors and nurses who can help with hospital staff here in new york and across the
country overwhelmed. Saying there could be a pause here in new york. Los angeles county tonig
beautiful shot of the capitol in washington, d.c. 45 past the hour. we heard discouraging words from the vaccinemaker moderna, saying current vaccines could be less effective against the omicron variant. as nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez reports, there could soon be another new tool in the fight against the virus. reporter: we re one step closer to a pill for treating covid. an fda advisory panel narrowly voting to recommend merck s pill. this can be administered in the comfort of the patient s home, can be given as a prescription and picked up in the pharmacies. how does this drug stack up against the omicron variant? i wish we knew. we re looking at it very carefully. reporter: as the omicron variant spreads, the world health organization is advising
as americans prepare for the holidays. i would not change any plans, but that doesn t mean you should be cavalier about it. reporter: stocks tumbled again. the dow dropping more than 650 points. the recent rise in covid-19 cases and the emergence of the omicron variant pose downside risks to the employment and economic activity and increased uncertainty for inflation. reporter: concerns are growing about the effectiveness of therapies and vaccines against the variant. regeneron says its monoclonal antibody treatment may not work as well on omicron as it does on other strains. we started with potent antibodies. we have to look at how much the hit is. more importantly, we have to get ready for the next one. reporter: moderna s ceo warns he expects a material drop in existing vaccines protection against omicron. pfizer applied for the first emergency use authorization of covid boosters for 16 and 17-year-olds. there s no timeline on when the fda could act. let s bring in wh
disease. the u.s. food and drug administration could give the green light for emergency use to pfizer after december 10th, and moderna after a hearing on december 17th. we ve been clear about the fact we re not going to cut corners. and the authorization process, although expedited, has very similar criteria to what we would use for the regular approval of a vaccine. reporter: government officials believe most americans should be able to get a vaccine by next june. 100% of americans that want the vaccine will have the vaccine by that point in time. reporter: fedex and u.p.s. delivery services tonight are getting ahold of the dry ice that they ll need to ship the vaccine. a company that makes special freezers for the drug can t make them fast enough. when you start to think about the logistics infrastructure to distribute, 14 billion, the two-dose scenario, 14 billion vaccines globally, that in itself starts to add up. so, let s get right to steve osunsami with us live outsi
learn more at factsonhand.com today. tonight, as we come on the air, major news on the coronavirus vaccines. and here in new york, the governor sounding the alarm. tonight, abc news confirming united airlines is now flying the first batch of pfizer s vaccine around the world and right here to the u.s. and news the second vaccinemaker moderna is now asking for emergency approval, too. moderna now saying its vaccine is 94% effective against covid and 100% effective against the most severe cases of the virus. and tonight, news from one of the leaders of operation warp speed, now saying anyone in the u.s. who wants a vaccine will have access to one by june. and the meeting tomorrow over who gets access to a vaccine first. tonight, new york s governor with a new warning, telling hospitals to start identifying retired doctors and nurses who can help with hospital staff here in new york and across the