Obviously, it warms your heart. We called it a mark of the 4000. Were a defeat for the dogs to me and i believe were costly at it. And so i wanted to come by and if even the bank giving to thank you or do you think there is something to prove it . 19 at all. I dont think its a real thing just be unsafe and play in a smart we both have had to live it. So theres, you know, so is this really a real thing that in your hand, in this dinner, at that moment, couple days as a young somebody explain, i will be, we will sleep well at night knowing that we help people also coming up, stopping the pandemic, the challenges of vaccinating everyone everywhere. 10000000000 doses of vaccine is based on a World Population of 7800000000 people. So its a great challenge for everyone involved but to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world. Welcome, we begin the day struggling to control the coronavirus. Yet again, germany started its nationwide partial lockdown on the 2nd because the virus was spreading like wildfire almost 4 weeks later. Exponential growth in new infections has been stopped, but the virus has not. Late on wednesday, german chancellor Angela Merkel announced plans to tighten and extend the walk down until december 20th. In order to allow families and friends to observe christmas together. The walk down will be eased until the start of the new year, provided the pandemic is under control. If not, fear of the virus will mean for christmas. What it has meant for most days this year. Another day spent avoiding people another day spent voiding the buyers. Chancellor Angela Merkel explained the governments decision to extend the current partial lockdown and partly tighten it up to the german parliament. Its no secret that the chancellor would have liked to see stricter measures taken to fight the pandemic. But because of the federalist system, she had to find Common Ground with state leaders that the worst has been avoided. Our Health System hasnt been overwhelmed. And so far we have avoided the resulting economic, social, and ethical consequences. Thats a 1st success, but its by no means a lasting one. The far right opposition party, a f. D. Alternative for germany objected saying the restrictions were damaging to both society and the constitution. You just be able serfs understood how you caused the most damage to our economy, ordinary people, and our Constitutional Rights to this socalled 3rd Civil Protection act in record time. Youve written yourself a blank check for disregarding fundamental rights for purpose and elfrida while you are making noise, we are looking for solutions. We are problem solvers in various roles and various functions. And thats to point to find solutions to keep this country pulling together in the same direction. Thats the difference between us. Its fun, so certainly the current measures help to significantly reduce contact between people and slowed growth of infections. But social contacts will be further tightened until december 20th. The hope is that staying apart now. Well, allow families to come together over christmas and the new year surveys show most people understand it might have been funded and not me. What can we do, no matter what the governments say, still always be people to criticize because thats pretty enough. Find it totally reasonable. But honestly, the measures should be tough. Of a foothold after i trust the government to make clever decisions. Im happy that theyre asking scientists, and that takes commission and i hope that it means the best possible decisions will be taken. Chancellor merkel acknowledged that the coming months will be difficult, but she said working together, germany would get through this crisis. By the time christmas arrives, germany will know more about the impact of a major holiday on controlling the virus. Thanks to what is happening now in the United States today is thanksgiving. One of the most important u. S. Holidays, the day before thanksgiving is the most heavily traveled day of the year in america. But this year, Public Health officials advised people to stay home or risk creating a super spreader event. Or not everyone heeded that warning after more than 8 months of social distancing. Many are simply eager to see family and friends again. 50000000 people are expected to drive or fly by this coming sunday. 95 percent of those are expected to travel by car, only 5 percent are flying this year, but that is still 2 and a half 1000000 people. Well, it is a traditional thanksgiving to visit the grandparents, but this year, grandmothers, grandfathers, and many elderly will spend the holiday alone. A washington based Restaurant Owner is trying to combat the loneliness by feeding the stomach and the soul. Thanksgiving celebrations have always been about food. Lots of food, cornbread, stuffing sweet potatoes. And then of course the turkey they say people game 7 pounds over thanksgiving. This one meal could probably do it this year though Many Americans will eat alone. Corona has turned cooking and eating with others into a danger, especially for the elderly. This is where mark buker and his team stepped in. We want to make sure that the older population had a thanksgiving meal. Because theres one meal thats really hard to make, but not impossible to make for one person this thanksgiving. So we can make it for them. Marc posted his offer of a free meal for people over 70 on social media. He was expecting about 200 people would reply, but 5000 asked him for dinner. We found a group of our population that starving and they are scared to death to leave their apartments. And as a result, they just dont want things getting down or theyre depending on a thanksgiving dinner. So he called on his restaurant stuff to get it working. The meals are paid by donations, volunteers bringing a sequence of solidarity as well as dinner, just thanked me. Thank you. I often went to family or to my friend sells for many years. And this year no wedding cant go anywhere. How do you feel about this . Pretty sad is that, you know, locked in a house for a long time and youre by yourself. But you know, its you in the cat, just me and the cats. So thats how i spending it. And now im going to have the meal. Its a very period when you cant buy food the way you used to buy food. I just picked in the back 20 looked wonderful. But im a bright moment in hard times and new priorities for a Restaurant Owner. This isnt my job. This is my responsibility. Good news on this, thanksgiving . Well, lets take the story now to washington d. C. , my colleague, carol, the richer more she is working on this thanksgiving . Carlino, happy thanksgiving to you. Happy thanksgiving to you, friend. We know that fewer people are traveling in america this week, but Public HealthOfficials Say the numbers are still too high to me. I mean, youve been on the belt what have you observed . , and we know that the c. D. C. , the centers for Disease Control and prevention that i have posted already along please a week ago at least of the guidelines for as safely celebrating thanksgiving. This includes of course, wearing a mask, keeping gatherings small and if possible outside. And they also say older adults or a person with sort of medical conditions that they should completely avoid in person gatherings with people who dont do not live in their household. And this makes it, of course, very difficult, brant because as you know, things giving is precisely about family and friends. And this includes of course, elderly people. So this day i feel so also a bit sad here in the United States for a lot of families. But their risk is huge, we have to say that the United States has already over 12000000 cases to report and more than 260000 that some of this is really worrying. Yeah, i mean, i speak from personal experience, cant be with my family because of the pandemic. This year, what about the nations airports . Are we seeing a lot of people slowing . Well, the c. D. C. Has also recommended against traveling this week and for a thanksgiving, especially. But still millions have traveled through the airports in the United States. Enjoy this day with their families. Students, parents, siblings, cell or just families who want to gather as they have always been doing. They dont want to change anything in their lives because of cold at 19 and dr. Anthony, the countrys top, in fact, Infectious Disease expert. Remember, he said about people in airports that they are going to get the United States into even more trouble than we are right now already. We want to guess today to Dulles International airport in washington, and we talked to some off the travelers. Lets take a look, brant travels great new problems whatsoever. Everybody that ive seen, you know, paying attention to the social, distancing of everything, everybodys wear masks. So there wasnt any problems whatsoever. Travel was actually a whole lot easier than what i thought it was going to be. Well, shes seeing people, some of them feel comfortable and the same. It is a brand that traveling seems to be safe, but its not really you dont know who you might be and also very important to consider the symptoms after covert 19. What if someone already had the, its the, this infection, these are also symptoms of have to be taken very seriously. And these are things that a lot of people we talked to yesterday at the airport are not considering. You know, its a very good point to me. What about the messages that americans are hearing the messages from the president , president elect on this thanksgiving day, really could hardly be more different. Youre completely right, brant, but this isnt really surprising. Is it . I mean, donald trump, as we know, has not been taking this pandemic seriously from day number one on im told by then he called for salutary he during a speech yesterday, he was making people feel that he knows how difficult it is to keep that descends in in a day like today, a day that is supposed to be full of hats and gatherings and not really a social distance. All right, to carol the need for more with the way just tonight on this thanksgiving in washington, d. C. Curlier. Thank you very much. Have a happy and healthy thanksgiving how much of the world is hoping the Coronavirus Crisis will end when the vaccines announced over the last 2 weeks are finally made available. A number of countries say they expect to start vaccinating the most vulnerable and those Frontline Health care workers next month. No better is an ambitious goal. The logistical challenge of ensuring that everyone gets ishant. It is enormous. How do you vaccinate the whole world against code . 19, up to 10000000000 doses will be needed, say logistics experts. So you know, 10000000000 doses of vaccine is based on a World Population of 7800000000, people with the aim of achieving herd immunity of 60 percent. Many vaccinations require 2 shots, so its a great challenge for everyone involved. But heidi inoculating billions of people worldwide requires a gigantic effort. D. H. L. Estimates it will take around 15000 flights and 200000 pallet transports, and several 1000000 individual transports in cold boxes. The vaccine has to be stored at least at fridge, temperature. Some of the new vaccines need super cold temperatures. And no interruption of the cold chain is allowed, not sharing transport on the pallets, not caring temporary storage at airports, and not one being delivered in individual boxes to billions of people worldwide. There are still many problems to be solved, refrigerated transport and planes. For example, this complicated world of googling has to be carried out with dry eyes, both in the air transport and in express shipments. Dry ice is a hazard in air freight because it sublimes in this place is the air we breathe. So a lot of things need to be considered in detail and how do you access remote regions, those without an airport nearby or roads on which refrigerated trucks can drive and thats why some of the 6 who tried to be as you know, but it was possible so where i think you go through all those one example, would it make sense for the balls to be used in order to speed up that they vary all seems anymore to 2 occasions, but then do we have enough people enough yet people there, you know, to be able to do the vaccine in a safe way. In the industrialized countries, infrastructure is considered to be well developed in other countries. Cold Chain Logistics are more problematic or practically impossible due to heat or poor transportation routes. The vaccine is likely to be delivered 1st to countries with good infrastructure if you would ask me what im glad my wife to the bottoms to be. If i dont like my leddy but i want to be even better out on a developing country, i would definitely want them to be an independent company, because then they would have a better chance of getting the vaccine on time. Transporting the vaccine at speed and at the right temperature logistics experts say its the challenge of the century. You know, a lot of questions remain about how to vaccinate the world. My next guest has some answers and solutions as steve karate is the chief medical officer and Health Solutions director at s. Free. That is the Worlds Largest provider of Geographic Information systems, and she joins me tonight from sacramento, california. Ms. Gorani, welcome to the program and happy thanksgiving to you. We appreciate you joining us on this big holiday. Thank you very much. Im very glad to be here and its an important discussion. A lot of our viewers will be familiar with the Johns HopkinsUniversity Global coded 19 map. Now that map is based on your platform. We all have use the data, especially because it is Real Time Data to do, you know, hit anything like this. Had it been and anything like this been done before work not at this scale, i would say the, the Johns Hopkins dash board, it really took off and actually has its place in history now as the most viral map based application in the world. So i dont think weve seen this level of real time information, global information, and particularly about health information. So its pretty new. Yeah. And so many people have come to rely on it from the beginning of the pandemic all the way up until today. How can this Technology Help get vaccines to everyone around the world quickly . Sure, well at its most basic level, Johns Hopkins dashboard shows you what is happening in the places you care about where you live, where your family lives. In the same way, we take place information and apply it to the problem of vaccine distribution, which as everybody can imagine is a geographically focused kind of event. So understanding what are the facilities that are able to store the vaccine given all the different requirements for cold storage . So some facilities can store hold, some can store regular refrigerated vaccines. What is the capacity of those facilities . How accessible are they geographically in terms of drive time or walk time, and where are the priority populations . Because, of course, we want to vaccinate everybody, but we need to vaccinate in a particular order in order to enter the pandemic as quickly as possible. These are all geographic question, so its a good point that you make vaccinating. Everyone gives coronavirus will be one of the biggest logistical challenges to ever face humanity. Do you have any practical experience with the use of Geographical Information Systems and rolling out vaccination programs . Sure. Weve been doing this kind of work for years, but recent experience, we saw one of the local jurisdictions in the state of minnesota, Carleton County do a drive through flu vaccine clinic as kind of a practice in using our software to make that process more efficient. And they found that they could vaccinate a lot more people when they used mobile applications to do some of the paperwork. And they had dashboards to monitor the times that people went through. We understand that you were a high ranking data visual at the California Department of Public Health. So we know if theres anywhere in the world thats ready to use these new technologies that it has to be california. But what about places in the world where the technology in the Data Infrastructure is more of a challenge . What do you do there . Well, i think, you know, what you can do you start where you are. You use different kinds of methods like crowd sourcing. You pull the data that you have, and sometimes maybe, rather than having a facility, be able to administer the vaccines, you use a mobile outreach van and you take vaccines to where theyre needed. Theres going to be different strategies all around the world. But im optimistic that its possible and that those different strategies will also apply within the, u. S. Right . Because you have areas that are removed from the grid as much as some places you would think of in other continents. Absolutely, i mean we have a lot of people who live in, as you say, very rural areas. We have our indigenous tribes who will also need access to the vaccine. And then there are other kinds of populations that may not be rural, but theyre harder to reach people who may be experiencing homelessness. They will still need to be vaccinated if they choose to be as well. All right, well mr. Odum, we certainly wish you all the best success with this. Please come back and talk with us again. Is it . But as we get closer to deploying the vaccine, estie karate from