It is a humbling experience many been expire but how he turn a happenout into a rapo lend a hand. It is no just graffiti. Sprau paint has become the tall of american protest. Meet the street artists of the social justice movement. Soledad im Soledad Obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. As covid19 batters nation pandemic is exposing a at that time health carr crisis. Rural hops overwhelmed and near capacity fighting it keep their doors open. Before pandemic nearly half of all rural hospitals were praulgt at a lossment 17 have been doctors to close this year and morning 400 others face saul fate. Texas has seen more closures than think or state in recent years. Our correspondent Jessica Gomez traveled to tights tight county in the northeast part of the state and spent the day at a rural hospital struggling to stay afloat. East texas far from the hustle of big city life but now the usual peace and quiet here shattered but a pandemic. As you know we have another surge in covid. Skraurbgs thi
Safe and effective vaccine. If so, who gets it first . Soledad im Soledad Obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Every roadmap for fully reopening the country begins with a vaccine. So who gets it first . We posed that question to experts about a month ago and learned an Advisory Group to the c. D. C. Is working on guidelines to distribute initial doses. And it hopes to have a proposal ready in late september. Potential vaccines are racing through the deve operation warp speed promised to stockpile milli doses. Declared safe and effective, there likely wont be enough for everyone who wants it right away. Meharry Medical College in nashville is one of the nations oldest and largest historically black Academic Health Science Centers and is enrolled in operation warp speed. Dr. James e. K. Hildreth is an immunologist and the president and c. E. O. Of meharry. Instead of being a lead researcher, hes going to be a participant in the testing trials. Dr. Hildreth, its so nice to talk to you. Why
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We wanted to talk to you for a number of reasons. First and foremost, San Francisco seemed to get an early jump on this virus. And that has resulted in fewer deaths and fewer illnesses. What the lessons from your school and from your city . I think you put your finger on it right there. They declared a state of emergency in early february before their being one case in San Francisco. They moved to shelter in place on march 16. We had a few confirmed cases, but no deaths. It did not occur in San Francisco until eight days later. Of fact that the citizens San Francisco are cooperative with those Public Health orders, and for me, the lesson has been the importance of the Academic Health system in the Public Health ecosystem of San Francisco. Host as you look at what has been happening in your city in San Francisco and compare that to the trick, chicago, miami, new york city, washington, dc, what are the lessons . What you tell officials in those states that we have been seeing a high rate
The crisis will quickly pass. Some of the doctors say it will wash through. It will flow through. My guests this morning, dr. Anthony fauci, head of the National Institute of infectious dewreess, mike dewine of ohio, and j. P. Prits 0. Were headed there, a surge on hospitals. Ill talk to two experts about how prepared our Health Care System is for the coming spike in cases and whether our hospitals could become overrun with patients. Kn and the great shutdown. Chaos at u. S. Airports as travelers return from europe. Schools closing, Sports League cancel, theme parks going dark. Still, are we doing enough to slow the disease. Joining me are peter baker, chief White House Correspondent for innew york times, kasie hunt, david brooks, columnist for the new york times, and yamiche alcindor. Welcome to sunday and a special edition of meet the press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history. This is a special edition of meet the press with chuck to