If everything were to go well, and everything were to fall into place, i think, its possible that we could see a vaccine, before The End of the Calendar Year for kids under 12. That cannot come too soon, obviously. Nationwide, the number of kids hospitalized for covid is on the brink of exceeding the highest levels on record for the entire pandemic. In california, where the numbers are also climbing, the Governor Today became the first in the nation to order vaccination or regular testing for all teachers and other School Personnel statewide. Meantime, in texas and florida, where childhood cases are climbing, much more steeply, local officials defied orders from their respective governors, by imposing Mask Mandates in schools or the general population. And across the hardesthit areas, People Who work in Childrens Hospitals, are seeing something tHey havent seen, prior to the Delta Variant, tHey say. Over the last year, we hadnt seen as many kids get acute covid lung disease, as much as
Good morning. Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee these come to order. We are holding a public pandemic. We will have an Opening Statement and introduce our witnesses. After the give testimony, senators will each have five minutes for a round of questions while yet unable to have the hearing fully open to the public or media for imprisonment pundits, live video is available on our committeeo website health. Senate. Gov in this if anyone is in need of accommodations, reach out to the Committee Or Office of congressional sensibilities service. We are at a time of great Promise And Peril in the fight against covid19 while i am encouraged by the fact that two thirds of adults in our country received their first Dose Of vaccine, i am alarmed by how the rate of vaccination has been slowing and driven by the Delta Variant of covert cases and deaths are on the rise again. Five counties in my state currently have high levels of transmission according to the centers for Disease
Following the Shooting And Killing of Daunte Wright. Out here in front of the Brooklyn Center Police department, debris is everywhere, including bags of medical supplies. This case is moving swift. Thats something some of the protesters are pleased with. We could learn later today if the officer who fired that shot that killed the 20yearold Father will be charged. Yesterday she submitted her Resignation Letter to the city of Brooklyn Center, but the mayor told me hes not accepting her resignation and protesters said a resignation is not enough. Thats part of the reason they took the street well beyond the curfew yesterday. At least 60 people were arrested. And prior to the demonstration we saw here Last Night, we heard from wrights family, including his aunt who was still trying to get her mind around everything thats happened. Listen in. My nephew was 20 did you all not see my little greatnephew . Did you all not see that beautiful baby . He is fatherless. Not a mistake. Thats a murde
right around the corner for us. though the worst days of this dark winter are still very much right now and ahead of us, as the u.s. continues to shatter record after record every single day when it comes to new coronavirus infections, deaths and hospitalizations all across this country. today, though, there s tangible help. the news forms the back drop of the juxtaposition to two polar opposite positions. from the lameduck donald trump and his successor president-elect joe biden. on the trump side, fumbling already over the rollout and availability of the vaccine. a report in today s new york times says trump s administration passed on the chance to lock in more vaccine supplied for the united states when they had the chance to do that this summer before the vaccine was proven effect oivef which now raises questions allowed the united states to take its place in first in line, a blow to the president to put the united states at the front of the line. this afternoon he issu