first shipments tomorrow and the first vaccinations start in our state safely as early as tuesday. the powersjoining and blessings of science with our own diligence, our own responsibility, and our own commitment to take care of ourselves and our loved ones. the first covid vaccine has been given initial authorization by the food and drug administration , the centers for disease control, and now by our own state scientific review committee. from vaccine experts have been meeting to review the data and the analysis that has been released by the food and drug administration and centers for disease control. we know that after months of fighting this virus, we know can begin to use this virus excuse me, this vaccine against this virus and add that to our tools that we have been using, acting responsibly by masking up and socially distancing, which we have been using in our state. those cannot come soon enough. our state is closing in on 200,000 washingtonians that have been inf
vaccine and we are ready to go. we believe that we can take our first shipments tomorrow and the first vaccinations start in our state safely as early as tuesday. we now are joining the powers and blessings of science with our own diligence, our own responsibility, and our own commitment to take care of ourselves and our loved ones. the first covid vaccine has been given initial authorization by the food and drug administration, the centers for disease control, and now by our own state, western state scientific review committee. the work from vaccine experts have been meeting to review the data and the analysis that has been released by the food and drug administration and centers for disease control. we know that after months of fighting this virus, we know can begin to use this virus excuse me, this vaccine against this virus and add that to our tools that we have been using, acting responsibly by masking up and socially distancing, which we have been using in our state.
the workgroup comprised of experts from washington, oregon, california, nevada have been meeting to review the data and the analysis that has been released by the centers or disease control. we know that after months of , we can this virus begin to use this vaccine against the virus. and add to our totals that we have been using. this cannot come soon enough. is closing in. we are approaching the loss of thousands of people to this disease. ising this vaccine tremendous news for estate. we granted the initial authorization for this vaccine. am pleased to announce that our western states workgroup gave our unanimous recommendation to the vaccine last night. they communicated that to me this morning. that group is encouraging the immediate use of this vaccine. have expertise in and biostatistics and formic political sciences and epidemiology and we appreciate their efforts. they communicated this recommendation to me and the other governors of these states this morning and was
this bill without having doing any due diligence, without having consulted any experts. it is about as irresponsible a ways to create policies and law as anyone could possibly think of. woodruff: plus, a bittersweet celebration after isis goes yazidis unite for a religious festival amid memories of genocide and missing family members. the religious practices of the yazidi community are some of the oldest in the world, and with so many members of the community leaving the country, traditions like this are in danger of dying out. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the
this bill without having doing any due diligence, without having consulted any experts. it is about as irresponsible a ways to create policies and law as anyone could possibly think of. woodruff: plus, a bittersweet celebration after isis goes yazidis unite for a religious festival amid memories of genocide and missing family members. the religious practices of the yazidi community are some of the oldest in the world, and with so many members of the community leaving the country, traditions like this are in danger of dying out. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the