When one is approved. This comes as more than 157,000 cases were reported just yesterday marking the 28th straight day of at least 100,000 cases in the u. S. And more than 96,000 people are in the hospital getting treated for covid, another record. So debra lfarone is in wshington. Debra, the big question is how soon can we expect doses of the Coronavirus Vaccine to be made available . Reporter well, annemarie, they could be coming out in just a matter of weeks. It really depends on what category you fall into. It is expected Health Care Workers will be the first to see doses and after that the elderly. Today the centers for Disease Control is holding an emergency meeting to recommend who should get the Coronavirus Vaccine first. Vaccinations, that is going to be the weapon that will end the war. Reporter governors will have the final say, but the cdc is expected to prioritize the elderly and Health Care Workers. Of course with the positivity rates being high, we have both Staff Member
Is about 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hybrid hearing of the National Security subcommittee. On the committee of oversight and government reform. Pursuant to the house rule, some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everybody that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members that are appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaking in what is known as active speaker mode. A timer is visible directly in front of you. For the members appearing remotely i know that you are all aware by now. But let me remind everyone of a few points first. You will be able to see each other speaking
And also Johnson Johnson, just releasing the results from its phase three trials. Saying in its announcement it is 66 Efficacy Rate overall. 85 against severe disease. Still notably lessective than the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. What does the biden team say about that . The White House Press secretary just said this morning that President Biden is encouraged by the data coming out from j j but also said that the politicians will leave it to the scientists who we should hear from any moment. While were standing by. Lets bring in Elizabeth Cohen following the latest developments. So on this announcement from Johnson Johnson, what are they saying . Basically the bottom line here, kate, is that this vaccine does work well against covid 19, this j j vaccine. Im going to jump in. Andy slavic, one of the members of the Covid Response team is beginning the briefing now. On both the successes and the hurdles we face. I hope on these calls, that the public will get a regular and consisten
Welcome to todays hybrid hearing to have subcommittee on the committee of oversight and government reform. Some members will appear in erson and others will appear remotely via webex. Pursuant toe latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members that are appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaking in what is known as active speaker mode. A timer is visible directly in front of you. For the members appearing remotely i know that you are all aware by now. But let me remind everyone of a few points first. You will be able to see each other speaking during the hearing. Whether they are in person or remote as long as you have your web said to active speaker mode. If you have any questions about this activation, plea
And snow in the sierra. Were going to tell you how much more is in our forecast. And a glimmer of hope tonight as covid cases surge. Late details on a vaccine and how soon it could become widely available. But first several counties are quickly tightening restrictions to slow the spread. Tonight covid cases are surging sf statewide. Cases are up nearly 50 in the first week of november. Many of our local counties are stopping Indoor Dining, and more restrictions could be on the way. Heres nbc bay areas ian cull. Reporter it was eight months ago tonight. Bay area counties were limiting crowd sizes and preparing a shelter at home order. Fast forward to today doctors say we are fully into the third wave of covid19. After a slow drift up in the month of october its started to head straight up. Because of it santa clara is joining with San Francisco, copia costa and marin counties to ban all Indoor Dining. The south bay expects to fall back into the red tier tuesday. And if it does that also