More on the accuweather sevenday forecast coming up. Thanks, mike. Happening today the cdc will meet with the countrys top Health Adviser to discuss a possible covid19 vaccine. The fda could approve pfizers vaccine as early as next week. Dr. Tom freeden explained how the cdc is going to decide who gets priority. How many lives are you going to save . Second is what is fair . What is the fair way to do it. The third is, how can we do this openly, transparentally so no backroom deals. Groups with high priority include people in Nursing Homes and essential workers and although a vaccine may be approved soon, the Vaccine Program may face some bumps in the road. When you vaccinate millions of people, some people get sick after the vaccination and you dont know whether that was the vaccine or coincidence. That has to be studied carefully or all sorts of wild rumors flying around. Thats another place where you really need transparency. The full interview with dr. Freiden coming up. We are get
Theres the tend to look at data that have provided by the manufacturers and analyze principally by the manufacturers and dont do a lot of reanalysis of data so its culturally a little different than the way our fda doesnt. Britain as part of the eu has as part of year to the end of the month. Has the ability to pull away from the eus regulatory. Agency and authorize things on its own. For Emergency Public Health reasons so vast that lawn under which this. This falls. So they were able to authorize review unauthorized quickly, the european unions. A European Agency has been or review it next. Tuesday and were going to review it next thursday. So in the grand scheme of things were talking ever difference of about 8 or 9 days. Doctor weatherford as you know a lot of people here say all i want to be first to take the vaccine. So now weve got the people in the uk taking. The vaccine with that kind of a test run for us here in the u. S. To see what the side effects are what happens with them
Good evening, everybody. Im dan ashley. Thank you for joining us. Its especially urgent in santa clara county. New data reveals hospitals could exceed capacity by middecember. The county pleads with the public to follow covid19related rules and restrictions including the new 14day mandatory travel quarantine. Abc 7 News Reporter chris ngueyn has the story. Reporter the coronavirus rages on, a grim assessment this afternoon, hospitals in the areas of the county hit hardist by covid19 are nearing capacity as administrators scramble to ensure they have enough beds. More specifically the hospitals serving East San Jose collectively have less than a dozen icu beds available. Hospitals throughout the county are working together engaging in phone calls at least daily to redistribute patients as needed to ensure that we are continuing to provide safe and high quality care. Reporter with the growing number of patients being admitted to hospitals each day, county leaders are urging the public to
Current surges in covid cases, but success hinges on the masses complying on a daily basis. Were making progress in the planning around Vaccine Distribution in our county. Reporter wednesday, dr. Jennifer tong giving a glimpse into the plans for covid19 Vaccine Distribution. They hope to make giving vaccinations more manageable. The doses are unknown and can fluctuate based on conditions. Initially healthcare and front line workers will be the first to receive the vaccine. Like everyone else, we will receive a limited supply at first. More will be coming over time. It might take many months, though, before everyone who is interested in getting a vaccine is able to get one. Reporter officials stress social staples from the past nine months, washing hands, social distancing, and wearing a mask, are still needed to combat the current covid19 surge. Some south bay hospitals, including valley medical center, are postponing elective surgery to ensure bed space. Valley med representatives dec
Im not much of a homeward bound community here this evening. But as you said off the top. Chp out in force here over the summit of highway 17 and across the bay area for that matter theyre on the lookout for drunk drivers for distracted drivers and they tell me theyre watching for people who are taking advantage of relatively light traffic these days by stepping on the gas, heres more. Urged to stay close to home amid the still surging pandemic there was some beach traffic here on highway 17 today, lots of people are shopping for Christmas Trees and black friday deals as well since its thanksgiving holiday maximum enforcement period began wednesday evening. The south bay chp has made 5 arrests for driving under the influence. But even one is one too many says the chp is officer ross led if we have anybody is out then. Then make that choice and decision to drink and drive and put their lives and the lives of of. The general public, the passengers. Anybody on the line. It is too much for