Today ill talk about three specific actions. One increasing vaccine supplies. Two, providing more places for people to get vaccinated. And three, supporting state and local partners in their efforts toll get needles in arms. Let me start with vaccine supply. As i know, this is top of mind for all of us. Last week, we took steps to increase the amount of vaccine going to states, tribes and territories by 16 . Today, we are further increasing that weekly allocation by an additional 5 . So for the next three weeks, we will provide a minimum of 10. 5 million in total dose esper week across all jurisdictions. That means we have increased supply by more than 20 since we took office. And we have succeeded in our efforts to secure the equipment required to extract a sixth dose from pfizers viles. Vaccine kits shipped to states, tribes and territories require the syringe to have a 20 increase in the pfizer doses. To be clear, this is on top of the 10. 5 million doses we will ship this week. We
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This discussion on i think a selfevidently important topic, and this is a great reason to be discussing this. We are obviously to highlight, promote, discuss this great new book which justte came out on tuesday i believe, the third was the official launch date. And this is about a topic which is incredibly relevant important but as the authors discuss, understudied and under emphasize its i dont want to waste too much time you with a big long intro. Ive only have an interest i can highlight the work of aruna next to me who is been doing really fantastic reporting for the wall street journal on the same topic and the going to quote from one of her stories from april of they should because us upst nicely where a piece with a colleague dustin the first sentence says chinese spies are increasingly recruiting u. S. Intelligence officersg as part of a widening sustained campaign to shake loose government secrets. Current and former u. S. Official said china has also grown older and more succ
Im still go welcome to the program more than 100000 people are now confirmed to have died from corona virus infections these figures reported by Johns Hopkins university in the last half hour the number of infectious infections stands at more than 1600000 this is christians around the world head into one of the most important weekends in the calendar easter religious and other gatherings battened because of the pandemic and its only home to the vatican city has been locked down for weeks so even the pope has to celebrate. Familiar images to catholics around the world the pope presiding over the way of the cross ceremony at easter except these images were from last year. This year the coliseum is deserted the way of the cross ceremony another victim of the coronavirus. Pope francis led good friday ceremonies without the public. The scale of the operate continues to cast a dark shadow on italian life these firefighters in sicily are farewelling a colleague who died from the virus and fun
Reciprocal. Donald trump fails to reach a comprehensive trade agreement with india but the u. S. President calls it a productive visit with deals in defense and telecom. And in sports a senior olympic official says the sport of coronavirus is a threat to this years tokyo james dick pound says a 3 month window to decide the fate of the july events. Hosni mubarak the egyptian president ousted during the arab spring uprisings has died aged 91 he passed away in a car a hospital where he had recently undergone surgery the current president of dull father r. C. C. Is among those offering tributes to mubarak or a better man they look back on the late egyptian role as life and legacy. Hosni mubarak maintained a firm grip on power in egypt for 3 decades until finally in 2011 the people had in their millions took to the streets hundreds were killed but after 18 days this. President Mohamed Hosni mubarak has decided to waive the office of the president of the republic. Now to reacted as they hear