we go now to miami, still a hotovid-19. mayor francis suarez is there. good morning to you, mr. mayor. >> mayor: good morning, margaret. it is a pleasure to be with you. >> brennan: according to the c.d.c., florida is the state with the most cases of b117, the strain first detected in the u.k. it is highly contagious. what mitigation measures are you putting in place in your city to contain it? >> mayor: well, you know, we've been restricted from being able to put in mitigation measures. i had implemented a mask in public order back when we were allowed to do that during the summer, and it drove down cases by 90%.

and now we're not allowed to implement a mask in sehe sum which was a tremendous strain on our hospital system, now we have less than a thousand patients. even know we're obviously battling with a new strain, that is not, thankfully at this point, materializing into more hospitalizations. >> brennan: when you say "not allowed," i'm assuming you're referring to governor desantos, who has put in place restrictions from bar local governments from enforcing mask mandates. are you telling him, as mayor, i need power over my own city? >> mayor: sure, yeah. i've tried to reach him on multiple occasions to tell him to give us the opportunity not just here at the city, but in the county, to be able to institute things that are common sense, that we think are backed up by

science, and we can demonstrate that are backed up by science, that masks in public work. a lot of our residents are doing it, thankfully. they're concerned about their own health. and we've been hammering home the points.a.s the last fr residents are listening despite the fact it is something we can't mandate. >> brennan: and the governor has not responded, i assume, to your quest? >> mayor: that is correct. >> brennan: i look at a report for your state and it highlights your area, miami, as being in the red zone. but your restaurants are lowed to have 25% capacity and your bars and gyms are reopened. should you be rethinking that? >> mayor: unfortunately, that is not in our purview. that is something that the governor has decided. we're blessed that our residents are also heeding the warnings and wearing ma deste t fac

there argficant ter conrations alio he summer.ted fthe we're in a place where we have significantly less than we had before. for our aging population, we're focusing on vaccinating that population right now as we speak. that's been our priority, making sure we can protect those the most vulnerable and at risk of losing their life if they contract the virus. >> brennan: do you know if you have any of the cases of b117 from the u.k. or that out of south africa? >> mayor: i haven't gotten indication from the health department we have any of those strains. it is very possible. but the vaccines we're adstering from moderna and pr e affec.k which we know is significantly moagioushan thorvi sore we're continuing to vaccinate both in the city of miami and marlins park at 7,000 a week. we love to have more

vaccine. and then we can more quickly vaccinate the vulnerable population, as well as the general population. >> brennan: vaccine tourism is drawing some people to miami, and your governor has said to prioritize residents. there was a mexican tv star posting on national tv, that he flew into miami, got a sho then flew back to mexico. rules are still being broken. how are you going to discourage that from happening? >> mayor: it is awful. we don't control all of the vaccine that is being administered. a lot of being administered by the hospital system and other organizations that we don't control. we are very faithful about making sure we're asking for identification, that people have a florida i.d. because we think it is disrespectful. we have people in thire aying, frnt, vaccinated as quickly as possible to make sure they

can live peaceful and enjoyable lives without worry. >> brennan: are you investigating some of this rule breaking? you're saying that you're confident people are being asked for i.d., but people are exploiting that. >> mayor: we're only doing a third of the vaccinating. and it is very possible those are happening in the other two-thirds. our fire department, the one who administers it, are on heightened alert. >> brennan: the miami herald, the local paper there, says that communities with higher average incomes have been getting more doses tha is that happening? >> mayor: again, we only control the ones that we give. we started doing it about a week ago at marlins' park, and i can assure you the once we're doing are for the general public. it is a state religious registrn system. we've been focusing on our minority communities, our

underserved communities, to make sure that there is an equitable distribution of the vaccinebland that need it most. >> brennan: mr. mayor, thank you for your time this morning. >> mayor: thank you. >> brennan: we want to go to former f.d.a. commissioner dr. scott gottlieb, who sits on the board of pfizer and alumina. and you heard governor lamont earlier. he joins us from west point, connecticut. good morning. >> doctor: good morning. >> brennan: i thought it was remarkable to hear a republican mayor criticizeatpper own city, and that not being able to happen. in cities like miami, where they're seeing b117, the strain of the u.k., are they really at risk of being overrun? >> doctor: i think miami is at the highest risk, and southern california. if you look at where b117

is in the country, about half of the cases we're turning over in southern california and florida, and the cities are the hotspots, miami and san diego. we're not going to see a national epidemic with b117 until the spring and summertime. but we're likely to to see regionalized, which southern california and southern florida, miami. we know it works, prior immunity and the vaccines appear to be as affective against this new variant. if people continue to wear masks and be vigilant in these parts of the country, we can keep this at bay. but it is a real risk, those regions of the country right now. >> brennan: can you clarift suay andn a certain degree of increase i in virulence. is it more deadly?

>> doctor: there is some evidence that does suggest it is more pathogenic. we know it is about 50% more transmissible. but what we always know from the data, at least the data we have so far, experimental evidence, as well as the data that has come out of some of the vaccine trials, like the johnson & johnson trial, that immunization and prior infection appears to be as protect. that is not the case with the south african variant. the immunity that you get from vaccinations does not appear to be as protective. the good news with b117 is as we vaccinate more of the population, it should be a backstop to the continued spread of that variant. >> brennan: the biden administration suggested that another 90,000 people th the cveds to bes. in

coming down with hospitalizations and infections. are you warning us that these new variants are going to dramatically change this trajectory? >> doctor: i think we have the potential to turn a corner. things are clearly improving around the country. we can't take our foot off the brake too quickly, in terms of wearing masks and being careful. the new variants create a lot of risk. the risk is what you're going to see over the summertime, the summer should have been very quiet, and the coronavirus should have dissipated, in part because of a seasonal backstop, and in part because we've infected a third of the population, and in part because we're immunizing more people, so it should have come dow buat is likely going to happen is that the prevalence is going to be high in certain regional hotspots. so we'll have hotspots of infections and maybe epidemics in parts of southern florida and southern california because of b117.

the risk is in the fall, when these new variants are going to want to resurge, p1,11nd th resct to the south african variants, they don't seem to be more transmissible, so they may not spread as readily, so we have time to develop new boosters that can protect against them. >> brennan: that's what i want to ask you about, we heard from johnson & johnson and nova, maybe their vaccines may be more affective against that strain out of south africa. how long will it take to get the booster shots you say may be necessary? >> doctor: i think we can get it in time for the fall. it allows the boosters to be licensed on the abilityy can produce antibodies. and the f.d.a. is working on that, they are talking about guidance that will

help companies produce boosters. and that they can pro anbodiesa sufcienletect gen agat these new variants. we could have them in time for the fall, and there is no reason we can't do that. and the platforms that the companies use to develop these vaccines, these synthetic platforms, lend temselves to these quick adaptations. >> brennan: for those of us who aren't doctors, how can we understand the difference between pfizer, moderna, and the johnson & johnson vaccine that seems to be headed for f.d.a. approval? >> doctor: you know, i don't think you can make apples to apples comparison. people focused on th that the j & j vaccine was 72% affective in the united states, and moderna and pfizer were 95% protective. there was a presumption that maybe the j & j vaccine isn't as protective. we need to look at what the vaccine is doing.

the j & j vaccine is protecting against disease. it might not be protecting as well against infection, but it seems to be protecting very well against moderate to severe covid. no patients who received the vaccine were hospitalized or died from covid. we also need to keep in mind that the j & j vaccine is a one-dose vaccine. they have a study looking at two doses. it may well be the case if you get two doses of the j & j vaccine, it will be just as protective as the other vaccines. it is a very good development. i think it will get authorized and it will supply a lot of additional supply on the market. >> brennan: how much of a difference will it make that the biden administration is giving three weeks' notice, instead of one weeks' notice about the amount of vaccine they'll receive? >> the doctor: a lot. the states tthy need book

apr th weine and book appointments two or three weeks out. a lot of people are willing to wait, but they want to know when they're going to get vaccine nighted. night -- vaccinated. >> brennan: during gottlieb, thank you for your analysis. we'll be right back. ♪bagpipes♪ ♪bagpipes♪ even the plumbers couldn't help us. nope. at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. which saves us a ton. for bundling made easy, go to geico.com. alright, i brought in ensure max protein to give you the protein you need

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middle of negotiations that have really heated up over the past couple of weeks. our goal is to reopen schools as planned, tomorrow, february 1st, for students in our "k" through 8 grade. we did bring back our early childhood students and some of our students with disabilities earlier this month and had real good success withreopeng. so we're looking forward to restarting again. >> brennan: what happens to teachers if they don't show up tomorrow? >> well, the goal right now is to get a resolution. c.t. u. has made it clear they want a deal. we share those same sentiments, but we're still far apan coups, suc hh account for individuals who are petrified to come back into schools because of covid. we believe that we have to reopen schools. we've been closed for almost a year now. and as a school system, we're starting to see some of the effects of schools being closed. many of our students

aren't logging on. we're seeing african-american and latinx students in particular being especially hard hit. and our goal is to really give every parent an option. those families who want to remain remote will have that option through the remainder of the school year, but we have thousands of families who want an in-person opt because they're essential workers themselves. >> brennan: how many children do you expect to be in the classroom tomorrow? >> right now we're anticipating 77,000 students, which is roughly a third of the students here that are eligible for in-person instruction. that is twice the sizech size ofthe second largest school district here in illinois. so reopening chicago public schools is extremely important. and private and parochialce aug, and we learned a lot from their implementation plans, and looked for guidance from the health officials and the c.d.c. t make sure we had a

solid plan for reopening. >> brennan: on the c.d.c. plan, i know a report got a lot of attention really urging schools to reopen, and saying that transmission can be stopped if masks are warned and there is social distancing. but the same report said there should still be restrictions in the community, and it cited indoor dining. chicago has already reopened its bars and restaurants. how do you feel about that? >> i think we have learned a lot about reopening from the past spring. definitely prioritizing the reopening of schools has to be at the top of the list, and our mayor has done that. we have reopened bars and restaurants at limited capacity here in the city. but one thing that was really important in that report is that it shows that community spread does not necessarily impact on kids in a particular school. and implementing mitigation strategies with fidelity will lead to more success with reopening. so we're focused on that. we have a solid plan in

place that goes above and beyond the gui guidance we've heard from the city, as wes icive bn open for e weekh a great degree of success. so the time is now for students to return to the classrooms. >> brennan: you mentioned that one of the issues you're still in disagreement with the union is over vaccination. chicago is one of the few cities in this cou supply directly from the federal government. the federal guidelines prioritize based on age, that's why i was asking cedric richmond, the advisory to the president, about it. i wonder if it would be helpful to you if the biden administration explicitly said to prioritize teachers in the front of the line as essential workers? >> yes, so in chicago and illinois, we are prioritizing teachers. they're included in 1b, which is currently under way. the more vaccine that we're able to get, we'll

be able to vaccinate people sooner. we have started vaccinating individuals in our school system, which is important to note. we started with our health care workers and those individuals who work closely with students, where they may be at more risk for exposure. but, again, in order to accelerate vaccination of our teachers, we, quie them to the ahead of 1b, with the supply you have right now? >> our city and health department is in charge of that. what i've heard them say is, look, the vaccine is part of a tool kit in order to mitigate the spread of covid. rule number one is you have to disseminate those vaccines in places where you are trying to stop the spread of covid. schools are not significant sources of spread. hi public hea whng are incredibly important, but some of them are political decisions.

our health department is trying to combat the effects and the spread of covid, and we're prioritizing places where we see the spread raging on. >> brennan: all right. dr. jackson, none of this is easy. thank you for your time this morning. we'll be back in a moment.

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cbs news foreign correspondents ramon traveled to wuhan, china, at the height of the covid-19 outbreak. he and team went back last week to cover the trip that w.h.o. experts who have been trying to get into this country for a year now to investigate the nsy thatof investigators was allowed into the seafood market in wuhan where scientists believe the virus first spread. here is rami's report. >> reporter: wuhan's winter swimmers have returned to the river. dancers to their parks, friends to their favorite snack shops. many are celebrating a new lease on life after the loss of nearly 5,000, and a lockdown for 76 days. we were here one year ago,

the start of what would be tgedw rl organizate to brought covid to humans, the w.h.o. is looking for the how. this is wuhan's famous, some would say infamous institute of virology. the institute says it is open to any kind of visit. but the international community is skeptical. the investigation has been long delayed. china has been accused of repeatedly blocking access. ♪ >> reporter: beijing has pressed an anywhere but china origin story. the biden administration says chinese officials are spreading misinformation. >> let history be the judge. >> reporter: peter is a up-based investigator and part of the w.h.o. team here. he says the work so far has been productive. today the team visited the marketheome of the first infections were detected. >> we are seeing the data

and looking at the evidence together with our partners. >> reporter: we spoke with wuhan natives who blame the government. this man lost his father and calls it murder. yamin's daughter died, she says, because whistle-blowers were muzzled. in state propaganda, only the positive is told. from a new patriotic document for the nation to a massive covid exhibition in wuhan, that presses china's president for victory officer the virus. one year later, there is restoration to society after catastrophe. resumption of movements after isolation, and recover from tragedy for the city of 11 million, still looking for answers mostif never happened. cbs news, wuhan.

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