mit vaccines just yesterday 2 other very promising vaccines. announced that had a press release and i'm stepping down to advocacy reasons know about x. and and johnson and johnson and and yesterday also as as a nic i was approved by the european medicines agency that there are who are tools at hand down and they are much easier to use programatic lee are also scalable and and more convenient to use because they don't need to alter cold chain the quiet modes i think we need to move away from this focus on am i in a back seat and i really embrace that the normal banks in that are just now coming out in fact that now rapid succession also of other vaccines that are being discussed a debate or level to receive emergency use listing and i think that could be up to 7 new vaccines the next in the next 2 months so we need to we need to work on them as them julie looked to me like you wanted to jump in. no i just completely agree with what analisa saying that the focus only has been on the culture and requirements in the logistical lift required for the

the vaccines. that skepticism is grounded in abuses bypassed health authorities, sometimes in government names, biased health systems, symptoms of suffering among people of color, and also modern-day public health programming that deals ineffectively with social determinants of health. we need to focus in particular on that second set of hesitancy, the second kind. the second action here is recalibrating our ideas about the tempo of work needed to improve covid-19 vaccine uptake among communities of color. few of us doubt that a real race is on, even though the finish line may have to be redrawn due to bottlenecks and vaccine supply and administration. for communities of color, the campaign has to engage in two very differently paste work streams. the first is the urgent task of reducing disease transmission and burden, but the second work stream is not to be rushed and ongoing job of demonstrating trustworthiness and earning a reputation for reliability and honesty, while trust is an intangible pr

vaccines like the annual flu vaccines. people saw they took other vaccines that worked and so were ready to put their trust in getting the covid vaccine. what do you think? we want to know what you think about whether you are going to get the covid-19 vaccine this year. let's go to our phone lines. let's go to jerome, calling from detroit, michigan. drum says he does not plan to get it this year. -- jerome says he does not plan to get it this year. good morning. are you there? let's go to jim, calling from new york. he says he plans to get the covid vaccine this year. good morning. caller: good morning. glad to see you doing the show. i have to get the vaccine. i have heart disease. i have a rare autoimmune disease. and i never get more [indiscernible] and i trust the science. my wife is scared to death to bring it home to me. we are still married after 30 years. i have to sleep. we can both ease our minds. tim, callingalk to from alabama. he says no, he will not get the vaccine this year. good morning. caller: i am not ge

know with the other vaccines they have told me the only vaccine i have taken and can is the flu vaccine. pneumonia and all the others i cannot take for sure. i don't know. it is kind of scary for people who have had transplant, you know? you have to take immunosuppressants and you have got to be careful. i have been lucky. just wear our mask and stay away from people. from we go to mary calling new port richey, florida. she says she will take it. good morning. caller: good morning. i will take it but the county says you sign into the computer. when you call in they do not have the information. i'm on a waiting list for my doctor's office and cvs does not know when, they're giving in the parking lots. you have to go on the computer and they do not have a computer available. i will get it. i have four children in the nursing field. host: let's go to linda calling from trenton, michigan and she will get it as well. good morning. linda, are you there? i seem to have lost linda. we go to kenneth calling from buffalo, new york. good morning. caller: good morning. i am 88 years old. i intend t

, vaccines that can _ practical use of vaccines, vaccines that can be — practical use of vaccines, vaccinesorts, where does that leave the uk in terms of rolling out its vaccine programme? irate uk in terms of rolling out its vaccine programme? we will have to see if there — vaccine programme? we will have to see if there is _ vaccine programme? we will have to see if there is mechanisms _ vaccine programme? we will have to see if there is mechanisms which - vaccine programme? we will have to i see if there is mechanisms which the eu has decided to put in place are actually going to be used. at the moment, what they're saying today is that there is the possibility now of individual member states within the member states, individual member states within the memberstates, belgium in individual member states within the member states, belgium in this case, of imposing export controls and effectively blocking vaccines leaving the eu. now, obviously that could now include the uk in this instance. in terms of how much this might affect us here in this country, the most obvious way is through the v

vaccinate the population. so, again, as we expand, we also will be expanding the number of providers who receive the vaccines, and this includes federally qualified health care centers, primary care centers, urgent care, pharmacies and other locations that people are accustomed to receiving. so i want to shift gears and such on a topic the governor eluded to and that is about the very variant. we know viruses generally will morph and we have seen even covid has some changes genetically over time, but those changes haven't really impacted its ability to spread or other characteristics. however, in this particular instance, what we have seen is that the uk and south africa have announced that they have seen new variants tha variance y change the characteristics of the way the virus has spread and as the governor mentioned there are some states here in the united states that have already detected the very end, so it is possible that because of travel and other means of spread that the variant is here in maryland.

so far you know we're seeing growing momentum for a people's vaccine for a vaccine for the vaccine science to be shed openly without intellectual property barriers so that more manufacturers can get on board to produce the vaccine for many many. current leaders formally does the president of south africa leaders in pakistan we're seeing that momentum grow unfortunately we're not yet seeing any big step any big changes on the part of rich countries governments and of course these are critical players because that the home to the big pharmaceutical corporations that have developed that seems that have been approved we need those governments to call for people's vaccine to call on those pharmaceutical corporations to change tack share their vaccine science and know how so we can ramp up production and ensure that everybody everywhere even in the poorest countries in the most fragile context can access a vaccine hellen south africa is using the vaccine made jointly by researchers at the university of oxford in the biotech firm astra zeneca is this going to be a game changer since it's easier t

vaccines. we're getting them out the door as soon as we have them and we don't have control over all the ones that come to san francisco, but maybe you can talk about the path that a vaccine follows from when it is assigned to san francisco to when it is administered. and i know that you can probably only mostly speak to what happens with the department of public health, because we only have control over the vaccines that we receive. >> should i start? or would you? >> maybe i'll start with the logistical part and then you can talk about the clinical implications. because these vaccines were processed in a very quick manner, they require a little bit more logistical effort than normal vaccines. so the pfizer vaccine needs ultra-cold freezing which is -60° and that's not normally how we distribute vaccines. so that temperature control is extremely important for the vaccines to remain effective. at every stage from when they are produced at the manufacturing and as well as transport across the co

vaccination. and use the community to identify and walgreens, c.v.s., and other areas that can participate in doing these vaccinations. and to work with the community hub as a way to communicate and get to these places to move to mass vaccination. and work with specialty pharmacies that have a history of working with the immigrant and undocumented populations. the duty is not just on the department of public health but the covid command center and also on the responsibility of our private sector hospitals as well. ucsf has taken a proactive role and i want to commend them for working with the latino task force and others in the community to be part of the testing process and to learn how to better respond to this. we need more private employers and i am glad they are here today to be part of this process about how we're going to move toward ensuring that the most impacted areas of san francisco are part of the response and are part of the vaccination process. and my district is in many ways a medi

regarding the vaccine. and lastly, we ask that everybody be patient as this will be a long process. already we are seeing instances where people are attempting to help cut the line. in sheet the rules and take appointments away from front-linero workers. not only is this and it's reprehensible behavior and it also slows down the entire process. the more steps that i that are vaccinated as an providers had to put into place the have to add the have to verify the vaccine recipients, the longer this will take for everyone to get their vaccines. so please exercise decency and common sense while these vaccines do offer us a light at the end of the tunnel and allow us to look ahead to the day the pandemic will no longer will no longer work disruptor lives and prevent us from getting back to normal and prevent us from seeing loved ones. right now were still in the thick of this fight. marilyn 70 positivity rate did drop a little bit today to 1.9% but it still much higher than we wanted to be. our statewide case ra

vaccine. december, just shy of 950,000 vaccinations had been done. we now know there have been 1.3 million vaccinations. the oxford vaccine has started to be rolled out, so we now have two vaccines that are being given. we have heard concerns in birmingham that they may be running out of stocks, but we have been assured that the oxford vaccine will be delivered in time for vaccination tomorrow. nhs england say this marks the first week of the nhs putting its foot on the accelerator to get people vaccinated. they say there will be some teething problems, but we have to give it time to bed in. the way tojudge we have to give it time to bed in. the way to judge this is to look at how many we are going to vaccinate by the end of this week. i expect that the nhs will get to 2 million by the end of the week. so from 1.3 million at the start of this week to 2 million by the end of next week —— this week. the next week, they are aiming to do another 2 million on top of that. they want to do 2 million

20 million doses of a vaccine over months, we don't vaccinate _ vaccine over months, we don't vaccinatenext three months enabled the european _ the next three months enabled the european community to use everything the dose _ european community to use everything the dose of— european community to use everything the dose of vaccine to vaccinate one individual _ the dose of vaccine to vaccinate one individual added with this provide a very good _ individual added with this provide a very good coverage and very good level— very good coverage and very good level of— very good coverage and very good level of protection, the efficacy for the — level of protection, the efficacy for the first dose between the first of the _ for the first dose between the first of the second dose is very good, and then we _ of the second dose is very good, and then we will— of the second dose is very good, and then we will be able to provide the good _ then we will be able to provide the good protections toward large number of people _ good protections toward large number of people. we good protections toward la

and many vaccine platforms and several vaccine. developers to do so and so kindly ab you know at. there are that can be technical glitches promises may not be met and therefore the current biggest hurdle indeed effects in supply and a vaccine delivery shortfalls max the world health organization has criticized the announcement of export controls on covert $1000.00 vaccines produced within the block the w.h.o. says that such measures risk prolonging the pandemic w.h.o. has also warned about the dangers of vaccine nationalism how worrying is all this to you. i think it's deeply deeply worrying because the longer it takes to vaccinate the world the less like a we are to get to herd immunity the more likely that our existing vaccines will become ineffective but i think what we're seeing with the e.u. is they're getting almost a taste of their own merits and we are relying on a few pharmaceutical corporations who are seeking to have exclusive rights and have intellectual property so that means we're saying are to shortages of these vacc

we are clear that every vaccine is being used and new vaccines are being held back.nding everybody who is lots —— not in the virtual meeting with outsiders well, that the stocks of pfizer are being released for use in every uk country. every one of the four uk nations had a delivery at the end of december and those are the stocks we are working through as fast as our system can deliver them. we built up our infrastructure to deliver a great many more pfizer vaccines. that is why more than 60,000 injections have been released into nhs wales to make sure they are delivered people's arms. on the request for yet more information to be put into the public domain, we are being as open as possible. i haveissued are being as open as possible. i have issued a written statement setting out information on supplies and deliveries stop every thursday there will be a dashboard with more information. every tuesday we will provide more information still about what we are achieving, together with the daily figures. on the detailed information the member requests about the amount of s

the moderna vaccine as well as the pfizer vaccine. based on our most recent data, we saw that there was two .1 cases of anaphylaxis per million administered doses of moderna and six point two cases of anaphylaxis per million doses administered of pfizer. let me be clear, these are rare, treatable outcomes, and the covid vaccine is safe. it's also important to put this into context. the risk of getting sick with covid-19 is much higher than the risk of allergy or anaphylaxis from the vaccine. sadly, approximately 16,500 people for every one million who are diagnosed with covid, will die. while anaphylaxis can be scary, there are effective treatments and patients generally do quite well. it's also important to note the mild side effects. feverish or tired, and muscle aches. these are all normal, especially getting the second dose. it means that your immune system is revving up and the vaccine is working. cdc is actively monitoring for safety signals associated with these vaccines and we are committed to sharing those safety data with yo

vaccinate. v.c..gov -- vaccinate.dc.go call theay also coronavirus call center. that phone number is 855-363- 0333. if you are 65 years or older and a d.c. resident, you may call. schedule an appointment. if you have reached out to us via this website before to sign up for information, that was not registering or getting an appointment for covid -- for the covid vaccine. you still need to register and may today. beginning today, seniors may call for the vaccination appointment. residents can schedule through the call center monday through friday 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. additionally, calling our operator will connect you. let me tell you how to get prepared for the call. this should take only five minutes on the phone. forwill be asked demographic information, your race, gender, age, medical history, contact information, and insurance information if you have it. once you receive it, you will get a confirmation code that you should take with you along with y

vaccines. we're getting them out the door as soon as we have them and we don't have control over all the ones that come to san francisco, but maybe you can talk about the path that a vaccine follows from when it is assigned to san francisco to when it is administered. and i know that you can probably only mostly speak to what happens with the department of public health, because we only have control over the vaccines that we receive. >> should i start? or would you? >> maybe i'll start with the logistical part and then you can talk about the clinical implications. because these vaccines were processed in a very quick manner, they require a little bit more logistical effort than normal vaccines. so the pfizer vaccine needs ultra-cold freezing which is -60° and that's not normally how we distribute vaccines. so that temperature control is extremely important for the vaccines to remain effective. at every stage from when they are produced at the manufacturing and as well as transport across the co

as he said -- vaccines don't save lives, vaccinations do. i want to express my deep thanks on behalf of all georgians to the doctors, nurses, public health officials who have led by example to receive the vaccine themselves. and are in the fight with us now to continue its administration. , when the first vaccines were administered in the state several weeks ago, this has been and will continue to be a heavy logistical lift for the state of georgia. the team is working diligently. nearly 1000 providers that have enrolled in the immunization reporting system to ensure they are aware of the strict reporting requirements under the vaccine provider agreement. at this time, there is significant underreporting. based on the state immunization conversations with multiple providers. we will continue our efforts to ensure the data is transparent, up-to-date, accurate, as we will -- as we always have. we are making steady progress. local health departments are receiving high volumes of requests with very limited appointments. phone systems are busier

, it is the vaccinations that need — the vaccines, it is the vaccinations that need to — the vaccineshe world this— to happen right the way across the world. this is a global pandemic, and it— world. this is a global pandemic, and it is— world. this is a global pandemic, and it is important that we see vaccination across the world, especially in countries in areas that— especially in countries in areas that do— especially in countries in areas that do not have measures for vaccinations in place.- that do not have measures for vaccinations in place. thank you very much. _ vaccinations in place. thank you very much. henry _ vaccinations in place. thank you very much, henry from - vaccinations in place. thank you | very much, henry from cornwall. vaccinations in place. thank you - very much, henry from cornwall. many clinically vulnerable _ very much, henry from cornwall. rotary; clinically vulnerable children have been shielding since the start of the pandemic. they haven't had that glimmer of hope of a vaccine. when will children be able to receive the vaccine, without which children l

vaccines. when and how more americans will be able to get the shots. on that, president biden made big promises yesterday, announcing the u.s. purchased an additional 200 million doses of the pfizer and moderna vaccines which the administration says will be enough to vaccinate most americans by the end of the summer. more immediately, the white house says, that shipments will be going out to states and increasing by 16% starting next week. that is the good news in the face of the very bad. january is already the deadliest month of the pandemic so far. the virus has killed nearly 80,000 americans since the new year began. it's truly remarkable when you think of the scope of this pandemic and its impact. so as we wait for this very first briefing to kick off, let's start off with john harwood at the white house. what will we be hearing from the biden covid response team today? >> kate, i think the main message is the fact they're having the briefing at all. they made the argument that the trump t

not to develop a measles vaccine but to develop a polio vaccine.eason why i point this out is because in fact, there was this back-and-forth going on. in war, we had a different set of priorities. scientific attention was focused on those. after the war, our scientific priorities shifted again. once we came up with a polio vaccine, the technology that was developed to produce that polio vaccine was used as the basis and inspiration for a number of vaccines that followed. we ended up with a bunch of new vaccines and the 1960's. -- vaccines in the 1960's. there was this back-and-forth of scientific attention being focused on different diseases depending on what the national priority was at the time. we already know from the early clip that the polio vaccine that made it across the finish line first was the one developed by jonas salk. he was determined that he had the vision for what was going to be an effective vaccine. with the foundation's help, one of the biggest vaccine trials was conducted with something like 1.2 million american children. i th

had called that when you were being vaccinated the dust chains the protection that the vaccine office. well that's also the 1st bit of that after the 2nd question you asked which is well what happens if i've got coded right now and i'm going to get vaccinated now there are circumstances when we sometimes use vaccines to prevent people getting an infection because in the case of an infection with a very long incubation period sometimes the vaccine can give your immune system a head start and you never then develop the clinical syndrome that's not the case with this new coronavirus the vaccines don't confer protection soon enough to ward off infection so there will inevitably be people turning up for vaccination who have caught this thing and they could be incubating at that time this is not a worry it's not a concern and it won't do people any harm it might not actually help them to fight off the infection but it certainly won't do any harm there will also be people who have in the past had coronavirus and they're getting vaccinated again will that cause a problem again we don't think

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vaccine. it is important for everyone to remember that the distribution of the vaccine is different from how testing was set up in this country. with test, the federal government basically left it to the local and state governments to figure out, on our own, which is why we created our own city-run testing city, city test s.f., which puts san francisco at the forefront of providing testing in this country. but in an expensive and complicated system that we built from scratch. with the vaccine, the federal government has purchased the vaccine and is distributing them through established networks of state and health care providers. so the vaccine rollout is a lot bigger than the city and the department of public health. but we do have a role to play, and one of those roles is to distribute the vaccine to our city-run facilities. that includes laguna honda hospital, where over 715 vulnerable residents currently live. the good news is that starting yesterday, working with walgreens, we started vac

and the vaccines are free. that's one of the most important things we need to do is focus on equitable access to vaccines. >> you know, dr. nunez-smith, since the beginning people have been largely told stay home as much as you can, but there's a lot of people who don't really have the choice of staying home. you know, of not going to work. so as a result, they had greater risk to themselves, to their families, so how do you respond to those who can't work from home like so many others do? how do you make sure those on the front lines are staying safe? many of whom come from minority communities. >> yeah, this is such an important point. you know, we talk about disparities and equities that we see, let's say, by race or ethnicity, you know, we don't often dig deeper into what are those root causes or those social structural drivers. you know, to your point, we see that in front-line essential workers there's an overrepresentation. for example, of people of color. multigenerational homes as well. one of the thin

the people to the vaccine. and so that means more smaller areas and i think that eventually getting more private practice physicians and primary care physicians to be able to administer the vaccine from their offices will be helpful but in the short term investments and pop up, if you will, vaccine administration sites i think will be one of the quickest ways to add some jet fuel to this plane. >> we have a two-part question. it touches on some of what you just mentioned. in november the ama declared racism and urgent public health care crisis. what specific steps is the ama taking or recommending be taken to address the disparities in access to testing and vaccinations? you just talked about standup clinics in areas and are there other elements that are necessary? >> yes, the questioner is familiar with the statement that we made in november but our efforts and health equity go back much longer than that in several years ago the ama board of trustees created what we call the commission to end health disparitie

time where actually there's more vaccine available and is being requested for vaccination within the 1a group to the ac ipn cdc guidelines that came out on vaccinations to the states were never meant to be some out finish the first phase then you move to the second phase and then he moved to the third. so i'm here as a cdc director to ask our governors to echo what the secretary said and strongly recommend the vaccination now the expand to those individuals 65 or older, and those individuals between 16- 18 depending on the vaccine being used to 64 that have a comorbidity with the medical documentation of such. we clearly have enough vaccine at this point to begin to expand and get more and more of the vulnerable individuals in our country vaccinated. this is particularly important right now as we are seeing the post holiday surge surge. we have many jurisdictions now that are on the verge of going from a linear growth to basically exponential growth, and we believe it's important at this time to get those most vulnerable people as quickly as we can in the vaccination programs as the

>> our goal is to be able to provide vaccines to everybody who wants a vaccine. when we had originally considered different allocations approaches, the two things that came to mind are how with we prevent morbidity and mortality, and how can we keep society functioning. those were goals that were included in every phase that were does cussed as a national level. and to look at the data in your state or county or the local level to understand how to ensure that we're achieving both of those goals and keeping both goals in mind. what is most important to make sure we are efficiently distributing vaccines and it's clear in the state of california that we had a huge surge in a high number of hospitalizations and one of the concerns has been health care capacity. the other is making sure that we're protecting those who are at high risk of mortality. and the recent data suggests it's the older adult population in the current data. again, the data continues to evolve as the pandemic evolves. >> and san francisco city college starting today has a mass vaccination site. i

if they did not get this vaccine-— this vaccine.rsonally but the prime minister from _ personally but the prime minister from the — personally but the prime minister from the beginning about making sure that that _ from the beginning about making sure that that happens as soon as it possibly— that that happens as soon as it possibly can. the reason for that, very clearly. — possibly can. the reason for that, very clearly, as i've described the situation — very clearly, as i've described the situation is — very clearly, as i've described the situation is our offices are in, and we have _ situation is our offices are in, and we have been doing this for the last ten months. police officers are out there. _ ten months. police officers are out there, often going into situations where _ there, often going into situations where you — there, often going into situations where you have no idea whether someone — where you have no idea whether someone may or may not be positive for covid. _ someone may or may not be positive for covid, and they

week as were vaccinate in the first week of vaccine rollout in december. i applaud the efforts of our partners and accelerating this vaccination effort. as of this past monday people who were over the the age o, child care and pre-k through 12 teachers and staff, first responders, jail and prison workers comp and workers and other congregants headings like homeless shelters are eligible to receive the vaccine. while we are pleased we could move forward with these groups, we know there is not enough vaccine available in the state to be able to vaccinate all of these populations and it will take several months to complete at the current rate of vaccine we receiving in the state. this means there will not be enough appointments right now for everyone who wants to be vaccinated. we're working hard to bring more vaccines into michigan and to identify additional locations for people who want to be vaccinated. please don't show up to any location without an appointment. you will not be able to get a vaccine that way unfortunately. but you should go to our website

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where's all the vaccine? vaccination confusion for north bay seniors. they thought they could get a shot right away. the reality it's a bit more complicated. >> also a bay area county moving ahead with the vaccination sites even if it doesn't have all the medicine it needs. and the crawl to bring back high school sports, coaches and parents make their case. >>> from the north bay to the south bay and across the state officials now admit there's just not enough vaccine to go around. >> we need more doses. we need a clear plan. >> we simply aren't receiving enough vaccines. >> the biggest constraints we are facing right now is the availability of vaccine. >> we've got to increase the pace and distribution in the administration of these vaccines. >> for many people operation warp speed is now in the slow lane. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> sorry about that, dan. i'm ama dates. thank you so much for joining us. making matters worse is despite a prom from the federal government there appears to be no more reserve doses to release. all of this added for to

vaccination sites. that is what we are about to harness the full resources of the federal government established thousands of community vaccination centers. on my first day in office, i will instruct the federal emergency management agency, fema, to begin setting up the first of these centers. by the end of our first month in office, we will have 100 federally supported centers across the nation that will ultimately vaccinate millions of people. think of the places that are convenient and accessible, school gymnasiums, sports stadiums, community centers. we have already had productive conversations with bipartisan groups of county officials, mayors, governors, tribal leaders, leaders in the private sector, who shared their ideas with us about this. and as we build, we are going to mixer it is done equitably we are going to make sure there are vaccination centers in communities hit hardest by the pandemic, in black and latino and rural communities as well. within the first month of our administration, we

vaccines, the covid vaccine? you have written, for example, some of the concerns around the allergic reaction to the vaccines are not necessarily that different from allergic reactions. easy to other very common vaccines, including the flu vaccine. what do you think some of the misinformation is that is going around and how can it be counteracted? >> this is a huge problem because the anti-vaccine groups now, which historically have gone after the hbv vaccine and other cancers come has that a lot of damage in terms of getting parents not to vaccinate their kids or adolescents, are now turning their attention to covid-19 vaccines and prevention measures. so there is quite a laundry list now i things they are alleging. play this game of whack-a-mole. you not going down, another pops up. the first was these high rates of allergic reactions that kill, is not true. the rate of anaphylaxis in the pfizer moderna vaccine has now been looked at around 3 million of 5 million, which is a little high than the anaphylaxis rat

and in the case of this new vaccine or this new type of vaccines, the mrna vaccine, we're also dealing with that unknown. this is a new kind of vaccination. this is a new approach. it's very exciting, in part because it seems to confer that immunity without significant adverse effects. so, i think, again, on the side of development of a novel technology, the vacces, whether mrna vaccines or others, are great news, right? and maybe they will influence a new generation of vaccines for other pathogens, particularly viral pathogens, which tend to be the worst ones among humans. so that's where we are with the development of new technology. unfortunately, as i said and as you've underlined many times, amy, the old pathologies of our society make it unlikely that the rollout will be smooth and evenly taken up across various communities, some of them with well-founded fears and mistrust of any kind of public health campaign. so we're in a bit of a pickle. i'm optimisticbout what will happen in this country, but as you pointed out in opening up the hour, a lot of us are concerned with what's g

backspace -- vaccines don't save lives, vaccinations do. thanksto express my deep to the doctors, nurses, public health officials who have led by example to receive the vaccine themselves. this will continue to be a heavy logistical lift the state of georgia. that team is working diligently. at this time, there is significant underreporting. we will continue our efforts to ensure the data is transparent, up-to-date, accurate, as we will have. we are making steady progress. phone systems are busier than ever. have beenlth staff working tirelessly for months to battle the pandemic. working quickly to scale up appointments and call centers to assist the public in getting vaccinated. ask for your patience as we work hard. our first responders, frontline health care workers, seniors, and staff and residents at long-term care facilities. we have been working aside the department of community health. to shore up resources for long-term care facilities. announce state support of aid for covid-19 testing. we work alongside our private partners like

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vaccines. we're getting them out the door as soon as we have them and we don't have control over all the ones that come to san francisco, but maybe you can talk about the path that a vaccine follows from when it is assigned to san francisco to when it is administered. and i know that you can probably only mostly speak to what happens with the department of public health, because we only have control over the vaccines that we receive. >> should i start? or would you? >> maybe i'll start with the logistical part and then you can talk about the clinical implications. because these vaccines were processed in a very quick manner, they require a little bit more logistical effort than normal vaccines. so the pfizer vaccine needs ultra-cold freezing which is -60° and that's not normally how we distribute vaccines. so that temperature control is extremely important for the vaccines to remain effective. at every stage from when they are produced at the manufacturing and as well as transport across the co

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executivenounced an order on enhanced data reporting of vaccinations and the expansion of vaccinations to seniors over 75 and teachers. this is 50 minutes. minutes. >> good evening, joining me are major general tim gallen of the maryland national guard r chan the department of health. we began 2021 at a critical moment in the war against covid-19 which continues to pose a serious threat to our state and our nation. while the initial launch of the vaccine distribution, this does offer a glimmer of hope, we still have a long way to go in this fight, distributing and administering vaccines throughout 2021 will be without question the greatest peace time undertaking in american history and it will be a massive all hands on deck ongoing operation involving the federal, state and local government and the private sector. over the last nearly three weeks, we have already successfully allocated deployed and distributed 270,000, 150 doses of vaccines directly into the hands of our front-line vaccinate her's at hospitals, nursing homes and local health departments to begin phase one a of vulnerab

having the vaccine.ou might create more doubt about the vaccine and whether it is actually safe. 0h, absolutely, this isn't about safety, this is about making sure that we have the best take—up of the vaccine and we also have the best efficacy of the vaccine. we have seen conflicting reports from different organisations, from the bma, the doctors association, with people who made, manufactured the vaccine in the first place, questioning some of the changes. so we just want to get that clarity and those simple questions answered, so we can reassure our constituents that this is the best way of this programme rolling out and actually being a success, which we all want it to be. but we know, don't wait, there is a drop in efficacy if you don't give the second jabs. but the point is to inoculate, to immunise as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. we are in an emergency. we have rising surging case rates and we have to do this quickly to as many people as possible. i don't necessarily disagree bu

and i've urged our vaccinate her's to get vaccine into arms as fast as they can. but it is still going to take some time, to get everyone who wants the vaccine we are committed to getting there as expeditiously and equitably as possible. and i vote, the majority of virginians will get vaccinated. the vaccine is the way to stop this virus. it's our path forward to recovery. and it is the clearest way we are going to get back to something that feels like normal. i hope our faith leaders and all our community leaders to today will be stronger partners this effort. you are trusted leaders in your communities and you can be a huge help the work getting the word out that vaccines are safe and that people should take them. i know that many people are worried because of the vaccine, because of the past experiments and medical practices done on people of color. i understand that. i can't change the past. but i can say that we are working hard to earn trust in diverse communities and we do that by listening to our residents and getting facts and information on these vaccine

even as people get vaccinated. that means helping working people get, who get covid and who need to take time off from work to isolate. in the absence of real programming from the federal government, the city has been at the forefront of providing financial relief through the right to recover program. so far, 4.5 million for the program. many from our latino community, which we all know has been disproportionately impacted by covid. today, another $6 million going forward, total support to $10.5 million. we are doing this by tapping into unused funds paid into our healthcare security ordinance funds, which is usually used to provide health insurance for workers. early in this pandemic we used the funds in the healthcare security ordinance to provide $500 checks of need relief to people who qualify like restaurant workers and bar workers. now providing direct financial assistance for those who test positive during the pandemic. fulfilling the ideas of the healthcare security ordinance and thank our labor partners an