people all around the world joining me now from china is the director general of china's center for disease control professor george frugality thanks so much for coming on i'm going to tell you that 2000000 dead britain are reportedly the worst affected in the world they're going ahead with vaccines and we are at the vanguard of the mass coronavirus injection campaign why are you concerned about the vaccines currently on the market i don't think i'm worried about the back seat you know when you're talking about a vaccine this is the only weapon we'll get an a viruses or any you know kind of a path as it is out so i'm not worried about the vaccine the same for the coffee that 98 is the 1st time ever the home of beings could use the vaccine against car the virus is specified according to 19 everybody already knows we have a so many are new and well a colleague and i think so because we have so many are new and we want to time or actually you know. you checked it to the. so-called healthy population we are worried whether or not there might be some other words event so this is a everybody's worried al

welcome back i'm still here with the director general of china's center for disease control professor george for gout i don't know whether biden will retain tony but your counterpart robert redfield quoted in the new yorker magazine on the 3rd of january 2020 saying there was no evidence of human to human transmission that's what you told him on the phone is that the new yorker getting it wrong rover red rover red film getting it wrong because as a d.g. fall 2 countries we keep. communicate to each other i don't think that you know that can be called so you didn't you didn't say that. we had it's t.v. show discussion i don't think you know that's a subject we had been discussing but but i think the reason was for the quote in say the new yorker and then it was reproduced was look here is the head of the c.d.c. in china giving wrong information to his counterpart in the united states when he knew there was some evidence however little it was back then or human to human transmission of coronavirus. you remember our i gave the crack to you for basically emaar call you for everybody you k

think of the people we mobilizing disasters, experts from fema, the centers for disease control, the public health service commissioned corps, medical military -- medical -- military medical personnel, first responders, retired health-care workers who can administer the vaccine. and to ensure we have enough vaccinators to meet the nation's needs as we wrap this up there he died as governors of both parties have asked, our administration will reimburse states 100% when their national guard is deployed in the fight against covid. we will provide resources to help states cover the cost of personnel, vaccinators, administrative staff, as well tho make is we are going to fully activate pharmacies across the country to get the vaccination into more arms as quickly as possible. millions of americans, now turn to their local pharmacies every day for their medicines, flu shots, and much more. we are going to immediately start new major efforts working directly with both independent and chain pharmacies to get americans vaccinated. this program will extend -- expand yonder access in neighborho

news today for parents, teachers and students desperate to return to the classroom, the centers for disease control and prevention released. a report that shows the limited amount of covid-19 found in schools that have reopened in or following the established to prevent spreading the coronavirus kron four's has become a dillon has the story. >>the data now shows a way forward to return to in person learning in schools during the covid-19 pandemic that is the conclusion reached by researchers at the centers for disease control and prevention who published their opinion in the journal of the american medical association the accumulation of data was collected from international schools as well the schools here in the united states both with similar findings kids are not the primary drivers of covid in fact they're really underrepresented infection rates and certainly mortality rates the director of ucsf covid response doctor g noble describes the results collected in 2020 from 11 fully open school districts in north carolina. >>where they followed a 100,000 students and teachers in 19 90,000 about 10,

in may, the centers for disease control named mardi gras as one of the few superspreader events that in new orleans and across the country. and nowjust imagine, all that i've described to you about mardi gras, all that i've described to you about the revelry and the inhibitions being thrown to the wind, any thought of safety or caution has been extinguished with fun and joy and merriment. now overlay that with a dreaded virus. that has no smell, no visual impact. it's in the air. and thousands of people arejust breathing it in. all these parades and people out in the streets and catching beads and going to parties, and there was evidently rampant covid, which was not being talked about at all. the centers for disease control have since said that the cases were low and seemed contained, and so federal and local authorities didn't recommend restricting large gatherings at that time. 0ur government, they didn't tell us. they didn't give us any sort of guidelines on what to do until it was too late. listen, as painful as it would have been, as unpopular as it would have been, had the lea

centers for disease control and prevention has issued a mandate for face coverings to be worn on all public transport the new rule will come into effect on tuesday former president donald trump had blocked the c.d.c. from requiring passengers on the country's planes buses and trains to wear masks the u.s. is approaching $26000000.00 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic gabriele is on the joins us live now from washington d.c. with more on this story how will the new facemask rules work well if you plan to take any sort of public transportation in the united states as of midnight monday night tuesday morning here in the u.s. you must wear a face covering and it's a sweeping directive by the c.d.c. mandatory it affects airplanes buses subways ferries taxis even ride shares i coober and lift for example this is a very strong a directive from the c.d.c. and it gives a lot of detail as well saying it must be proper face coverings a lot of people here in the u.s. and elsewhere where these things called gators around their neck there are thin thin pieces of fabric that around y

students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of the doctor as well prisons have been turned into treatment centers. the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention has issued a mandate for face coverings to be worn on all public transport across the country the new rule will come into effect on tuesday the u.s. is approaching 26000000 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic at least 8 afghan security force personnel have been killed in a car bomb attack in the northeastern province of man in the early hours of saturday morning the taliban has claimed responsibility and military base for afghan defense forces was the target of the attack. farmers in india are holding a day long hunger strike as protests over controversial agricultural laws continue saturday's demonstration falls on the anniversary of the death of political leader mahatma gandhi events in new delhi have so far been peaceful after a week of clashes between protesters and police those are your top stories al jazeera world is coming up next more news in half an hour i. to. the only. image. that i watch out of i haven't read much about. they're going to cut ou

people or around the world joining me now from china is the director general of china's center for disease control professor george to go thanks so much for coming on i'm going to tell you that 2000000 dead britain are reportedly the worst affected in the world they're going ahead with vaccines we are at the vanguard of the mass coronavirus injection campaign.

of vaccine doses are available in the country that admission came from the head of the centers for disease control and prevention in a fox news interview where she also said securing supplies is the biggest problem right now as artie's killer martin explains. well the united states is currently surpassed the grim milestone of $25000000.00 covert infections plus 420000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic it's quite grim situation with people continuing to get coated 19 people continuing to die due to the pandemic and now at this point we do have the newly appointed director of the centers for disease control talking about the fact that the u.s. federal government is in the dark about how much of the vaccine is available take a listen i would say one of the biggest problems right now is i can't tell you how much vaccine we have and if i can't tell it to you then i can tell it to the governors and i can tell it to the state health officials now thousands of appointments for vaccinations have been canceled across the united states due to a lack of vaccine supply at this point here in new york t

news today for parents, teachers and students desperate to return to the classroom, the centers for disease controlvention released a report that shows a limited amount of covid-19 was found in schools that have reopened and following the established guidelines to prevent spreading the coronavirus kron four's haaziq madyun has more. the data now shows a way forward to return to in person learning in schools during the covid-19 pandemic that is the conclusion reached by researchers at the centers for disease control and prevention who published their opinion in the journal of the american medical association the accumulation of data was collected from international schools as well the schools here in the united states both with similar findings kids are not the primary drivers of covid in fact they're really underrepresented. >>infection rates and certainly mortality rates the director of ucsf covid response doctor g noble describes the results collected in 2020 from 11 fully open school districts in north carolina. >>where they followed a 100,000 students and teachers in 19 90,000 about 10,000 teac

nominee for surgeon general dr rochelle wilensky she's going to be the director for the centers for disease control prevention and dr marcella nunez smith who will be leaving our equity work covert response and jeff zines and natalie quillan who are managing this whole effort. yesterday yesterday during my inaugural address i offered a salient prayer and of silent prayer it was most salient and silent i thought it was important people understand what had happened that we all paid tribute to our prayers for those 400000 americans who have lost their lives in this pandemic on tuesday july kamel and doug we stood at the reflecting pool in front of the lincoln memorial and joined americans all across the country to remember those 400000 moms and dads husbands and wives children sons daughters and i said at that moment that to heal we must remember to heal we must remember it's important to do that as a nation when we must also act not just remember yet for the past year we couldn't rely on the federal government to act with the urgency and focus and coordination we needed and we have seen the tragic co

centers for disease control and prevention has a three phased approach to vaccination.upply isse one, constrained and the cdc recommends vaccines should be forstered -- administered best reaching critical populations. this is why you will only see a limited number of options across the city overall to receive your vaccine. phase two assumes there is likely sufficient supply to meet demand, thereby permitting and -- expansion beyond initial populations and the use of a broader provider network. during phase three, we shift to open access to the vaccination because supply will be sufficient and the vaccine will likely be available then through private provider sites. note that,tant to with the covid-19 vaccines that have currently been approved for , they haveu.s. highly complex storage, packaging, and use requirements that limit their ability to be used in small, clinical environments such as private practices, as well as to be used certainp clinics in community or residential settings. vaccinesr and moderna are not optimally used in any clinical environment where less t

due to the pandemic and now at this point we do have the newly appointed director of the centers for disease control talking about the fact that the u.s. federal government is in the dark about how much of the vaccine is available take a listen i would say one of the biggest problems right now is i can't tell you how much vaccine we have and if i can't tell it to you then i can tell it to the governors and i can tell it to the state health officials now thousands of appointments for vaccinations have been canceled across the united states due to a lack of vaccine supply at this point here in new york there have been 23000 vaccine appointments that have been canceled in virginia there was a hospital that canceled 10001st dose appointments in south carolina there was a hospital that canceled 6000 vaccine appointments after it received only 450 doses in hawaii there was a hospital that canceled 5001st dose appointments and now we've got governors from across the united states basically demanding the new administration help them and figure out how this problem can be resolved our biggest problem is real

people or all around the world joining me now from china is the director general of china's center for disease control professor george frugality thanks so much for coming on i'm going to tell you that 2000000 dead britain.

centers for disease control says more than 20 million vaccinations have been administered in the u.s., but many states are struggling to get the doses they need. president joe biden is pushing to get his goal of 100 million shots into people's arms in his first 100 days in office, but for many state governments vaccine supply is rapidly becoming a pressing concern as demand grows. cnn's natasha chen has more from atlanta. >> good afternoon, everyone, folks. >> reporter: as the biden administration went into its first weekend promising to remain laser focused on the pan dem, the virus continuing its year long lethal long rampage. 765 deaths alone in california, a an all-time single record and the u.s. center for disease control and prevention reported on saturday more than 1.4 million vaccine dose were administered. so far the biden administration has been meeting its goal of 1 million shots per day about double of what the u.s. was averaging in the month before the president took office, but local health providers are hitting roadblocks and ramping up. >> what resources would you need

that plan is one we developed and shared with the centers for disease control.t aligns with the phased approach the rest of the country is using an the priorities our country has agreed on to ensure there is a fair and equitable access to the vaccine. we began vaccinations at select sites in december and have now vaccinated almost everyone who requested vaccines in our very first group. those are frontline workers, police, ems, those caring for patients or military personnel with covid. we have vaccinated all residents and staff at our two armed forces retirement home's. that is a very special group is represents some of the oldest members of the military family for which we are responsible. our second group of personnel that we vaccinate are those over age 75 and personnel preparing to deploy outside united date, personnel in strategic or national security roles, as well as key frontline workers like teachers, support staff, child and services. this is in line with president biden's executive order. we have been working very closely on that. that group will be

>> yes we have labs who participate and share data with the centers for disease control. as you know, the number of sites at which we found some of these new variances fairly low across united states. we are not yet seeing them on our dod population and the tests that we have done. again, i would be very cautious though in reading too much into that. as you've seen from other sources of the cdc and elsewhere, this is very much an evolving spread. the key thing on this is got to keep testing for it and keep tracking forts. so far within our population we have not seen a significant new variances causing concern. >> us both domestically and internationally? >> correct. also in the room here, megan. reporter: the cdc with implement the dod numbered of administered doses at about half of the distributed doses. we know from local reports on the country a lot of that has to do with the hesitancy for the people on the prayer list to get it and to scramble and forget who they're going to give it to instead. because all those plans are different. does dod have a more specific plan

center for disease control and prevention says it's already administered more than 21000000 vaccines so far in the u.s. . it's now in the bundesliga vaults got the better of late because i'm in a top 5 clash after 35 minutes of a steak from leverkusen defender jonathan tucker open the door to to not in the only goal of the match provide involves but with a one when that means they move up to 4 in the table. stuff at a shop to fate to minds headed into the fixture 2nd in the table while their opponents were 2nd from the bottom which is one way into the name this season. like zillionaire guzman was worried about his opponent's unpredictability ahead of his side's trip to mines and few indeed would have expected this game to unfold as it did. when muscles a bit so lashed a speculative drive on to the crossbar adams was there to mock up the rebound the 15th minute lead for 2nd place lights nothing out of the ordinary but 2nd from bottom minds produced a rapid response i'm not a rebound so the hold so i drew level looser and you can't say punishing peter good luck in the lights go. 6 minu

the centers for disease control and prevention are discussing lifting curbs on flights from brazil anduropean union while is priority is for protecting the public health. the cdc says it is aware of the economic damage of travel bans. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. francine? francine: thank you so much. let's get the latest from italy, the prime minister giuseppe conte struggling on to power that struggling to hold onto power. it was said last night that ministers from the italy alliance party would quit the cabinet. he says the prime minister isn't doing enough to tackle problems. but speak with our bloomberg columnist. thank you for joining us. there are a million ways that this could go. the prime minister either finds a couple of parliamentarians to give him the support, he stays in power come he resigns, whether the president will accept it or not. does it make sense first of all to have a political crisis during a pandemic? >> i think in principle it c

centers for disease control and prevention has a three phased approach to vaccination. ring phase one, supply is constrained and the cdc recommends vaccines should be administered for best reaching critical populations. this is why you will only see a limited number of options across the city overall to receive your vaccine. phase two assumes there is likely sufficient supply to meet demand, thereby permitting expansion beyond initial populations and the use of a broader provider network. during phase three, we shift to open access to the vaccination because supply will be sufficient and the vaccine will likely be available then through private provider sites. it is important to note that, with the covid-19 vaccines that have currently been approved for use in the u.s., they have highly complex storage, packaging, and use requirements that limit their ability to be used in small, clinical environments such as private practices, as well as to be used in pop up clinics in certain community or residential settings. the pfizer and moderna vaccines are not optimally used in a

but the head of the centers for disease control says she's worried about the vaccine supply, noting some states are run out of doses. latest from california. >> reporter: latest release of covid-19 numbers out of california -- mixed. there are a lot of new cases, more than 24,000 of them, deaths still up there but hospitalizations have dipped below 18,000, perhaps a very good sign. with all of these deaths there's extreme pressure on mortuaries throughout the state. in a pillar of the community, funeral director telling us she's had to hire more employees, put in 24-hour answering service, mandate viewings outside, daily stress. >> but it's hard to turn people away, especially when they're upset and you have to tell them i can put you on a wait list. and we'll get to you when your number comes up. which is -- i don't think -- that's unheard in our history. i've been doing it 25 years and never had that, this happen. >> reporter: all of california still trying to ramp up and get more shots into people's arms, more of the covid-19 vaccines. dodger stadium closed down today by design but ho

centers for disease control.s out of the more than 13 million that have already been distributed, across the country. and therein lies an illustration of the problem the united states seems to be having. actually, getting those shots into people's arms. now, here in the state of florida, the governor decided not to adhere to the recommendations of the cdc when it comes to who got that next phase of vaccines. initially, of course, it's the health-care workers and those in the long-term care facilities. but the cdc says that americans over the age of 75 and frontline, essential workers should be getting them next. in the state of florida, the governor decided anybody over the age of 65 will get the vaccine. and since making that decision, we have seen long lines in the state of florida. and really, a lot of confusion because each county, within the state, is doing something different. some of them are administering vaccines to those over the age of 65, on a first-come-first-served basis. we saw elderly people, lite

the centers for disease control and prevention will launch the federal pharmacy program to make vaccines available to communities in their local pharmacies beginning early -- within -- i think by the 7th or 8th of february, in very early february. we'll also task the department of health and human services to prepare and expand the pool of medical professionals who can administer the vaccine. who can administer the vaccine. and to ensure we have enough straighters, the people doing the vaccines, to meet the nation's needs and quickly. in addition to this effort our administration will be asking congress to fund -- for the funds to grow the public health workforce. we also are going to take immediate steps to partner with governors, mayors and other local officials who we have been talking to all along who are on the front lines this have fight. we direct -- we directed fema to establish a covid response liaison for each state, which means every state will have a point person at the federal level to maximize cooperation between the federal government and the states, and where it falls sho

center for disease control says more than 20 million vaccinations have been administered in the u.s.t many states are struggling to get the doses they need. president joe biden is pushing his goal to get 100 million shots into the arms of people in his first 100 days in office. but for many state governments, vaccine supply is rapidly becoming a pressing concern as demand for injections continues to grow. >> reporter: as the biden administration went into its first weekend promising to remain laser focused on the pandemic, the virus continued its lethal year-long rampage. 764 deaths alone friday in california, an all-time single-day record for the state. cdc reported saturday over 1.4 million vaccine doses were administered. so far the biden administration has been meeting its goal of 1 million shots per day, about double what the u.s. was averaging in the month before the president took office. but local health providers are hitting roadblocks in ramping up. what resources would you need to be able to double what you're doing every day? >> a dependable vaccine supply. right now we'r

center for disease control and prevention says healthier days lie ahead, however doctor rochelle walensky also says getting there will require a rapid acceleration of covid-19 testing surveillance and vaccination the cdc currently projects up to 508,000 covid deaths by mid february in this country tonight more than 3 million americans have been infected with the virus and more than 405,000 americans have died since the pandemic began the trump administration was criticized for mismanaging and politicizing the response. >>president joe biden has pledged to correction that hours after taking the oath mister biden made good on his pledge and as kron four's dan kerman tells us medical experts say it is a sign of more serious effort to fight the disease is on the way. if there was any question how a biden administration would look different in the fight against covid-19. >>it took just a few hours after taking the oath of office to find out and a series of executive orders. president joe biden resurrected a federal law office to coordinate a national response to the virus. he had the u.s. rejo

this is based on data from the centers for disease control. , many states report running out of vaccines. white house press secretary jen psaki addressed the issue on tuesday. >> our team is working right now. we have been here for five days to evaluate the supply so we can release the maximum amount while also ensuring everyone can get the second dose on the recommended schedule. the confusion around the issue, which we acknowledge there is confusion, speaks to a larger problem -- which is what we are inheriting from the prior administration, which is much worse than we could've imagined. we are assessing now what we have access to and ensuring we have more of the rapid engagement with stes so they have more of a heads-up on what to expect in the weeks ahead. amy: we are joined now by "daily beast" report erin banco. her latest piece is titled "millions of vaccine doses are m.i.a. -- and feds aren't sure why." this is an astounding story. it is not that the u.s. does not have enough vaccines, we're talking about 20 million vaccines you have in

the head of the centers for disease control and prevention says she doesn't know how many doses the u.s. has. without that information, she says states can't adequately distribute vaccines. she adds, this problem is one of many challenges the current administration has inherited. and it comes as a top health official is speaking out about the struggles he faced under previous administration. dr. anthony fauci told "the new york times" the former president often downplayed the crisis and says what the white house officials sometimes tried to discredit his work. fauci also spoke about the ongoing spread of the virus and new data suggesting a new strain could be deadlier. >> well, the data that came out was after they had been saying all along that it did not appear to be more deadly. so that's where we got that information. but when the british investigators looked more closely at the death rate of a certain age group, they found that it was 1 per 1,000, we'll say. then it went up to 1.3 per 1,000 in a certain group. so that's a significant increase. so the most recent data is in accord w

>>now today the center for disease control released a report that shows a limited of covid-19 found in schools that have reopened an hour following the established guidelines to prevent spreading the coronavirus kron four's haaziq madyun joins us now zeke these are some pretty positive results are saying. >>as the cdc report is encouraging news for parents, teachers and students who are desperate to return to the classroom, however, they must be willing and able to follow the recommended guidelines to mitigate the spread of covid-19. >>the data now shows a way forward to return to in person learning in schools during the covid-19 pandemic that is the conclusion reached by researchers at the centers for disease control and prevention who published their opinion tuesday in the journal of the american medical association the accumulation of data was collected from international schools as well the schools here in the united states both with similar findings kids are not the primary drivers of covid in fact they're really underrepresented infection rates and certainly mortality rates the d

centers for disease control and prevention say about 1.9 million people had received vaccines developedy pfizer and biontech as of december 23rd. they identified 21 cases of a serious allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis. 17 of those people had documented history of allergies or allergic reactions. the cdc report said the people who suffered anaphylaxis had a median age of 40 and 90% were women. 70% showed symptoms within 15 minutes of injection. it says 20 of the 21 people have completely recovered. a senior cdc official says anaphylaxis caused by a coronavirus vaccine is rare but that people receiving shots should be observed for a while. >>> south koreans are hoping for a smoother start to 2021 as a coronavirus-weary world settles into the first week of the new year. the government tightened restrictions during the holiday period and recently expanded a ban on private gatherings larger than four people to the whole country. but a prolonged surge in infections is taking its toll on citizens. nhk world's kim chan-ju has more on the atmosphere in seoul as 2021 begins. >> reporter: it'

. >> the center for disease control and prevention says doses had been distributed nationwide as of mondaybut it says the total number of doses administered stood at just over 4.5 million, falling far short of the federal government's target of 20 million people by the end of december. a vaccination center in florida ran out of stock in just two hours on monday. people hoping to get inoculated arrived in vehicles, forming a waiting line several kilometers long. >>> u.s. president donald trump and president-elect joe biden are campaigning in the state of georgia on the eve of two critical senate runoff elections. the result will determine which party holds the majority in the chamber. if democrats win both, they would effectively control the senate for the first time in years, since kamala harris would cast the deciding vote as vice president. if republicans win either seat, the party would retain a slim majority and could block biden's legislative agenda. democrats controlled majority of the house in the november elections. biden called for democratic support at a rally in atlanta on monda