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david kessler.former head of the food and drug administration with expertise in particular in getting therapeutics to market quickly. he's been the cochair of biden's covid-19 task force for months. he's going to lead the biden administration's vaccine operation we learned today. we're also told they're not going to call it operation warp speed anymore, which is probably wise if they want to get people to trust what they're doing. but whatever they name it, it's david kessler who's going to be in charge of vaccine manufacturing, vaccine distribution and continued development, the safety and efficacy of both vaccines and also treatments. treatments, which is something that has been making me crazy there hasn't been more focus on. effective therapeutics for people who have already become infected with covid-19 and who are already sick. that is also one of dr. kessler's priorities. keep americans from getting it, but for americans who do get it, keep them alive. that is the plan that joe biden intends

what do we know about david kessler? guest: david kessler was a longtime figure in the public health circle. he was the fda commissioner through most of the 1990's under bill clinton. he is seen overall as a very competent figure. he has decades of experience in this realm of public health, and should be well suited taking a similar role for operation warp speed, kind of on the science side and driving that there is a pipeline of other vaccines we hope will work and be highly effective, and steering them through clinical trials and the regulatory process, that is what we should expect. host: scott in thomasville, georgia, you are next. caller: ok. i have a question. are you there? host: we are listening. caller: i have a question. i've been trying to get information about where i live in thomasville, georgia through the mayor's office and the health department, but they can't tell me when like people that are 50 with cardiac problems that are in that category, when we are going to get it. they told my mother and father t

and david kessler, someone who is well known. murthy. he was fda commissioner for presidents bush and clinton. worked with dr. fauci quite a bit in the past, specifically around hiv/aids. you know, moncef slaoui, who by all accounts did an incredible job, came from the sector of pharma development. david kessler comes more from the sort of sector of pharma regulation. so you know, i think it sounds like it's an interesting pick, a good pick. he's obviously got a lot of work cut out for him, because we talk about these two vaccines, moderna and pfizer that have been authorized. there may be more on the way. but also, we haven't talked as much about various therapeutics, the monoclonal antibodies, potential other antivirals. there are all of these other things that are sort of out there that are brewing, that he's going to have to sort of be taking command over. >> we know that dr. fauci will be staying on, and not dr. deborah birx, who of course for so long, was one of the faces of the this. it's just interesting to see what choic

david kessler, a former commissioner of the u.s. food and drug administration.w leading the biden administration's effort to speed up development, manufacturing, and distribution of vaccines. dr. kessler, it's an honor to have you here, thank you for your time. >> it's a pleasure, rachel. >> you are nine days in. i just want to ask you broadly, how is it going, and how did your expectations compare with how it's actually been? >> let me tell you where we are today. as of today, as of tonight, 27.9 million vaccines have been administered. 49 million have been distributed. nearly 5 million people have had both doses as of tonight. 2.7 million people have received them in long term care facilities. the rate of administration is about 1.2 to 1.4 million doses a day. we need to meet the president's target of 100 million doses in 100 days. and we are trying 24/7 to meet that goal. >> in terms of the vaccines that we've got to work with, there's been so much hope about the johnson & johnson vaccine for a number of reasons. one, it seems like johnson & johnson is capabl

david kessler is a former fda commissioner, credited with speeding up early hiv treatments and tighteningacco restrictions. [ bell tolls ] as well. we'll continue to monitor those. a deadline today for the victim of the recent glass fire in the north bay as well. this is day they can subm debris removal. the fire burned more than 67,000 acres in september and when we say debris, it destroyed 1,500 structures, including wineries in the popular napa resort. >>> new pandemic makes their debut. new pandemic products, new captain america rumors, and a famous rapper gives back to those on the front line of the crisis. here is laura garcia. >> the pandemic was front and center during this week's virtual consumer electronics show. face mask fashion is getting a high-tech upgrade, n95 prototype with lights and a built- speaker. the mask phone which is exactly what it sounds like. >> you have a microphone inside the mask so you can be easily heard on a conference call. >> reporter: more companies are integrating touchless features into everyday devices. hands-free flushing from coaler and new no ri

again, i'm hoping that things change slightly with the new administration having david kessler.fessor at ucsf to be at the helm of you know helping with the distribution that again i'm afraid also the you know the cat is already out of the bag and you know we're in the middle of the stage and too little too late a lot of this needs a lot of dress rehearsal. it's not like you can put the broadway show on overnight. yeah, i'm curious how things could change under a different administration. >>all the vaccines have are out there as far as we know there's no reserve i take it. the manufacturers are cranking out as much as they can as fast as they can. so really what would be different under a biden administration. >>well i there are also other vaccine companies in the pipeline there's actually one astrazeneca and oxford that has been a little bit stalled at the fda level because they wanted to look at the data little bit more but this vaccine has already been approved in the uk and in india and in other countries it's $5 it can be stored in a fridge jj is also presenting some big da

david kessler says vaccinating the country by april and may is just not going to happen. >> i think this is going to take us into the fall. we got to get there before next winter. >> reporter: nearly 22 million of the 41 million doses distributed have been administered. the trump administration had hoped to reach 20 million by the end of december. the need for vaccines more urgent ever. the uk variant, already in at least 26 states, is more contagious and british health officials warn it could also be more deadly. dr. fauci saying he believes those british scientists. >> they became convinced that it is in fact a bit more virulent namely making it more difficult when you get to the point of serious disease and even death. so i believe their data. >> reporter: the vaccines work against the variants, but one study showing the moderna vaccine may be less protective against the south african strain, so, the company is now studying a possible booster shot. >> we need to keep watching it and testing against it and making sure that until we've got it beaten back that we're planning ahead and we

president joe biden has announced that bay area doctor david kessler will be the chief science officer for the new administration. you will be in charge of the covid-19 vaccinations kessler is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at ucsf he was also appointed as fda commissioner in the 1990's by both president george hw bush and president bill clinton. >>well of course is a lot of talk about vaccinations and when people are going to get them and how so we're going to find out more about that the story now dan kerman live in the city to try to walk us through what people need to know than >>well there's been plenty of questions of course because supply is so limited we keep hearing what priority group is going when and then. >>the state just opened up to another priority group in yet supply really has an today we checked in with various counties to find exactly what you need to do. in case you want to get a vaccine. >>the first thing to remember is right now most areas is still vaccinating the top priority groups health care workers and those in long-term care facilities. some hav

david kessler with all of his work. dr. kessler will lead operation warp speed for president biden.oming up, on bloomberg markets, mohamed el-erian of the university of cambridge and bloomberg opinion columnist. good morning. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i am bullish about 2020 one overall, and that is really dependent on covid. we have got some really hard months ahead of us. we go into the year with robust growth, but i want to remind everybody that it is a default. even with robust growth, we will take a long time to get back to where we were prior to covid. we came to a 10 year expansion where we could not get inflation up to target. i'm more confident now that with our new framework review that we released in august and with the support we are giving, it will get inflation back up to 2%. but i'm not at all worried that there is this run-up in inflation around the corner that we will need to preemptively stave off. francine: that was san francisco fed president mary daly. that goes back to -- tom also asking about the good assets or some of the value that he saw out there. mark, what

david kessler, the former head of the fda, to help lead his federal vaccine efforts.he new administration also getting rid of the name of the program launched under president trump to quickly develop covid vaccines. operation warm speed. all of this an attempt to take a starkly different approach from the outgoing trump administration. >> the vaccine rollout in the united states has been a dismal failure thus far. >> and to give a sense of the somber mood of joe biden's covid team right now, cnn spoke with jeff ziance, the covid coordinator for joe biden. he told us what they're inheriting from the trump administration is worse than what they could have ever imagined. he also said there is currently no infrastructure in place to get the vaccines distributed. mj lee, cnn, wilmington, delaware. >>> brazil is air lifting a number of babies out of hospitals due to a lack of oxygen. it has left the health care system on the verge of collapse. >> the brazilian city at the heart of the amazon, rush to go buy oxygen cylinders to save loved ones suffering from covid-19. the la

david kessler, the former head of the fda, to help lead his federal vaccine efforts.ew administration also getting rid of the name of the program launched under president trump to quickly develop covid vaccines, operation warp speed. all of this an attempt to take a starkly different approach from the outgoing trump administration. >> the vaccine rollout in the united states has been a dismal failure thus far. >> reporter: and just to give you a sense of the somber mood of the biden covid team i spoke with the covid coordinator for biden yesterday. he said what they are inheriting from the trump administration is worse than what they could have ever imagined. he also said there's currently no infrastructure in place for vaccine distribution. he didn't say it needed to be improved upon, he didn't say it was bad. he said there was nothing in place and they'd have to build everything from scratch starting on day one. >> there was no national plan, and it's hard to believe this is such a report. m.j., thanks for joining us. as you know the outgoing vice president mike pen

we are so lucky with this administration to have people like rochelle walensky and david kessler andhe cdc like nancy and amanda cohen, we should hear from them every day to help us calm us down. we keep scaring ourselves, is this more virulent or the south africa will escape vaccine recognition? there's no evidence for that. i'd love to hear from this administration who's essentially calling or challenging this virus and saying we're going to take a war against this virus, i'd love to hear the war room talking to us on a daily basis. >> you underscored that a year into this pandemic, there's still so much we don't know and so much we're still learning. i talked to dr. lena wen earlier and she said the u.s. could have some of its own variants. what is the u.s. doing right now to study the variants here? >> right, we need to do a better job at sequencing. sequencing these viruses much more so than we have been and the uk has been very good. this is a bat coronavirus that made its debut in the human population a year ago. it will continue to adapt to the human population by making vari

i talked to david kessler last week who is overseeing operation warp speed under biden and he said, look, it's not like building a car here. the problem has occurred at the production plant. it's gone slow because this vaccine is never been made before but is starting to ramp up now. i think you are going to see more and more. over a million doses a day in people's arms already. i think that can get to the 1.5 million per day that president biden's suggestion. i think the key comes on the production side and i also think there they are starting to iron out problems on the other end, the invigoration administration part, making sure that everybody over 65 is prioritized where this is going in the right direction. and johnson & johnson says, if we get approved in two weeks, we are going to have 100 million doses by may. that's a very easy vaccine to get into poorer neighborhoods, get the people you can't get to you otherwise. that's another priority right now. and i think we are really heading in the right direction. >> you have this concern amongst officials about vaccination hesitancy in

this is a bay area doctor getting the nod david kessler. >>a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at ucsf he will be in charge of covid vaccinations kessler was appointed as fda commissioner in the 90's by both president george h bush and president clinton. and you can get the latest on vaccine distribution and the bay area and across the state the details on our website again kron 4 dot com. >>still to come on kron 4 news at a face furry hat with horns and carrying an american flag one capital writer, a former navy veteran and we're learning new details tonight about a motion to keep him behind bars. >>and hundreds of patient transfers are aimed at helping relieve overflow in local hospitals how stanford trying to help. also what could have caused a father to kill his own us on the family of this 9 year-old boy wants to set record straight tonight about his tragic death, i'm justine waldman i'll have the story next. >>it is friday night and we are get ready for the weekend in the weather, wow it is looking fantastic we'll have details

. >> and the president elect is tasking ucsf doctor david kessler with leading operation warp speed t white house in addition to speed up covid-19 treatments and vaccines. kesler served as fda commissioner under presidents george h.w. bush and bill clinton. during that time he helped speed up the development and approval of aids drugs in the nineties. abc7 has put together a helpful interactive tool to let you see how california and the country is doing in its vaccine rollout. you can see where you fall in line to get vaccinated and tips for when it is your turn. >>> new this morning an abc news "washington post" poll is looking into how americans feel about last week's insurrection on the capitol. 9 in 10 oppose it. nearly 7 in 10 say president trump bears some responsibility. 56% hope to bar him from holding elected office again. the survey also fines 54% say trump should be charged criminally for inciting the rout. 43% said he should not be charged. this poll asurntcutyps at the u capitol kick into high gear for the inauguration on wednesday. fence with wire surrounding the0 nation

what do we know about david kessler?st: david kessler was a longtime figure in the public health circle. he was the fda commissioner through most of the 1990's under bill clinton. he is seen overall as a very competent figure. he has decades of experience in this realm of public health, and should be well suited taking a similar role for operation warp speed, kind of on the science side and driving that there is a pipeline of other vaccines we hope will work and be highly effective, and steering them through clinical trials and the regulatory process, that is what we should expect. host: scott in thomasville, georgia, you are next. caller: ok. i have a question. are you there? host: we are listening. caller: i have a question. i've been trying to get information about where i live in thomasville, georgia through the mayor's office and the health department, but they can't tell me when like people that are 50 with cardiac problems that are in that category, when we are going to get it. they told my mother and father they

david kessler to lead the vaccine effort and andy slavic to come in and as help as well.ey have expertise to fix the problems. >> there is a long standing tradition in american government that when republicans are in the office, they put conservative leaning but competent people in key leadership position and democrats put liberal leading but competent people. the trump administration had a lot of people in leadership roles who had no experience, no ability to do their job. that is what slowed us down. dr. kessler was run the fda and competent and effective and known for getting stuff done. he is a really important part of getting vaccine out to the american people. >> thank you to you. >> >> that you. >>> coming up, an expert rant and shrinking circle of allies. the president's final days in office including his anger over being compared to that former president, richard nixon. >>> wild we celebrate and observe martin luther king day monday, today is actually the martin luther king's birthday. and as we observe it in this extraordinary time, it is important to remember h

president elect joe biden is tapping former fda commissioner david kessler to lead the federal vaccine development program. gessler has already been advising biden as a co chair of his ward on the coronavirus pandemic. he served in the fda from 1992 90 97 under presidents george h. w bush and bill clinton. he is a former dean and vice chancellor at ucsf and is currently on the faculty. coming up new details about the death of a nine year old killed by his father in a murder suicide in san francisco. tonight, an attorney for the boy's mother speaking out. and in washington, d. c razor wire now up added to the fencing surrounding the nation's capital s. security measures ramp up ahead of next week's presidential inauguration. and a very weather not feeling like january out there with lots of sunshine temperatures in the sixties and seventies. the war pattern sticks around this weekend, but then we're talking. we're talking about some strong winds. very strong winds coming up a lot of details in a high wind watch coming up. aren't taking a live look now at the east shore this friday eveni

>>well new this morning, president elect joe biden has announced that bay area doctor david kessler will be chief science officer for the new administration, he'll be in charge of the covid-19 vaccinations kessler is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at ucsf he was also appointed as fda commissioner in the 90's by both president hw bush and president bill clinton. during his address yesterday president elect biden took a moment to remember the first person to have died from the coronavirus here in the bay area. >>on february the 6th in 2020. patricia dowd took her last breath that homeowner, the california sun. in santa clara are. she was 57 years old. a beloved wife. mother daughter and sister. she never knew she had the virus. at the time when most folks never heard about the virus. >>meanwhile santa clara county reached a sobering milestone this week more than 1000 people there died because of coronavirus is the first bay area county to go past that number as of wednesday only 5% of icu beds were available in santa clara county. there's a glimmer of hope however as the corona

and president joe biden has announced that bay area base doctor david kessler will be the chief science officer for the new administration. he will be in charge of the covid-19 vaccinations that's a big job. he is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at ucsf he was also appointed as fda commissioner in the 90's by both president george hw bush and president bill clinton. to the east bay now and in contra costa county they're ramping up their efforts to get people vaccinated for covid-19 kron four's charles clifford joins us now live with details. there was a news conference held today where they offered some more information about how they will get the county vaccinated part of the details truck. >>well yeah, hi so right now i'm on the campus of diablo valley college or in pleasant hill where the county has a vaccination sites set up. the big news this week as they are now opening up vaccinations to people who are 65 years and older. contra costa county health officials say that in the months since vaccinations began the county's administered about 36,000 doses. >>of coronavirus v

david kessler, you may remember him as the dean of the ucsf medical school, but he was also the fda commissioner here for many years under a couple of administrations, and he was one of the co-chairs of the biden transition team on covid, so now he'll be moving into pretty much the same role in the white house overseeing that covid response. >> tracie potts, thank you for updating us. >>> overseas, middle east tensions are rising. iran fired cruise missiles as part of a drill in the gulf of oman. so that is state media video, they're reporting surface-to-surface cruise missiles struck their targets in the gulf and northern part of the indian ocean. this exercise taking place amid heightened concerns over iran's nuclear program and ongoing tensions with the united states. >>> the deadline for victims of the recent glass fire in the north bay. this is the last day they can submit paperwork for debris removal. the fire burned more than 67,000 acres in september, destroying 1,500 structures including wineries and popular napa resorts. >>> as some struggle to make it in the bay, the city of oakland h

david kessler with leading the operation warp speed, the white house initial tiff to speed up covid-19 up the development and approval of aids drugs in the '90s. kessler has already been serving on biden's covid-19 advisory board. >>> and the president-elect also announced five more picks for key administration posts. janet mccabe, nominated for deputy administrator of the epa, the other nominations are shah landia young, deputy director for the office of management and budget, jason miller, deputy director for management within that department, and david cohen as deputy director of the cia. also deanna chriswell as fema administrator. >>> new this morning, airlines and travel companies are taking steps to prevent potential violence on inauguration day. united, american, delta, alaska and volunteer airlines are banning firearms from checked luggage on flights to and from washington, d.c. through inauguration day. american airlines is also going to stop serving alcohol on d.c. bound flights. the faa has established zero tolerance policy for disruptive passengers. violators could face a

david kessler the head of the fda under clinton and bush to run the rollout. he's terrific.lize th kingdom is at stake. when biden rolled out his plan, i was torn more vaccination sites and paying the states to bring in the national guard and boost production but how about common sense, however, they're trying to build on and improve the current program. i think we needed a clean break from it. we have to accept the decision to pass the ball to the states was pure idiot if you're trying to ensure the vaccine got to the fewest people as possible you hand it to 50 cash strapped governments in way over their heads because they know nothing about public health they have got enough on their plate. they can't handle vaccine distribution reimbursing them for national guard mobilization is a smart move but i'd like to see the states taken out of the equation federalize it should be administered by the military and takeover high schools and jab people around the clock from now until march when the cdc predict es the fasr spread will be the dominant strain ideal, yes, i would make it

david kessler you probably recognize the name is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at ucsf he's going to be in charge of covid vaccinations and you may remember that he was appointed. fda commissioner and the 90's by both presidents george h bush and president clinton. >>when president-elect biden takes office next week it will come amid the darkest days of the pandemic today the u.s. has counted more coronavirus deaths. the past 2 weeks then in any other 14 day stretch. according to johns hopkins university since january 1st more than 42,000 people have died from covid across the u.s. averaging more than 3,000 deaths every day here in california. we're averaging more than 500 deaths every day due to covid. the latest data from the state health department shows icu bed capacity in our region is now at 3.4%. it's just over 6% in the greater sacramento region which includes tahoe and which is now no longer under a stay at home order as officials are projecting the numbers will improve there over the next month. meanwhile, the san joaquin valley central valley and southern californ

>>new this morning president elect biden he's announcing that the bay area doctor david kessler will be chief science officer for the new administration. he will be in charge of the covid-19 vaccinations kessler is a professor of pediatrics at ucsf he was also appointed as fda commissioner in the 90's by both president george hw bush and president bill clinton. >>well during his address yesterday president elect biden took a moment to remember the first person to have died from the coronavirus from right here in the bay area. >>on february the 6th in 2020. patricia dowd took her last breath at home run of the california sun. in santa clara are. she was 57 years old. a beloved wife. mother daughter and sister. she never knew she had the virus. at the time when most folks never heard about the virus. >>meanwhile santa clara county has reached a sobering milestone this week more than a 1000 people have died because of the virus is the first mary county to eclipse that number as of wednesday, only 5% of icu beds were available. in santa clara county. now to breaking news out of the south

president elect joe biden is tapping former fda commissioner david kessler to lead the federal vaccine development program. kessler has already been advising biden as a co chair of his board on coronavirus pandemic. he served in the fda from 1992 1997 under presidents george h. w bush and bill clinton is a former dean and vice chancellor to ucsf and is currently on the faculty. coverage of the coronavirus back scene continues on our website. you can find the latest developments and whether you are eligible on ktvu dot com. california state capitol in sacramento is stepping up security ahead of next week's presidential inauguration, the fbi warned of civil unrest and possible violence at capitals as early as this weekend. the national guard is on the way and it's ktvu z amberleigh reports. businesses around the capital in sacramento are also worried about violence. two. you have a sense that something's loamy. there is a mood of quiet tension at the state capital, according to people who live and work in the area, and increasingly strong law enforcement presence that will include the na

well new this morning president elect biden has announced that bay area doctor david kessler will bestration he'll be in charge of the covid-19 vaccinations kessler is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at ucsf he was also appointed as fda commissioner back in the 90's by both president george hw bush and president bill clinton. >>there is a glimmer of hope as the coronavirus vaccine rollout is now stepping up in the bay area in santa clara county. it's made vaccinations available to people 75 years and older. there are plenty of takers yesterday joining health care workers in the vaccine qs part of phase, one of the county's rollout plan the goal is to vaccinate 85% of the one and a half million people eligible by august 1st, but there's still not enough vaccine to lower from 75 to 65 years old that just yet. >>they're constrained by the vaccine supply that we have available here locally and as we continue to get more vaccine will continue to move as quickly as we can through eligible tears. >>officials say many of the people 75 years and older they have underlying health pr

boost him up to about a 95% this morning, president elect biden named former fda commissioner david kesslerief science officer of the covid response. he will lead the vaccination effort for the new administration in atlanta. jonathan serrie ktvu fox two news. health leaders across the state are will not flatten or en start to really decliner few weu azenith smith reports, doctors and nurses, they are all feeling overwhelmed. brazil. i'm happy to be alive. i'm happy to be here, said jose resident rolando bania on the mend. after contracting covid-19, hospitalized for a week on oxygen support as he recovers. he's also grieving. his 65 year old uncle did not survive the virus. his funeral last friday in many ways was like a grandfather to my kids dearly loved dearly missed 999 other families in santa clara county. you're similar pain, the first bay area county to record 1000 covid-19 deaths. it's profoundly sad. we. know that this is a deadly virus. we know that it started in the bay area. quite it almost a year ago. january 31st 2020 santa clara county announced the bay area's first case, a m

president elect biden has announced that bay area doctor david kessler will be chief science officer for the new administration, he'll be in charge of the covid-19 vaccinations he is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at ucsf was actually appointed to the position of fda commissioner back in the 90's by both president george hw bush and president bill clinton. well in the south bay santa clara county has made the covid-19 vaccinations available for people 75 and up there were plenty of takers yesterday joining health care workers in the vaccine q is part of phase, one of the county's rollout plan. the goal is to vaccinate about 85% of the one and a half million eligible residents by august first but they're still not enough vaccine to lower the bar yet to those 65 and up. >>they're constrained by the vaccine supply that we have available here locally and as we continue to get more vaccine will continue to move as quickly as we can through eligible tears. >>officials say many of the people 75 and older have underlying health problems which adds to the sense of urgency now and

president elect joe biden has announced that bay area doctor david kessler will be chief science officer for the new administration, we'll be in charge of the covid-19 vaccination program going forward kessler is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at ucsf he was also appointed as fda commissioner back in the 90's by both president george hw bush and president bill clinton. >>still ahead a new study suggesting that covid-19 could one day be no more serious than the common cold when local health expert weighs in on when that might happen. plus we'll hear from local health experts about the troubles behind the slow vaccination the vaccine rollout when that will be able to step up and we may be foggy in the north bay this morning but for much of us a pretty clear start happening bay, one of those spots that's already sitting in the clear skies get ready for a nice sunrise. >>we will be looking at 60's and 70's later on your forecast ahead. >>and right now i'm not tracking any major hot spots, but i am scenes of accidents and hazards pop up along one o one in the nevada area probably

. >> reporter: david kessler said that most americans would not be vaccinated until the third or fourth quarter of this year, he said that last week. president biden spoke and said we could possibly have herd immunity as early as this summer. that's a difference of a couple months. i wonder if you could reconcile the difference there and talk a little bit about herd immunity and when americans will be able to be vaccinated. >> it's sort of the question peter asked earlier, but the president is pushing his team to deliver results, and his goal is to ensure there is a greater availability in the spring and that it continues to improve in the summer. everybody won't be eligible this spring, as you all know, even as the cdc continues to provide updated guidance. but he would certainly defer to medical -- health and medical experts, and obviously the guidance of dr. fauci on when we may be at the pace of reaching herd immunity. but, you know, we will continue to update as more progress is made what the goals look like. >> reporter: following up on that, in terms of data collection, it's my u

>>a bay area doctor will be chief science officer for the biden administration david kessler is a professorer back in the 90's by both presidents george hw bush and clinton. >>when president elect biden takes office next week it will come during the darkest days of the pandemic to date the u.s. has seen more coronavirus deaths in the past 2 weeks than any other 14 day stretch. and according to johns hopkins university since january 1st more than 42,000 people have died from covid across the country averaging more than 3,000 deaths per day here in california we're averaging more than 500 daily deaths due to covid. the latest data from the state health department shows icu bed capacity in our region is now at 3.4% is just over 6% in the greater sacramento region which is not under the regional stay at home order. officials are projecting the numbers will improve over the next month. meantime the san joaquin valley and southern california region still have no icu beds left noel. >>hospitals across the state are turning to each other now for help with the onslaught of new patients sick with the

. >> david kessler said that most americans would not be vaccinated until the third or fourth quarter of this year, said that last week, president biden spoke and said that we could possibly have herd immunity as early as this summer. that's the difference of a couple months, i'm wondering if you could reconcile the difference there, talk about when most americans will be vaccinated. >> similar to what peter asked earlier. but the president is, of course, pushing his team to deliver results and his goal is to ensure there is a greater availability in the spring and that it continues to improve in the summer. everybody won't be eligible this spring, as you all know, even with -- even as cdc continues to provide updated guidance. but he would certainly defer to medical -- health and medical experts and obviously the guidance of dr. fauci on when we may be at the pace of reaching herd immunity. but we will continue to update as more progress is made, what the goals look like. >> following up on that in terms of data collection it's my understanding that something like 50% of the vaccinat

i spoke to david kessler the new head of operation warp speed for fda commissioner and he said therehe safety data of those who have had it now in the incoming new a administration. he said the safety data in the effectiveness of the data of those who receive this is extraordinary. i think it works, i think it works the way that we thought it did from the studies but i would just caution people this is not the time to take your mascot and go back to normal even if you had the vaccine because we still need to get the blood test out there that proves immunity. we do not have that but for sure, i who have got the vaccine definitely feel much less at risk than before. jon: what do you say to people, as i mentioned the distribution has been a nightmare and varies from state to state obviously but what do you say to people who might be immunocompromised or in age where they ought to be getting the vaccine or in a line of work where they ought to be getting the vaccine but have not been able to get it yet. >> i'm very concerned about this and kessler told me they're going to try to simple b

david kessler helping the biden team says it wouldn't be until the fall. what do you think?think there really is apparent of discrepancy is what you might think. if you go through the 1a, b and c areas. a is healthcare providers and people in nursing homes and those who take care of them. when you get to april you would have gotten to the point where i refer to it for simplicity as open season. mainly you are at that point that wherever you are in a priority you can start getting the doses. logistically by the time you get doses into everyone who might want it, it will take several months, which will go into the end of the summer and i have been saying that probably by the end of the summer you could get everybody vaccinated. the availability for people in any category will likely be by april. >> dana: even after vaccinations? >> we have to be really careful because we know the primary endpoint of the vaccine trials that showed the 94 to 95% efficacy was really based on clinically apparent disease. what we don't know is whether or not it protects against infection. so that p

david kessler has said most americans would not be vaccinated in the third or fourth quarter of thisd we could possibly have herd immunity as early as this summer. i'm wondering if you can reconcile the difference and talk about herd immunity and when most americans will be able to be vaccinated. >> well, sort of similar to what peter asked earlier. the president is, of course, pushing his team to deliver results and his goals to insure there is a greater availability in the spring and that it continues to improve in the summer. everybody won't be, won't be eligible this spring, as you all know, even with -- even as the cdc continues to provide updated guidance. but he would certainly defer to health and medical experts and, obviously, the guidance of dr. fauci on when we may be at the pace of reaching herd immunity. but, you know, we will continue to update as more progress is made what the goals look like. >> following up on that, in terms of data collection, it's my understanding something like 50% of the vaccinations are coming in with operational data. is that accurate, or is th

fingers in retrospect when in fact an elaborate plan had been set up for distribution and i spoke to david kessleray former fda commissioner who was the head of operation warp speed for biden and he said it involves pharmacies, but the most important thing here is she said we are limited by production. what's going on at pfizer, what's going on a moderna, how many vaccines can we get and he said they are about to get all a total of 65 million doses, but 38 million have been given out already so the key is not distribution. the key is can we get it from being distributed into people's arms and i think they can do a hundred million doses in a hundred days, but as you pointed out it's the same rate we have now, more and more involvement with pharmacies are the key. stuart: dr. marc siegel, thank you for joining us. despite promises of transparency the governor of california, gavin newsom, is withholding data about the virus. why is he doing that, ashley? ashley: well because releasing the data would confuse the public, stu, according to the california health department. last may the center for americ

david kessler will lead the federal vaccine effort he headed the administration during the george w. dr. kessler helped with some of the important early work around aids in trying to get out some of those cocktails as quickly as possible joe? >> okay, andrew. thanks >>> coming up, we're going to bring you jpmorgan numbers, we think, as soon as they cross later, more bank earnings on the way. we're going to hear from citigroup and wells fargo at 8 a.m. eastern i know wilfred frost somewhere is just like pacing back and forth, just waiting, hoping that quite are going to h "sawk box" is coming right back competition beat us, again. how? they have a better finance system than we do. i feel like they might have a better finance system than we do. workday. how do they make better decisions faster? workday. got to do something. workday! i think i got something. work... hey, rob, you're on mute. hello. [all] hey... there he is. workday, the finance, hr, and planning system for a changing world. ♪ch-ch-changes♪ >>> president-elect joe biden unveiling the $1.9 trillion covid relief plan. deta

hace solo instantes, biden nomina al ex directora de la f- d-a , david kessler como jefe cientifico paraos, 130 mil para abrir las escuelas y 160 mil para impulsar el plan nacional de vacunaciÓn y de asimilaciÓn de pruebas. proteger a la gente del coronavirus es un eje central asi como impulsar la muy golpeada economÍa. son incontables las familias y amigos que han perdido la batalla dejando pena, culpa, ira y frustraciÓn, asegurando que la situaciÓn se agrava con la pÉrdida de la calidad de vida de los estadounidenses. algo que buscarÁ revertir durante los primeros aÑos de su mandato. reportera: el presidente electo tambiÉn espera que sus primeros 100 dÍas de gobierno se hayan aplicado al menos 100 millones de vacunas con un aumento del salario mÍnimo a $15 la obra para ampliarlas licencias de gozo de sueldo para los trabajadores y tambiÉn incrementar los crÉditos fiscales para familias con niÑos. habrÁ que ver quÉ tan factible es esto y si podrÍa ser aprobado. >> sin duda se anticipa una lucha por parte de los congresistas republicanos. gracias por informarnos. karla: vamos a las notic