. >> reporter: a nurse on the covid floor at john muir medical center devery is on the front lines of the fight to save those so sick. they need to be hospitalized. it also means being there when the battle is lost. >> so we've had to deal with that quite a few times. and it's heartbreaking to just be around other human beings especially in their last moments of life and not be able to hold their hand or look at them in the eye. >> reporter: despite a surge in overall cases, so far most major hospitals in the bay area including john muir are weathering the storm. >> we have been, you know, preparing ongoing for the last ten months and so we have absolutely known that there would be another surge headed our way, but at this point, it's very, very manageable. >> reporter: sutter ucsf, stan ford and kaiser all report they, too, have adequate capacity and right now are not canceling most elective surgeries. still, preparations are under way if things get worse. at john muir this includes this temporary waiting room outside the emergency entrance so patients can distance safely. despite th

reference the difference of quantities of wh was available when we were doing planning tensure initial deveries. so as early as, getting my dates wrong, 15 november, i snapped a chalk line what was available for pfizer so states could do planning as we were sending out the first doses. we wanted themo have as much time to do planning and reale where they wanted it to go first so i snapped the chalk li what was available at the time which was over three weeks ago and that is what went out i didn't have t snap and told moderna ten days later when we saw where they were in the process so they naturally acculated more vaccine for t time of final distribution which allowed me to almost double the availability of moderna over pfizer. the key is we catch up with cadence and allocatns. there is no exact number. it is a number available and thats what is allocated so we can ensure a full of vaccines going out consistently to the states. >> the next question comes from ap. >>caller: general, can you explain what the dashboard will be showing? and said distribution or uptake were broken down by region? al

. >> reporter: devery told us he and his colleagues are ready to treat more covid patients but hoping fewer. >> you have to look at the greater good right now. multiple vaccines that should be coming out soon, you need to seriously consider taking them. the you have to protect the general public in order to get over this virus. >> laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> one of the most clicked on stories at abc7news.com this morning, a couple who flew home from sfo to kaua'i facing charges. they were arrested after boarding a unite the flight reportedly with positive covid test results. the tsa told them not to get on board the plane after testing positive, but they got on any way. >>> the days of seeing emotional support animals like peacocks, ducks and emotional support dogs on a flight are over. the dwpt epartment of transportn revised its service animal rules. it defines a service animal as a dog that's trained to work or perform tasks for the benefit of someone with a disability. the flight attendants union backs the move. its president told "usa today" the days of noah's ark in the air ar

. >> so the last half of the devery is that a correct assumption? >> and then you have services to have the postal service primarily a e-commerce item spirit ds the vaccine fall into this? >> absolutely not. >>. >> and the utilizationt in the vaccine and who receives it eliminates any room for error. >> i agree 100 percent second there were some certain regulations like expired licenses pilots understand it will be helpful to make sure that you have full capacity to move forward to have anything to add on that where you might need other flexibility? >> we are testing i was on a regular basis to make sure we can locate theefficiently we have 3000 and the united states and we are testing them all. >> we are doing the same. >> particularly internationally. >> there are hours a service are restrictions? >> we can manage those we don't have any additional ask inhat regard. >> we are giving priority to all of those shipments with those facilities and the drivers will n and put them on the trucks first. >> they with the little fire all of the pfizer vaccin