the fda inspections. but there are significant deficiencies that give the inspection regime a c-grade. we talked about implementing new ways to augment the inspection regime such as virtual inspections. then the question becomes, are our drugs virtually safe? so we need to be careful about such matters. we also have highlighted, and i think dr. harris did a very god job with this, that we have an uncompetitive playing field. state-owned enterprises enter into partnership with american companies or other companies, that's a state-owned enterprise subsidized by the government. and again, we've had lax environmental and labor standards around the world that have resulted in incentives for american and other foreign-based companies to enter into places in the world that's hard to inspect. and this is the reality of where we are. so, again, i want to highlight the importance of the possibility of the grade for companies and give one other comment. a long time ago, i used to be on the city council where i live.

the fda and cdc are pouring through the data.his is what europe was criticized for, and abundance of caution around a small number of cases in the context of a large number of vaccinations that have taken place. same question will be asked to the fda and the cdc as well. tom: i've got the number here. it is essentially meaningless. it is 0.000000882%, and sam fazeli said astrazeneca is at a much worse one and 100,000. jonathan: jack, have we heard from the administration yet? do we expect to see anything this morning? when can we expect to hear from the white house on some important developments around the vaccine effort in america? jack: there hasn't been enough time to get much of a reaction out of washington, let alone the white house specifically. this does seem like the kind of thing we could hear a reaction to relatively soon. i would look for responses to how this affects the timeline, and immediate response out of washington this morning, but it will probably be a cautious response because so much of it hinges on what fda

that is the fda and cdc's role. and they are led by terrific leaders from great teams to do the science. and this administration will be led by science. as to your first question, we believe there's enough vaccination, the vaccine in the system, the moderna and the pfizer, for all americans who want to get vaccinated to do so. >> do you think the announcement of this pause will increase or decrease vaccine hesitancy? mr. zientz: hesitancy amongst people is a challenge. and we need to be addressing it, and we are. as i talked about by going to , meet people where they are, to follow all that we've learned about who people trust, their local doctor, nurse, faith leaders. the fda, acting the way they did today, shows they are the gold standard, and that should reassure the american public that they will be very diligent and conservative in how they approach the vaccines. >> so your argument is because the fda tripwire was triggered, that should give americans more peace about the vaccines. mr. zientz: yes, safety and e

i think it's important that we have here the fda and fda is the gold standard for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines and today's action i think is clear evidence that they're taking every step necessary to ensure the american people have clear and transparent information about the safety and effectiveness of these vaccines. so the bottom line is the vaccines, moderna and pfizer that are now being administered, are clearly safe and are saving lives and every american should get vaccinated when it's their turn. >> thank you. jeff, is j&j production going to continue during this pause? and secondly, is the biden administration considering ordering more doses of pfizer and moderna, given -- just in case this problem with j&j becomes prolonged? >> so the j&j production issues in baltimore, obviously, are a completely separate set of issues and those are being worked out through the fda process with the company, the production of those vaccines can begin if and when the fda authorizes that. the second question was, we really have thought of this as a war-time effort from

it's important we have the fda and the fda is the gold standard for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines and today's action is clear evidence that they are taking every step necessary to ensure the american people have clear and transparent information about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines. bottom line is the vaccine moderna and pfizer that are now being add ministers are safe and saving lives and every american should get vaccinated when it's their turn >> is the j and j production going to continue during this pause and is the biden administration considering o ordering more doses in case this problem with j and j becomes prolonged? >> the production issues in baltimore are completely separate set of issues and are being worked out through the fda process with the company the second question was, we really have thought of this as a wartime effort from the beginning which is why we pur purchased b d excess supply and continue to look at every possibility in terms of making sure we have enough supply for the american people. >> i want to ask you very directly

i think the experience of the fda and the expertise of the fda is the gold standard. reporter: are there any immediate plans to accommodate the states because of the pause? can you guarantee every person in a reservation can get rescheduled in a matter of days? jeff: i think there are already, in certain locations, people who are scheduled for today, already rescheduled. we will do anything we can to support the states on the logistics of rescheduling. and the same time, the most important thing is that the supply -- they supply this to continue to vaccinate 3 million americans a day. there's enough supply to accelerate that. there is tens of millions of doses in the system. as i said today, we announced 28 million more, moderna and pfizer doses, available to be ordered this week. reporter: dr. fauci, you said there was -- this question might be asking you to state the obvious. can you verify their means there are no devonian's of blood clot symptoms in the recipients of those vaccines? dr. fauci: there have been no serious events to call attention to anything that wo

i think it's important that, you know, we have here the fda and the fda is the gold standard for ensuring safety and effectiveness of the vaccines. and today's action, i think, is clear evidence that they're taking every step necessary to ensure the american people have clear and transparent information about the safety and effectiveness of these vaccines. bottom line is the vaccines, moderna and pfizer, that are now being administered, are clearly safe and are saving lives, and every american should get vaccinated when it's their turn. >> thanks. jeff, is the -- is j&j production going to continue during this pause, and secondly, is the biden administration considering ordering more doses of pfizer and moderna given -- in just in case this problem with j&j becomes prolonged? >> so the j&j production issues in baltimore, obviously, completely separate set of issues and those are being worked out through the fda process with the company. and production of those vaccines can begin if and when the fda authorizes that facility. second question was, we really have thought of this as a wartime

that is the fda's role. and all all these leaders do the science and the administration will be led by science . as your first question we believe there's enough vaccination, the vaccine in the system, moderna and pfizer for all americans who want to get vaccinated to do so. >> i feel like we're dancing around the hesitancy question here so i just i do ask you directly, do you think the announcement of this pause will increase or decrease vaccine as it and see ? >> has a tendency among groups of people is a challenge and we need to be addressing itand we are as i've talked about . going to meet people where they are, to follow all that we've learned about who people trust, doctors, local doctors or nurses. their faith leaders and i think that there's tremendous track record as doctor fauci talked about with tens of millions of doses of pfizer and moderna. the fda acting the way they did today shows they are indeed the gold standard and i think that should reassure the american public that they will be very d

a permit, to head the fda. >> the fda has extraordinary group of scientists and experts. >> in thoses next ordinary job. the experience teams, and the experience of the fda. >> >> to accommodate that cause, to get rescheduled, >> there is already a certain, people scheduled for today are already rescheduling. to support the states on logistics of rescheduling, the most important thing is to vaccinate 3 million americans a day to accelerate, tens of millions of doses in the system, to announce 20 million door, >> the question. >> can you verify, for flood symptoms. >> there are no serious events to call attention to anything relating to a pause. >> >> how do you get to the safety of those vaccines. >> the fact that you have, the individuals have received one dose, you are talking 114, there is no regular red flag signals, dealing with a really safe vaccine. when you talk about safety, this is the next ordinary safety records and the paz was done just as a testimony to how seriously we take safety and why we have fda and cdc that looks at this carefully and hopefully will resolve it da

so the fda put out a message saying let's pause this for a while. it is different from a cancellation. it is a pause to see if there is a connection between the two which they still don't know if there is a connection between the vaccine and these blood clots. they want to get a message out to physicians across the country that with this particular blood clot, it is not business as usual. it has to have special types of treatments or it can make things worse. they are pausing it to make sure they understand the connection. also, again, get that message out that it needs to be treated differently and that's one way to do that. >> if you had one been one of those 6.8 million, what symptoms should you look for? is it only women and not men in that age group? >> i understand people are concerned about this if they have gotten the vaccine. between 6 and 13 days after the vaccine they started getting the symptoms. you look at yourself, a woman, man, whoever got the vaccine, look at yourself in that three-week time period. if you start getting headaches or

are between j&j and the fda. i do think that the company is doing everything they can. as we talked about, they now have complete responsibility for that whole facility -- they have their best people at that plant. they are partnering with merck, who has expertise, and we are optimistic that once they have the fda authorization, they will be able to deliver, as they told us, at that 8 million per week cadence. i do want to remind everyone we have had 90 million doses delivered across the last three weeks, and that we more than tripled the production of doses and the delivery of doses. under this principle, once a dose is available, we deliver it right away, across the 11 weeks or so we have been in office. dr. murphy: jeff, may i add one thing to caitlin's question about the vaccine efficacy -- to build on what tony said, we still have high confidence the vaccines are effective, but it is precisely why we are urging people to be cautious, why we have such an emphasis on getting the overall case numbers down, whic

the cdc and fda calling for it out of an abundance of caution. health officials reviewing reported cases of rare and severe blood clots in six women here in the u.s. that's out of nearly 7 million vaccinations. some governors angry the vaccine has been halted. dr. anthony fauci tonight defending the decision, saying the cdc did not pull the trigger on this too quickly. so, what do you need to know if you've had this particular vaccine? the list of symptoms to be aware of and when someone should call their doctor. and if you already have an appointment for this one-shot vaccine, what now? dr. jha is here answering your questions tonight. >>> also developing late today, the woman police officer involved in the deadly shooting of daunte wright resigning today. the police chief resigning, too. officer kimberly potter, a 26-year veteran of the department, firing the fatal shot, heard on body cam yelling "taser," then firing her gun instead. her statement today with her resignation and daunte wright's family responding tonight. >>> just a few miles awa

we are waiting for the fda briefing to begin any minute now.of the rare instances of blood clots among more than 6 million vaccinations with the j&j vaccine. these are rare severe blood clots that are a combination of a blood clot with low platelet levels it's a unique profile they've seen it is similar to what we've seen with the astrazeneca vaccine in europe that's a similar technology. and now they have seen this only among women between the ages of 18 and 48. they say the symptoms occurred 4 to 13 days after vaccination and they really want to make sure even though those are exceedingly rare that doctors are aware of them. they require alternative treatment to what you use which is heparin they say in these situations heparin can be contra indicated. we got a new statement from j&j this morning noting they've been reviewing the cases with european health authorities as well and they say they've made the decision to proactively delay the rollout in europe. it has not rolled out there yet. they say they've been working closely with medical ex

fda and the u.s. that they have almost 120 million people with at least one dose of vaccine. they have ample supply of the mrna vaccines coming online. they are in a different position in terms of risk tolerance right now. >> doctor, i think andrew referenced this, but for people who have gotten the j&j vaccine, would there be any cause for concern in your view, in your gut that either they should maybe get checked out or, i don't know, there are anticlotting -- you can do simple things like taking an aspirin. would you recommend that there's no reason to think there's causation. >> i think it's hard to recommend that based on what we know because this is so ex exceedingly rare people with the vaccine within two weeks of it should be mindful of the reports and stay tuned to the news and media and see if there's information so people can self-identify if there is the 1 in 1 million or very rare instance. >> how would you know? how would you self-identify if you were worried there is no outward feeling

this is the fda speaking about the j&j vaccine. let's listen in. >> help moderate a question and answer portion following brief opening remarks by dr. peter marks, director of the fda center for biological evaluation and research and ann, the cdc's principle director. after remarks, we'll then move to the question and answer portion of the call. reporters on the call will be in a listen only mode until we open the call up for questions. as a reminder, this audio call is being recorded and live streamed on the f.d.a.'s youtube channel. when asking a question, state your name and affiliation. you'll be given the opportunity for one question. with that, i turn the call over to acting fda commissioner dr. janet woodcocks. >> thank you. and thank you all for joining us. this morning the fda and cdc announced that out of an abundance of caution, we're recommending a pause in the use of the johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine due to reports of six cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot following vaccine administration. we're recomme

the private sector was supposed to work with the fda to develop that. >> but the fda added another stepess. they asked labs to apply for an emergency use authorization or eua to bring their tests to market during a public health emergency. something many labs never had to do before. >> declaration of a public health emergency allows us to use our emergency use authorization authority. that allowed us to use a different, if you will, evidentiary standard and regulatory standard to authorize products. >> that did exhibit the private -- inhibit the private sector from coming in and the academic sector from coming in because that's not something they really were used to. >> we heard this over and over again. we've got this great alternative. we can't get the fda to pay attention. were those fair criticisms? >> upwards of 60% of the tests that we reviewed had problems with them. and so, the question is, do you want tests that are on the record market just so you can get tests on the market? or do you want there to be some oversight to ensure that the specificity and sensitivity and accuracy

we need to see where the fda advisory committee comes down on this. we will learn more about these effects. were there more of them? how many are tied to the vaccine, if any? there's a lot that we don't know that i think it's worth keeping in mind how much of that is uncertain at this particular moment. alix: that is a great point. really appreciate it. drew armstrong of bloomberg, thank you very much. that's dive into this issue with dr. gregory poland, mayo vaccine research group director. dr. poland: where a possible safety signal is raised, it is appropriate to gather all the data and look. this is stellar evidence of a superb vaccine safety surveillance system that we have in the u.s. that could become a risk as small as one in a million. alix: let's get to that because if that is the science behind this, the reality of how it is going to be talked about on the ground be very different. what needs to happen to bridge that gap? dr. poland: it is tough because the public doesn't really understand that there are background rates associated with this

>> no, i'm sure this was a very tough decision for the fda.e so-called cerebral venus sinus thrombosis that's a blood clot in your brain and that can cause serious and occasionally fatal problems. on the other hand, so can covid-19. if we scare people about getting not just the j&j vaccine but all the vaccines we have a problem. i think today is going to be a key day. the advisory committee for immunization practices at the cdc is going to vote on how to move forward. they're either going to say i think that we should go forward with this vaccine. people need to understand this is a rare but real side effect, or they'll say since this is a phenomenon primarily of young people, especially young women, we will limit its use regarding age or gender or they'll say we have two other vaccines that don't have this problem and we'll choose to remove it. i don't think that will happen but we'll see what happens. >> the defenders of this move say this is quite literally why the fda exists is to alert the public to potential dangers. is this the right ca

let's listen to peter marks from the fda and dr.f this specific type of blood clots is different than other treatments, which involves an anti-coagulant called heparin. with this thrombosis it may be dangerous and alternative treatments need to be given. >> as we learned about the issue with appropriate treatment, and it was clear to us that we needed to alert the public. >> so the bottom line here is that this really is an immediate concern only for people who've had the j&j vaccine in the past three weeks. it's highly, highly unlikely one of those clots will happen but you do need to watch out for it. big picture as far as the vaccine supply goes, the federal government has made it clear that we can carry on and meet vaccine goals without having the j&j vaccine because it is such a small percentage of the u.s. vaccine arsenal. john? >> elizabeth cohen, thanks for the reporter and the very important context and insight. appreciate it much. any moment we're going to hear from the white house, dr. anthony fauci and the covid response

or will the fda ultimately do nothing at all? will the fda only issue this pause for a couple of days or will it last weeks? those are all unanswered questions right now. you pointed out that state officials were caught off guard. there were some state officials who learned of this pause in the j&j vaccine from reporters this morning and part of the reason for that is administration officials, we're told, were only informed within the past 12 hours or so. for example, hhs secretary xavier becerra was informed last night. and so they're still working through what all of this means this morning. >> independence is good in some areas but sometimes you want coordination and sharing of information. we can't say for certain noemt wh ty at the moment what this means for vaccinations, but what might contingency will the white ouse follow in the days ahead? >> the white house just put out a statement a short time ago, tony, and this is what they're saying. they're arguing this news will not affect overall vaccine supply of the three vacci

that is the fda and cdc's role.hey have great teams to do the science, and this administration will be led by science. host: if you want to send us a text, 202, --(202) 748-8002. this comment is from sue in new jersey. she says, i have received the j&j vaccine last friday and so far so good. not typically a fan of vaccines but felt it was the responsible thing to do. i hope the government and big pharma know what they're doing. jim says the eu commission will not renew covid-19 vexing contracts next year with astrazeneca and johnson & johnson, according to the italian newspaper. we go to massachusetts and hear from dean. go ahead. caller: go ahead. i -- good morning. my name is dahan. host: sorry. go ahead. caller: the serbian people have gotten the vaccine. sorry, the issue about covid-19 vaccines in my opinion, it is important to understand why people are getting vaccinated in the first place. to c-span. [speaking spanish] host: i'm sorry, go ahead. caller: johnson & johnson. host: you are breaking up there abets.

we checked with the fda.t says freezers should be zero degrees or colder and the refrigerator should be operating at 40 degrees or colder. cindy said the company sent a third party service tech to fix the fridge, but that did not work. her mom even bought a portable ice maker to make up for the $9,000 fridge's failure to freeze. fed up, cindy contacted us. we contacted freedman's and ge. in three weeks ge told us freedman's solved the dispute by ordering a new refrigerator and fully refunding the refrigerator purchased in 2017. that is a $9,513 win for cindy and bonnie. we asked ge and freedman's for a response, but they didn't get back to us. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," we continue to follow breaking news this morning where the u.s. has halted the distribution of the johnson & johnson coming up, what this means for you if you had an appointment to receive it or what if you already received it? how concerned should you be for your own health with concerns about blood clotting issues? we'll talk

this cdc and fda just released a joint statement. reading it now that is calling for a pause, an immediate pause in the use of the johnson & johnson single dose coronavirus vaccine. this is after six recipients in the united states developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks of the vaccination. joining us now is dr. carlos del rio, the executive associate dean at emory university school of medicine at grady health system. this is these adverse side effects, rare blood clotting in six women, by the way, ages 18 to 48. 18 to 48. six women. out of 6.8 million doses administered, dr. tell rio. so what's your take away here? >> well, thank you, john. i think the first take away is that it's a very rare event. i mean, you're talking about one per million. when you give millions of doses of vaccines you will see events like this that you couldn't see in the clinical trial just because you didn't have millions of people enrolled. so, it probably is related. it's rare. but i want to congratulate the cdc and the fda

>>> the dow under pressure as the fda and cdc pauses the use of the johnson & johnson vaccine. the nasdaq is higher. >>> we'll have more on that in a moment bitcoin hitting a record high of $63,000, as coinbase has a debut tomorrow "power lunch" starts right now >>> welcome to "power lunch. down about it%, as the u.s. puts the vaccine on hold. the company sell will delay its roll-out for more on the market impacts, let's get to bob pisani for the details. bob, the nasdaq under pressure. >> it's interesting. the market is saying it's a bit of a problem for confidence, but not much pretty modest reaction yes, they're modestly lower. but they start to move around a lot. meantime stay-at-home stocks, they were up at the open, but again not that much. fairly modestly, and you can see a couple numbers still on the down side here, but i would say these rules pretty modest here microsoft, nvidia, oracle, all at new highs there's your market leaders. of course, jpmorgan leads the way tomorrow, but they are normally weak. banks typically will underperform as they start recording and for

i think the experience of the fda and the expertise of the fda is indeed the gold standard. >> accommodating because of the pause question by guaranteeing every person on a reservation. canceled or rescheduled in a number of days? >> already in certain locations people who were scheduled for today are already rescheduled. we will do anything can to support the states on the logistics of rescheduling. at the same time, the most important thing is that the supply exists. to continue to vaccinate 3 million americans a day and there's enough supply to accelerated. there's tens of millions of doses in the system and as i said today we announced 28 million more moderna and pfizer doses available to order this week. >> last question. >> dr. fauci, you said there were no red flags with the other two vaccines. this question might be asking you to state the obvious. can you verify that means there were no developments of blood clot symptoms and the recipients of those vaccines? >> there have been no serious events to call attention to anything that would relate to applause. >> why would it be one vacc

the fda has not approved that for treatment of covid-19. the fda strongly urge consumers not to purchase or use miracle mineral solutions for any reason, explaining that drinking the solution was the same as drinking bleach and could cause dangerous side effects. the justice department they actually provide a hyperlink to this warning from this par blakely publish warning from the fda warns the public do not drink this stuff, if somebody is trying to sell you this, it is not a miracle. it may be a mineral, but it is a solution to nothing. apparently that was not enough, to have that warning from the fda because look at what the indictment says next, in fact fda received reports of people requiring hospitalizations, developing life-threatening conditions and even dying after drinking this miracle mineral solution, which again is industrial bleach. this is the justice department saying today, in this indictment, in this indictment announced today that per the fda, americans actually died from drinking industrial bleach to try to clear their c

the fda tweeting about it, concerns about blood clots bringing this on. the fda saying that the -- them and the cdc issuing a statement regarding the vaccine. we are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of caution. this is why six people in the united states developed a rare and serious disorder involving blood clots. they were all women between 18 and 48. the six women experienced the blood clots between six and 13 days after vaccination. one women died and a second is in critical condition. the thing is that treating this specific type of blood clot is different than what normally may be given for a blood clot. the cdc and fda wants to make sure that doctors and nurses aware of the potential and they can plan for it. again, keep this in perspective. six cases out of nearly seven million people in the united states who have received that johnson and johnson single dose vaccine. the cdc meeting tomorrow to discuss it. they are going to have a news conference at 7:00 our time. we will follow that for you. we have reached out to state officia

that's what the fda and cdc are suggesting.lators look deeper into a handful of cases. we will hear from leaders overseeing the coliseum vaccination site. they told us they transitioned away from j&j as of sunday to pfizer. >>> if you're getting a vaccine at one of the sites and doing a wake-up, will you need an umbrella today or will it be pretty dry? >> it's going to be dry. you may even want a jacket. it's going to be a little cool to start this morning as we look outside in the tri-valley. today more sunshine in the forecast. the winds will pick up and by the time you're heading home, you might have to keep a tight grip on the steering wheel as those winds gust 30 to 40 miles per hour. some of our inland spots will reach into the low 70s. we will see that in concorde and going into the rest of the forecast very mild up into this weekend when it warms up. >> sounds good. i'll have another local news update in a half hour. this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually doesn't cover everything you

there is too much fraud and medicare, epa, fema, fda, has everybody thought about the fda and the companies -- forgot about the fda and the companies? they change the wording for a payoff, let all of these people get addicted. host: understood. come misha -- kamesha in maryland, your turn to great the president -- grade the president. caller: b+, has it been 100 days? it has. he promised 100 million vaccines and he exceeded that. i think we need more representation, i appreciate you taking my call. on the pandemic he gets an a, on police reform i will give him a b, he has a lot more to do but i appreciate his efforts. he is not infallible. colors like the gentleman from alabama, cannot even say his name correctly. george floyd. endurance like that will continue to destroy this country. thank you. -- ignorance like that will continue to destroy this country. thank you. host: here's what the president had to say about efforts to vaccinate americans. [video clip] pres. biden: it has been 100 days since i went to work for you and the american people. i want to thank you and the american people.

buenas tardes. >> felicidad, buenas tardes, la fda y los cdc han recomendado que se ponga en pausa enta vacuna de johnson & johnson, dicen por extremar precauciones, esto ante la apariciÓn de casos de trombosis o de coÁgulos sanguÍneos, casos que son severos pero al mismo tiempo raros, para que te desde una idea se han aplicado en el paÍs 6. 8 millones de dosis, y de ellas solo se han registrado 6 registrado 6 casos de este tipo, dicen las autoridades de salud que los sÍntomas pueden aparecer de una a 3 semanas despuÉs de la inmunizaciÓn y mayormente en mujeres que van de los 18 a los 48 aÑos de edad. para quienes se hayan aplicado la vacuna de johnson & johnson hay que estar vigilando los siguientes sÍntomas, dolor de cabeza intenso, dolor abdominal, dolor en una pierna, dificultad para respirar, si esto ocurre deberÍan de contactar a su proveedor mÉdico de inmediato. esta pausa aseguran las autoridades serÍa cuestiÓn de dÍas mientras realizan una revisiÓn de emergencia y es una recomendaciÓn no un mandato para los proveedores de servicios mÉdicos, pero a esta hora son ya 19 estados

this morning, federal health authorities including the fda and cdc called on to state governments top administering the johnson & johnson vaccine. according to no less then tony fauci, this ban could be permanent. >> are you ruling out the possibility that the vaccine could be removed from the market? are you ruling out -- are you expecting it to be re-allowed? >> i think it would be premature to comment on that and that's the reason why the pause was done so they could take a good look at it very carefully, i wouldn't want to speculate as to what would happen. >> tucker: noticed the caginess there. it's premature, wouldn't want to speculate says the man who speculates for a living. in the statement you just saw asking us something to believe that's amazing. for months, he and the rest of the public health establishment have been badgering the country to take a vaccine they claim is absolutely perfectly safe. that's what they told us until yesterday and now has declared that because the johnson & johnson vaccine has injured six people and if that's true, it would make that vaccine mu

. >>> tonight, the urgent alert the cdc and fda recommending a pause in the johnson & johnson covid vaccine after rare reports of blood clots appointments for the one-shot vaccine canceled in all 50 states after six women developed blood clots, one of them dying our exclusive with a recipient in the hospital. the symptoms she experienced, and wh does it mean if you're among the nearly 7 million who have received the j&j vaccine? and how far could it set back the race to vaccinate? dr. fauci is here answering our questions. >>> the police chief and the officer who fatally shot daunte wright resigning a day after the release of the body cam and a second night of violence will that officer face charges? what we've learned >>> derek chauvin's defense calling its first witnesses after the prosecution rests. the attorneys showing body cam of george floyd's previous arrests. and the friend in floyd's suv speaking publicly for the first time >>> president biden set to announce the full withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan. why the deadline he chose is so symbolic >>> and the officer honored i

what the fda's late afternoon >>> also hitting the lots of pf lots of moderna. so there's no limitation on availability for anyone to get vaccinated. >> the milestone reached in the south bay, and the key focus now for santa clara county top doctors. >> an ambitious plan unveiled by governor newsom, but it's getting pushback. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. >> it's back in the rotation, a huge step forward for that johnson & johnson vaccine. late today federal regulators lifted that temporary halt. the j&j vaccine was paused, you might recall, for the last 11 days after 15 women who received that vaccine developed rare blood clots. three of those women died. however, the cdc and fda say the j&j vaccine is safe enough because an investigation found the risk of developing these blood clots is extremely low. >> we at the cdc and fda took the time needed to fully investigate this issue. we paused use of the vaccine out of an abundance

the cdc and fda advising states to pause the j&j vaccine rollout. up to six cases of a rare blood clotting issue meg tirrell has all the latest details for us. >> hey, wilf those six cases we are seeing among 7 million vaccinations with the j&j vaccine officials are emphasizing this is an incredibly rare event and they are recommending this pause out of an abundance of caution here is what we know about these events they are a specific kind of clot and they are seen in combination with a low platelet count so that is this unique profile that they are seeing of these blood clots. all six cases were women between the ages of 18 and 48. one of the reasons they think it's really important that people know about this is for folks who have had the j&j vaccine to be aware of any potential symptoms of this within three weeks of vaccination, but also for doctors treating this. they wouldn't be treated with the usual blood thinner treatments like heparin because there could be some detrimental effects using that there's going to be a cdc advisory meeting tomo

here's what the fda tweeted out this morning. fda and cdc have issued a statement regarding the johnson & johnson vaccine, according to the tweet, and we are recommending a pause in the use of a vaccine out of an abundance of caution. listen, we had 7 million to 8 million people who have now received the j&j vaccine. only six cases of their knowledge to a possible link. one woman, according to "the new york times" died. one woman in critical condition. this is a very, very small percentage of people who have experienced any kind of symptoms at all. but this is really, kasie, going to cause a problem because the biden administration has been counting on this vaccine rollout to help get everybody vaccinated between now and the end of april, early may. this really now throws that timeline into question, because they were counting on these vaccines. as you know, there's been a problem with the johnson & johnson supply chain anyway, because of a manufacturing error in baltimore involving about 15 million doses that had to be thrown ou

>> tom costello, thank you. >>> joining us now, former fda commissioner dr. gottlieb, also on the board of pfizer. we have to start with johnson & johnson being paused. let's look at the numbers. you have a better chance of being hit by lightning than developing blood clots from this vaccine. how concern are you this pause could erode public confidence in vaccines in general? >> look, i think if the process isn't handled well, it could erode public confidence. what you need is a clear path how to bring this vaccine back. i think it will come back with more language and label about who it should be used for and what doctors should be looking for for these remote side effects. what the fda needs now is a very clear process for how they're going to do it. the pause wasn't a regulatory action but recommendation from the fda to the states administering the vaccine to suspend use of the vaccine. so they never took a formal regulatory action. one option is take a formal regulatory action, but the vaccine on hold a short period of time while they review the data and

we want to leave it up to the fda and cdc.oo quickly. >> the advisory committee meeting tomorrow to discuss it. why not try to meet today. is it not a moment to drop everything and focus on this? >> i think you have to get people pulled together. i think tomorrow is not such a long wait. i'm sure they want to get everybody. people who are not available. they want to get the full component. >> can you talk a little bit about the process and the pause and what comes next? to the white house have any advanced notice with the issues in the j&j vaccine. was there a moment in the white house in deciding this? how do you evaluate when to pause vaccines? are we going to see more pauses as more issues crop up? >> the first part of the second part. >> this decision was made by the cdc and the fda. that's one of the things that i think is such a good thing about our system here is that we are ruled by the science, not by any other considerations. the decision was really thoroughly made by the cdc and the fda. >> we were notified last nig

rather, in prior official warning statements the fda has strongly urged consumers not to purchase or use miracle mineral solution for any reason, explaining that drinking the solution was the same as drinking bleach and could cause dangerous side effects. whereupon the justice department in this announcement about the indictment today actually provides a hyperlink to this warning from this formerly published warning from the fda which indeed warns the public in bold type, do not drink this stuff. is somebody trying to sell you miracle mineral solution? it isn't a miracle. it may be a mineral, but it's a solution to nothing. apparently that was not enough to have that warning from the fda because look at what the indictment says next. quote, in fact fda received reports of people requiring hospitalizations, developing life-threatening conditions and even dying after drinking this miracle mineral solution, which again, is industrial bleach. this is the justice department saying today in this indictment, in this indictment announced today, that per the fda americans actually died from d

we expect j&j to work through this with the fda. our vaccination program was never built on one vaccine. we have plenty of vaccines. there are tens of millions of doses already out in the country of moderna and pfizer ready to be administered. now, all adults 16 and older are eligible for shot. we have plenty of vaccine supply to have all adults get vaccinated. as to india, i will first of dr. -- i will first have dr. fauci comment. it is a very difficult situation. dr. fauci: thank you jeff. india is going through a terrible situation now. yesterday they had the largest number of cases ever reported by any country. they have a situation where there are variants that have arisen. we have not yet fully characterized the variants and the relationship between the ability of the vaccines to protect. but we are assuming they need vaccines. the cdc is helping out by consulting with them as they have in other countries. they are giving technical assistance. but it is a dire situation. we are trying to help in any way we can. we have to see

it has not been approved through the fda yet. johnson & johnson has. hence the importance of johnson and johnson production continuing to be expedited. >> small question. i just want to understand where you are with taxation on the individual level. on friday, the president remarks the state dining room, he said they will not raise taxes on families making less than $400,000 a year. he also included individuals last year. is it families, individuals? is that rational determined? press sec. psaki: you will not raise taxes on any individual or family making more than $400,000 a year. we expect there will be more specifics on what he is proposing, some of the things he has talked about on the campaign trail, as it relates to individuals as we get closer to the rollout of the family's plan. go ahead. that's you. >> thank you. a quick one. united teachers of los angeles union are asking for free childcare for their own kids so teachers kids can go back to school. what does the white house think about that? press sec. psaki: i would point you to the state of

>>tras el anuncio de hoy de los cdc y la fda, san francisco suspenderÁ la vacuna johnson & johnson porco informÓ que no se han reportado casos de coÁgulos de sangre entre las 33,000 personas que recibieron la vacuna en san francisco. cualquier persona con una cita en los prÓximos dÍas, debe acudir a recibir la vacuna, ya se que se les va a administrar la dosis de pfizer o moderna. descarga nuestra app de univisiÓn Área de la bahÍa contando con la cÁmara de su telÉfono celular al cÓdigo en pantalla. luego sigan las instrucciones, para mantenerse informado sobre el proceso de vacunaciÓn en la zona. poco a poco estÁn subiendo las temperaturas. uno de los temores en california es la sequÍa que podrÍa llevarnos a Época de incendios. suheily lÓpez belÉn. nos habla de esto. suheily: buenas noches, la sequÍa sigue progresando en la bahÍa de san francisco. aunque nos toca esperar hasta el jueves para saber la actualizaciÓn, es importante destacar que la sequÍa extrema sigue dominando en napa hacia el este, zonas que en el pasado han sido muy afectadas. es momento de ir realizando ese plan de em

however, the catch-22 here, did the fda overreact? dr. chin hong says no, the fda did not overreact, but there is a possibility that some people, maybe many people that were on the fence about getting any of the three vaccines will now choose against getting vaccinated. janelle, jessica? >> okay, thank you, raj. if you're still having trouble booking an appointment you're not alone. we're going to try to help you out. we sent our business tech reporter scott budman out hunting and here's what he found. >> reporter: as more bay area residents qualify for the vaccine, almost every day, nick rodriguez is still looking for a shot. >> i have not been able to get it yet, so i'm trying to figure out when i can make that happen. >> i know how to quickly just click through. >> reporter: donna fisher wants to help. the retired cfo vaccine finder has managed to notch hundreds of appointments for people from her alameida home. she says persistence pays off. >> think of it as a video game. once you get to a certain level, whether it's drug site or my

that breaking news that we are following this morning comes from the fda and the cdc.es recommend in recommending a brief pause in the distribution of the johnson johnson vaccine after 6 women apparently developed blood clots. they want to see if there is any correlation all 6 women were between the ages of 1848. >> and they all had these symptoms of blood within 2 weeks of being vaccinated. the new york times reports one woman died and another is in critical condition. and so they are investigating whether or not johnson and johnson's vaccine had anything to do with this. now this these 6 women with blood cuts are out of the 7 million people in the united states who have already received the johnson and johnson shot without trouble. the cdc says if you experience a headache abdominal pain, leg pain or shortness of breath within 3 weeks of getting the vaccine you should contact your doctor. the cdc is going to hold a meeting with an advisory committee tomorrow to review these cases. the fda is expected to hold a news conference later this morning to release more inform

the fda is in a tough spot here. >> it's a catch-22, if the fda did not say anything, they could be putting people at risk. but they did say something and really they sounded the alarm. that means that may scare away some people that were on the fence of getting vaccinated. now, california's surgeon general, received her j and j shot at the oakland coliseum just last month. today, she said that pausing this j and j vaccine is out of an abundance of caution. we checked in with our medical team at ucsf. >> i think the fda was right in pausing and they are right for a few reasons. first of all, they are concerned about safety. and despite the impact potentially on a percentage of folks in the community, it was mainly to stop and make it look for these symptoms. you should be aware that it's related to the vaccine. >> give me two or three things that i need to look out for. what are the trouble things? >> it's a rare and specific type of clot, it's a new headache that is not your usual, blurry vision and anything after that, i think you would normally go to the doctor anyway. the more common ki

that would be something that the fda would consider. the advisory committee is going through that possible recommendation right now. >> you old boss, president trump has blasted president biden for this pause in j&j and he's playing politics with it, that it's unnecessary. what do you think that? >> i was listening to the advisory committee part this afternoon. i was thinking to myself that it was comforting to hear this kind of clinical conversation that was clearly between physicians and scientists. there wasn't any hint of politics in this. i think the cdc and the fda and certainly hhs wants to get this right and wants to move forward on behalf of the american people with appropriate recommendations so folks can have confidence that if they get the vaccine, they'll be able to do so with reliability. >> neil: so you think that was an unfair slap towards joe biden? >> i don't think politics is playing any role in this pause right now. >> neil: got it. secretary, thanks very makeup. tom price, the former health and human services secret