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food and drug administration the panel voted $17.00 to $4.00 with one abstention and it appears they are approving a covert 19 vaccine from the drug corporation big pharmaceutical company known as pfizer now the f.d.a. does not have to follow the recommendations of this panel but it is widely expected to do so and i have been some serious concerns raised about the safety of the vaccine to british nurses had a severe allergic reaction and in addition to that there were 6 people who actually died during the u.s. food and drug administration's trial process any person with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine medicine or food should not receive the phase of beyond vaccine among non-serious unsolicited advice events there was an american imbalance of fool cases of bills pulled see in the vaccine group compared with new cases in the placebo group the cases in the vaccine clue do not represent a frequency above that expects it in the general population now ever at this point 5 is coming forward and saying that it looks safe it appears that they told the panel they were

approved a vaccine the food and drug administration giving americans to use authorization to moderna that'll mean 6000000 doses being sent out in the coming days and because the drug doesn't have to be stored at extremely low temperatures it could be used in more locations more than 3000 initially but while the vaccines provide some good news the scale of the problem in the u.s. is actually growing more than 3000 deaths a day in recent days hospitalizations a record numbers health providers across all 50 states warning their close to breaking point and with families planning to gather in a week for the christmas holiday the experts are worried that will create another deadly spike that will cast a shadow into the new year alan fischer al-jazeera at the white house let's go live to washington our white house correspondent kelly hellcat is there for us so kimberly how long before americans begin to get the madonna vaccine. well according to a press call that is still under way with the food and drug administration that it could be within days it monday potentially even where we will sta

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look at the situation here and we'll meet one of the doctors whose votes influenced america's food and drug administration to approve 2 coronavirus vaccines in record time i'm phil gayle and this is the day. we are in the most decisive phase of the fed them. these are difficult times for many people in germany but if you aren't careful germany will become the problem child if europe therefore we must take action. there is also cause for optimism vaccination is to wipe out of it. and we will get bad. we will overcome this crisis we have to succeed and we will succeed. also on the day the human volunteers willing to get infected in the search for new drugs against corona virus but i think for me the benefits of challenge trials so outweigh the risks and i have to take the risks on. for more vaccines more quickly . welcome to the day germany has reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll figures released by the country's disease control agency on friday show that 962 people died from or with the virus within a 24 hour period overall the total number of deaths attributed to the virus now

food and drug administration approved 2 vaccines from bound tech pfizer and from the welcome to g.w. can you explain to us in layman's terms how it was possible to approve these drugs so quickly without cutting corners. thank you for that you know typically vaccine development across history if we look at all the vaccines that have been developed across human history typically took 10 to 20 years you know obviously that was not a timeline that was acceptable given this terrible pandemic and the daily death toll that your viewers were just hearing about luckily a technology called messenger r.n.a. or m r n a technology had been maturing has been worked on for 10 years and when the pandemic hit some months ago companies such as pfizer bio and tech and durnovo were positioned to leverage this technology and rapidly get clinical studies up and running that said there was a very vigorous process a rigorous process i sat on the approval committee i looked at all the briefing documents that data that safety data and efficacy data for the vaccine were provided and independently analyzed by t

look at the situation here and we'll meet one of the doctors whose votes influenced america's food and drug administration to approve 2 coronavirus vaccines in record time i'm phil gayle and this is the day. in london and we are in taps the most decisive phase of defend them and i. think these are difficult times for many people in germany but if you aren't careful germany will become the problem child of europe that all we must take action. is difficult days but there is also cause for optimism that vaccination is the way out of its pandemic and wheat pat. we will overcome this crisis we have to succeed and we will succeed. also on the day the human volunteers willing to get infected in the search for new drugs against corona virus. i think for me the benefits of challenge trials so outweigh the risks. i have to take the risks on if the. quickly. welcome to the day germany has reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll figures released by the country's disease control agency on friday show that 962 people died from with the virus within a 24 hour period overall the total number of d

doctors advising the us food and drug administration endorse the pfizer—biontech vaccine — final approvalexpected within days. supporters and opponents face off outside the argentine congress as ministers debate a controversial bill to legalise abortion. a last—minute appeal to the supreme court fails as brandon bernard becomes the first person to be executed during a presidential transition in more than a century. and the british actress barbara windsor — best known for her roles in eastenders and the carry on films — has died, aged 83. medical experts advising the us food and drug administration have recommended emergency approvalfor the pfizer—biontech coronavirus vaccine. the decision comes after a 23—member panel met to determine whether the drug's benefits outweigh the risks. the pfizer vaccine has already been approved for the public in four other countries including the uk and canada. nomia iqbal reports from washington. fda and the sponsor, we agreed... a day long, live streamed meeting involving health experts may not make for exciting viewing, but this group of researchers and

recommends the emergency approval of the fire as a biotech coronavirus vaccine group advising the food and drug administration office some hope for an end to the pandemic that has killed more people in the country than anywhere else in the world and his political home explains the next step is formal approval to start an immunization campaign. good bye to the continuation of the go to court it was at times a little hard to understand but that may have been the point to let the thousands of people watching the f.d.a. meeting know that they did their homework this was an independent panel of scientists and doctors going on line and in essence putting the phaser vaccine on trial hour and hour of testimony against the frightening backdrop of coppa death in the u.s. and that made it about $55.00 about like every month over the next few months in the end after more than 8 hours of testimony the panel voted to we do have a. urging the food and drug administration to authorize the use of the 1st vaccine that is shown to be highly effective at immunizing people against the virus once final approval is g

it paves the way for approval by the us food and drug administration. a warning that leaving the eu's single market and customs union, without a trade deal — is now a strong possibility. borisjohnson, said the eu's current offer was unacceptable because it would keep the uk "locked" into its legal system. talks will continue until sunday. the british actress dame barbara windsor — best known for her roles in the carry on films, has died aged 83. she later successfully crossed the generational divide, and becamejust as revered for her role as peggy mitchell, the queen vic's landlady, in the bbc drama eastenders. it's a part she played for more than 20 years. with many theatres still closed actors are having to come up

americans are to get a second coronavirus vaccine, after moderna was approved by the us food and druginistration. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. and we speak to people in different parts of the uk to see how the covid restrictions are affecting their christmas plans. italy is imposing a nationwide lockdown over much of the christmas and new year period, a measure aimed at reducing the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. italians will only be allowed to travel for work, health, or emergency reasons on a limited number of days. with brief exceptions, all but essential shops will remain closed. italy follows countries such as the netherlands and germany, which have imposed lockdowns until january. translation: we must intervene — and i assure you, this is not an easy decision. it is difficult to reinforce a series of necessary measures to better face the upcoming holidays and protect ourselves against of the resumption of work activities in january. earlier i wasjoined

so when could it actually get the food and drug administration's go ahead? they arrived early in the they apply today for an emergency use of the food and drug administration. what they're trying to do here now is to prove their findings of their latest study and that is 94 percent of the vaccine is effective, preventing coburg, 19, and even 100 percent is effective, preventing severe cases. so very promising data only also because the scene doesn't have to be stored as cold as the pfizer bio antic alternative that was introduced a little earlier. now the next steps are that the f.d.a. will meet with its advisory committee on december 17th, where they will review this application on december 10th already for the pfizer bio and take vaccine. so we earlier than that, and they are expected to grant emergency use authorization for both. that seems just a little while after that. probably one or 2 days later. so we might look around december 20th. so when could we see the 1st vaccinations actually taking place in the u.s.? so according to any fall to the leading e

the us food and drug adminstration has opened the way for a second vaccine to be approved for use in ica. the moderna jab maker's claims it is safe and 94% effective have now been verified.

closer look at the situation here and will meet one of the doctors fus votes influenced america's food and drug administration to approve 2 coronavirus vaccines in record time i'm phil gale and this is the day. we are in the capsule mouth decisive phase of the fandom. these are difficult times for many people in germany. if you aren't careful germany will become the problem child if you are of that we must take action. is difficult days there is also cause for optimism vaccination is the white house if it's pandemic and we will get bad. we will overcome this crisis we have to succeed and we will succeed. also on the day the human volunteers willing to get infected in the search for new drugs against corona virus . i think for me the benefits of challenge trials so outweigh the risks and i have to take the risk. quickly. welcome to the day germany has reported its highest day be corona virus death toll figures released by the country's disease control agency on friday show that 962 people died from with the virus within a 24 hour period overall the total number of deaths attributed to the virus

these, vaccine candidate with a condition of marketing authorization for the u.s., it's up to the food and drug administration, the f.d.a. . so there they have different procedures and we see when the green light, we come from the e.u. made for the for europe. doesn't it? the zip tool assessments do not necessarily need to be aligned. i would say at this stage, we have on one hand, the procurement procedures ongoing for the procurement of these potential vaccines . but we should let the record do their job. their job is something different than the procurement negotiations for sealing these contracts for these potential vaccines against of it 19. this is a good news indeed. i mean, it is certainly promising news, but there were companies themselves in their own press releases. they were making clear that this is preliminary data, which is likely to change. therefore, i think clinical trials, they get that transparency ease essential to having an independent review and assessment of these data. because of course companies they know they're conducting the trials and they can claim whatever they w

can be carried out the vaccines won't be used until they're given clearance by the intonation food and drug authority and. we're still waiting for the data relating to safety and efficiency we need 3 months of data to check the blood test in town not far from the capital hospital workers are preparing pharmaceutical refrigerator's for the son of a vaccine needs to be stored between 2 to 8 degrees which is a common temperature requirement for many vaccines indonesia's government has also preordered 100000000 doses of the vaccine developed by oxford astra zeneca which has the same temperature requirements. we are ready to receive to store and distribute in accordance to the standards set by the national agency of drug and food control but not everyone shares this confidence far from the capital on the island of floors health officials in sicca are concerned about their lack of resources for. coffee the problem we face now even for regular vaccines is that electricity cuts out often people thousands of remote communities around the country don't have reliable power health workers also say they

the food and drug administration hastens the approval process to bring new drugs to the public. es provided -- an addictive disorders. the health related's concerns connected with hazardous wastes are increasingly important. and are the responsibilities of the agency for toxic substances and disease registry. a relatively recent addition, is the agency for health care policy and research. the agency strives to assist the effectiveness of medical care. -- providing carrot to native americans through its indian health service. it also assist the elderly, drug addicts, those with aids and others who might be forgotten. when it started, its mission then as well was to serve a group that had little access to medical care. merchant seamen. that was in 1798 one an act of congress signed into law by president john adams, provided for the government to maintain hospitals for disabled semen, as had traditionally been done in england. one for its first 80 years or so, what was then known as the marine hospital, fun -- as the united states grew, so the number of ports, marine hospitals and c

the food and drug administration normally follows its advice. world face severe hardship from the long—term consequences of the pandemic. international organisations such as the world bank and the charity oxfam have warned that up to 70 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty, undoing decades of progress. and, as the bbc‘s george alagiah has been finding out, the squeeze on household income here in britain is having a direct impact on lives elsewhere. spitalfields in east london has attracted migrants for centuries. in the 17th it was french protestants. in the late 19th jews settled here. today it is a home from home for bangladeshi migrants. one of the things migrants have always done, once they establish themselves and their new lives in places like this, is to start sending money back home. my own family has done that. the problem is, this year, 2020, covid has put a stop to that vital flow of cash. from barbers to waiters, they all want to help relatives. roughly one in every $20 in the bangladeshi economy comes from families abr

warning people with severe allergies against taking the drug and in america itself the food and drug administration has revealed that 6 people died during the trials a lot more person has the latest. after a short period of inception from its trial to the results it appears that a coded 19 vaccine has now been approved by a panel from the u.s. food and drug administration the panel voted $17.00 to $4.00 with one abstention and it appears they are approving a covert 19 vaccine from the drug corporation big pharmaceutical company known as pfizer now the f.d.a. does not have to follow the recommendations of this panel but it is widely expected to do so once the vaccine is approved the united states will begin mass distributing it and vaccinating people for covert 19 as follows approvals from the united kingdom as well as canada that have been some serious concerns raised about the safety of the vaccine to british nurses had a severe allergic reaction and in addition to that there were 6 people who actually died during the u.s. food and drug administration's trial process any person with

food and drug administration has approved pfizer's vaccine for coded 19 the u.s. government advisory panel it appears the vote was 17 to 4 with one abstention and so pfizer's vaccine is being given a green light it's been approved for people 16 years of age or older now the f.d.a. is expected to follow this panel's guideline it all comes despite recent revelations about the vaccines safety it was revealed that 2 british nurses had a very severe reaction to the vaccine and that british officials were concerned about individuals with it with serious allergic reactions getting the vaccine now it has also been revealed that the food the american food and drug administration has come forward and confirmed that there are actually 6 people who died during their testing and trial periods where the vaccine now pfizer representatives did tell the panel that despite that they were aware of these british reports but they have no such seen no signs of allergic reactions for this trial vaccine so it appears now with this vote of 17 to 4 the vaccine from pfizer has been approved

look at the situation here and we'll meet one of the doctors whose votes influenced america's food and drug administration to approve 2 coronavirus vaccines in record time i'm phil gayle and this is the day. visit and we are going to happen to most decisive phase of the epidemic. hobbies are difficult times for many people in germany or indeed if you aren't careful germany will become the problem child of europe that all we must take action. isn't she these difficult days there is also cause for optimism vaccination is the way out so it's fun to make them and we will get pat. we will overcome this crisis we have to succeed and we will succeed. also on the day the human volunteers willing to get infected in the search for new drugs against corona virus. i think for me the benefits of challenge trials so outweigh the risks and i have to take the risks on. quickly. welcome to the day germany has reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll figures released by the country's disease control agency on friday show that 962 people died from with the virus within 24 hour period overall the tota

the formal approval from the food and drug administration is expected to follow very soon and the firstnts in the us could receive the vaccine as early as monday. this is what was said in just the last few minuets as the meeting concuded. ijust want i just want to thank the committee for voting on this very complex topic. i wanted to thank the committee for their discussion and their suggestions. we very much appreciate the input on this very important topic. and we will take what we heard today into consideration when deciding on not only the eua here but also how to move on in the development of this product was up thank you so much. that endorsementjust come in and on the last few moments. that endorsementjust come in and on the last few moments. joining me now is professor lawrence gostin, director of the who center on public health & human rights. let's, help us digest through this. this is an endorsement. what does that mean in real terms for this vaccine? in realterms the us that mean in real terms for this vaccine? in real terms the us food and drug administration vaccine adviso

food and drug administration which is now expected to green light. the pfizer vaccine on thursday and they're saying you know these deaths 2 of the people who died received the jab while 4 of them politically cebu injection so they're saying that the vaccine is still safe they still believe it's safe it is effective and that these deaths where it is unlikely that these deaths were caused by the vaccine a total of 6 of unrolled participants died during the reporting period all deaths represented vents that occur in the general population of the age groups where they occurred at a similar rate. the gist of what they're saying is that these people who died they died of natural causes of things that were expected at their age 3 of them are over 55 so the 1st volunteer who received the real injection he died 3 days after the injection from. his well as a 3 condition which which was dangerous to begin with but the 2nd man who died died 60 days after the vaccine after the injection and 60 days and he had a heart attack the 4 people who took placebos oneself

it paves the way for approval by the us food and drug administration. ine has an efficacy rate of 95%. other countries, including britain and canada, have already given the vaccine the green light. if the fda signs off on the vaccine it clears the way for the logistically complicated task of distributing it across all 50 states. the us hopes to have about a0 million doses of the vaccine ready by the end of the year. here's what the head of the fda's office of vaccines research and review said as the meeting concluded. i just want to thank the committee for voting on this very complex topic. i wanted to thank the committee for their discussion and their suggestions. we very much appreciate the input on this very important topic. and we will take what we heard today into consideration when deciding on not only the eua here but also how to move on in the development of this product was up thank you so much. speaking before the vote, vice president mike pence said this could be a turning point for the spread of coronavirus in the us. we are living in a chall

food and drug administration has recommended the pfizer coronavirus vaccine should be authorized for use it's another step towards rolling out an immunization campaign in the worst affected country in the world. and hong kong pro-democracy activists and media tycoon jimmy lie has been charged under a controversial security law allegations include that he has colluded with foreign forces is already in jail after being denied bail on a separate charge. moral code has become the full the arab nation to agree to normalize ties with israel the u.s. brokered the deal promising in exchange to recognize morocco's claim over the disputed western sahara region well here's the area which up until now the us agreed was disputed western sahara and dark grey has been fought over for years by morocco and the suffer all we ethnic group. this is the foundation on which we can now build this peace will resume liaison offices quickly between israel and morocco and work as rapidly as possible to establish full diplomatic relations we also institute direct flights between morocco in israel and israel in m

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preparing for a mass inoculation program but it's waiting on emergency use approval by the country's food and drug control agency by a pharmaceutical companies sort of attack is still conducting phase 3 trials on the vaccine indonesia has the highest number of cases and deaths in the southeast asia region rules the world struggles to stop the rising number of covert 1000 cases architects are already transforming the way we live to avoid future outbreaks and as sarah clarke reports from hong kong designers are creating a post pandemic environment that limits human contact and encourages social distancing. it's the latest luxury hotel to launch in hong kong the harry will open this month it was built before the pandemic i did to death that the social distancing regulation we've been fortunate in some regards to be able to watch what's been going on in hong kong and how the hotel industry and restaurant industry have managed all the social distancing and what the best practices are and whilst we may have wanted to have a big fanfare of an opening that's now going to be rather more located the pandemi

now that this is come out of the panel it's given its recommendation going to the desk of the food and drug administration had the commissioner will then make his final ruling we expect this to be an approval it would go to the centers for disease control the director there gives approval and then the distribution can begin we know already there are some $50000000.00 doses on standby ready to be distributed that would cover about 25000000 people health care workers those living in care homes and it couldn't come soon enough the country is in its 3rd wave and the numbers that are being recorded right now in terms of infections as well as deaths breaking records no country wants to break more than 300000 americans now have died from this in those numbers still climbing in fact the fear is that as we see this 3rd wave due to the thanksgiving holiday where many americans ignore the public health warnings that there could be another spike following the christmas and new year's holidays and we're hearing that a member of president elect joe biden's transition team has tested positive. it shows ju

the formal approval from the food and drug administration is expected to follow very soon and the firsts could receive the vaccine as early as next monday. here's what the head of the fda's office of vaccines research and review said as the meeting concluded. i just wanted to thank the committee for voting on this very complex topic, i wanted to thank the committee for the discussion and their suggestion, we very much appreciate their input on this very important topic and we will take what we have heard today into consideration when deciding on, not only the eu issue here but also how to move on in the development of this product. thank you so much. speaking before the vote, vice president mike pence said this could be a turning point for the spread of coronavirus in the us. we are living in a challenging time. cases rising, but you need to be assured, we have never been more prepared to combat this virus than we are today, and people deserve to know that we are just a few short days away from what i believe will be the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic in america. well

urging the food and drug administration to authorize the use of the 1st vaccine that is shown to be highly effective at immunizing people against the virus once final approval is given almost $3000000.00 doses of the vaccine will be shipped out for immediate delivery within days health care providers and residents in long term care facilities will be given the 1st doses it won't be enough to stop the case counts rising along with a record number of americans who are now dying every day while health care workers are begging people to take the virus seriously we're exhausted we are exhausted and there will be no care for your family members if just continue. and 95 we can not have a drink of water for hours we are so idiot hi dana. you know and we're doing everything for ip sions because we know that they cannot see their family. but in much of the country many elected leaders are also not taking steps to stop the spread restaurants bars even bowling alleys remain open to the public and with hospitals filling up health experts are warning they may have to start rationing care basically decid

soon have a second coronavirus vaccine, developed by moderna, after it was approved by the us food and drugerica has been hit hard by the pandemic. and the damage by hurricanes in november has left many there homeless. these hardships have helped fuel the mass departures of migrants from honduras in recent days, as people hope to get to the united states. our central america correspondent will grant reports. it's an all—too—familiar site. a few hundred impoverished central american migrants travelling together before dawn, carrying only their children, a few possessions and hopes for a better life up north. certainly, they say, it can't be any worse than the one they're leaving behind. "we ask the new president of the united states to help us", says migrantjuan fernandez, "we can't live here any more". they lost everything to eta and iota, the two hurricanes which battered central america in just two weeks in november. the two storms hit with phenomenalforce, causing flooding across swathes of the region. and when the floodwaters receded, the extent of the devastation was laid bare. entire

the us food and drug administration says it's working hard to issue an emergency use authorisation for. president trump has repeatedly criticised them for not speeding up the process. and today, he took to twitter to describe the organisation as a "big, slow, old turtle," and accuse them of "playing games." final clearance is expected this weekend which means the first americans could get their inoculations early next week. jesse goodman is a professor of infectious diseases at georgetown university and former chief scientist at the us food and drug administration. he spoke to me about the timeframe for the vaccine's final approval. well, there is really two things here. one is the fda's outside advisory committee, which held this public meeting yesterday, and the advisors voted that they felt the evidence of safety and efficacy supported this emergency authorisation. so based on that discussion and some of the feedback, the fda is currently working on what would be the final terms of that authorisation, in other words, who could get the vaccine, what advice might go along with it, wha

the trump administration has increased pressure on the us food and drug administration to approve theonavirus vaccine, asking it to do so within hours. us media has reported that the white house told the head of the fda, stephen hahn, to resign if he could not comply. administration officials later dismissed the remark as "a quip". jesse goodman is a professor of infectious diseases at georgetown university and former chief scientist at the us food and drug administration. he gave more details about the time frame for the vaccine's final approval. the fda is currently working on what would be the final terms of their authorisation, in other words, who could get the vaccine, what advice might go along with it, what information would be with it, et cetera. and it is important to realise there have been late breaking developments, like those emergent allergy cases in your country, as well as the fda's own analysis showing some potential issues that we need to monitor going forward. so right now, they are putting together that authorisation. i presume it will be forthcoming shortly. but t

we begin then in the united states where the food and drug administration is assessing whether to approve a 2nd coronavirus vaccine for emergency use a pharmaceutical company is waiting for the green light to dispatch nearly 6000000 doses nationwide but authorities worry that americans still need more reassurance to embrace an immunization campaign that's why politicians are getting the job on camera the highest profile recipient yet vice president mike pence was injected with the fires a b o n tech vaccine on friday karen and i were more than happy to step forward before this week was about to take safe and effective coronavirus vaccine that we have secured produced for the american people and as we reach this extraordinary and historic moment in the life of our nation let me urge every american to continue to do your part but the health of your family your neighbors and your community 1st practice good hygiene wash your hands practice social distancing or wear a mask whenever it's indicated the nation's top infectious diseases expert expressed optimism that life could return to normal w

food and drug administration has recommended the pfizer coronavirus vaccine should be authorized for use the committee will meet again for formal approval but it's another step in the right direction towards rolling out an immunization campaign in what is the worst affected country in the world there are still safety concerns to think about this is that biotech vaccine was rolled out in the u.k. early this week it was health care. because the vulnerable were 1st to get it but it came with a warning the day after that those with an afflicted allergies should not get the job because 2 national health service staff had adverse reactions still this panel of outside advisors to the f.d.a. voted 174 in favor of the known benefits of the fires a shot outweighed the risks in adults off we go to silver spring maryland patty callahan's following this one so just 1st of all patty this is an advisory committee to the f.d.a. so the f.d.a. still has to rubber stamp this. exactly 2 totally separate organizations but the way they do this in this is normal just because of coded they have outside expe

will soon have a second coronavirus vaccine, developed by moderna, after it was approved by the food and drugution of almost six million doses is expected this weekend with vaccinations possible as early as monday. rural areas are likely to benefit in particular, because moderna's vaccine doesn't need to be kept at ultra—cool temperatures. professor peter hotez is dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine in houston. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. what is your reaction to this approval than of the second vaccine? it's fantastic, you know? we now have two eminent ra vaccines that are going to be released to the public and we know there is going to be about three quarters of the american population to be populated, vaccinated and the transmission of the virus and these are two important first steps, the pfizer and moderna mrna vaccines and we will need a small fleet of vaccines in the yea rs we have small fleet of vaccines in the years we have the astrazeneca oxford and and thej andj, we have a vaccine we are produc

the first covid vaccine has been given initial authorization by the food and drug administration , the centers for disease control, and now by our own state scientific review committee. from vaccine experts have been meeting to review the data and the analysis that has been released by the food and drug administration and centers for disease control. we know that after months of fighting this virus, we know can begin to use this virus -- excuse me, this vaccine against this virus and add that to our tools that we have been using, acting responsibly by masking up and socially distancing, which we have been using in our state. those cannot come soon enough. our state is closing in on 200,000 washingtonians that have been infected, there are many more we have had not the tests for. we are approaching the loss of 3000 washingtonians to this disease. we know there is much to do by having -- but having this vaccine is tremendous news for our state. the past few days, the fda and cdc have rented the and national -- the initial authorization for the vaccine. i am pleased to announce that our w