let's turn now to professor calypso a choky do is she is the director of the global health policy at the center for global development a very warm welcome professor good to have you here with us now it's a very delicate balancing act for policymakers around the world i mean how should they balance economic losses a covert fatigue that is setting in among the general public and the still rising a number of infections as you say it's a very difficult balance i don't think there's a as straightforward answer but i think what is important is to continue to press and they're with collecting information being able to synthesize this information including the tradeoffs as you say between the economic damage and welfare damage more generally pleasant livelihoods caused by the directed by the virus or indeed by the response of the virus and then. to the population soon show that the trust levels are strong and building as opposed to waning and so the people are on board the measures that governments they now help is on the way in the form of a coming vaccination programs possible treatments an

let's turn now to professor calypso which alkie do is she is the director of the global health policy at the center for global development a very warm welcome professor good to have you here with us now it's a very delicate balancing act for policymakers around the world i mean how should they balance economic losses a covert fatigue that is setting in among the general public and the still rising a number of infections. as you say it's a very difficult balance i don't think there's a as straightforward answer but i think what is important is to continue to persevered with collecting information being able to synthesize this information including the trade of such as you say between economic damage and welfare damage more generally in people's livelihoods a cause that either directly by the virus or indeed by the response of the virus and then. to the population soon show that the trust levels are strong and building as opposed to waning and so the people are on board the measures that governments they now help is on the way in the form.

that commission convened a bipartisan group of experts on global health, national security and u.s. foreign policy to analyze gaps on health emergency preparedness and to identify ways to strengthen international action and collaboration to improve global health security. much of the work was motivated by the understanding that protecting health overseas is an important element of protecting the health of americans at home. one of these areas of interest for the commission was vaccine hesitancy. in particular the commissioners all the worldwide increase, decreasing immunization coverage in the united states and the circulation of misinformation on other channels. i'm worried the american public was increasingly vulnerable to the disease as many have forgotten about. the commissioners particularly were interested in the role that misinformation and disinformation played in shaping public attitude about the immunization on whether or not to immunize their children. in the final report we released the commission noted finding ways to improve the vaccine confidence should be the priority of the federa

access to vaccines all over the globe, we spoke about this with a professor and director of global health policythe center for global development, here's what she had to say. >> this is encouraging news on the vaccine, i think we need to look at the data and rely on more than press releases. we need to look at peer-reviewed publication of results, in the meantime regulators here in the eu and united states are proceeding with the emergency authorization processes and that is important and understandable. in terms of equitable access, i think it is reasonable to assume that wealthier nations, those with advanced deals with companies will be the first to get to the vaccine and distribute it to their populations followed by resource constrained company -- countries. brent: let's have a look at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic, over 1.5 million deaths have been reported worldwide from nearly 65 million cases according to johns hopkins university. u.s. coronavirus expert anthony factory has criticized regulators for their swift approval of the biontech pfizer vaccine. he suggests t

in 2018 that commission convened a bipartisan group of senior experts on global health national security in u.s. foreign policy who analyze gaps in u.s. health security and health emergencys preparedness. and to identify ways to strengthen international action on collaboration to improve global health security. much of it was motivated by the understanding that protecting health overseas is an important element of protecting the health of american at home. what are the areas of keen estrus for the commission was vaccine hesitancy. in particular the commissioners all the world increase in cases of preventable diseases like measles, decreasing immunization coverage in the united states and the circulation ofnd misinformation of vaccines on social media and other channels and i'm worried the american public was increasingly vulnerable to outbreak the diseases that many have forgotten about. the commissioners were particular interested in the important role that misinformation and disinformation played in shaping public attitude about immunization and decision whether or not to immunize their children. in the fina

and in conclusion, as a doctor and a health expert, what message do you have for global health policy makers on now world aids day? well, i think the most important message we also have is that the age of the aids pandemic is far from being all work. and that every person who is infected with aids or be needs to be treated because a person that does that tested early and treated efficiently, cannot give the virus to another person. and it's not only saving life, but it's also helping to end the aids pandemic. professor hendrika streak at thank you for joining us. thank you. but as i know by some of the other stories making news around the world, pharmaceutical partners, a fighter and beyond tank, have submitted their covert 1000 facts seem to the european union for approval. the european medicines agency said it could approve the vaccine for use in europe within weeks. if the data in the application are sufficient. do you foresee that d. 4 states, the haitian, rather in brazil's amazon rainforest, has surged to its highest level and 12 years? that's according to official numbers. the

let's bring in he's a researcher in bioethics and global health policy and has been following india's vaccine development plans closely he joins me from the pope in india dr bond welcome now the indian government says vaccinations could begin as early as january next year but india has yet to approve of the vaccine what does that happen so i think i want to be. companies have put in applications but they have been told that they need to come back more beat up it's likely that this will be an ongoing process the fact that many other dictators and countries have started to believe maxine is going to be a factor but it's also the case that you don't actually like eyes that are more than more difficult than the law just because i mean does it cost that you know black seeds which are easier to use that would be due to it is storage have a higher reference but we don't believe that it did make the final decision and then it would be i don't know what is this father government has said that health care and frontline barker's will be among the 1st to be vaccinated now does that include people

and in conclusion, as a doctor and a health expert, what message do you have for global health policy makers on now world aids day? well, i think the most important message we also have is that the age of the aids pandemic is far from being all work. and that every person who is infected with aids or be needs to be treated because a person that does that tested early and treated efficiently, cannot give the virus to another person. and it's not only saving life, but it's also helping to end the aids pandemic. professor hendrika streak at thank you for joining us. thank you. turning now to eastern europe, the region with the world's fastest growing hiv pandemic epidemic. rather, that's according to u.n. aids over the past decade. new infections in the region have risen by almost 30 percent, and one country that's bucking that trend is ukraine, where improved testing and treatment is helping people live life to the fullest. and he can use nikolay talked to 3 ukrainians about how h.l.v. changed their lives. but i was given enough, had a lot of no's in my life because of my age hiv status

let's bring in he's a researcher in bioethics and global health policy and has been following india's vaccine development plans closely he joins me from the pope in india dr bond welcome now the indian government says vaccinations could begin as early as january next year but india has yet to approve of the vaccine what does that happen so i think i want to be. companies have put in applications but they have been told that they need to come back more beat up it's likely that this will be an ongoing process the fact that many other dictators and countries have started to believe maxine is going to be a factor but it's also the case that you don't actually like bodies that are more than more difficult given the law just because i mean does it cost that you know access which are easier to use that would be to do it is storage have a higher reference but we don't do we need to make the final decision and then it would be i don't know what is this father government has said that health care and frontline barker's will be among the 1st to be vaccinated now does that include people who work

the globe we spoke about this earlier with professor calypso 'd chunky to she's director of global health policy at the center for global development here's what she had to say these are encouraging news especially on the vaccines i think we still need to look at the data we need to rely on more than press releases or need to look at their new publications of the results but in the meantime our regulators here in europe and the united kingdom and the united states are proceeding with emergency authorization processes and that's important and understandable in terms of equitable access i think it's reasonable to assume that wealthier nations those with those advanced deals with companies will be the 1st to get that vaccine and distribute to that populations followed by resource constrained countries. our guest of a look now at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic over 1500000 coronavirus deaths have now been recorded worldwide from nearly 65000000 cases that's according to johns hopkins university u.s. coronavirus expert anthony found she has criticized u.k. regulators for their sw

think so that will take time and they sent me several months professor you 2 were director of global health policy at center for global development thank you for joining us thank you. let's take a look now at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the number of people hospitalized with kovac 19 in the united states has reached 100000 an all time high as the pandemic increases the strain on health care systems there meanwhile greece has extended its nationwide log down for another week after a slower than expected decline in case numbers and in the that country will place strict limits on travel over the christmas and new year's holidays of movement between the regions will be banned from december 21st russian president vladimir putin has ordered voluntary mass vaccinations to start next week moscow says it sputnik vaccine is 9095 rather percent effective and we say with russia that country 2nd wave of corona virus has hit some of its regional regions specifically hard in many cities there are hardly any hospital beds left official statistics say almost 40000 people in russia have die

the globe we spoke about this earlier with professor calypso chunkier the she's director of global health policy at the center for global development here's what she had to say this our carriage in news especially on the vaccines i think we still need to look at the data we need to rely on more than press releases we need to look at their new publications of the results but in the meantime our regulators here in europe and the united kingdom thing that states are proceeding with emergency authorization processes and that's important and understandable in terms of they could have the access i think it's reasonable to assume that wealthier nations those with those advanced deals with companies will be the 1st to get the vaccine and distribute to that populations followed by resource constrained countries. our let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world the german city of tree or has held a minute of silence to honor the 5 people killed when a vehicle plowed into pedestrians on tuesday a 51 year old man is in custody prosecutors say the suspect was

let's bring in he's a researcher in bioethics and global health policy and has been following india's vaccine development plans closely he joins me from the pope in india dr bond welcome now the indian government says vaccinations could begin as early as january next year but india has yet to approve of the vaccine what does that happen so i think either one of the. companies have put in applications but they have been told that they need to come back more beat up it's likely that this will be an on we process the fact that many other regulators and countries have started to believe maxine is going to be a factor but it's also the case that it's like bodies that are more than not more difficult in the law just because i'm interested in cost that you know black seeds which are easier to use. have a reference but we don't do it with a regulator to make the final decision and then maybe i don't know what is this father government has said that health care and frontline barker's will be among the 1st to be vaccinated now does that include people who work outside of hospitals as well as su

and in conclusion, as a doctor and a health expert, what message do you have for global health policy makers on now world aids day? well, i think the most important message we also have is that the age of the aids pandemic is far from being all work. and that every person who is infected with aids or be needs to be treated because a person that does that test of early and treated efficiently, cannot give that virus to another person. and it's not only saving life, but it's also helping to end the aids pandemic. professor hendrika streak at thank you for joining us. thank you. well, turning to some sports news and in formula one lewis hamilton will miss this weekend's secure call. again after testing positive for the coronavirus. hamilton claimed a record equalling 7th world title of just last month with 3 races to spare on his mercedes team says the brits is doing well in spite of showing mild symptoms and isolating now to the mystery surrounding a metal monolith in the us state of utah, on the alien looking object was discovered in the desert there just 2 weeks ago by a helicopter cr

and in conclusion, as a doctor and a health expert, what message do you have for global let health policy makers on the world aids day? well, i think the most important message we also have is that they should be aids. pandemic is far from being all work. and that every person who is infected with aids or be needs to be treated because a person that does that tested early and treated efficiently, cannot give the virus to another person. and it's not only saving life, but it's also helping to end the aids pandemic. professor hendrick, a streak at thank you for joining us. thank you. well now, according to you and aids the region with the fastest growing a hiv epidemic in the world is eastern europe over the past decade. new infections in the region have risen by almost 30 percent. well, there is a country that bucking that trend though in that country is ukraine. improved testing and treatment is helping people there live life to the full, to diffuse nikolaj talk to 3 ukrainians about how hiv changed their lives. but i was given enough, had a lot of no's in my life because of my h.i.v. sta

vin gupta, global health policy expert and critical care pulmonologist. and dr.to talk with you. the news is grim, okay? we're going to talk about the vaccine in a moment, which is good news down the road. according to u.s. news, federal officials are projecting 100 million could be vaccinated but 450,000 americans will be dead in the united states by february. meanwhile, we have the white house task force urging health officials to just start sidestepping the unhelpful local government, saying that if you are under 40, you need to assume you became infected during the thanksgiving period if you gathered beyond your immediate household. these are the things that terrify me. do you -- are you this pessimistic? do you think we're looking at 450,000 people dead by february? does that sound right to you? >> good evening, joy. you know, first of all, let me say, i think the cdc is dead right here. they are so on point with everything they said today. i want to just amplify what dr. redfield said, which is the next few months here, again, no one wants to be gloomy and

in july, the panel co-chaired senior vice son, president of csis, and director of the global health policy larson, nd heidi professor of anthropology, risk, and decision science, as well as director of the vaccine confidence project at the london school convened a bipartisan and group of experts from public health, ybersecurity, public opinion research, and communications to assess the implications of vaccine ation and confidence for u.s. national security within the covid context. october, the panel issued a call to action, defining the confidence vaccine and misinformation about accines as a national security threat. the call to action outlined five key recommendations. let me briefly tell you about each one. the first one is the rapid an independent panel on vaccines and misinformation to assess the decline in popular in science and recommend concrete measures to be taken at he national, state, and local level. the second relates to innovative approaches to reaching diverse underserved populations with vaccines and other social support. by integrating the delivery of covid-19 vaccines i

let's bring into our conversation global health policy expert and msnbc medical contributor dr.t what is on people's mind now is when and how are we going to have vaccines in this country? i read today that the pfizer vaccine, which i think was the first one to get through their trials, is going to be -- was approved in the uk and will be available there before here. why is that, and does that mean that the -- there will be less available here? what does that mean? >> good afternoon, nicole. you know, it's actually -- it may seem like, why are we delaying the process here? the reason here is our regulators, the fda, is actually wanting an additional set of nonpharmaceutical company's eyes on their data, so they're not just taking pfizer's data and taking their word for it. they're looking at the -- they've assembled an independent group of advisors that are advising the fda, providing their own expert insight, and then the fda on december 10th will make -- will levy a decision about whether to issues an emergency use authorization. in the e.u. and the uk, they tend to be a littl

policy analyst additional. and you're having me. the global health budget c has so many sports events of course including the biggest of all of this year's summer olympics has been postponed to next year old denies this insists the tokyo games will go ahead next year but not everyone shares that confidence. here limp it brings up back in tokyo a sign of hope that the 2020 games will likely take place despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. we want everyone to feel that the tour you are going picks will happen next year. the excitement leading up to the games was our last when the pandemic hit breaking news the 2020 olympic games will be postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic the olympics and speed of fun talk your battle ensues yachts white house and i don't sponsor. a decision that was long overdue and many athletes had already said they wouldn't attend but the international olympic committee and its president seemed to lack that clear response at times they came across as clueless. we don't have a blueprint we have no experts to

astra zeneca vaccine to be shared with the world health organization so that it can be produced on a global scale for more let's go to an america health policy manager for oxfam she joins us from the isle of wight via skype. which is one of your reaction to the to the for the moment within the pandemic but that getting the approval process genetic about scene is so i think it's really important to say how well this approval is for people here in the u.k. as we as your reporter said sadly seeing rapidly rising infections and death rates in the u.k. an unprecedented pressure on the health service and part of that good news is of course that the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is cheaper and easier to store than some of the other vaccines which will make it easier and hopefully quicker to distribute and these facts also make this vaccine potentially very important for poorer parts of the world and many fragile context where we are oxfam work where the logistical challenges are much greater but unfortunately there we still have a huge problem our research is as the people's vaccine alliance estimates that on current projections 9 out of 10 people in

health care policy and research has been established. it sponsors health services and medical outcomes surgeon for financing and delivery of health care services. the phs had led the national and global battle against hiv and aids carrying out primary research on the virus and sponsoring prevention and treatment programs throughout the country. all of the agencies of the phs are engaged in this public health campaign. the public health service is made up of civil service and commission corps members. in addition to staffing the agencies of the phs, the commission corps provides clinical and scientific personnel for the bureau of prisons, the coast guard, the environmental protection agency and the national ocean graphic and atmospheric administration. in the 1980s, the surgeon general captured the public eye bringing visibility to health issues with his outspoken reports on aids and smoking. today, the public health service is part of the department of health and human services and the heads of its agencies, now called operating divisions, report to the secretary of health and human services. the assistant secretary for health and the surgeon general advise the secretary on health po

institute and a nonprofit research of the policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the united states and globally. we collected and analyzed u.s. abortion data for more than 50 years and have tracked state abortion policies of early 1970. i also bring 30 years of public health and healthcare experience including 15 years of practicing medicine in san francisco during the height of the hiv-aids epidemic. my patients experienced firsthand how supportive or oppressive the federal and state policies could be with respect to their sexual health, reproductive autonomy and healthcare access. today i will highlight three points. first, abortion is a healthcare experience shared by many people. abortion patients include people of every race, religion, political affiliation and socioeconomic group and the majority are already parents. one in four will have an abortion in their life. non- gender conforming individuals require access to a full range of pregnancy related care. overall, 75% of abortion patients in the united states for low income and majority people of color which brings me to my second point.

i get elected president of the united states with my position on health care, my position on global warming, my position on foreign policy, my position on the middle class, this will go down as one of the most progressive administrations in american history. but what you're up against is things that are almost fanciful, like you know, medicare for all. part of being president is not just the idea you have -- can you get it done? have you ever done anything big? have you ever been able to put together coalitions? the american public is really strong and tough. the first thing we should do is listen to the scientists. secondly, we should tell them the truth, the unvarnished truth. the american people have never shied away from being able to deal with the truth. the worst thing you can do is raise false expectations and then watch them get dashed. then they begin to lose confidence in their leadership. so, we should just tell the truth as best we know it, as best the scientists know it. we should let them speak. and we should be doing all in our power right now to deal with being able to confine the spread of this disease.

can't go back down that road talking to thank you for joining us and us policy analyst additional come and go having me. the global health emergency has thrown lots of sports events off course including the biggest of them all with this year's summer olympics postponed to next year old arrises insists the tokyo games will go ahead next year but not everyone shares that confidence. the limp it brings up back in tokyo a sign of hope that the 2020 games will likely take place despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. we want everyone to feel that the tour here in peaks will happen next year. the excitement leading up to the games was our last when the pandemic hit breaking news the 2020 olympic games will be postponed for here because of the coronavirus pandemic the olympics and speed of fun talk you're getting in seattle and i don't sponsor. a decision that was long overdue like many athletes had already said they wouldn't attend but the international olympic committee and its president seemed to lack that clear response at times they came across as clueless. we don't have a blueprint we have no experts to refer to. the at

last week we saw the introduction of his foreign policy and national security team with a reminder that the pandemic is a global health crisis that requires a global response. so today, as he rolls out officially his members of his economic team, you should expect that reminder of how the pandemic has been straining the economy and how it will make it difficult to come out on the other side, as biden puts it, where everyone comes out of it equitably. you'll also see something that's been a hallmark of this transition so far, highlighting the diversity of these choices. janet yellen, the first woman who would be the treasury secretary. her deputy, wally at yam mow, an african-american in that role, also an immigrant to this country. most of the fire at this point, as we move into the discussion of battles on capitol hill over confirmation has been about the nominee for the office of management and budget. senators coming back to capitol hill last night. we heard from some republicans, by the way, some of whom have yet to formally acknowledge that biden is the president-elect, the winner of this election, talking about

global effort. >>> facebook says it will remove posts making false claims about covid-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts. the social media company said on thursday that the policypplies to entries on both facebook and instagram, including any falsehood that could lead to imminent physical harm. the firm says the step is necessary to counter misinformation because new vaccines will be released soon. for example, accusations claiming vaccines contain microchips or specific populations are being used as test subjects without consent will be deleted. other social media platforms including youtube and twitter have also removed misinformation about covid-19 vaccines. >>> a district court in japan has ordered the central government to revoke permits for operating two nuclear reactors over the risk of a natural disaster. more than 100 residents brought the case to court arguing the nuclear plant is vulnerable to major earthquakes. kansai electric power company operates the plant in the central prefecture of fukui. the number three and number four reactors have been approved to operate after the fukushima disaster in 2011. but the presiding judge at the osaka district c

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health policy and fiscal policy. so it's the spending on the infrastructure for the joint the greenund, into deal, leveraging europe's place as a regulator for the globalnomy and has the added value of being a value play, a play on chinese growth, a play on global demand and the mastic demand within europe. i think there's a lot of reasons to be constructive on europe and the thing i like is many others do not share that view. i think overweighting emerging markets is a consensus bet. overweighting europe, overweighting japan is not yet consensus. always great to chat with you. ahead, some big exclusive interviews coming up. coming up next, the japanese prime minister set to unveil a 700 billion dollars stimulus package. the country facing its worst wave of covid cases yet. we will also giving household spending figures when they cross the bloomberg. this is bloomberg. ♪ - i'm dough hirsch. you may already know that goodrx can help you save up to 80% on your prescriptions. unfortunately, many americans can't get to a doctor right now. the good news is that for many health issues you can see a doctor online. it's easy. just go to goodrx.com and with a f

policy making there in, controlling what is said. i mean, there are good people at the c.d.c., but the leadership is terrible. robert murphy with the institute for global health at northwestern university school of medicine, dr. murphy. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. be optimistic about things are going to be really helpful there. i will try. thank you . well then when the european medicines agency gives its approval to a 19 vaccine at the european commission, must also give the vaccine the green light, a formality. and one expects that to take place at whitening speed. the president of the european commission says 5000000000 doses have already been secured for the european union. at the moment being the member states are working on the vaccination plans and on the logistics for them to try month of tens of millions of doses of vaccine. because just to say that it's not the vaccine that is important to vaccinations are important. so if everything goes well, the 1st european citizens, my 8 already be facts. before the end of december. there are some positive thinking right there for you. let's take a story now to our brussels cor

policy making. they're in, control in what is said. i mean, during good people at the c.d.c., but the leadership is terrible. robert murphy with the institute for global health at northwestern university's school of medicine, dr. murphy, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. be optimistic about things are going to be really helpful or i will try. thank you. well then when the european medicines agency gives its approval to a bid 19 vaccine in the european commission must also give the vaccine the green light, a formality. and one expects that to take place at whitening speed. the president of the european commission says 5000000000 doses have already been secured for the european union. at the moment being the member states are working on the vaccination plans and on the logistics for them to try month of tens of millions of doses of vaccine. because just to say that it's not the vaccine, that is important, vaccinations are important. so if everything goes well, the 1st european citizens might already be facts in natick. before the end of december, there is some positive thinking right there for us. take the story down to our brussels

in the policy making there in controlling what is said i mean there are good people at the c.d.c. . but the leadership is terrible. robert murphy with the institute for global health at northwestern university's school of medicine dr murphy we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you. be optimistic about things are going to be really helpful or i will try thank you. well then when the european medicines agency gives its approval to a good 19 vaccine in the year a p n commission must also give the vaccine the green light a formality and one expects that to take place at whitening speed the president of the european commission says 5000000000 doses have already been secured for the european union at the moment being the member states are working on the vaccination plans and on the logistics for them to try months of tens of millions of doses of vaccine because just to say that it's not the vaccine that is important that vaccinations are enforced and so if everything goes well to the 1st european citizens my 8 already the facts in natick before the end of december. there are some positive thinking right there for us take the story out to our brussels

policy making there in, controlling what is said. i mean, there are good people at the c.d.c., but the leadership is terrible. robert murphy with the institute for global health at northwestern university's school of medicine, dr. murphy, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. be optimistic about things are going to be really helpful there. i will try. thank you. well then when the european medicines agency gives its approval to a 1000 vaccine of the european commission must also give the vaccine the green light, a formality. and one expects that to take place at whitening speed. the president of the european commission says 5000000000 doses have already been secured for the european union. at the moment being the member states are working on the vaccination plans and on the logistics for the deployment of tens of millions of doses of vaccine. because just to say that it's not the vaccine, that is important, vaccinations are enforced. and so, if everything goes well to the 1st european citizens, my 8 already the facts seem a tick before the end of december. there are some positive thinking right there for you. let's take the story down

plastic produced globally each year and failed policies to reclaim and recycle that plastic, we're creating suffocating amounts of plastic that are harming our environment, our health, and our putting. we're been sold a bill of goods that recycling alone is the answer, but less than 9% of plastic has ever been recycled and a great deal of our recycled plastic in the united states is shipped overseas to burden poor and developing countries where there are clear struggles to effectively manage this volume of waste. so, limiting the production of the products in the first place, would be simplest policy for everyone involved. so, ambassador moore, i'd like to ask you, is the u.s. participating in any efforts to prevent other countries from adopting bans or regulations on single use plastic products? >> senator udall. thank you for your question. thank you for your leadership on this issue, i kw that's part of a family tradition looking after the interests of the united states. in terms of discussing this, as i said, in response to senator shaheen, there are conversations, including in the u.n. environmental program at the u.n. environmental assembly, looking at the is

plastic produced globally each year and failed policies to reclaim and recycle that plastic, we are creating suffocating amounts of plastic that are harming our environment, our health, and our budget. we have been sold a bill of goods that recycling alone is the answer. less than 9% of plastic has ever been recycle. and a great deal of our recycle plastic in the united states is shipped overseas to burden poor and developing countries, where there are clear struggles to effectively manage this all you of waste. limiting the production of the products in the first place would be the simplest policy for everyone involved. ambassador moore, is the u.s. participating in any efforts to prevent other countries from adopting bans or regulations on single use plastic products? >> senator udall, i think you for your question, i think you for your leadership on this quesoni know that is part of a family tradition. in terms of discussing thi as i said in response to senator shaheen, there are provisions at the u. environmental assembly, looking at the issue of what is produced and how it is handled. in terms of a variety of steps, it is not ju about recycling. we are very pro

agency that could bring this year-long global nightmare to its end is where we start today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. former white house health policy director under president obama and practicing physician dr. kavita patel is back. also joining us, white house reporter for the "l.a. times," e eli stokols is here. and president of the national action network, our friend the reverend al sharpton is here. dr. patel, first take us inside where the approval of the vaccine stands and how quickly after approval is granted, which seems to be the trajectory we're on, could be the vaccine start to be administered? >> yeah, nicolle, great question. by the way, it's one that hospitals around the country are anxiously awaiting for. but what's happening right now is the fda staff is trying to craft the very careful language for the emergency authorization. remember, this is not a full approval, but at least kind of a temporary permit for a very specific use, and it will be that specific, nicolle, and they are likely to even include some warnings about people who have had a history of allergies to vaccines, et cetera. that will happen maybe by to