you have another vaccine partnership, i believe, with not the mrna,, konsaino.hat kind of future deals do you have? pascal: we have a number of future deals. before i do that, let me take your first example. it's a good example. the company has tremendous technologies that will help us and police play an important role in how would invented and develop new products in cell therapy. we also announced a large 700 media investment in cell therapy manufacturing in maryland -- 700 million dollar investment. we will manufacture our cell therapy products in maryland. that is an example of what i was saying earlier, the issues of invention, development and manufacturing are disconnected in that instance. in a few months, 12 months or so, we have invested up to $6 million in seven transactions with various companies. that one is an important one. but we also have a drug for obesity and cardiovascular disease. we have products being developed already, there will be more to come. i am not saying we will spend that much every year. there has been a period of time when we co

you were talking about mrna technology. i heard early on as well we sequence the virus, we plug it in and it tells us what to produce. but there's a broad range of things. any thoughts on that approach to preparedness across a broad range of threats that may be out there. >> i can start. the lens of the commission is looking at this issue, specifically how emerging technologies are changing the landscape and we mentioned some of the potential uses of ai and biotechnology and you look at every step in the process of responding to a threat and how artificial intelligence and biotech can change that landscape. the next response could be assisted or made better through that convergent technology. everything from detection, we talked about bio surveillance, to designing a new therapeutic or countermeasure and scaling that up, testing that at clinical trials, and being able to distribute that effectively. all of those aspects include massive amounts of data. to sift through that data, artificial intelligence is the way to do that

the use of covid-19 vaccines which led fda to modify labeling and the cdc to provide advice on the mrna covid vaccines to healthcare providers about how to reduce the risk. vaccines are one of the most highly effective public health measures. they are responsible for saving millions of lives every year. the benefits of available, approved and authorized vaccines in the united states, when used appropriately, continue to far outweigh any risks. staying up to date on vaccination has been and continues to be the best way to reduce the risk of death and serious illness or hospitalization from various infectious diseases, including covid-19 thank you for the opportunity to testify today but i look forward to answering your questions. >> i now recognize -- to give an opening statement. >> distinguish members of the subcommittee, it is an honor to appear today to discuss edc's ongoing work to monitor the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. i serve as the director of the national center for emerging and infectious disease at cdc which includes the immunization safety office cdc works to prote

it is the people support the risky early-stage for significant medical mrna cancer. >> the entire process to submit. >> a grants useful with time and we have now is a monopoly capitalism, and the liberals to have monopoly power in the believe in the free market and they have been corrupted by the permit because against the principles of the free market so in essence there on the free market. >> what you think about free-market capitalism and anomalies? >> truly free market exists only on the whiteboard in my classroom personal but it's also true without patent protection there would be no innovation so the real question, how do we balance patent protection that induces innovation against the value of innovation and broadcasting more widely after the end of patent? second trade-off although in the case of pharmaceuticals we have an instrument, health insurance that allows patients to access lower prices than what manufacturers receive during that period and it's an opportunity to expand accessibility. >> my last question, i believe you offer ceos testimony in response to questions, what wo

you dilute it, and you inject it in their arms. >> reporter: the mrna covid vaccine uses mrna to direct spike protein like the one on the surface of the virus so the body builds defenses against that protein. this protection helps fight the virus. the vaccine became available in the united states in december 2020. that month, weissman and carrico were vaccinated with a flourish. >> did you think on that day about all the years and decades of work it took to get to that point? >> yes, yes. i was thinking about that and thinking about what we went through. >> they put up some cameras and took pictures and had fun. >> pfizer, moderna, which one? >> pfizer. >> reporter: the covid vaccine reduced the death toll and helped people get back to relatively normal lives. >> was there any disappointment that the vaccine didn't just sort of put an end to covid once and for all? >> in the beginning of the pandemic, i would go into the intensive care units, and every bed would have a covid patient on a ventilator doing poorly. and now when i went into the intensive care units, there were no covid pati

the risky early-stage research that has led to such significant medical breakthroughs in areas of mrna, cancer, heart disease, gene therapy. >> the government has played a very active roll in the entire process. >> well, the constitution grants congress the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts securing for limited times are right to their inventions. what we have now is a system where the patent system is not a limited time. it's a monopoly that gets extended but when we think about the free markets and the principles of capitalism, it's interesting. that neoliberals actually didn't like monopoly power and they really did believe in the free market, but the fact that the intellectual property system has been corrupted by that modern pharmaceutical system to extend those monopolies, it goes against the principles of free-market. in a sense, they are not living up to the bargain of the free market. >> okay. mr. lakdawalla, what you think about free-market capitalism and government protection on monopolies? >> thank you, chairman. free markets exist only on the whitebo

she was a biochemist, working with messenger rna, known as mrna, the molecule that teaches cells how> i joke it's like the reese's commercial where the chocolate and the peanut butter come together and make a new treat. >> we learn from each other. >> reporter: what is it do you think that makes a good scientific team? >> respect each other. listen to each other. we didn't try to overpower each other. just, did you troy? >> no. >> reporter: their collaboration led to the pfizer and moderna covid vaccines in 2020. that year the virus spread worldwide, leading to global lockdowns and killing millions. >> i knew the minute i heard about it, it's a virus, it's a respiratory infection. i knew the vaccine was going to work. >> reporter: how did the lockdown affect your life and your work? >> we never stopped working. >> they were worked day and night different shifts, minimizing the presence of people in one room. >> this is the frozen vaccine. >> reporter: wow. >> for patients you thaw this out, dilute it and inject in their arms. >> reporter: it uses mrna direct the cells to create a spi

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they're using moderna's mrna vaccine with a drug from merck to treat a common type of melanoma.xpecting results. >> stuart: choice hotels -- >> they are scrapping the effort. it was a hostile takeover, couldn't get enough support from wyndham shareholders and also raised buyback authorization. >> stuart: children's place. >> stock is up 7.7 percent. they have received a second round of interest-free funding. this is a loan from their majority shareholder, the second time, and who is that? >> stuart: a saudi investment firm. >> saudi coming in on many different industries. kids clothing is apparently one of them, retail. >> stuart: i got this just coming out. the state department is going after airline executives. what's that all about? >> issuing new visa restrictions for air charter companies that help fly illegal immigrants out of the country to places like nicaragua. okay. the state department says this is causing irregular migration, saying in a statement, quote, these visa restriction actions target transportation companies predatory practice of profiting from vulnerable mi

researchers say the landmark study contradicts mrna information about brain development and conditionshildren. 34% of pregnant moms were vaccinated in the first trimester, about 45% in the second trimester, and nearly 21% in the third trimester. researchers tracked them during their pregnancies and for 18 months after giving birth, and they found in utero exposure to the vaccine caused no abnormal delays. >> now to an all female flight crew taking off on a first of its kind trip out of newark, this is a story that we love, but it's also perfect for women's history month. the united flight left from newark airport yesterday headed to sarasota, florida for the all female crew included pilots, flight attendants and gate agents. according to the faa, fewer than 10% of all licensed pilots are women. that stat is something this all female crew hopes to change. who run the world? >> totally. who run the 757? my gosh. >> it's fun when they have, like, families, like a mother daughter pilot team, father son. i love that stuff. >> i met the longest serving delta flight attendant. >> oh, wow. so

signs progress at a dizzies pace in vaccines saving millions of lives and helping other diseases, the mrna vaccines in the future, and diagnostic testing. we've transformed our lives, hybrid work, telehealth, and we've gotten stronger. our immune systems are stronger, so with the level of test positivity that we had just last month, we should have been seeing a ton more hospitalizations, but we didn't. it wasn't very long that we were seeing 2,000 deaths a day, and now we're seeing about 500 deaths a week in the united states, probably still too much. but coming a long way. >> and to think about it, when it was all happening to us, we learned how to live with it. certainly washing our hands and things like that. for some people it seems like a common cold, but it's still deadly for some people. let's talk about that, because pushing for the vaccine. we keep telling people, if you can't get the vaccine. and how has that been adapting with cdc regulations? things are changing daily. >> i think the biggest takeaway point is that the schedule for vaccines has gotten a lot simpler. you don't ha

by donald trump, got this sort of miracle out to the world. >> the mrna technology is helping preventtumble over any words that he didn't accidentally say , that he didn't accidentally say, that the president of mexico was over in gaza or whatever else he's been doing recently . been doing recently. >> tom, i think you should be writing the talking points for the white house. you show a definite alacrity and aptitude , definite alacrity and aptitude, look, let's be serious about this. this is a man who refused to mention the name of the beautiful 22 year old mutant, nurse student who was so brutally murdered by an illegal auen brutally murdered by an illegal alien two weeks ago that her skull was caved in to a point of not being recognisable, only after he was heckled. only after after he was heckled. only after a conservative member of congress pushed a pin. a badge in his hand with lincoln riley's name on it. and then when he finally mentioned it during the heckling, he misspoke and called her lincoln riley. i mean, he he's senile beyond senile, and he's senile beyond senile, and he

looking back to 2023 the usda reported that mrna farmers and ranchers would see farm profitability fall by $42 billionrly a 25% drop compared to 2022. during the life of the farm bill usda is estimating that profitability will decline by $42 billion. this is just unsustainable. farm can't manage these circumstances. these challenges don't just impact farmers, but ultimately they trying to feed their families. for kansas agriculture is our state's largest economic driver with a total output contribution of $81 billistate's economy and supporting more than 250,000 jobs which is about 13% of our entire workforce. beyond crops and animal husbandry, kansas agriculture is at the forefront of producing renewable energy critical research and education and furthering sustainability and conservation practice throughout kansas and worldwide. kansas is also a leader in animal health science. as part of the animal health kor do kansas has thencentration of kansas health interest in the world. last year manhattan kansas welcomed the the state-of-the-art facility that will protect our nation's farmers

administration's failed policies and their impact not only on my state in north dakota but on all mrnase about the past three years and where we are today. mr. hoeven: but it's not just my perspective. it's what my constituents are seeing on a day-to-day basis. they see a country that is less secure, a dollar that doesn't stretch as far as it used to, and policies from this administration that are making things worse. the reckless tax and spend policies of this administration have led to increases in inflation levels that we haven't seen in decades. in this day inflation remains persistently high. and the deficit spending continues as our debt now totals more than $34 trillion. last month the congressional budget office published its year budget and economic outlook which revealed this year the interest payments on our national debt will exceed spending on national rising in payments that will crowd out our ability to fund our priorities for the future. this deficit spending has led to inflation that has made everything more expensive for all americans. tax, spend, and regulate policies

and just this, this roar of mrna flying through the airwaves. >> and we can all bet our lives, franklythat the princess of wales wanted to keep this private for whatever reason. and the fact that somebody has been snooping at her private records will only add insult to injury, and what's already been a very difficult few weeks for her majesty. we have to say goodbye to you, sarah robertson. for now. thank you. royal and entertainment reporter, the sunday very much. sunday mirror. thanks very much. >> you. and the time, >> thank you. and the time, 6:09. former american president donald trump would keep the united states in nato if european countries stumped up their fair share of the bills. >> yes. this follows comments that he made last month saying he would encourage russia to attack any nato country that failed to meet the alliance's 2% of gdp. defence spending target. let's take a listen to exactly what he said . what he said. >> yeah, but you know, the united states should pay its fair share. not everybody else's fair share. not everybody else's fair share. not fair enough . i fair