he's a career public servant at the national institutes of health. and i think something that will come out of this epidemic, i hope, as a backlash against the trump administration, is an appreciation for science, it's for looking at the data. it's saying let's look at remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, whatever it may be, and figure out what the numbers are. let's gather the data of people who have gotten covid and figure out, where did they get it? how many people were in bars right before then? how many people were at family events? we're not being data driven and we're not being science driven, and that goes back to the incoherent way the mind of the president of the united states works. >> jake sherman, jump in. >> yeah, i just got a text message from a senior white house aide who notes that peter navarro went rogue and he bypassed the op ed approval process in writing in the nation's largest paper, "usa

bill, for example, we have increased 6.3 billion for the office of minority health, an increase of 7.8 million more for the national institute of minority health and health disparities. so many people can't figure out why we are seeing some in black and brown people die and contracting the coronavirus right now when, in fact, we should of been investing millions and billions and billions more. i just want to thank you for understanding that and including this on the right track to make sure that the idol idling conds on health disparities are no more. also like to thank you for really looking at the funding for increase research on diseases that specifically impact people of color, such as sickle cell, lung disease, such as lupus, heart disease, copd, all of those issues and ongoing health issues we can addressed through this budget and through funding priorities. under your leadership and your fighting for increased allocations, i think will really begin to help reduce these health disparities in terms of the diseases that specifically affect black and brown people in this country. also, the souls determines of healthcare a

coronavirus through so-called covid parties. >>> plus, my interview with the director of the national institutes of health dr. francis collins is standing by live. i'll ask him about the record number of new cases sweeping across the united states right now. (vo) verizon knows how to build unlimited right. start with america's most awarded network. give people more plans to mix and match at a price built for everyone. with $700 off our best phones when you switch. because everyone deserves the best. this is unlimited built right. is that if you're not wexpecting the shock,t and the markets fall dramatically, you might panic. and in the midst of that panic, you might sell and run to cash. at the very moment, you shouldn't. at the very moment, prices are at their low. that's my fear. i'm not worried about the country. i'm not worried about the financial markets, because in the long run, i know they'll be fine. i'm worried about you. i'm worried about how you will personally respond to this crisis. and even if you don't panic, you may... >>> while most americans are working desperately to avoid the coronavir

really allow for, for example, health disparities relating to people of color, which is glaring under covid-19. we don't fund the office of minority health, national institute of minority health, everything that addresses health disparities, but you have really helped tremendously in your leadership. in this bill, for example, we have an increase of $6.3 million for the office of minority health, an increase of 7.8 million dollars more for the national institute on minority health. so many people cannot figure out why we are seeing so many black and brown people die and contract coronavirus when we should have been investing millions and millions and millions more, so i want to thank you for understanding and hopefully putting us on the right track to make sure these underlying conditions on health disparities are no more. also, i want to look at the funding for increased research on diseases that specifically impact people of color such as sickle, lung disease, lupus, heart disease, copd -- all of and underlying health issues we can address through this budget and the funding priorities. under your leadership and your fighting for increased allocations i t

national institutes of health volunteers will either receive a real shot or a placebo after 2 doses scientists will evaluate the results to see if it can prevent symptomatic cove at 19 for the 1st test site to begin vaccinating is in savannah georgia and a total of more than 70 testing sites will be used across the country will phase one results published earlier this month showed the vaccine was generally safe and had only mild side effects this included fatigue and. muscle pain well the center for disease control and prevention says it typically a phase one study consists of a small number of people to see if a vaccine is safe and elicit an immune response well phase 2 is an expanded and a vaccine is given to people who have characteristics such as age and physical health and similar to those for whom the new vaccine is intended and in phase 3 the vaccine is then tested for efficacy and safety while normally it takes years to create a new vaccine scientists are working at a record pace that really just hoping to have an experimental version available for health workers by this fall. as of a

francis collins, director of the national institutes of health and worth noting technically anthony fauci's boss dr. collins, welcome to "meet the press. let me just ask the basic first question that i've asked a number of people that are in this coronavirus task force over the last couple of weeks. why are we doing so poorly compared to the rest of the industrialized world in combating this virus >> well, good morning, chuck, and, yeah. i am wearing a mask and i have worn it since i left my home t come here to our little studio at nih t only other perso i'll take it off for this interview. i didn't want anybody to think we take masks as something optional for people who want to premises themselves and people around them. why are we doing so poorly well, it's certainly the case that when you compare our experience with europe, which your numbers just did, we basically did good job in new york and new jersey and connecticut with that terrible crisis that happened and took many lives, which we should never sort of pass by without saying what a terrible tragedy that has been. and basically ste

as we first reported last year, a clinical trial at the national institutes of health is doing exactlyempt to cure sickle cell anemia-- a devastating genetic disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people around the world every year. for 15 months, we followed the scientists, and patients, who are ushering in a genetic revolution. >> jennelle stephenson: i'm excited. >> ray stephenson: today is the big day. >> lapook: it's the day after christmas, 2017, and 27-year-old jennelle stephenson has come with her father and brother from florida to the national institutes of health, just outside washington, d.c. >> jennelle stephenson: good morning. >> dr. john tisdale: good morning. >> lapook: she's one of a small group of patients to receive an infusion containing altered d.n.a. >> nurse: this is what they look like. >> jennelle stephenson: merry christmas to me. >> brother: best christmas present ever. >> jennelle stephenson: yay. >> lapook: the clear liquid in the bag contains jennelle's stem cells, that have been genetically modified. >> dr. tisdale: there are about 500 million in the

top doctor at national institute of health, working hard on this disease of aids. >> reporter: now fauchi faces lampoons. the president himself retweeting a gale show host accusing fauchi and other public officials of lying about crisis. chuck woolery. >> drying to make a love connection. >> that following the president's tweet on school reopening as tough and expensive. >> we're not being guided by science and by public health partnerships. we've seen a side lining of the cdc. >> four former directors wrote an op ed decrying did overriding the once vaunted agency. dr. tom frden. isre spent decades figuring out what's the best way forward. >> dr. fauchi changed his mind on the travel to china. >> he'll admit that. it was a good decision. >> linsey graham knows it runs deeper and warnds the white house to reverse course. >> any effort to undermine him is not going to be productive, quite friendly. >> and neither have an unblemished record. mr. trump on disinfect eblt. is there any way we can do that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? >> and u.v. light. >> supposing you brought the l

francis collins, the director of the national institutes of health it is worth noting he is technically anthony fauci's boss dr. collins, welcome to "meet the press. let me ask the basic first question that i've asked a number of people that are in this coronavirus task force over the last couple of weeks why are we doing so poorly compared to the rest of the industrialized world in combatting this virus? >> well, good morning, chuck i am wearing a mask, and i have worn it since i left my home to come here to our little studio at nih, but since we're talking and the only other person in the room is at least ten feet away. i'll take it off during the interview, and i didn't want anybody to think that we take masks as something optional to people who want to protect themselves and people around them why are we doing so poorly it's the case that when you compare our experience with europe which your numbers just did, we basically did a good job in new york and new jersey and connecticut with that terrible crisis that happened and took many lives which, we should never pass by without sayin

more research is need but the moderna vaccine developed in partnership with the national institutes of health boosted the immune system in all, all of the volunteers who received it in a phase one study. more than half had some mild or moderate side effects such as fatigue, chills, headache and muscle pain but there were no safety concerns significant enough to stop the trial. a large phase three trial is the next step. that's expected to begin later this month. >> the contract between the pain on wall street and rally on ras has been starked. stocks rallied on tuesday. the dow climbed 556 points. s&p and nasdaq finished higher. now the big test is earning season and banks kicked off what's expected to be a rough one, the worse since the great recession. j.p. morgan chase reported a 51% plunge. ceo jamie dimon was cautious saying we still face much uncertainty regarding the future path of the economy. wells fargo suffered a loss of 2.4 billion. uncertainty about economic recovery has forced banks to prepare for a wave of coronavirus defaults. jpmorgan, wells fargo and citigroup have stock pil

the head of the national institutes of health will be at nationals park here in washington from the defending world champions hosting the new york yankees. stocks of today, dell gained on, s&p finished ahead 29. nasdaq soared 264 today. there's another brutal weekend for shootings in american cities with ten people killed and 60 people killed in chicago violence and two victims were boys aged ten and 11 who actually at a vigil near the spot where relative was gunned down two years ago. authoritie here in washington, d.c., said at least one man was killed and eight others wounded sunday when three men open fired on a busy street and a shooting in crown heights in new york led a 23-year-old man died and the nypd is on the hunt for a suspect with over 500 recording500shootings reported. now, the president is threatening to send more federal personnel to deal with anarchists who hate our country in several cities. portland's mayor called for law enforcement's to leave his city and now violence training to other location in the northwest. correspondent dan springer has the latest tonight. >> seatt

anthony fauci, director of the national institute of health and infectious diseases,, has probably notad a good nights sleep in more than a year. we are honored to have you in our midst. of the 500,000 global deaths, more than 130,000 are from the u.s.. let me ask you, what is the -- state of play, in the most candid terms, for the u.s. right now? have aci we still significant problem. we have been heart -- we have been hit harder than any country in the world. we peaked and then we came down to a level, and instead of going all the way down to the baseline, the way european countries did, for a number of reasons which we can discuss, we stayed at a certain level of about 20,000 cases per day until recently, when unfortunately, southern states, which had not been previously impacted to a degree, california, texas, arizona, florida, are now experiencing surges of infection that have gone up to 30,000, 40,000, 50,000, and most recently, 60,000 new cases per day. we need to get our arms around that and do something quickly, steve. if we don't, there is a possibility we could see surges in

. >>> the roads learned this covid-19 vaccine test is now underway, the national institute of health again the third phase, they will be injected with a experiment of vaccine or a placebo and it will take months for results to trickle in. another vaccine is a numbers, in maryland working together on this one they want a 1.6 billion are federal contract to create a vaccine. >> we are working with every governor until commissioner to bring a complete individualized analysis each state, the stage of the pandemic is being fueled by other americans who generally have little risk of serious harm by the disease that can spread the disease. >> the national security advisor tested positive for covid-19, robert o'brien is the highest ranking administration official known to have contracted the virus, it is unclear when he last met with president donald trump for the last public appearance was more than two weeks ago in miami>>> the body of the late congressman john lewis ways and state, the civil rights icon is the first black lawmaker to ever lay in state in the capitol rotunda. how washington

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fauci's agency, the national institutes of health. t 30,000 will also participate in the phase three trial, either by receiving the vaccine or a placebo. not just among health officials is there a lot of excitement but for those participating in the trials as well. our senior medical correspondently elizabeth cohen spoke with a person who received the vaccine. >> we have that breaking news we are following tonight. >> dawn baker usually delivers the news. but monday morning, this television anchor in savannah, georgia, made news, made history, as the first person in the united states to participate in a phase-three clinical trial for a vaccine against covid-19. >> big day. >> certainly, is. it's really exciting to me that i can be a part of saving lives, eventually. i mean, instead of just being scared and praying. >> after dawn's injection, study leader dr. bradley called moderna the company that makes the vaccine. >> dawn, i have amazing news. we've dosed the first patient. >> the national institutes of health is collaborating on the

it's a no-brainer to me as a physician. >> doctor, the director of the national institutes of health also said this morning the u.s. is on a good path when it comes to vaccines. all signs point in the right direction in terms of development. for people at home maybe thinking, just got to get to the end of this year. light at the end of the tunnel is coming at the end of the year, maybe early next year, thinking that's when this vaccine will arrive. even if it all goes perfectly, realistically when a vaccine is ready does that mean it will be widely available to the general public that quickly? >> no, ana. i am enthusiastic dr. collins feel s confident and i have gret trust in him. pe have to understand when a vaccine is proven safe and effective we have to ramp up production. available to the highest risk people first. most likely health care workers anelderly and those with chronic conditions. for us to vaccinate across the country, a lot of help and public resources to get that to happen. the last part we still don't know, even once we have a safe and effective vaccine, how long doe

that vaccine was created by the national institutes of health. the study will include 30,000 participants. yesterday the former head of the centers for disease control issued a word of caution on vaccines and the timing of the release. >> you might see signals that the vaccine is protect sometime in the fall, you might see announcements from companies that they can make a lot of it, but between knowing it works and is safe, effective and available, that is going to be sometime next year in all likelihood if we are fortunate. >> a few other vaccines have begun smaller, late stage studies and other countries and here in the united states, there are a series of studies that are scheduled to begin each month to the fall. >> happening today, the oakland a's will wrap up a four-game series with the los angeles angels. so far the a's have won two of their first three games but yesterday they 1624. the game is an afternoon game. it starts at 12:40 at the coliseum. the giants beat the dodgers in a four-game series. ratio to bone gave the go-ahead on the si

coronavirus is set to begin its final stage testing tomorrow, the vaccine was created by the national institutes of health. the study will include 30,000 participants, today the former head of the centers for disease control issued a word of caution on vaccines and the timing of the release.>> you might see signals and announcements that they can make a lot of it, between knowing it worse and knowing it is safe and effective unavailable is going to be sometime next year in all likelihood, if we are fortunate >> a few other vaccines have again smaller late stage studies and here in the united states there is a series of studies scheduled to begin each month through the fall.>>> the horse-drawn procession for john lewis, across the bridge where he was beaten by alabama state troopers, 50 years ago.>>> and a look at the damage from tropical storm hanna as it pounds the coast of texas and northern mexico.>>> we're looking at hurricane and i was about ready to impact the island, plus the weather around here in the week ahead. >>> work again today to remove signage at the u.s. consulate in the chinese city of c

. >> reporter: imagine this, you're inside a lab at the national institute of health. at the peak of this experiment, this gentleman dispersed 347 particles without a mask. >> spit happens. think about it. >> reporter: yet with a mask, speaking the same verbiage, less than one particle was dispersed. that's the power of face masks. as dr. grant colfax said today. >> covering our faces may be the most important. >> reporter: but the one part of our face not required tor covered in public is our eyes. the question is should it be? >> if you really want perfect protection of your mucosal surfaces, you have it in the nose, the mouth and the eye. theoretically you should protect all the mucosal surfaces. >> reporter: this means masks plus eye goggles or face shields. dr. deborah birx announced today wearing face shields will help stop the spread of covid-19 by protecting people from touching their eyes and blocking droplets from their face. >> in an ideal world, yes, people would all be wearing masks and goggles. >> reporter: the doctor agrees but was quick to point out the

he's the director of the national institutes of health. he joins me next. >>> back up, first hanna has been upgraded to a category one hurricane in the last few hours. it's the first hurricane of the atlantic season. it has been churning in the gulf of mexico is expected to strengthen and make landfall in texas later today. beaches around the state are closed and a hurricane warning is in effect for much of the texas coast. "velshi" continues in a moment. this network is one less thing i have to worry about. then, give people more plans to mix and match, so you only pay for what you need. that is so cool! include the best in entertainment, and offer it all starting at $35. with the iphone everyone wants. iphone 11 pro on us, when you buy one. because everyone deserves the best. this is unlimited built right. only on verizon. it's not just a sandwich, far from it. it's a reason to come together. it's a taste of something good. a taste we all could use right now. so let's make the most of it. and make every sandwich count. with oscar mayer de

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anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious disease at the national institutes of healthcome back admiral brett giroir, the assistant secretary for health at the department of health and human services. and finally, we welcome dr. robert redfield, director of the centers for disease control and prevention. thank you to all of our witnesses for being here today. will the witnesses please stand so i may swear them in. please raise your right hands. do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? you may be seated. let the record show that the witnesses all answered in the affirmative. without objection, your written statements will be made part of the record. dr. fauci, you are recognized for your opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. ranking member scalise, members of the committee. thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss with you today the role of the national institutes of health in a research endeavor to address covid-19. our strategic plan, which we p

the vaccine, which was co—designed by the biotech company moderna and a division of the national institute of healthauci, who runs the institute, says results could be available by november. meanwhile, president trump, whose national security adviser has now tested positive for coronavirus, has been talking up the effort to find a vaccine. during a trip to north carolina, he had this to say. there's never been anything like this in terms of speed, nothing even close. a second vaccine is likely to enter phase three in a matter of days. under operation warp speed, we've shaved years off of the time that it takes to develop a vaccine. in some cases, many years. and we've done it well, maintaining the fda gold standard for safety. meanwhile, new research has shown that covid—19 really could be a seasonal illness, with its spread worse during dry winter conditions. research into this link was led by professor michael ward, an epidemiologist at the university of sydney, and hejoins us now from there. your research focused on australia and in china.just your research focused on australia and in china. just

researchers with moderna and the national institutes of health released results from their their coronavirus vaccine trial tuesday in the new england journal of medicine. the day to sto 55 all developed antibody after receiving minor flu-like side effects. >> the safety seems to be very, very good. >> reporter: julia is executive director of the center for emerges and neglect diseases at u.c. berkeley, and said that moderna is using new technology. >> moderna is a part of the group that develops rna vaccines, and all out of all of the candidates there, probably the most advanced. >> reporter: the first trials involved mainly white younger adults, and there is still a question about the drug's immunity to covid-19. >> warmer ready to distribute the vaccine when we get it. we're all set. >> we have a lot of work to do to convince people that the science is good, that it's safe and effective. >> dr. art rheingold, a former cdc scientist and u.c. berkeley's school of health said the question of distribution is complicated. >> lit be through primary care physicians, through campaigns on corners?

the end the national institutes of health in the us provide a great deal of research funding they saidthat all funded research must include both sexes we're still a long long way off from here in germany and found at the university of you know all of our vets are studying how differences between men and women can affect drug activity his team is one of the few that studied the impact of the sex of cell lines used in pharmaceutical research. our research has shown that many processes particularly those that relate to implementation on immune function are regulations differently in manner with. and that's why it's really very important to determine which response is the key one and women which is key and then we need to make sure the pharmaceutical substances take those differences into account. most men have an x. y. sex chromosomes pair most women have x. x. hormonal differences also have an impact women are on average smaller and lighter have more body fat and less muscle mass their metabolism can also operate differently that's why it can take longer for women to metabolize some phar

. >> reporter: on the senate side, the national institutes of health director testified about efforts to expedite the development of a vaccine. >> we are all optimistic and the goal we have set to have a vaccine that works and is safe by the end of 2020 will be met. >> reporter:una ine breakthrough, the vice president urged people to wear masks. he travel to florida thursday for a first-hand look at the hotspot state. cbs news, the white house. >>> president trump said the economy is roaring back after the latest u.s. jobs report. the labor department said it better than expected 4.8 million jobs were added last month and the unemployment rate dropped nearly 11% even though summer returning to work and others are being laid off. 1.4 million americans filed for unemployment last week. now that more states are going into lockdown again, experts are not sure what the future holds. >> we really need to see how things progress from here. i think the spread of the virus is really the key factor in whether or not the economy continues to improve in the second half of the year. >> californian

today the national institutes of health said the goal is to have a million rapid on-site per day in september so schools and sporting events can reopen lester >> gabe gutierrez tonight, thank you. >>> a surprisingly large drop in the unemployment rate last month. just over 11%. but as president trump hailed the news there were concerns the economy would take another hit as covid cases soar in many states peter alexander now has more from the white house. >> reporter: president trump tonight touting the rebound, those june jobs numbers showing americans are returning to work faster than expected. >> our economy is roaring back, it's coming back extremely strong >> reporter: while still at historically high levels the unemployment rate dropping to just over 11% with the u.s. adding a record 4.8 million jobs the biggest one-month gain in the nation's history. the president today crediting his administration. >> this is not just luck, what's happening, this is a lot of talent. >> reporter: many of today's hires are not new jobs but furloughed workers getting their old jobs back and the latest tal

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more easily spread through the air indoors than previously thought this video from the national institutes of healthhows droplets, highlighted in green, staying airborne for more than 12 minutes after someone stops speaking the science has shifted. >> there is no reason to be walking around with a mask. >> reporter: initially, public health officials downplayed face make sure you wear a mask >> reporter: the topic has grown more polarizing. >> if you don't want to wear a mask, you shouldn't have to. it's a free country. everyone has the right to do as they please >> i don't get to walk into a retail store and light up a cigarette out of my desire to smoke indoors. i shouldn't be able to walk into a retail store not wearing a mask >> reporter: today, harvard university announced online courses for the entire academic year. across the country, millions of parents and students are now in limbo as school districts weigh the risks for the fall >> i'm really worried that if we don't have the mask mandate in place that the chances of them getting this, bringing it home to me, passing it on to my dad, who i

thousand people will receive doses of a vaccine codesigned by mode irnai and sion of the national institute of healthdr. anony fauci, who runs the institute, say results could be available by november. meanwhile, president trump, his national security advisor hasos now tested pitive for coronavirus, has been talking up the effort to find a vaccine. during a trip to north carolina, he had this to say. presidt trump: there's never been anything like this in terms of speed, nhing close. a second vaccine is likely to head into phase thrn under operatrp speed, we have shave years off the time it takes to develop a vacci, and some cases, many years and weha done it while maintaining the fda gold standard for safety. >> for more on the hopes for a vaccinin the state of the coronavirus outbreak,jo we are ed by the professor of infectious diseases at vanderbilt university.ou thankor joining us tonight. how encouraged are you by this colossal clinical trial? est: i am encouraged, because it is a beginning. it's the ginning of a smile of -- a smile on our ces. these trials with more ofhese vaccines because the

doses of by this fall and they have available by next year biotech firm moderna and the national institutes of health are testing their vaccine. it 89 sites across the u.s.. >>volunteers won't be told whether they're getting the vaccine or a placebo them and aaron, and i h back seen as one of 25 in trials around the world to curtail the pandemic meanwhile in washington national security adviser robert o'brien has tested positive for covid-19 as virus cases rise in many states google announces employees may work from home until at least july 2021. just as congress negotiates a new stimulus package. all of this news making this moment, so very critical. >>and this reaction understandable. in washington, i'm stacey cohan reporting. >>meanwhile vice president mike pence says the vaccine. researchers are rushing to develop we'll be safe. recent polls suggest some americans will not get a vaccine because they simply don't trust it when asked about that today, the vice president said regulators will not overlook safety just to get a vaccine approved quickly. 3 clinical trials that begin. >>to date 8, 9, sit

doses of the vaccine which was co—designed by the biotech company and division of the national institutes of healthi who runs the institute says results could be available by november. president trump whose national security adviser has tested positive for the virus has been talking of the effort to find a vaccine. he was in carolina a few hours ago and had this to say. there's never been anything like this in terms of speed, nothing even close. a second vaccine is likely to enter phase three in a matter of days under operational warp speed. we shave years off the time it takes to develop a vaccine, and some cases, many yea rs. vaccine, and some cases, many years. and we've done it while maintaining the fda gold standard for safety. research has shown that covid—19 could bea has shown that covid—19 could be a seasonal illness with its spread worse during dry winter conditions. research into the link was read by —— led by michael ward from the united awe... i've been asking him what he found. what we found in situations, so we have the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere summer. we found

of med sings from 20 on 5 to 2014. dr. hahn errands the rank the commander in the u.s. public health service commission corps while at the national institute of health, where he also completed a fellowship in medical oncology and a residency in radiation oncology. he also completed a residency in internal medicine in university of california san francisco. the format of today's conversati conversation, will end promptly at 9:00. there's media on the line, so this is an on the record conversation well, dr. hahn, thank you for taking the type to be with us. as we said off-line, getting this job on december 19th, 2019 wow, what a baptism of fire. how are you handling it? >> mike, it's an absolute pleasure to be here today. thank you for having me. it was certainly trial by fire, no question about it. as you mention, i was sworn in on december 19th. you know, i intended to spend my first 90 to 100 days learning about an organization. that's what a leader does, so i certainly spent the first six weeks doing that, and then of course covid-19 came to our shores. so at the same time learning about an organization that's complex, but really terrifi

doses of by this fall and they have available by next year biotech firm moderna and the national institutes of health are testing their vaccine. it 89 sites across the u.s.. >>volunteers won't be told whether they're getting the vaccine or a placebo them and aaron, and i h back seen as one of 25 in trials around the world to curtail the pandemic meanwhile in washington national security adviser robert o'brien has tested positive for covid-19 as virus cases rise in many states google announces employees may work from home until at least july 2021. just as congress negotiates a new stimulus package. all of this news making this moment, so very critical. >>and this reaction understandable. in washington, i'm stacey cohan reporting. >>meanwhile vice president mike pence says the vaccine. researchers are rushing to develop we'll

>>of by this fall and they have available by next year biotech firm moderna and the national institutes of healthre testing their vaccine. it 89 sites across the u.s.. >>volunteers won't be told whether they're getting the vaccine or a placebo them and aaron, and i h back seen as one of 25 in trials around the world to curtail the pandemic meanwhile in washington national security adviser robert o'brien has tested positive for covid-19 as virus cases rise in many states google announces employees may work from home until at least july 2021. just as congress negotiates a new stimulus package. all of this news making this moment, so very critical. >>and this reaction understandable. in washington, i'm stacey cohan reporting. >>vice president mike pence who says the vaccine that researchers are rushing to develop will be safe. recent polls have suggested some americans will not get a vaccine because they don't trust it when asked about that today, the vice president said regulators will not overlook safety in order to get a vaccine approved quickly. >>3 clinical trials that begin to date 8, 9, sites

the biotech firm moderna which is partnering with the national institutes of health have promising results from their phase one trials, and are preparing to move to phase three. the cdc now says 40% of people infected with the virus may be asymptomatic. those who have recovered may only have immunity from antibodies for a few months, according to researchers in the united kingdom. masks and social distancing are still recommended. but right now, there aren't enough people following these guidelines to step the virus from spreading. >> i do think the fall and the winter of 2020 and 2021 are probably going to be one of the most difficult times that we've experienced in american public health. >> the president is at odds with the experts or their agencies in the case with the cdc. we will talk more about that in the hour ahead because a move the administration made today to marginalize the cdc could have serious implications for the public's access to honest information about the pandemic. as we do every week, what's your take on where we stand right now? >> you know, it's been almost six mon