a vaccine specialist with vanderbilt university their medical center dr schaffner always a pleasure to have. on the program i want to start with this latest news about the u.s. securing more doses of the pfizer vaccine now adding into the allotment for a modern as well it looks like we're going to have hundreds of millions of doses delivered by next summer and as you just heard alex's aides are he says why everybody who wants to be vaccinated by then will basically be able to do so so once these are produced and delivered what's the timeframe for getting shots administered to the majority of the population. well we'll have to see it that that will we at the moment we're starting to fractionation health care workers and people in long term care facilities certainly in my medical center the health care workers a lining up we've done a lot of communication questions and answering in different population groups here along our employees and so they're really convinced to get the vaccine would like that to carry over to the general population also you know the vaccine just good but it's v

dr schaffner so great to see you thank you so much for making time for us today let's start with the f.d.a. is there a chance are they will approve the vaccine with contingencies where people with severe allergies or asthma may be considered too high risk or or may not be eligible. well the discussion is going back and forth and that is a good possibility and even if they don't i think the subsequent committee the c.d.c. has advisory committee on immunization practices will do them also so i think we will get an emergency use all the relation we need we would like to start action just. exactly and it's already looking like the u.s. has ordered 2900000 doses to come into the u.s. we could start seeing at these vaccinations as early as next week we are i do want to ask because m.r.s.a. is a new technology that we're only seeing used in this vaccine and maternal vaccine are there any long term risks associated with it the israeli health officials they have said that there could be some risk of auto immune disorders is this a risk for everyone or just people who have certain conditions.

schaffner throughout this pandemic. this is some of what you've told us through this past year. >> we've known for a long time masks prevent transmission. if you look at photographs from the spanish flu pandemic, 102 years ago, everyone in the street is wearing a mask. >> and with states opening up, and some of those states don't seem to have met all the criteria in phase one that's been laid out in the national plan, we're of course worried this coronavirus which cleverly knows how to be transmitted from person to person will have a field day as people get out and about and close to each other and get a little more lax in their social distancing. and that will result in more people coming into the hospital, i'm afraid. >> but what i'm really afraid of is since it's now everywhere, come fall i think it's going to spring up all over the country and i think this second wave that's coming in the fall will be worse than the first. >> so why should his followers wear a mask? the president's not going to wear one. and that mo

schaffner said. what we need right now is people to really try to hunker down for the next six, eight weeks or so until the vaccine started getting more widely deployed and we start making a difference. but i'm absolutely -- i think we need to track this strain and make sure that it isn't spreading more substantially in this country. >> just to follow up on your point, dr. jha, that people need to hunker down for the next six to eight weeks. that's not what we're seeing. we've been talking about covid fatigue, but this is really when it's getting bad. we're asking people to hunker down now, a couple days before christmas. what do you think the reality is that people are going to listen? >> yeah, so it's a challenging situation because people have been sort of battered with so much misinformation about this pandemic. i'm very sympathetic to that and i'm also sympathetic to the fact that it's been a long pandemic already and people feel tired and they want to see their families. that is not only unders

is leading infectious disease experts dr schaffner it's good to see you again welcome back to the program this is the week that we saw the u.k. roll out its vaccination program we want to let our vote viewers know you're a member of the c.d.c.'s advisory committee on immunization practices what has the u.s. been able to learn and glean from the u.k. . well it's good to be with you and i think one of the things that we've learned right away is that unexpected things will happen because on that very 1st day of vaccination in the u.k. they had 2 patients individuals i should say with allergic reactions noteworthy allergic reactions none of those had appeared during the clinical trials so we knew this in advance but there was right in front of us we have to expect the unexpected and so as we go about trying to vaccinate in the united states alone 330000000 people we are going to have some bumps in the road that we had best be prepared for and part of the way to deal with that in advance is to have very clear communication with people so they know what to expect with those allergic reactions i

is leading infectious disease experts dr schaffner it's good to see you again welcome back to the program this is the week that we saw the u.k. roll out its vaccination program we want to let our vote viewers know you're a member of the c.d.c.'s advisory committee on immunization practices what has the u.s. been able to learn and glean from the u.k. . well it's good to be with you and i think one of the things that we've learned right away is that unexpected things will happen because on that very 1st day of vaccination in the u.k. they had 2 patients individuals i should say with allergic reactions noteworthy allergic reactions none of those had appeared during the clinical trials so we knew this in advance but there was right in front of us we have to expect the unexpected and so as we go about trying to vaccinate in the united states alone 330000000 people we are going to have some bumps in the road that we had best be prepared for and part of the way to deal with that in advance is to have very clear communication with people so they know what to expect when there's allergic reactions

schaffner, thank you so much. >>> a quick reminder. cnn's don lemon and dr. sanjay gupta, hosting a special town hall, tonight. it deals with the hopes and fears surrounding the new vaccines in communities with ample reason to harbor both those sentiments. communities of color have been hit hard, as you know. and some live with the bitter legacy of mistrust for the medical establishment. now, with so much riding on vaccine acceptance, cnn presents "the color of covid, the vaccines." dr. anthony fauci, surgeon general jerome adams, are here to answer questions. also, head of moorehouse college of medicine, leaders of the faith community, and one of the first in the country to get the vaccine. it all gets underway tonight here on cnn. next for us. >>> the calls are coming from inside the house, the white house, that is. president trump, calling on lawmakers to, quote, do something to keep him in office. and the incoming senator, who's so eager to do just that. later, forget do something. can lawmakers actually do anything about the one thing that really matters

is leading infectious disease experts dr schaffner it's good to see you again welcome back to the program this is the week that we saw the u.k. roll out its vaccination program we want to let our vote viewers know you're a member of the c.d.c.'s advisory committee on immunization practices what has the u.s. been able to learn and glean from the u.k. . well it's good to be with you and i think one of the things that we've learned right away is that unexpected things will happen because on that very 1st day of vaccination in the u.k. they had 2 patients individuals i should say with allergic reactions noteworthy allergic reactions none of those had appeared during the clinical trials so we knew this in advance but there was right in front of us we have to expect the unexpected and so as we go about trying to vaccinate in the united states alone 330000000 people we are going to have some bumps in the road that we had best be prepared for and part of the way to deal with that in advance is to have very clear communication with people so they know what to expect with those allergic reactions i

is leading infectious disease experts dr schaffner it's good to see you again welcome back to the program this is the week that we saw the u.k. roll out its vaccination program we want to let our vote viewers know you're a member of the c.d.c.'s advisory committee on immunization practices what has the u.s. been able to learn and glean from the u.k. . well it's good to be with you and i think one of the things that we've learned right away is that unexpected things will happen because on that very 1st day of vaccination in the u.k. they had 2 patients individuals i should say with allergic reactions you know or the allergic reactions none of those had appeared during the clinical trials so we knew this in advance but there was right in front of us we have to expect the unexpected and so as we go about trying to vaccinate in the united states alone 330000000 people we are going to have some bumps in the road that we had best be prepared for and part of the way to deal with that in advance is to have very clear communication with people so they know what to expect when those allergic reacti

that the company is investigating the incident but let's get more on this now from william schaffner of preventative medicine professor vanderbilt university and we appreciate your time this afternoon thanks for coming on what do you make of this latest incident do you think it's a very concerning one for the jap. well we've known that a rare reaction can occur after these vaccines you know we've used mostly the pfizer vaccine so that's been associated with pfizer the murder maxine is made in a very very similar way to pfizer and so that we have a reaction a one of these severe allergic reactions with them or to back scene is something that's not surprising and rather expected when we're now giving this vaccine to millions of people no worthy anyone with a serious previous allergic reaction to report that and they will be treated specially and they are going to be watched for a half hour after they receive the vaccine fortunately this chap this physician did well as have all the other patients so far so i don't think it's a major concern but we have to contend with that going forward

william schaffner, professor of preventative medicine and infectious diseases at vanderbilt university medical center. he's also a cdc adviser. you just heard dr. fauci there saying the states need more help. let's just dig into what that means. what do these state organizations need from the federal government that they are not getting right now? >> well, kasie, as you can imagine, delivering vaccine to essentially the population of an entire state is a very large job. it has to be absolutely meticulously planned. you don't want to foul things up. most states are starting gradually and then gaining momentum with time. that's what we're doing here in tennessee. and most states, however, don't have the resources on the ground in local health departments in order to do this in a massive fashion. so they're doing it in a graduated fashion, careful not to make mistakes. they want to absolutely deliver this vaccine thoroughly, carefully, equitably to everyone. you know, delivering vaccines requires a lot of personnel time. and so you need people to do that. we've invested an awful lot in ma

william schaffner, dr. esther choo, thank you.py holidays. >> thank you. >> and to you. >> tune in tomorrow morning for my interview with dr. anthony fauci at 9:00 a.m. on state of the union right here on cnn. >>> still ahead, president trump won the white house in 2016 while promising to build that wall. can he actually make good on that promise before he leaves office and if he does, could it lead to an environmental disaster? so you want to make the best burger ever? then make it! that means selling everything. and eating nothing but cheese till you find the perfect slice... even if everyone asks you... another burger truck? don't listen to them! that means cooking day and night until you get... [ ding ] you got paid! that means adding people to the payroll. hi mom. that means... best burger ever. intuit quickbooks helps small businesses be more successful with payments, payroll, banking and live bookkeeping. it makes our lipton leaves better. which makes this smooth tea taste better. and time spent together. even better. and d

william schaffner from vanderbilt university medical center. doctor, welcome. so what are your thoughts on this communication to states about the number of doses available as we look to another roll-out for a second vaccine. will states be starting this roll-out already behind where they thought they were going to be? >> no, no, this is all exciting news, bianna. having the moderna vaccine notion the pfizer vaccine will, as pete said, allow the distribution of the vaccine much more widely. it can go out to many more rural areas, smaller hospitals, local county health departments that can start distributing the vaccine while the folks deal with the pfizer vaccine are vaccinatie ining in large medic centers. so we'll have two arms, two vaccines going at the same time. and we're ready for the lines to form. we want to vaccinate as many people as quickly as we can. >> and it needs to happen as quickly as we can. we're seeing more and more record number of americans infected. record number of americans dying as well. we could use all the help we need. dr. anthony fa

schaffner, every time you're here, i feel reassured. you make us better and smarter every time we see you. thank you for joining us this morning. >> you're very kind. >>> when we come back, we've got breaking news. there could be delivery issues this morning. fedex and u.p.s. facing a new challenge in delivering the coronavirus vaccine. one of the biggest snowstorms, of course. it's the reason you've got me at home today. it's hitting the northeast. the biggest we've seen in years. this one is a nasty girl with up to two feet of snow in some areas. add to that, shipping companies are smack dab in the middle of holiday deliveries. we're actually not going to commercial. we're going to go right to that. we've got our team spread out across the region. first, yasmin vossoughian at a u.p.s. facility in queens, new york. i can't imagine what this is like for u.p.s. right now. mountains of holiday deliveries. now they've got the vaccine and a storm is here. are we going to get delays? >> yeah, i mean, steph, it's tough. i actually talked to t

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schaffner, always a pleasure. thank you, sir. i appreciate it. i'll see you soon. >> my pleasure. >> yeah. >>> tensions between the pentagon and joe biden's transition team leading to a call -- call out from the president-elect. he is warning trump appointees' actions could be exploited by the country's enemies. former director of national intelligence, mr. james clapper, weighs in, right after this. (kids laughing) (dog barking) ♪ sanctuary music it's the final days of the wish list sales event sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zero due at signing, and a complimentary first month's payment. they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ for every trip you've been dreaming of, expedia has millions of flexib

schaffner, good to have you. glad to see the smile on your face for the good news that we've been waiting for for a long time. thank you. >>> still to come, congress in the middle of the night finally passing a stimulus deal. will it be enough for the millions of americans desperately in need? >>> plus president trump is spending his final days in the white house stewing over his loss and spinning wild conspiracy theories. the latest, a long shot plan with some conservative members of congress to try to overturn the election results. >> and they said -- because i couldn't damn well find anybody to park my car so i was late. i hope i am not going to have the bloody bug now. i don't intend to have it. >> do you remember him? martin kenyan, he was one of the first people to get the vaccine in the uk. well, we have him back. you will hear his remarkable story ahead. this year we got it done. and with free curbside pickup at walmart... since you're heading off to dad... i just got a zerowater. but we've always used br

william schaffner, professor at vanderbilt and adviser to the cdc.e breath and the size of the numbers of lives lost yesterday, this is a deadliest day in history and this hopeful news seemingly imminent, some sort of answer about whether an important step will be taken toward authorizing the pfizer vaccine. how do you process those two things at once? >> well, we're in a terribly grim time, nicolle. there isn't any doubt. these cases are climbing. who would have thought we had so many people dying of covid in the united states in any one day. and then cumulatively. i mean, it's almost beyond my understanding. but on the other hand, i have been looking in on that advisory committee's deliberations during the day and it makes me smile. we're moving toward an emergency use authorization for a vaccine. others are coming. we're going to see some light at the end of this tunnel. it won't be easy. they'll be a lot of hard work. there are other issues that have to be resolved. but long journeys, first steps, these are great first steps. and that advisory co

the company is investigating the incidents we heard from preventative medicine professor william schaffner it leaves the allergic reaction is nothing out of the ordinary a rare and i think reaction can occur after these vaccines you know we've used mostly the pfizer vaccine so that's been associated with pfizer the murder maxime is made in a very very similar way to pfizer and so that we have a reaction a one of these severe allergic reactions with the murder of the exene is something that's not surprising and rather expected when we're now giving this vaccine to millions of people so i don't think it's a major concern but we have to contend with that going forward and the plans are in place to do this national safety. trump is upping the ante on congress as he tries to boost funds being put into a coronavirus stimulus bill the u.s. leaders get to sign off on the aid package saying americans are not getting the help they need from. why would politicians not want to give people $2000.00 rather than only $600.00 it wasn't their fault it was china give our people the money or congress finally

the company is investigating the incident we heard from preventative medicine professor william schaffner who believes there's no reason for concern. oh rare i think reaction can occur after these vaccines you know we've used mostly the pfizer vaccine so that's been associated with pfizer the vaccine is made in a very very similar way to pfizer and so that we have a reaction a one of these severe allergic reactions with them or vaccine is something that's not surprising and rather expected when we're now giving this vaccine to millions of people so i don't think it's a major concern but we have to contend with that going forward and the plans are in place to do this with maximum safety we should continue our vaccination program. now the russian military has received its 1st combat ready 5th generation sing fighter jets it has taken over 2 decades and yes in 57 to go from me drawing board to the skies and into production shop of oliver brings us up to speed. a unique combination of speed stealth and super maneuverability the su 5 to 7 miles who will fight who currently has the most modern

we appreciate your time tonight implicit and our merry christmas wishes to your colleague dr bill schaffner thank you. really pulling from here. still to come on the days scrutiny over china's treatment of weaker muslims a d w special report on allegations of abuse and what china doesn't want the world to know there are no 5 policemen following their own stuff. if you film here we will have to take measures against you in this place is a state secret. that in bands of us had hoped a presidential election would yield a different result the electoral college has spoken so today i want to congratulate president elect joe biden. it took us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell 5 weeks to say those words today he finally acknowledge what's been apparent for more than a month slowly more republicans in congress are accepting the fact that joe biden will be the next us president many republicans have used the time since election day to contest the results they have failed however every time speaking last night president elect biden slammed president trump and his supporters denouncing their attem

appreciate your time tonight employee send our merry christmas wishes to your colleague dr bill schaffner thank you. completely thank you well still to come on the day's scrutiny over china's treatment of weaker muslims a d w special report on allegations of abuse and what china doesn't want the world to know there are no 5 policemen following their own stuff. if you film here we will have to take measures against you on this place is a state secret. but a man's of us had hoped a presidential election would yield a different result the electoral college has spoken so today i want to congratulate president elect joe biden. it took us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell 5 weeks to say those words today he finally acknowledge what's been apparent for more than a month slowly more republicans in congress are accepting the fact that joe biden will be the next us president many republicans have used the time since election day to contest the results they have failed however every time speaking last night president elect biden slammed president trump and his supporters denouncing their attemp

infectious disease expert does william schaffner believes moderna's version is likely to have a broader reach than foi pfizer's. >> it can go out to rural areas, smaller hospitals, local county health departments that can start distributing the vaccine while the folks dealing with the pfizer vaccine are vaccinating in large medical centers. so we'll have two arms, two vaccines going at the same time. >> reporter: as the nation continues to grapple with record infecti infection, death, and hospitalization rates, states continue their push to vaccinate as many people as they can. new jersey expects to open six so-called vaccine mega sites next month. they're part of governor murphy's push to get 70% of his state's nearly nine million residents vaccinated within the next six months. it won't be easy, though. new jersey's health commissioner says doses from the federal government are already fewer than expected. on saturday, the army general responsible for overseeing vaccine distribution addressed what he called a miscommunication over available doses in several states. >> there is no prob

schaffner, if you're doing distribution state by state perhaps it's necessary. but the fact is, states have vastly different approaches to this, and frankly vastly different views of reality. we had the governor of florida yet yesterdays claiming that masks don't make a difference even though there's evidence showing they can make a difference. if you don't have a basis of facts in terms of the virus itself, how do you have a basis of facts in terms of distributing the vaccine? >> well, let me be more reassuring. the cdc has already sent out a playbook about how to do this. and all of the states have to submit plans, which are updated periodically, to the cdc for their approval about how this vaccine is going to be distributed. i'm sure there will be a little around the edges but by and large i think public health is going to be very serious in accounting for this vaccine and its distributed according to the national plan. that's a good thing we can reace sure peop -- reassure people of that. >> we've seen the numbers in terms of the vaccine availability and stu

william schaffner, thanks for being with us throughout this entire journey and many more questions as the journey continues. we'll have you back. thanks for all you do. >> thumbs up, ana. >> thumbs up to you. i'll give you two thumbs up today. >>> president-elect biden is headed to georgia this week ahead of the state's two senate runoffs. so just how important can two seats be? my next guest says biden's administration will get nothing done if democrats don't win. >>> former presidential candidate and ex-h.u.d. secretary julian castro is going to join us next. we're related to them? we're portuguese? i thought we were hungarian. can you tell me that story again? behind every question is a story waiting to be discovered. this holiday, start the journey with a dna kit from ancestry. or psoriatic arthritis, little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla i

schaffner, pfizer's ceo spoke up today about this new covid strain that we've been discussing that'sed kingdom. let me play for you what he said. >> i'm cautiously optimistic, but we have seen some data already, but these new strains, it is equally sensitive to convalescent serum of people who have the disease. >> he's cautiously optimistic the pfizer vaccine can handle this uk strain we've been talking about. what do you think that he's already been able to see, albert bourla, to be able to go that far with his language? >> these are tidings of great joy, right, and they're very seasonally appropriate. what he was saying is, some of his laboratory scientists have already taken blood specimens from people who have recovered from covid and that those are the sorts of antibodies that are produced by the vaccine and have tested them against this new viral strain and the antibodies bind up the virus and don't let it do its mischief. so it looks as though the vaccine is very likely to work. perhaps not as well as against the regular strain. we'll have to see that. let's not get ahead of o

william schaffner, who's been working on infectious disease at vanderbilt university, since the '60s,c health officials have to build trust. >> you have to respect people. you have to respect where they're coming from. hear what they say, and then try to respond to their concerns. >> you know, we give shots to cows, all the time. and you do get reactions to shots. so, you know, we have give a shot to an animal, and walk out there 20 feet out of the chute, and drop dead. everybody's going to respond differently. >> after the first responders take it, when it's your turn, will you take the vaccine? >> i -- i probably will go on and take the vaccine. >> how do you feel about the vaccine? >> anything new, that has not been proven, not sure i want to be the guinea pig, you know? and i really wish there was time for more testing but there's not and we're losing too many people, too fast. so, we have got to do what we can. i know it's become a political issue, at times. but it shouldn't be. this is a health issue. >> the approach to covid has had substantial, political overtones. people have

we're joined now by dr william schaffner — professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases,ntre. we listen tojoe biden‘s plans for the first hundred days of this administration, do you think will see a big change in america after he comes in the office and how the federal government is dealing with this pandemic? you will certainly see a change of the federal government deals with the epidemic. will be based on science and good public health practice and that is clearly evident that 100 days will be very important. certainly will be able to influence mask wearing and social distancing and all federal installations and public transport is asking all the rest of us as citizens to wear our masks and comply with social distancing going forward. that will not be accepted universally, but i think you will make a major effort in recruiting many more people to that that is currently the case and we like the people he has appointed. the people he has appointed to carry out these policies. 100 days of the administration gets us to the middle of may, do you think that with a combinatio

william schaffner from vanderbilt school of medicine.et's start talking about the variant first discovered in the uk. two cases, one in colorado and one in california. both of those people are not known to have traveled any time in the recent past. so what do you make of that? >> well, david, that means this virus has crossed the ocean and is spreading here. obviously, these people didn't travel to the uk to get it. they must have acquired it from a contact here. so it's already spreading. and we've seen, obviously, a surge of covid throughout the country and this new variant here and there may be contributing to that. but the important thing to remember is, although it's more contagious, masks, social distancing, staying away from groups, staying home can dampen the spread of this virus just as it can dampen the spread of the standard covid virus. so we really need to behave in an appropriate public health manner. >> are we doing enough testing here in the u.s. for that new variant? >> i wish we were doing more. the british -- our briti

. >> doctor william schaffner, you are a human sigh of relief to me and our viewers.with us today as the news gets more troubling and perplexing around the coronavirus vaccine. thank you so much. with we come back, back food a corner and lashing out. donald trump taking aim at some of his most loyal allies now that he's officially out of options in his fight to steal the election. the next hour of "deadline: white house" starts after a quick break. don't go anywhere. we're just getting started. >>> the state of the vote for president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows, george w. bush of the state of texas, has received for president of the united states 271 votes. al gore of the state of tennessee has received 266 votes. >> barack obama of the state of illinois has received for president of the united states 365 votes. [ applause ] >> john mccain of the state of arizona has received 173 votes. >> donald trump of new york has received for president of the united states 304 votes. hillary clinton from the state of new york has