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william shaffner, among those advisers to the cdc. dr.ffner, can you tell us a little bit about the decisions that were made, how the committee came to the decision? >> sure, anderson. this was a combination of several months of discussions of focus groups and modeling of illness to see which groups ought to go first, second, and third. we took that first step and voted for health care workers, the people who take care of everyone, we need them there in case we get even more of a surge, which we anticipate. and then also, it was added, the residents of long-term care facilities were added to that group. that's about 27 million people around and about, across the united states. if we can get the vaccine started in that group, that'll be a good first step. >> sanjay, what do you make of the cdc's recommendations today? >> i think it was what was expected and if you look at nursing homes long-term care facilities and especially back in the spring. that's 40% of the deaths. so that's an obvious place to begin. this is how they break it down.

shaffner. dr. schachter, i know you expect to be on call all weekend about both vaccines. when it comes to the moderna vaccine, explain why this emergency use authorization just came through moments ago, why do you think it will make a difference in place where you are in tennessee. >> oh, john, i think it is wonderful that we have a second vaccine, the moderna does not require all the intense, cold storage. this is the vaccine that we can distribute closer to the people. we can get et out to rural areas in health departments and in local small hospitals and they can be the focus, immunization activities throughout the state. with pfizer, we have to concentrate our vaccination efforts largely in metropolitan areas and this allows us to spread it out and get the vaccines out widely. that's very, very attractive. >> that'll be a big difference. to be clear, dr. gounder, it is not available tonight or tomorrow. but it has cleared a major hurdle as we wait for the cdc to sign off. today a lot of people did receive their first doses of the pfizer vaccines. second lady karen pen

william shaffner. and dr. chu at oregon health and science. dr. chu, rudy is 76. he is overweight. prostate cancer. he has other underlying health conditions. he has been traveling around the country. what does this signal to you about his risk level right now? what do you anticipate he is going through over at george town hospital? >> unfortunately, mr. giuliani, who i wish well, did a lot of things that we textbook are telling people not to do. he is famous for not wearing masks, not keeping distance from people and being indoors for extended periods of time. asked a witness in a recent hearing to remove her mask so she could hear her. he was going out of his way to increase his exposure. you can do that and manage to dodge the bullet. it's like playing russian roulette. we know that face mask wearing protects other people from being exposed. it can confer a layer of protection to yourself. somebody like him who hits categories in terms of risk should have been extra careful in mask wearing. sooner or later, your luck runs out, especially if you are exposed. he was in multiple st

william sh shaffner. dr. reiner, beginning with the list of lawmakers who have the vaccine, for the public health, we support everyone getting vaccinated. nonetheless, these gop lawmakers being first in line to get a vaccine enabled misinformation about this virus. i'm wondering how you feel about that. >> it rubs me the wrong way also. but i will say, there's a lot of benefit they can do now. every member of congress who gets vaccinated should post a picture of them doing that. and then tell all their constituents why they got vaccinated, and how safe the vacci vaccines are, and how much confidence they have in them. particularly the republicans, where a recent study suggested that over 50% of republicans say they either definitely won't or probably won't get the vaccine. having some of these members of congress post pictures and attest to the safety will go a long way in relieving some of that hesitancy. let's have them make this a positive. >> they say it's never too late to do the right thing. maybe this

william shaffner. doctor, this is the first ever emergency use authorization given to a vaccine for use on the american general public. i just want to know what your feelings are like about this moment. it is certainly historic. >> oh, ana, you can't believe how excited i am. it wasn't long ago, just a few minutes, when i got off that call with the cdc. i've been listening to that discussion all day, and they all voted unanimously, yes, go, and our folks here at the hospital, my own medical center at vanderbilt and my good colleagues down at the tennessee department of health, they have been planning for this for weeks. so, they are prepared, ready to get the vaccine, and get our vaccination program going. it's light at the end of the tunnel. it's a long tunnel, but there's light at the end of the tunnel. this is a safe and effective vaccine. i can't wait to get it. i'm ready. i hope everybody else gets it too. >> you can't wait to get it and yeah, i think, people are thinking, gosh, it happened so fas

william shaffner, who's been working on infectious disease at vanderbilt university since the '60s says order to overcome vaccine hesitancy, public health officials have to built 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 give a shot to an animal and it walk out there 20 feet out of the chute and drop dead. everybody is going to respond differently. >> after the first responders take it, when it's your turn, will you take the vaccine? >> i probably will go on and take the vaccine. >> how do you feel about the vaccine? >> anything new that has not been proven, you know, sure, i won't be the guinea pig, with 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 sub