topol: it is a great question. is youern about the j&j will have that great convenience of the one shot, but it might not have the same 95% efficacy as the pfizer and moderna. so i don't want to see efficacy compromised. if it was up to me, which it isn't of course, i would get as much of the mrna vaccines as possible. pfizer also has a program with two shots with a priming dose that may turn out to be 95%, but when you cut corners and try to just get it with only one, it might not be as good. i welcome a surprise to see such a high efficacy with one shot. alix: president trump yesterday said that everyone in the u.s. who wants a vaccine can get one. pfizer says i can't give you any more until mid june, according to reports from "the new york times." how much can the u.s. actually secure? how quickly? trump'sl: well, mr. statement about the vaccine, anyone can get it, is just about as accurate as getting testing. it is totally false. we have learned that the allocation between now and year-end, which will largely g

topol i know this aspect is something you're focused on as well. how big of a problem do you think this is going to be? there's been focus on getting the vaccine approved and out there, but actually convincing people to get the shot. >> right, kate. that's what's beautiful about this fda release of the data today. this remarkable transparency. we didn't see that with the uk review. and these extra days are giving the public all the data, the science and medical community, and it looks terrific. having reviewed those documents this morning, the efficacy is so high. i see already the polls are showing surveys that more and more people are embracing the idea of having a vaccine. i think as it gets vetted and the data for both pfizer and moderna vaccines it's going to help propel the high level that dr. rodriguez is talking about. >> doctor your thought as the fda is releasing this of a 95% efficacy rate and some protection even after one dose. >> well, i think dr. topol hit on a word we need to use often to stimulate people and that is the information

topol, always great to get the take on this pandemic, certainly, from the medical profession. wonderful of you to join us. many thanks for your time. >> sure. happy to do it. thank you. >>> after many weeks of wrangling, u.s. lawmakers finally struck a deal on a massive coronavirus relief package. a bipartisan effort applauded by president-elect joe biden. congress is expected to vote on it in the coming hours and if passed provides $900 billion to unemployed americans, small businesses, health care and others. manu raju has the details. >> reporter: congressional leaders after months of division and stalemate finally reached a deal that could give relief to americans struggling. $900 billion. reached after the four top leaders in congress spent days in tough negotiations ultimately cutting a deal and they really have only been discussing this for a matter of days because for months they were at loggerheads. they weren't talking even as the crisis ripped through the united states and at the moment we expect the proposal to pass possibly both chambers as soon as monday and then