my name is kimberly and i'm the chief executive officer of the george washington university hospital. on behalf of the entire care team at gw hospital we are so honored to host the u.s. department of health and human services and the u.s. surgeon general or today's historic event. as you know hospital caregivers across our nation have been on the front lines battling covid-19. i have been truly proud andav humbled by the ongoing commitment, dedication and teamwork of our care team. unwaveringly they continue to come together to be here to serve our community in these difficult times. as the been committed to our patients throughout this time we have t been committed in caring for our team. their safety has remained our number one priority and we are thrilled to begin the next phase in helping to protect them as they continue to care for all of us. today we will take a momentous step in beginning to provide our caregivers with this vaccine. we look forward to making this available to everyone who we are also thankful for our caregivers now they have that option of this added protection

croydon university hospital becomes one of the first to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine in the uk, with the firstjabs set to be given on tuesday. obviously, i can't hold them in my hands, because they are —70 celsius, but i know they are here and we are among the first in the country to actually receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world is just amazing. i'm so proud. overcrowding on it's opening day forces nottingham's christmas market to close early.. thousands of turkeys are to be culled after a second outbreak of highly contagious bird flu in norfolk. coming up at 7.45: a look at this week's latest hollywood releases in the film review. he's played it boldly. that could be, that could be magical. and we'll remember peter alliss, the voice of golf, who's died aged 89. good evening. the uk's chief brexit negotiator is back in brussels, in a last—ditch attempt to secure a trade deal with the eu. as he arrived, lord frost said they were ‘working very hard' to secure an agreement. a phone call last night between the prime minister and the european commission presid

vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical firm cure back he's also the director of tubing and university hospital and joins me now from fessor crimes there are thousands of people stranded border is closed tell me why is this corona virus variant causing so much concern. well actually i don't know why it is a bit surprising to me already hundreds of a mutations and variance if you want this is a new one and that is really more current date use or textures and this johnson said yesterday. i think the proof needs to be shown to us i cannot understand why it is so frightening. i don't see it yet so sorry i cannot help you and journey of fire ologist said he is not particularly worried by this mutation and that just like you just said it's not yet been shown to be much more and fact if you don't seem too worried as well how worried should the general public be you know i'm not for it and so many youths. day this time. head of state has announced that it is a dangerous approach to that is the difference or maybe. you know you didn't just behind this statement i cannot see my you medically so frighteni

. >> reporter: i'm meg oliver at university hospital in newark, new jersey. >> hi, may i have your name? >> reporter: ...where they're practicing how to distribute the vaccine once the shipments from pfizer arrive. have you ever had to practice something like this before? >> no, we've never had to really do something like this. this is a setup for vaccination that i've never seen or had to do. >> reporter: under "operation warp speed," university hospital is one of about 250 sites across the country, testing logistics and distribution with setups like this. >> we're testing the actual assembly line process for people to get registered quickly, erccinated quickly, observed over at least 15 minutes to make sure there are no adverse events or allergic reactions and then given that appointment card to come back for their second injection. >> reporter: at this site, once they start, possibly as early as next, we they will have the ability to vaccinate more than 3,000 people per week. new jersey's goal is to vaccinate 4.7 million within six months. jonathan green runs their emergency room. he

in a video from her bed at indiana university hospital north, dr susan moore said she had to beg for cusations of discrimination very seriously but could not comment on specific patients. with me is our news reporter, gareth barlow. gareth, thank you forjoining us. gareth, thank you forjoining us. incredibly sad circumstances, what more can you tell us about dr moore? this video was posted on the fourth of december, a seven minute long video from her hospital bed in which she detailed what she said was her struggle to get adequate medical attention and pain medication as well, while at the indiana university hospital north. she was well aware of what was going on as a position herself. she said she had to beg for a scan, for doses of the treatment drug remdesivir and that she was discharged at one point but her condition worsened and she was returned to hospital. she said that she had to work harder and harder to talk with advocates on her behalf to try to get the treatment she needed but that was not forthcoming. we now know that three weeks later she has died at another hospital. fo

, and this morning at medstar georgetown university hospital. university hospital. what i took away from those visits is this. while operation warp speed's delivery of vaccines on this time frame is extraordinary, administering these vaccines can feel quite ordinary. at q.b., they were administering vaccines just like they do any other vaccines. but with all the appropriate social distancing precautions. at georgetown this morning, the director of pharmacy, jeff cox, showed me the pfizer package he is had received, showed me the g.p.s. tracking and cold chain storage tracking devices that connect directly in to the command center where every single pfizer box is tracked and temperature control for ex-cushions. and he showed me their cold storage facilities. and he walked me through the very simple thawing, mixing, and extraction process. and he said, other than that this is covid, this is pretty standard. this is what we do. and that's been the message from virtually every partner that we are working with in this endeavor. every hospital, fedex,

my name is docto bruno and the chief medic officer here at e george washington university hospital and i'm thrilled to be here today on such a historic moment in public health. our head of emergency management and an emergency management position myself i have sn firsthand the negative effect of covid-19. there is no doubt the covid-19 has put a strain on all of us, especially the most honorable individuals battling on the frt lines. this remarkablehat only nine months ago into this pandemic w have a vaccine that has been shown to bot be effective and safe. we wanted tohank our operation warp speed and i'm extremely eased to be able to beg offering the vaccine to our essential care worrs. i also want to thank our partners about the school of medicine here wit the george washingtonniversity in thew medical faculty associates and also docr william borden our partner who's been working so diligently with us on the algorithms and so many components of the vaccine administrati. i look forward to taking thi vaccine when my turn comes and i highlyncourage everyone t seriously consider being v

vaccine in hospitals with the doses being stored at croydon university hospital. erful when you look at that front—page. hospital. hard not to be cheerful when you look at that front—pagem course it's a really good day for the country and like the light at the country and like the light at the end of the tunnel. it will take a while for us all to get out of the tunnel and that's important to note that currently we are at 400,000 doses in that will cover 200,000 because there are two vaccinations needed but there is more good news coming in the track. the oxford vaccine is not required to be stored at -70 vaccine is not required to be stored at —70 degrees is a cheap vaccine and levy to get approval for the medicines regulator here in the uk reasonably soon. that is hugely helpful not just for this reasonably soon. that is hugely helpful notjust for this country but for developing nations because obviously it's a much cheaper vaccine and requires a lot less complicated story and storage. it's a really good day and i think after months and months and months of bad ne

bruno petinow, and i'm the chief medical officer here at the george washington university hospital. i'm thrilled to be here today on such an historic moment in public health. as head of emergency management and emergency medicine physician myself, i've seen firsthand the negative effect and life-threatening effects of covid-19. there's no doubt that covid-19 has put a strain on all of us, especially those honorable individuals battling on the front lines. it is remarkable that only nine months ago into this pandemic, we have a vaccine that's been shown to both be effective and safe. i wanted to thank operation warp speed, and i'm extremely pleased to be able to begin offering the vaccine to our essential caregivers. i also want to thank our partners of the school of medicine here with the george washington university and the gw medical faculty associates, and also especially dr. william boreden, working diligently with us on the algorithm and many components. i look forward to taking this vaccine when my turn comes and i highly encourage everyone to seriously consider being vaccinat

tells me giuliani was admitted to the hospital today here in washington, d.c., at georgetown university hospital. that obviously suggests mayor giuliani's condition is fairly serious to require him to be admitted to the hospital. we do not have further details on his condition as of yet. obviously a something development. mayor giuliani is 76 years old. that puts him in a higher risk category, we know that he is fond of his cigars, which certainly can't help in fighting an infectious disease that can attack the lungs. obviously this comes after weeks of mayor giuliani disregarding public health guidelines, the basic public health guidelines, millions of americans have learned to live with every day including wearing a mask, social distancing. none of those are things you can see giuliani is doing in this video from atlanta where mayor giuliani was in the georgia state capitol on thursday during a break in the hearing he was hugging folks. he was shaking hands, he was taking photos with folks close together without wearing any masks. and so obviously, wolf, folks can get coronavirus while taking

morning, health and human services secretary toward a vaccine clinic at medstar georgetown university hospital in washington, d.c. he spoke to the medical staff about storing the vaccine and watched several nurses and other health professionals get vaccinated. >> i am going to bring them in. >> good morning. how are you? of course, being a major lab, you have this equipment? this is something you do? >> yes. >> all right. lifesaving. yes. it is moving to see it in person. and all of the volunteers. >> you will get an opportunity. me, this isu tell about the extraction process? it would be helpful to have that explained, just how it works. this is something you do every day. >> the micrograms. >> that process, the vaccines, something that pharmacists -- forink it is important people to know that this is part of the regular practice of vaccines. cold storage. the vaccines in this country. >> [inaudible] and did it arrive? perfect. >> a special moment, and it is unique. >> and then i think some people think [inaudible] so you have. thank you. all right. let's do it. >> we have this set up. obviou

the rest of the university hospital in s. and was able to save the life of the 29 year old we saw earlier. 2 days after he came out of the coma he tried to remember what did. happened and how he got there. you know think of all of us a dozen more kids there but i collapsed at home because i couldn't breathe properly because it was all too much. so i have a few u.f.o. i felt hot and i couldn't breathe i was going to have my girlfriend saw what was happening on. the side and i asked her to call an ambulance wanted to come. in the us. in the artificially induced coma he was unaware of that his whole life was hanging in the balance for 3 weeks. 200 kilometers away his family had to be content with information issued by the hospital. with us as always one of our successes he's no longer being ventilated no longer on life support he's even taken a few steps and we got a horse and we're currently looking for rehab clinic for him before he can get fit again. kevin young is transferred to a rehab clinic specializing in covert patients

in a video from her bed at indiana university hospital north, dr susan moore said she had to "beg" foration very seriously but could not comment on specific patients. 0ur news reporter gareth barlow gave us the details. video was posted on december four, seven mini video in which she detailed what she said was her struggle to get adequate medical attention and adequate health pain medication as well while at the indiana hospital. she was aware of what was going on, asa she was aware of what was going on, as a physician herself she said she had to beg for a scan, and beg for doses of an anti covid drug and she was discharged at one point but her condition worsened and she was then returned to hospital to she said that she then had to work harder and harder to talk with advocates on her behalf to try and get the treatment she needed but it was not forthcoming. we now know that three weeks later she has died at another hospital. for their part, the indiana university hospital know if —— north says they stand by the quality of ca re they stand by the quality of care provided and they take

the president's hospital at georgetown university hospital here in washington.eeted earlier today that giuliani did test positive for the coronavirus. he was on fox news earlier in the day. then he got the test results. he is in the hospital right now. let's discuss what's going on with dr. william shaffner. and dr. chu at oregon health and science. dr. chu, rudy is 76. he is overweight. he suffered from 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 rus

margaret keenan, who is 90, was the first person to receive the pfizer—biontech jab at university hospitalse. this is quite a moment. this, as you can see, is the first person in the uk to receive the vaccine. margaret has been a patient at coventry hospital. she is 91 next week. she has told staff the jab feels like an early birthday present. the nurse delivering the jab is matron may parsons. that has happened within the last few minutes. these pictures we are bringing to you have just come into us this morning. margaret, known as maggie, happy to share this moment with the rest of the world. it's quite a special moment. a5 sally was saying, it is a birthday next year. she was born in enniskillen. she has lived in coventry for 60 years. she works in a local jewellery coventry for 60 years. she works in a localjewellery shop. she did until she was in her mid—805. this is all part of the largest ever vaccination programme across the nhs. the aim is to start with maggie but for millions of us to be vaccinated against coronavirus. because of the jab she is having, she will have anotherjab 21

pathology department at berlin sheva tate university hospital welcome to you frank now there is increasing evidence that sars cove to not only affects the respiratory tract but it can also impact the central nervous system what is the likelihood of that happening. when we know from one 3rd of the code 92 cases that they do suffer from neurological problems and this was basically the reason for our study well we are actually so how does the distribution of the virus in the brain and secondly how does it get into the brain now one 3rd of coronavirus patients that is a significant proportion means it's definitely worth looking into how sars co 2 enters and invades the nervous system what can you tell us about that. whether we knew that there is a virus of course within the author terry macos a sort of a coastal a r. and b. method our nose this is where we do it is walking so we knew this is a kind of potential border for entry and we know from our other viruses that they use their cranial nerves for example the old factory nerves to climb up to the brain and this is what we test and we took b

pathology department at berlin shabba tate university hospital welcome to you frank now there is increasing evidence that sars cove to it not only affects the respiratory tract but it can also impact the central nervous system what is the likelihood of that happening. well we know from what one 3rd of the co 1000 cases that they do suffer from neurological problems and this was basically the reason for our study where we are actually so how is the distribution of the virus in the brain and secondly how does it get into the brain now one 3rd of coronavirus patients that is a significant proportion means it's definitely worth looking into how sars co 2 enters and invades the nervous system what can you tell us about that. when we knew that there is a virus of course within the author terry macos a sort of macos a layout and the method i want knows this is where we do it is walking so we knew this is a kind of potential port of entry and we know from our other viruses that they use it in the cranial nerves for example the old factory nerves to climb up to the brain and this is what we test and

croydon university hospital becomes one of the first to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine in thentry to actually receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world is just amazing. i‘m so proud. overcrowding on it‘s opening day forces nottingham‘s christmas market to close early.. thousands of turkeys are to be culled after a second outbreak of highly contagious bird flu in norfolk. playing it boldly there. that could be magical. peter alliss there, the voice of golf, who‘s died aged 89. now on bbc news, amelia hemphill has made her own avatar and entered the virtual world occupied by our digital twins. the coronavirus pandemic has forced billions of our daily actions to go digital. zooming has become a verb, social distancing has become a lifestyle and we are all able to work from home like never before. so how is all this going to transform our future reality and are we ready to fully merge ourselves with this new digital world? well, before the pandemic hit, i went to go find out what the digital humans of the future could soon be capable. hello i‘m siren and i‘m a digit

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most of the university hospital in s. and was able to save the life of the 29 year old we saw earlier. 2 days after he came out of the coma he try to remember what had happened and how he got there. you know. through all of us on this market i collapsed at home because i couldn't breathe properly caught it was all too much. so i have a few left i felt hot and i couldn't breathe. and that my girlfriend saw what was happening on. the side and i asked her to call an ambulance wanted to see it come out in the us. in the artificially induced coma he was unaware that his whole life was hanging in the balance for 3 weeks. 200 kilometers away his family had to be content with information issued by the hospital. in the us is always one of our successes but he's no longer being ventilated no longer on life support he's even taken a few steps and we got a hose and we're currently looking for a rehab clinic for him before he can get fit again. kevin young is transferred to a rehab clinic specializing in covert patients it has an isol

our health correspondent catherine burns is at university hospital coventry, where the first patient e to be there. absolutely, the atmosphere is something you wouldn't believe. i am in a hospital bay in the vaccination clinic surrounded by the media, but the real action isjust across in the next bay because that is where they are doing the vaccinations today. they are aiming to do about 100 and we have seen the very first one. maggie was wheeled in at 6.15 and she had the injection at 6.29 exactly. she was the most laid—back person in the room, cool as a cucumber. wearing her christmas t—shirt with the little penguin on it. she said she didn't feel a thing and she will be 91 next week and she said this is the best early birthday present she could have had. she spoke to our health editor, hugh pym. tell us, how was it? it was fine, i wasn't nervous at all, it was really good. yeah, so... you are part of a moment of history, the first to receive this vaccine, how does that feel? oh, it hasn't sunk in yet. i can't really answer that question yet. it'sjust really... i don't know what to

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croydon university hospital becomes one of the first to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine in the uk — with the firstjabs set to be given on tuesday. obviously, i can't hold them in my hands because they are —70 degrees, but to know that they are here and we are amongst the first in the country to actually receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world is just amazing. i'm so proud. overcrowding on it's opening day forces nottingham's christmas market to close early. thousands of turkeys are to be culled after a second outbreak of highly contagious bird flu in norfolk. peter alliss there, the voice of golf, who's died aged 89. sta red stared boldly there. —— started boldly there. peter alliss there, the voice of golf, who's died aged 89. now on bbc news, the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases, whether you're at home or able to go out to the cinema again. directorjulien temple has worked with many a rock star — from keith richards to the sex pistols — and his latest subject

heppner is joining us now he's the head of the neuro pathology department at berlin sheva tate university hospital welcome to you frank now there is increasing evidence that sars cove to not only affects the respiratory tract but it can also impact the central nervous system what is the likelihood of that happening when we know from one 3rd of the co 1000 cases that they do suffer from neurological problems and this was basically due reason for our study where we are actually so how is the distribution of the virus in the brain and secondly how does it get into the brain now one 3rd of coronavirus patients that is a significant proportion means it's definitely worth looking into how sars co 2 enters and invades the nervous system what can you tell us about that. whether we knew that there is a virus of course within the oil factory macos or so to macos or layout and the method our nose this is where we were just walking so we knew this is kind of potential port of entry and we know from our other viruses that they use their cranial nerves for example the old factory nerves to climb up to the brain

croydon university hospital becomes one of the first to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine in the given on tuesday. obviously, i can't hold them in my hands, because they are —70 celsius, but i know they are here and we are among the first in the country to actually receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world is just amazing. i'm so proud. overcrowding on it's opening day forces nottingham's christmas market to close early..

or to the copan center at the university hospital in essen western germany currently there are 12 patients being treated here the new patient is unusual he's just 29 years old. this is a patient who's come from some distance away he was receiving noninvasive breathing assistance but it was insufficient we've connected an artificial lung put him on life support he was brought here by helicopter with. this 29 year old patient isn't in a high risk category yet each day the doctors discover more alarming symptoms the sars kovi 2 virus is not only attacking his lungs his heart liver kidneys and probably his nervous system are also affected the doctors are worried. when somebody is so ill that they need assisted rethink by means of an artificial along with their in a dangerous condition over here about a 3rd of such patients die but this is a case for concern. on their rounds doctors observe the young man through a window of only certain nursing staff and specialist positions are permitted to enter the intensive care unit and then only with personal protective equipment all the patients on the i

said the blaze was spot when an oxygen tank on an artificial respirator exploded at sankoh university hospital in the city of getting on to. several rockets have been fired at a major u.s. base in afghanistan officials say they hit back home airfield in the country's northern pollen province no casualties were reported and no one has immediately climbed responsibility for the attack. supercycle and yasser has flattened entire villages as it tore through the pacific island nation of fiji authorities say at least 4 people were killed in the changes made cycle into stronger and more frequent gasser the 3rd maximum strength storm to battle be on in in 5 years. a pair of endangered or ragged tanks has arrived in indonesia so they can be released back into their native habitat the 2 were seized from smugglers on the border between thailand and malaysia and 27 taking thailand has returned a total of $71.00 iraqi tanks to indonesia in the last 15 years. now to namibia where there are more cheetahs than anywhere else in the world but even there the big cats are still highly endangered one threat comes

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a new kind of a patient has a drive by ambulance to try bags university hospital he's traveling in a special isolation pod so none of the transport team gets a. affected that patient is only in his forty's he's transferred to viviane it starts months intensive care unit with 5 members of her team she turns him on his stomach the prone position is an important therapy for seriously ill tova patients the team make sure the patient is well padded as he will lie like this for several hours afterwards said the inflammation sits at the back of the lungs and a lot of fluid collects there the lungs can heal if we lie on them the whole time churning patients under their stomachs their lungs get air and can heal. pretty soft and. once a day the team turns each patient on to their front and back again it's a big effort but printing and being put on a ventilator is not sufficient for many critically ill patients. need to be connected to an artificial lung to keep them alive. it pumps the patient's blood into a machine where carbon dioxide is extracted and oxygen added. to the blood is then pumpe

primarily i'm a physician and assistant professor at george washington university hospital, and through hospital, we have a number of contracts around the city with other hospitals where we supply emergency physicians and my position at walter reed was through something like that. now, there's been changes to my scheduling. it's not something i'm able to speak to as a representative of walter reed or as a representative of gw. but there are other opportunities in my future where i'll be exploring teaching with, you know, more at the bedside with medical students and fellows, and new disaster medicine opportunities there as well. >> i have sought clarification from walter reed and we're waiting for that. we do want to follow up on the story, if there was a link between your comments and you not being there anymore, i think that is an important story, but let's move on more generally. what do you think of the president's handling of the pandemic and how the president-elect might change course on the response? >> yeah, i think we're heading in the right direction now, and i have been openl

heppner is joining us now he's the head of the neuro pathology department at berlin sheva tate university hospital welcome to you frank now there is increasing evidence that sars cove to not only affects the respiratory tract but it can also impact the central nervous system what is the likelihood of that happening. when we know from one 3rd of the code 92 cases that they do suffer from neurological problems and this was basically the reason for our study where we are actually so how is the distribution of the virus in the brain and secondly how does it get into the brain now one 3rd of coronavirus patients that is a significant proportion means it's definitely worth looking into how sars co 2 enters and invades the nervous system what can you tell us about. whether we knew that there is a virus of course within the author terry macos a sort of macos layout and the method i want knows this is where we do it is walking so we knew this is a kind of potential border for entry and we know from our other viruses that they use the cranial nerves for example the old factory nerves to climb up to the brai

croydon university hospital becomes one of the first to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine in thewith the firstjabs set to be given on tuesday. obviously, i can't hold them in my hands because they are —70 degrees, but to know that they are here and we are amongst the first in the country to actually receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world is just amazing. i'm so proud. he's played it boldly up there. that could be, that could be magical. peter alliss there, the voice of golf, who's died aged 89. and — coronavirus stops play — as positive tests in england's hotel mean the one—day series in south africa will face further delays now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. one kick to win it — owen farrell's boot claims the autumn nations cup for england in extra time. fans are back at the north london derby, and spurs are back at the top of the table after beating arsenal. and remembering the voice of golf — commentator peter alliss has died at the age of 89. good evening — it took extra time and a high pressure penalty, but england are

a new kind of a patient has a drive by ambulance to try bags university hospital he's traveling in a special isolation pod so none of the transport team gets infected the patient is only in his forty's he's transferred to viviane it sorts months intensive care unit with 5 members of the team she turns him on his stomach the prone position is an important therapy for seriously ill covert patients the team make sure the patient is well padded as he will lie like this for several hours afterwards the inflammation sits at the back of the lungs and a lot of fluid collects there the lungs can't heal if we lie on them the whole time by turning patients on to their stomachs their lungs get air and can heal. once a day the team turns each patient on to their front and back again it's a big effort. but printing and being put on a ventilator is not sufficient for many critically ill patients some need to be connected to an artificial lung to keep them alive. it pumps the patient's blood into a machine where carbon dioxide is extracted and oxygen added. to that of blood and pumped back into the

sara murray is outside george washington university hospital in d.c. where alex is aa czar and jerome abrams will observe the vaccinations with some front line health care workers later today. what you can tell us about the distribution plans across the country today? >> reporter: well, look, i think what we're seeing play out at g.w. is what we'll see the hospitals across the country. the first box of 975 doses actually already arrived here this morning. there were some health care workers that came out, they were clapping. that gives you just an indication of what a relief it is around the country to finally have this vaccine shipping out especially to these front line health care workers. we'll talk to some drlz octors the hospital later how they're planning to stagger their workforce. 975 doses is a blessing for these health care workers. it's not going to go nearly far enough to be able to vaccinate all the health care workers we need in this area. later this afternoon, members of the trump administration here at g.w. expecting to see secretary of

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we have live pictures coming in from george washington university hospital in washingt washington, d.cs being administered. a lot of americans will be getting in vaccine. this is a significant moment right now. let's let it breathe for a second. watch this. >> all right, barbara, nice, deep breath. one, two, three, a little poke. and all done. >> did it hurt, barbara? >> not at all. >> all right! first one. [ applause ] >> very, very nice. this is going to be happening not only in the george washington university hospital but all around the united states. it all starts today. it's going to continue for months. very, very significant moment. we'll watch this, we'll watch what's happening in the electoral college. much more of our special coverage right after this. between ideas and inspiration, trauma and treatment. gained a couple of more pounds. that's good for the babies. between the moments that make us who we are, and keeping them safe, private and secure, there's webex. ♪ ♪ beautiful. finding the right words can be tough.n it comes to autism, finding understanding doesn't have to

with me are two members of the choir — chris gough, a consultant in intensive care at university hospitals hospitals leicester. welcome to you both, great to have you with us. before we come onto the song, don't worry, we will, chris, i must talk to you first of all about what it's like on the front line at the moment in intensive care. well, thank you for having us both, rebecca, it's lovely to speak to you. look, there's no hiding the fa ct you. look, there's no hiding the fact that this year has been pretty awfulfor fact that this year has been pretty awful for everyone, both fact that this year has been pretty awfulfor everyone, both inside and outside the nhs. certainly within the nhs and intensive care, things have been like we've never seen before. this is the heaviest and worst year we've had in intensive ca re worst year we've had in intensive care probably since the nhs has begun, fighting a new disease we've never seen, begun, fighting a new disease we've never seen, working out how we can really treat it, and at times we have been absolutely swamped with our services. we've had

a 73—year—old man had to wait more than 19 hours in an ambulance outside grange university hospital inmouthshire because of pressure on its services because of covid. ted edwards was at home when he suffered a suspected stroke. unless we are able to reverse the current trend in coronavirus, we are heading into a period where everything that our health service can do will have to be focused on the hundreds and hundreds of people who are now so ill with the virus that they need to be in a hospital bed, and that compromises the ability of the health service to do everything else. hospital leaders have warned that relaxing covid restrictions could trigger a third wave of the virus. in a letter, they ask the prime minister to act with "extreme caution" in moving any area to a lower tier. england's three—tier system is due to be reviewed next wednesday. pallab ghosh, bbc news. meanwhile, germany will close shops, schools and hairdressers from wednesday as the country introduces harsher restrictions to counter rising covid case numbers. after talks with regional leaders this morning, angela m

clerk received the first shot today. 90-year-old margaret keenan was the first in line at the university hospitaloventry, one of several facilities around the u.k. hand links the initial phase of the united kingdom's program. ♪ >> bret: even with all the optimism about a vaccine or vaccines, there is still significant portion of the population, about half in this country, that remains defiant about actually getting the shot when it's available. our week long series on the vaccine continues tonight with some of the reasons why. here is correspondent david spunt. >> it's a new era in modern medicine. covid-19 vaccines developed in record speed in the same year an unforgiving pandemic pummeled the united states. >> this has been a slam dunk success. >> dr. peter hotez is a vaccine developer with the baylor college of medicine and has followed the progress in detail. the pfizer vaccine touts efficacy rate of 95%. moderna's vaccine 94.1%. >> give you a sense of what that means, our very best vaccine of any vaccine is the measles vaccine and two doses gives you 97%. >> these covid vaccines are unlike a

but also to learn throughout that process and communicate that learning to everybody. >> and university hospital will report any issues to "operation warp speed" and the state. the hospital also surveyed its own workers and found about half are willing to get the vaccine, a quarter want more information and a quarter say they won't take the vaccine the doctor says convincing the staff is a key step in convincing the broader public that the vaccine is safe and effective. >> you know, frank, a key part of this is getting hospital staff to your point vaccinated before the public. so that they can feel safe i have a buddy of mine, i'm sure you know doctors, it takes him about an hour to get dressed, then he has to get undressed in his garage, he doesn't see his kids, he goes right in, takes a shower, everything goes right into the washer and dryer every day. how long do you think officials believe that this will take. >> well, the key part of this story is that the employees have the option to get the shot they took a survey, about half are willing to do it the hospital believes that it will take ab

antonio hilton joins us from university hospital in newark, new jersey.you spoke to six black nurses there, what are they saying about any concerns they have and what are they hearing from the community? >> hey, andrea, so there is a mix of excitement and then a lot of nerves here. simon university hospital and this is the site where tomorrow the very first person in the state is going to get the vaccine and also where a survey was conducted and only 50% of the staff members feel comfortable taking the vaccine. i spoke to those six black nurses who are residents in the newark area and front line health care workers and what i learned is that there is a long history of segregation and discrimination here. many black health care workers and residents have low trust in the institutions that are meant to serve them and also a long history of medical discrimination against black patients and then there's been sort of political element here. so, many of them feel that president trump is associated with the development of this vaccine and black people in newark