with a vaccine.and it had nothing to do with behavioral changes. it had to do with the vaccine. so that's one of the reasons why when you're dealing with giving something to someone who is otherwise normal person, even though they're at great risk, seriously balanced, and i don't know, steve, what the right answer is, but i do know that your least need too seriously -- you at least need to consider the pros and cons. and that consideration has to be with the people in the country are going to be involved with the vaccine. if they don't want it, they shouldn't get it. >> so we are in a negotiating, balancing out the urgency, the demands from the temerity and the leadership itself, that is all to be determined. as far as the mix of tools and approaches. >> would you like to say something? >> i'm very supportive for expressing, and i would like to add two dimensions to it. malaria kills between eight and 12,000 children every hour. we need to be very cognizant of the proportionality of this. a very impo

we don't know if she received the vaccine, and we don't know if we have enough vaccine of anyone vaccineurgently enough commenting on how it evolves. we need to pursue all of them. and we still have each other. >> thank you. that's a very, very nice way to draw thanks to a close here. we are at the end of our time. this event and exceptionally rich and informed discussion. i thank all of you. natasha, thank you for joining us and weighing in on behalf of gavi. tony, julie, moncef, johan, rohit, thank you so much for all of you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> here's some of the programs you will find this weekend on the c-span networks. >> join a c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> this month is the 10th anniversary of our sunday primetime program q. and a. and we're featuring an encore presentation of one q. and a. from each year highlighting authors, stories, journalists, filmmakers and leading public policy makers. from 2005, kenneth feinberg interview on the september 11 and compensation fund. from 2006, the importance of the african-american ex

by combining the vaccine. so quite the comprehensive effort that should deliver data and information on the effectiveness of this vaccine before the middle of the year. if all goes well. now, during the trial the manufacturer vaccine. over the past four months we have dedicated enormous resources from our organization to make sure that we take a bench level type process to manufacture the vaccine where we can start producing the vaccine. to relieve the first trial before the end of the year if all goes well and then continue to produce the vaccine in 2015. to potentially participate in large vaccination programs. the main challenges that face us with the production of the vaccine, things like getting the vaccine out in the conditions required, very challenging to achieve public health or others. also, great partnership with the regulatory agencies to ensure that they have eyes standard, the fastest possible track and making them available for usage. so that's the status of the vaccine. and the enablers, a very

than vaccine we're using now.re was consistently a net gain for people to be vaccinating rather than letting disease run rampant. and it's one area where i feel like the message hasn't changed a whole lot. maybe in particular vaccines there's a weighing of which is better, the oral will polio or inactivated. we switched to inactivated because it is safer. other countries use the oral polio vaccine for other reasons. there's the weighing of -- you know, what's best in this moment. but the science hasn't gone back and forth about whether this is a dangerous or productive technology. >> from autism on down the list, there are parents who feel that, again, these vaccines are harmful. have caused harm, caused damage to their family or loved ones. don't want to give the book away per se. did you come to a particular conclusion? >> i did. i started in one place when i was writing this book andened someplacies. -- and ended someplace else. when i started, i was what people would call vaccine hesitant. i didn't vaccinate m

with the vaccine. it had nothing to do with behavioral changes. it had to do with the vaccine. so that is one of the reasons that if you are given something -- giving something to someone who is an otherwise normal person, there is a great risk that you must seriously balance. i don't know what the right answer is. able to consider the pros and the cons, and that consideration has to be with the people and the country were going to be involved with the vaccine. and if they don't want to, they should not get it. they should get whatever trial they feel is appropriate for them. >> we are balancing out the andncy and the leadership that is all to be determined. a mix of tools and approaches. i am very supportive of you, and i would like to add two dimensions to it. between 12000 and 18,000 children every hour. we need to be very cognizant of the proportionality. the very important point regarding a bull is -- regarding , we don't have a vaccine to m&a's everybody. izeunites -- immunzi everybody. this is n

use them to build vaccines. and have those vaccines available. but also, when we have not predicted the pathogen, the scalability is built into the platform. >> collaborations would be a new, grand collaboration in which the industrial would be sharing in this. it can also be competitive. both are possible. there are very significant synergies between the way the design of vaccine for ebola and a vaccine for another disease that is more commercially relevant to sustain a business that takes the risk of innovation the more that you generate from one can serve the other and vice versa. i think there is a need for a concerted effort and an organization that is dedicated. i i would like to say something else, if i may. one of the points in this particular situations is that if the company did not care about a bola, no one would talk about it. we need to be careful. those who actually make a commitment, any form of dimension or contribution, to commit the resources,, discover, develop, manufacture and take all the risks. not those that are. the first

our vaccine is developing. quite the comprehensive effort that should deliver data and information on the effectiveness of the vaccine before the middle of the year. if all goes well and the trials as we hopefully will -- they will, then we would like the best to keep them together. during the trial, it cannot happen unless you manufacture the vaccine. over the past four months we have dedicated enormous we takes to make sure this process to manufacture the where we canlevel start producing a large amount of the vaccine. we are planning to release this before the end of the year. and then we will continue to produce these to the tens of thousands. this will grow to the hundreds of thousands. participate into the destination programs if they are to be important. and this will continue to face us and the production of the vaccine. and the conditions required for the vaccine are very challenging to achieve without derailing other vaccines that are very important and established vaccines or others. partnerships as

we don't know which is the better vaccine, and we don't think we have enough vaccine of any one vaccineurgently enough depending upon how the situation unfolds and evolves. so we need to pursue all of them. and we need to help each other. >> thank you. that's a very, very nice way to draw things to a close here. we're at the end of our time. this has been an exceptionally rich and informed discussion. i thank all of you and, natasha, thank you for joining us and walking in on behalf of gabby,topny, julien -- tony, julien, johan, thank you so much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> here's a look at some of the programs you'll find christmas day on the c-span networks. holiday festivities start at 10 a.m. eastern with the lighting of the national christmas tree followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady, michelle obama, and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. and just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talk about their causes. at eight, supreme court justice samuel alito and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fat

so 600 vaccinations remain. hamilton township residents only are offered this first round of evacuation nati vaccinations for $35. it will give significant protection if it's received within two weeks of exposure to the disease. hepatitis a. is highly contagious. it's caused by poor hygiene. hamilton township says after fielding 275 calls a day until 9:00 at night the last couple of evenings, call came this morning about this second case. >> 10:30 this morning we received a call from a local primary care physician who had a patient just walk in concerned because he eats at rosa's three times a week. he instead of issuing the vaccine due to the gentleman's age decided to do blood work and all the blood work came back positive for hep a. >> just a matter of where can you get the vaccine? because we had eaten there on the 16th. >> reporter: now, the mayor is here. the hamilton township health department officer overseeing this process as we speak. the township is asking anyone who dined at the restaurant between no

if you hadn't had chicken pox, you shall get this vaccine. you may get a soreness or rash. if you get the vaccine and you get a rash you don't want to be around kids because maybe you would be putting them in danger. people who are leukemia,immuno . the virus would be in the nerve along the path of the muscle. when it acts up, all these little bit offers and rash will be around the same area. once it is gone the pain may stay there for months after that. that is extremely painful. that's why we recommend that you get this vaccine. >> are some people more likely to get it than others? >> most people who have had chicken pox probably are covered. but as marc mentioned, 99% of the people who may or may not think they've had chicken pox, they probably have had it. >> we think stress increases your risk of getting it and other illnesses will bring it out. if you're bombarded with some other infection or stress, you can get it. >> well, it can be triggered by all sorts of things, especially stress. speak something of, but there is a wrong way and a right way to deal with it. list

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but that strain has mutate the or changed and so far half the cases of flu match this year's vaccine. people are asking if you haven't already should you get the flu shot. as a nurse i say yes, it will protect you from other strains of the virus and protect you from other versions of the mutated strain so if you get the illness it may not be as severe or long lasting. they are putting out using anti-virals like tamiflu, they are not perfect but could help if given within 48 hours of getting the flu. they are good for senior citizens and young children and anyone with a chronic medical problem. >> as for flu activity. cdc map, there are only two states, louisiana and alaska with widespread flu. in our area there are cases ands starting to build, typically it peeks in january or february and we'll continue to watch this, in the men time make sure you and your family are practicing good han washing and the vaccine is still recommended this year. >> thanks ali. >>> starbucks reveals how they plan to generate a billion dollars in new sales. how it will impact customers coming up. >> and t

so 600 vaccinations remain.n township residents only are offered this first round of evacuation nati vaccinations for $35. it will give significant protection if it's received within two weeks of exposure to the disease. hepatitis a. is highly contagious. it's caused by poor hygiene. hamilton township says after fielding 275 calls a day until 9:00 at night the last couple of evenings, call came this morning about this second case. >> 10:30 this morning we received a call from a local primary care physician who had a patient just walk in concerned because he eats at rosa's three times a week. he instead of issuing

and while there are vaccines out there, typically as you may know, laur yashgs people get the vaccineyear of age. then they may get a booster shot around 4 years of age. i understand sidney crosby had even more relatively recent shot because he was going to sochi for olympics. he got another shot. but they're not 100% effective. that is part of the issue. there is not 100% effective. but also the culture, you spread this by close bodily contact. professional athletics teams have. that oftentimes they're sharing utensils. i remember when i played hockey in michigan, you squirt water bottles out of your mouth. that can be a source. you have a culture there like a university culture. many other cultures where people are closely clustered. if one person gets mumps, several people can get mumps. it's not to say the vaccines don't work, it is just sort of the exact situation where this virus can spread. >> he was -- sidney crosby was in isolation for a few days. is that all you can do if you're sick with the mumps? is there anything else? >> you know, you sort of treat the symptoms with the

part of the problem this year flu vaccine itself.$# >> the flu vaccine is not as effective as it wasr years. >> reporter: dr. john reinhart says the pharmacist is right. the experts who come up with thet;pbç ingredients list for the vaccine each year do their best to predict which flu strains will hit us in the united states. this year, one of the strains drifted, which means our vaccine doesn't have what it needs to fight it. add to that the fluctuations in weather -- >> people don't want to miss traveling to get together with family and loved ones. they'll come even if they have a semblance of illness. that's what predisposes people to have an outbreak. that added fuel to the fire this year. >> experts say it's still good to get the vaccine. it will help fight flu or lessen the impact if you get it. also this year it hasn't discriminated against age. this$0í they say everyone in every age grouprle.o has gotten the flu. if you're sick stay home. for the rest of us keep pure pureling your hands. >>> in montgomery county two students at wissahickon high school came down with whooping

the vaccine cuts. she's helping because two of her uncles dies of age. >> it's better for those two. they want to make sure that the people left maybe in three years time, or our generation, there'll be nothing left. >> reporter: the second phase starts inn. within two years 7,000 people will be taking it. >> this is the pharmacy where everything tested at the research center is kept. vaccine, drugs and products here or at different temperatures in one of the priges. >> it's a scientific advance that makes a bigger difference. instead of taking pills, some h.i.v. positive people are on a single dose, anti-retro viral. because it's simply. it's easier for people to stick to. participation vaccines are seen. this is the first one they are talking about licensing for widespread use by 2022. >> in terms of is this a game changer. the current interventions are the mortgage while we find a vaccine. for me to be part of a team to find a vaccine that is protective is the best thing that could happen in my life

i have three children, ages 10 12, and 13, all vaccinated. one boy and two girls. >> you saw what a political football that became in your state of texas. >> i think the approach was one -- the approach governor perry took was one where he did the right thing but did not engage in the appropriate instruction needed so there would be grass-roots consensus. we will approach the legislation or -- legislature in texas and a variety of other states so we can educate our legislators of the opportunity. it's important to appreciate. this gets mixed up in sexual promiscuity. there is one time between ages nine and 13 where there is optimal immune responsiveness to the vaccine. that is the window of opportunity. it's not like you could wait later on and say, let's make a decision at a later time. 80% of the world's population is infected when they become adults. the vaccine does not work as effectively or at all later on. the time to give this life-saving vaccine that can prevent over 400,000 deaths worldwide is in those ages, and we must do it as a s

even if you've already been vaccinated with another pneumonia vaccine, prevnar 13 ® may help provideional protection. get this one done. ask your healthcare professional about prevnar 13 ® today. gerri: well, farmers across the midwest harvested huge crops this year but many are outsmarting wall street trading firms and refusing to sell those crops. with me now, fox business's very enjeff flock. he is oust sighted after grain elevator in illinois. jeff, why are these farmers sitting on massive supply? >> like 2.5 million bushels that i'm sitting on right now, gerri? because the price was low. they didn't want to sell. they didn't have to sell. so they decided to store it. look at all this this corn is just laying here. they're blowing air through it to keep it from spoiling. this kind of makeshift storage enabled them to hold on to corn. this is three football fields long, this makeshift bin here, four stories high and you know, it's enabling them to hold on to it until prices rose. because everybody held on to it, prices went up. the hedge funds and commodity funds that, i think pri

vaccinated. will the vaccine work at all? >> reporter: well, it's not going to work the way a flu vaccine normally works. but it should provide some level of protection and some and some protection is better than none. >> so, bottom line, what does this mean tonight? do we have a severe flu season ahead because of this? >> reporter: well, it's going to be severe for two reasons. one is, it's a bad match. but the particular strain that's in the community in past outbreaks has caused more severe disease, more people in the hospital. >> so, your advice, wash hands, stay home from work this season ahead? >> reporter: that's the way to do it. >> all right, rich, thanks for being here tonight. >>> and now to new developments this evening in the murder of an american schoolteacher, the mother of three young children, killed in a mall in abu dhabi. the surveillance tape showing the suspect covered in robes there. tonight, a woman now under arrest after this dramatic raid. and you can see the suspect ther

chance people who are vaccinated will have less disease than people who weren't vaccinated this year. >> reporter: in past years, the predominant strain circulating now has tended to cause more severe illness than usual. the c.d.c. suggests people with flu-like symptoms contact their health providers about the possible use of antiviral medications such as tamiflu. >> mason: jon, thanks very much. the c.d.c. is also warning people to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because of a deadly listeria outbreak. it has made at least 28 people in 10 states sick. four died. health officials are still trying to determine which brands of caramel apples are contaminated and how it happened. an oil boom turned this country around. whal happen if oil prices continue to fall? and, nation, stephen colbert gets an all-star send-off when the cbs evening news continues. [ female announcer ] you've tried to forget your hepatitis c. but you shouldn't forget this. hepatitis c is a serious disease. left untreated, it can lead to liver damage and potentially liver cancer. but you haven't been forgotten. there

a vaccine that already shows to slow the rate of new infections. this woman is not a scientist but she's on the cutting edge of age research. she is part of a trial that may save lives. it's time to see if the trial is working. so far she has shown negative to hiv. she's helping because two of her uncles died of a.i.d.s. >> i'm making sure that no one dies. i want to make sure that people who are left, maybe in three-years time there will be nothing like. >> the second phase of the trial involving 200 volunteers start in january. within two years 7,000 people could be taking it. >> this is the pharmacy where everything being tested at the research center is kept. the vaccines, drugs and hiv products are kept here at cold temperatures in one of the refrigerators. >> instead of taking several pills some hiv positive people are now on a single dose anti anti-retro viral. it's easier for people to stick to. they have seen vaccines come and go, but this is the first time they're talking about licensing for widespread use. >> in terms of this "f" this is

the issue with the vaccine this year unfortunately looks like the strain target within the vaccine was missed with the h 3 n 2 virus. adam: very simply the vaccine is ineffective. those of us who got the vaccine were susceptible to this mutated strain as people are dying from. people are getting sicker from it. adam: go ahead. >> many of the flue vaccine is helpful preventing other strains that may pop up. adam: in any given year, is it like, four or five different strains or are there multiple strains of flu that you know, can be caught in any given year? >> the challenge each year is to make sure they target the right 3 to 4 strains to put into the virus. unfortunately this year we're seeing current strain that is active right now is not being covered by the vaccine. adam: so when we say a mutated strain, would it have been mutated because of the vaccine or is it something that happened overseas and then, just through the normal course of human interaction, it gets -- >> yeah. exactly right. more the natural process of the evolution of the virus. but it is important to recognize that

should stay away from the vaccine.e 50 percent lower chance of getting shingles and 67 percent of those getting this will have the virus in a nerve ending along the path of the muscle and the rash will be around but once it is gone the pain could resist and stay there for months after that. it is painful. when you get the shingles at older ages it is extremely painful and that is why we recommend to get this vaccine. >> are some more likely to get it than others? >> most who have had chicken pox are covered but 99 percent of the team who may or may not have had chicken pox have had it. it is safe. >> stress increases your risk of getting it and other illnesses bring it out. if you are bombarded with another infection or stress you can get it. >> very good. it can be triggered by all sorts of things especially stress but there is a wrong way and a right way to deal with it. coming up we will talk about what not to do during a panic attack. so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add

as far as the vaccine issue, i agree with david, the vaccines a big story in 2015.the one at the nih so far looks really good. it's going into stage 2 trials, which means it will be given to patients over in west africa. >> the biggest news out of this whole thing is how one patient was able to save someone else's life. how some of these doctors and nurses who actually got the disease truly committed to the future of other patients, gave their blood, gave their immune cell t cells to be able to save someone's life. this is the beauty of medicine we live for. and gratitude to our u.s. army, these guys don't get credit. the fact they put their life at risk whether it's taking bullets and examples of some of the things we're seeing recently and also being there taking this chance. th that. >> the story of the nurses and the doctors in texas, amazing. >> and the soldiers, their families on the home front. >> thank you. >> and another, by the way, one final story was of the children. because there have been 10,000 orphan children in west africa and the nurse we showed on

since a vaccine will provide some protection against the new strain. the vaccine also appears to be a good match against other flu viruses circulating. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> the flu vaccine is usually 50 to 70% effective each year. >>> well, the road to the summer olympics for women gymnastics will run through downtown san jose. the u.s. olympic committee has announced women's gymnastics trials will be held at the s.a.p. center set for july 2016 ahead of the games in rio in brazil. san jose hosted the trials for both the men and the women in 2012. the next time the competitions are being separated to give the men's team more time it regroup before the games. men's trials will be held in st. louis in june of 2016. >>> 4:55. still to come, this morning nasa taking a big step towards sending people to mars. we'll let you know what's happening this morning with the orion test mission coming your way. >> reporter: and i'm kiet do live in san jose after the jungle encampment shutdown yesterday, a lot of them just walked down the street and s

the flu vaccine will not make you sick.nst getting sick. >> i don't think people ever believe doctors when they tell them that because i hear it every single year from very educated people. >> yeah carol, it's a persistent myth. you can't get flu from the flu vaccine, that's not an excuse. and the recommendation is very simple all of us older than six months of age, that's everyone viewing, should get vaccinated each and every year. it not only contributes to protecting yourself but makes you less apt to spread it to others. no one wants to be a flu spreader. spreader. >> do you hear that brian, carolyn, everyone in the control room? i'm teasing because i care about y'all. i have to ask you, doctor about ebola. two people died of ebola in this country. 15 children have died of the flu this year. no precautions at airports, no national scare, no talk in congress, no national emergency. what does this say about us? >> well new things are frightening. as we learn more about ebola, the concern has abated. we're doing a better j

most americans are vaccinated for the mumps. that vaccine does weaken over time. according to the cdc, there have been more than 1,000 cases reported in the u.s. this year. >>> well, black friday has come and gone, but an even bigger shopping frenzy could be on the way. it's called super saturday. analysts predict that retailers will be raking in some serious dough. let's bring in brenda buttner, our fox news senior business correspondent and the anchor of "bulls and bears." always good to see you. >> great to see you. >> super saturday. all right. big shopping day, clearly. december 20th is super saturday. >> the reason is partially because of the calendar. it's like five days away from christmas. >> wow. >> so it's expected to be way bigger than black friday. >> okay. if you're not like you and you haven't done all your shopping yet, what's better, online shopping versus going in the store. >> well, online shopping, there's the benefits of being in your jammies. but you really have to be careful and look at refund policies. shipping, delivery. all that stuff can

since vaccine will provide some protection against the new strain, vaccine also appears to be a goodatch against other flu viruses circulating. in dal ace, for omar villafranca "eyewitness news". >>> way the flu vaccine is effective its is typically 50 to 70 percent of the time. >>> we're starting things off early, so far, on the cue kill expressway, and city avenue. where you can see slow go, a little bit lighter than normal for this time, headed westbound towards the king of prussia area where you can see everything is really starting to move slower. over in new jersey, and accident on 295 southbound at route 73 push over into the shoulder there and another one out in voorhees, new jersey route 561 at evesham road and police activity on the scene trying to get that cleaned up and out of the way. blue route southbound from the schuylkill expressway into 95, slow there for this afternoon, 26 minutes. twenty-six minutes on 202 heading southbound pretty heavy trip there from the schuylkill expressway into route 30. currently no problems on september, new jersey transit or dart. everyth

think hbv vaccinations for children -- hpv vaccinations for children. tobacco, number one. hepatitis and of excessive exposure. that is during childhood. these are all opportunities where we can then did the art and in the screening, the chances for hearing is much better especially solid tumors. we have proof that is the case. ability tonhance our detect these cancers earlier stand on a path to doing it thanks to the nih, that will be one of the lowest of the low hanging fruit to really reduce cancer mortality. treatment for it targeted therapy going after the genes that are at variance and a cancer cell. what is exciting now as this new dimension of immunotherapy which does not really speak to what is going on inside of the cell but instead, harnesses the power of the immune system in the hopes, reawakens it so it recognizes that cancer and can attack the cancer. those therapies are giving responses in a large fraction of patients with advanced disease. combineif we begin to the targeted therapies going , harnesses the power of the immune system, i think what you will see

there is a vaccine approved for prostate cancer called provenge.e've seen approval of agents for some other type of cancers. these all kind of fall within the umbrella of immunooncology or using the body's own immune system to fight cancer cells. as far as the timeline for this particular vaccine against mamoglobin-a i think we're still in the early stages of testing this. this is a small trial with only 14 metastatic breast cancer patients but i know they're planning a larger trial to look into this agent further. heather: i don't want to try to nail you down too much are we talking months or years and years? >> it will be years unfortunately. a larger trial sneads r needs to be designed. our standard trial is something called randomization. we take a group of women that all qualify and half get the therapy and half get something different or not this particular vaccine and we compare how they do. so you know, for this next larger trial to enroll enough patients to follow them for a period of time we're probably talking a couple years out. heather

how important is this vaccine? the development of this vaccine to the fight against ebola?ree vaccines we have been hopeful about, the canadian vaccine, the trial is being halted and a third by johnson and johnson. the two that are farthest are the canadian and gsk. in prime it's a and in the lab, they have been promising. but it is somewhat of a setback that we had today in the halting of these trials. there is really no way to know just yet if these are transient side effects or side effects that could have longer term consequences for the patients receiving the vaccine. >> even if the trials do reconvene and, you know, the vaccine is considered effective based upon the trials, what are the challenges in terms of transporting it and getting it out to people? >> right. well, part of the problem with these vaccines is they need to be refridge rated, frozen at low temperatures, minus 70 degrees and in a setting where you have poor infrastructure, lack of electricity, researchrateration, transportation, to get these vaccines out to the people who need it is very challenging.

they are now being offered legally community to encourage vaccine development.om andy gallagher. >> reporter: despite global effort to his contain it, the ebola virus has killed more than 6,000 people in west africa, with some estimates putting that figure much higher. the world health organization says the situation has slightly improved in some countries, but has cautioned against complacency. back in september, president obama announced major funding and resources to battle the virus, calling it a global threat to security. now the u.s. department of health and human services are offering drug companies immunity from prosecution, a move aimed at encouraging the development and availability of experimental vaccines. the agency issued a statement that reads, as a global community, we must insure legitimate concerns about liability do not hold back the possibility of developing an ebola vaccine. drug companies and scientists are racing to develop effective vaccines against the virus and it's hoped this kind of legal protection will help speed up the process. sim

because, remember, the flu vaccine contains three or four vaccine strains, and so while the h3 may have drifted and we are only getting maybe about half protection, remember, there's stilling the other two or three strains that are in the vaccine that you'll still be protected against. absolutely, flu vaccine remains the best way to prevent yourself from getting flu. that being said, i think we have to also keep in mind because we are predicting a slightly more severe flu season and because we do have this drifted strain, for people who have high risks of complications from influenza, they need to go see their physicians if they think they're coming down with flu symptoms because there are treatment options, what we call antivirals. >> ifill: let's stop there for a moment. antiviral. what is that? how do we commonly recognize that? >> with the flu vaccine we're preventing flu, and the antiviral, as we know unfluenza is causeed by a virus, the antivirals prevent the virus from reproducing itself when they're inside your body. with people who have high risk from flu, if we can get them tr

strain isn't exactly what's in the vaccine.e also know that we have some drugs, some anti-viral medicines which can be helpful as well in taking care of the flu, kind of like antibiotics. these are called anti-virals. so early on in the illness, it's often very good to talk with a doctor, particularly for young children, certainly children at high risk with heart disease, that these anti-viral agents may be just the ticket. >> dr. kathryn edwards, thank you so much. >>> as the remaining hours of 2014 tick away, what were the year's biggest scandals and controversies? we will count down the top ten coming up. >>> 2014 was a banner year for the sort of scandals and controversies that shocked and appalled us. the stories we didn't always want to see or hear about but many times were too disturbing to ignore. number ten, bridgegate, a new meaning for road rage. no city in new jersey ranks in the top ten cities for traffic gridlock. but tell that to the motorists stuck in the lane closure nightmare last september. in january, we lea

is this deep reorganization of the vaccine? yes and no getting him into the advanced trial but not necessarily a predictive value of whether or not it is going to be better which is why at the meeting we had at the nih the other day they argued strongly for many candidates to be in play at the same time. so let's focus very briefly on the two that are the most advanced temporally and that is the first that we are calling the vaccine into which was inserted into the lipoprotein. this has gone into the trials that the chimpanzee studies have indicated a very favorable protection using this particular candidate. that's good news. also phase number one was uneventful. we had individuals and it have individuals and it was uneventful. it's also been tested in the uk and it will also be tested in africa. this is the new england journal of medicine paper that came out a couple weeks ago about the trial and we are now setting up for the testing again. the other candidate is the same principle into which has been inserted. a phase number

why they say the vaccine may not be effective. that story and more as the ktvu morning news continues. >>> san jose planning to shut down for good if homeless camp known as the jungle. police just arrived. you can see they have the barricades ready to go. this is a 68-acre homeless camp. and in two minutes, we're out there and we are going to the see what's happening right now. again, in san jose. >>> good morning. it's thursday, december 4th. >> a busy thursday. steve says you take an umbrella if you want to -- >> there's a little bit. not like yesterday. we still have light rain. maybe fog as well. >> and some of the rains. we need a break. we will get one for about a day. and that will not be a strong system but going to give okay rain. the mountains, very, very heavy rain. 7.36. that's since saturday. and san jose 2.5. oakland 3. so i realize some of have your own rain gauges and maybe more than that. and you can send it to me. i understand. scattered showers and sun and clouds and i'll mention showers here. but mild and muggy

even if you've already been vaccinated with another pneumonia vaccine, prevnar 13 ® may help provide. get this one done. ask your healthcare professional about prevnar 13 ® today. >> we are glad you are with us for our west point holiday special. i am john scott here p on the grounds of the united states military academy at west point to bring you the amazing sounds of the west point band. >> the academy sits on a plateau over looking new york's hudson river. its location chosen in 1778 is no accident. >> george washington founded west point because he knew it was incredibly important strategical strategically. >> general washington choose this location to stop advancement during the revolutionary war. signed jefferson in 1802 the college was established for training professional leaders in warfare. now more than 200 years later the cadets are well aware of the legacy placed on their shoulders. >> tradition is everything here. it permeates through everything we do. our uniforms are the same as we were in 1802 when the school opened. it gives us background and something to draw from a

so we're recommending the flu vaccine even though it's not 100% protection because getting that vaccined lessen the complications from the flu and hospitalizations, et cetera. >> and can you speak to those naysayers who still from way early on think that, oh, maybe something can happen from getting a vaccine? so many people will not get vaccines because they worry about the effects of that? >> i know. what happens, i think, is a psychological reaction that is not unusual. it happened with ebola. it happens with flying on airplanes. you hear one tragic thing. there was that syndrome that paralyzed someone and happened in the '70s. that sticks in people's minds. or they had a bad reaction from the flu vaccine. but the vast majority of people are convinced when you look at the research and the data that the vaccine is much safer than getting the flu. >> and here's a barometer for me, you're giving your kids the vaccine? >> 100%. and i started vaccinating myself more to protect my children, my parents and my patients rather than even protecting myself. young, healthy people can survive the

as far as the vaccines, i agree with david. the vaccines are going to be a big story in 2015. the one at the nih so far looks really good, going to stage two trials. >> i think the biggest news out of this whole thing is how one patient was able to save someone else's life, how some of the doctors and nurses who got the disease, truly committed to the future of other patients. gave their blood, gave their immune stem cells save someone's life. this is the beauty of medicine. and finally, a gratitude to our u.s. army. these guys, they don't get credit. the fact they put their life at risk, whether it's taking bullets or some of the things we have seen recently, and also being here, taking this chance. >> the stories of the nurses and doctors in texas, absolutely amazing. >> absolutely, and the soldiers, their families on the homefront. >> and another, by the way, one final story of the children. because there's been over 10,000 orphaned children in west africa, and the nurse we showed on the show last week, she talked about how hard it is not to be able to hold a sick child bec

these are antiquated vaccines. it is not the best vaccine we have.ve a better hepatitis vaccine, but it makes in against tetanus. but this is an imperfect vaccine but it does work. >> you just gave the entire vaccine crowd -- there's a group out there causing problems which is another show schools without vaccinations. >> let me have five seconds on that. the truth is that is all fear and height. there is no evidence whatsoever this has been extensively studied, that any of our vaccine lead to autism. those fears caused the resurgence of diseases. >> take my medical advice from dr. siegel or jenny mccarthy? dr. siegel, jenny mccarthy. i will take it from you. >> i don't look like jenny mccarthy but i have the right information. john: i don't even want dinner with jenny mccarthy. thank you so much. republicans took control in 2014 but with president obama ready and willing to take out that veto pen will anything actually get done in the new year? we discuss it right after this. now...i use this. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release techn

they make the vaccine in add vanths. it takes 6 months or so to make the vaccine. they start making it usually in zan so it will be ready no october. like a weather forecast that wasn't exactly right, it wasn't as ideal as they wanted. it is frontive but there are strains it's missing. >> it's not about the flu virus changing? >> some has to do with mutation. the idea behind the vaccine is that it's helping the bodyts immune system to recognize the at least. 100 years ago, if the flu virus >> you know if i had different color hair, you might recognize me. there are some modifications. it looks a little different but not completely different. the vaccine can help you. >> how effective is it? >> we don't know the exact number because it depends for the just if you get the vaccine but if the people around you get the vaccine. it's less effective than we hope but still dem worth getting, especially people who are in contact with small kids or older folks who don't have the same type of immunity. >> do we know how serious the influence season is going to be this year? >

officials have administered over 400 vaccines today. it's $35 a shot and the township bought in bulk and is offering it to residents at cost. the clinic is open until 8:00 tonight. nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a 16-year-old construction worker was hit in north coventry township, this is the scene near route 100, lee boyer was helping to set cones for a lane closure and was hit by a jeep driven by a 57-year-old man, it's unclear if the driver will face criminal charges. >>> and in berks county police hope that newly released surveillance video will catch the gunman that shot up a barbershop. he walked up to the hair studio yesterday and opened fire and four of the 11 people inside were hurt. the same incident happened last tuesday. philadelphia police released this video of the drum up of a store in grays ferry, it happened in the snyder supermarket last month. two thieves cut a hole in the roof and dropped in. one man disconnected a surveillance camera and didn't notice the other wins, they took cash and cigaret

health officials say the vaccine does not protect well against it. the strain this year is especially dangerous for the elderly. >> we all have a little bit of antibody to the flu and cross reactivity will occur so that you will get some protection. even if it's not 100% there's a very good chance if you do get the flu, you will have a minder illness and you're less likely to be hospitalized. >> this vaccine protects against three or four different kinds of virus. they select the strain early in the year based on predictions of what strains will circulate following winter. >> enrollment began monday for coverage under the medicare expansion. the state says people were complaining they weren't getting through to the hotline so it beefed you have staffing at the hotline call center from 55 people to about 130. >> we are adding up the record costs tonight in this year's race for pennsylvania govern. reports show spending sored beyond $82 million. that works out to just 23 dollars per vote in the november election. over all govern tom corbett spent 28 mi

i have three children, ages 10, 12, and 13, all vaccinated. one boy and two girls. >> you saw what a political football that became in your home state of texas. >> i think the approach governor perry took was one where he did the right thing, but he did not engage in the appropriate instruction needed so there would be grass-roots consensus. we will approach the legislature in texas and a variety of other states so we can educate our legislators of the opportunity. it's important to appreciate. this gets mixed up in sexual promiscuity. there is one time between ages nine and 13 where there is optimal immune responsiveness to the vaccine. that is the window of opportunity. it's not like you could wait later on and say, let's make a decision at a later time. 80% of the world's population is infected when they become adults. the vaccine does not work as effectively or at all later on. the time to give this life-saving vaccine that can prevent over 400,000 deaths worldwide is in those ages, and we must do it as a society. >> did you want to add an

vaccines were available only to township residents for 35 a shot and another booster is required six months from now. >> if someone gets shot now and they were in the early phases or incubation period. they'll build up immune system faster. >> and perhaps if they get sick won't get as severe a case. >> hopefully with them getting their shots shortly after they get their shots maybe they'll be back to eat our pizza you know. >> that won't happen for some customers that are angry that rosa's is not paying for the cost of the vaccine. >> you're nailing me for another $35 i'm telling you for a fact i'm not going there again. >> it's okay i would rather pay and be safe. >> in hamilton, i'm nora muchanic, for "action news" at 10 on phl17. >> civil unrest spans the nation all because of grand jury decisions not to indiet police mep that killed unarmed black men. >> it was in chicago and protesters failed to get to soldier field where bears are playing cowboys. they attempt texted to block a major highway instead. marching, chance and signs could be seen from coast to coast with protesters i

even if you've already been vaccinated with another pneumonia vaccine, prevnar 13 ® may help providedditional protection. get this one done. ask your healthcare professional about prevnar 13 ® today. >>> a cute graphic, but beware, two massive storms possibly giving millions of people a very white christmas. that's good news, and others a very well holiday. forecasters are now saying they expect to see heavy snow and rain as well as powerful winds in the northeast and midwest, and this is expected to cause some travel problems. major ones, i'm told. the nasty weather could lead to flight delays in detroit, pittsburgh, philadelphia, new york, and boston. and now for some positive holiday news, gas prices are dropping again. the average price nationwide falling another 25 cents, and experts are saying prices will continue to drop. one of the highest prices of gas on long island, new york, at $2.82 a gallon, while tulsa, oklahoma, saw the lowest at $2.06 a gallon. >>> there are holy orders of a different kind, monks and nuns who live out the meaning of christmas all year round, carrying