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walter isaacson volunteering in august in the clinical trial of the pfizer covid-19 vaccine.re vividly blue, almost as blue as her hospital mask. yet after a moment i started to turn to the doctor on my left, who was jabbing a long needle deep into the muscle of my upper arm. no, the first doctor snapped, look at me. then she explained because i was part of a double blind clinical trial of an experimental covid vaccine they had to make sure that i didn't get any clues about whether i was being injected with a real dose or merely a placebo made of saline solution. would i really be able to tell just by looking at the syringe? probably not, she answered. but we want to be careful." "the code breaker" is a scientific action adventure story told in the form of the biography of a woman who won the nobel prize last year for her work in the scientific arena that walter isaacson says is about nothing less than the future of the human race. joining us now walter isaacson who is now a professor of history at tulane university. his latest book is "the code breaker." walter, you are now

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and in the west at our bureau at the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: as we mentioned earlier, one year ago today the covid-19k has been declared a pandemic. this was the week last year when shutdowns rapidly escalated. large public gatherings began coming to an end, and the country faced the prospect of a very different time ahead. amna nawaz is here with personal recollections of how life in the u.s. was transformed and the challenges of this past year. >> covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. amna: in the year since that ominous announcement, on march 11 of 2020, life in america has changed drastically. the u.s. has seen more than 525,000 deaths from covid-19 and upwards of 29 million confirmed cases. there have been lockdowns, school closures, an economic collapse. inequality has gotten worse. our hospitals have been overwhelmed. it has been a year of pain, disruption and incredible stress. >> thank you for making the time. it is a lot to cover. amna: in recent weeks, we have spoken to more than a dozen americans, a front-line nurse, a single mother, a public health official, and many more who were

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covid-19 has a devastating effect. and much more. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteournalism at arizona state university. judy: economic aid from the new covert relief law is already flowing to americans but as the , biden administration hits the road promoting its benefits, the political debate continues. get the republican perspective now from wyoming senator john barrasso, the third ranking republican in the senate. thank you for joining us. let me ask you about the covid economic relief package. your state of wyoming is due to receive at least $1 billion, another $170 million for municipalities and counties. you and other republicans are saying this is toouch money for the federal government to be spending. how much is unnecessary for wyoming? sen. barrasso: the proposal republicans in the senate have had is to do something appropriate and targeted to get people back to work and kids back to school and the disease behind us. this big $1.9 trillion bill, only 9% went to defeat the virus. only 1% went to vaccines. we wanted to target it. we have done bipartisan bil

walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: astrazeneca announced today their vaccine is not only safe but extremely effective at preventing the most serious outcomes from covid-19in the largest covid vaccine trial yet, astrazeneca's was 79% effective in preventing symptomatic infections. the company will soon seek approval in the u.s. and the question now is where it fits into the overall distribution plan in the u.s. and internationally. >> we haven't seen the raw data yet, just what the company has put out but astrazeneca's latest trial included 32,000 people and it prevented both hospitalizations and deaths. this is important because this vaccine is a crucial part of the international effort to distribute shots to less wealthy countries. dr. nahid bhadelia bhadelia is the medical director of the special pathogens unit at boston medical center and an associate professor of infectious diseases at boston university school of medicine. dr. bhadelia, great to have you back on the "newshour." do you share the judgment that this is another piece of very good news, that we have a fourth vaccine that's proven effective against covid-19? >> i do, william. if the f.d.a

americans are dead from covid-19. 7.4 million have been diagnosed with the disease and that now includes president donald trump and first lady melania trump. >> i'm going to walter reed hospital. i think i'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out. >> things did work out for the former president, thanks to several experimental treatments, including a monoclonal antibody cocktail and the powerful and serious steroid dexamethasone. a month and a half later amidst the start of what would become that record-setting surge across the country, glimmers of good news. >> moderna announcing today its vaccine is nearly 95% effective. >> pfizer now says its vaccine is 95% effective. >> this is live now at the pfizer plant in portage, michigan. the first fda authorized covid-19 vaccine is right now being loaded up. the first truck is leaving as we speak. the fda granted emergency authorization to the moderna vaccine. the fda granted emergency use authorization to johnson & johnson's covid-19 vaccine. the first covid-19 vaccine trial conducted in humans for moderna's vaccine actually began last march and the results were quickly promising. >> jennif

covid-19 vaccines more swift than anyone thought possible. it's given us the ability to edit genes to cure diseases and the innovations on the horizon are even more extraordinary. i will ask walterisackson to describe what's next. >>> but first, here's my take. within hours of being inaugurated, president biden began to roll back donald trump's most egregious migration policies, which biden called a stain on our natural conscience. he outlined an ambitious proposal for comprehensive reform, including a battle for citizenship living and working in america. literally hundreds of other rules, regulations and fees put in place by trump all designed to make it harder for foreigners at every stage of the process for tourists or immigrants to enter or stay in the united states. unfortunately, all these vital efforts could be undermined by decisions that are producing a new immigration process on america's southern border. in recent years, hundreds of thousands of central americans have tried to enter the united states to ask for asylum. the trump administration initially used cruel tactics, including separating children from their parents and putting them in cages. but eventually arriv

covid 19 vaccines more swiftly than anyone imagined possible. it is given us the ability to edit genes to cure diseases and the innovations on the horizon are even more extraordinary. i will ask walter isaacson to describe what is next. >>> but first, here is my take. within hours of being inaugurated, president biden began to roll back donald trump's most egregious immigration policies including the so-called muslim ban which biden called a stain on our national conscience. he signed six actions geared toward a more humane and generous policy and outlined a proposal for comprehensive immigration reform including a path to citizenship for more than 10 million undocumented migrants living and working in america. the biden administration has begun the work of reversing literally hundreds of other rules, regulation and fees put in place by trump all designed to make it harder for foreigners at every stage of the process, from tourists to immigrants, to enter or stay in the united states. unfortunately, all these vital efforts could be undermined by decisions that are producing a new immigration crisis on america's southern border. in recent years, hundreds of thousands of central ameri

covid-19 relief and the recent jobs report. the ohio representative warren davidson joins us to discuss stock market manipulation and other news of the day. later, amy walter of the cook political report talks political volatility and whether it's come -- whether it's become the new normal. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: u.s. house comes in today at noon with the intention of taking up and passing the final version of president biden's one point $9 trillion covid relief plan. it would mark the first legislative win of his new presidency. good morning, welcome to washington journal. the president so far has relied on a flurry of executive orders to forward his agenda, including two yesterday on international women's day, one of them establishing a white house gender policy council and that is what we want to talk about, your thoughts on that. the first two lines are for women only. the first, (202) 748-8000 if you support the idea of a white house gender policy council. if you oppose the idea, the line is (202) 748-8001. for all others, (202) 748-8002. if you would like to send us a text, include your name and where you are texting from, (202) 748-80

walter matthau, these kids today. thank you, my friend. always good seeing you getting your perspective on all of that we're getting news out of pfizer it launched a trial of a covid-19got word out of astrazeneca it sort of rejiggered its data. some are interpreting this as bad news for astrazeneca. the efficacy rate declined. when i look the numbers behind the numbers, to 76% from 79%. seems to me just as effective. that seems to me. i'm not a doctor but i can play one on tv. more after this. (deborah vo) i was hesitant to get the hearing aids because of my short hair, but nobody even sees them. (vo) discover the exclusive, new miracle-earmini- a nearly invisible hearing aid from the brand leader in hearing aids with over 70 years of experience. (deborah) when i finally had miracle-ear and i could hear for the first time, i started crying. i could hear everything. new miracle-earmini. so small and comfortable that no one will see them, but you'll notice the difference. call today to start your 30-day risk-free trial at your local miracle-ear. this isn't just freight. these aren't just shipments. they're promises. promises of all shapes and sizes. each with a time an

walter isaacson, tulane university professor. his new book is called "the code breaker. his latest piece for the washington post details how the work is critical to the battle against covid-19. it's really great. i am touched by so many things in it. the timeliness the idea you were doing all of this as covid came about and how much more imperative that has made all of this tell us how you got into this, why you chose this. >> i knew we were entering a new area of the life skpienss work molecules would be the new method that type of excitement to me was that you could transform health in this country, health around the world i never dreamed it would be quite as relevant because as i was writing the book, we get the coronavirus pandemic it's one of the programmed vaccines that's going to save us likewise we'll be using this technology to make ourselves less sus sepceptible to fight viruses. we can fight cancer and then certainly as you know, becky, you and yourself and your family and so many families we know are affected by people with genetic abnormalities. those can be easily fixed with this new gene editing technology >> you know, walter, as always, you completely immers