Need for a safe and effective vaccin vaccine. And how the vaccine trial process works. This is a 50 minute conversation hosted by the Aspen Institute. Student i am delighted to meet shoot for the 2020 event. While this coed pandemic has kept us from being in person we host inspiring artists, scientists innovators and policymakers. We cannot be more excited about our program today an inside look at the Vaccine Development process through the lens of the food and Drug Administration for the fda. With the urgency to have a safe and effective covid 19 vaccine available, the third vaccines being developed at socalled warp speed interest in understanding the vaccine developed processes never been greater. And we have got just the expert both and of the fda inside and out to help us do just that. So let me briefly introduce our incredible speaker today. Doctor stephen hahns the 24th commissioner of the food and Drug Administration. He is also a clinician having trained in medical oncology and
I will be telling you about the volunteers for combating the spread of corn of viruses today. So the u. K. Prime minister has become the 1st world leader to test positive for corona virus Boris Johnson has said he has mild symptoms he is now self isolating but he will continue to lead the u. K. And its fight against the virus and on top of that the British Health secretary met hancock was also tested positive and is self isolating itself i developed models symptoms all the coronavirus thats to say a temperature and a persistent cough and on the advice of the chief medical officer ive taken a test that has come out positive so i am working from home im so faisel a team and thats entirely the right thing to do but be in no doubt that i can continue thanks to the wizardry modern technology to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against corona bars. Elsewhere spain has recorded the highest number of deaths in a single day 769 people died in 24 hours that brings
A new battle his fears grow that the kind of virus could strike there. South africa and out as its 1st deaths as police and the military start in forcing a 3 week down. The british Prime Minister virus johnson has tested positive for the covert 19 corona virus as has his Health Secretary but hancock both men announced the news via videos posted online describing their symptoms as mild by mr johnson says it wont stop him from leaving the governments response i developed model symptoms over the coronavirus thats to say a temperature and a persistent cough and on the advice of the chief medical officer ive taken a test that has come out positive so i am working from home im self isolating and thats entirely the right thing to do but be in no doubt that i can continue thanks to that was reborn technology to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against corona bars. Well in spain 769 people have died in just 24 hours thats a record single day figure for the Europe
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