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The revolving door between Big Pharma and the federal government is once again on display after it was revealed that all three vaccine corporations pushing "Operation Warp Speed" [...]

In dr. mark mcclellan joins me now. doctor, heres the thing. arent they all kind of sourced differently? dont you have like the mrna in one and a different methodology in another one? this is the part that has some people worried that theyre not created the same way, so should we be concerned about that? >> yeah, charles, youre right. the pfizer vaccine and the moderna vaccines are both so-called mrna vaccines. the j&j vaccine is a vaccine made of a virus that doesnt harm you but gets your body ...

Duke University and the COVID Collaborative are launching the COVID Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP), an independent initiative that aims to provide evidence-based tracking, insights, and recommendations that collectively help hold the world to account to meet pressing needs, deliver on commitments, and accelerate the end of the pandemic.

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Further review. >> they will work 24/7 to go through it. it will happen in weeks. >> the news comes as parents across the country send their children back to class and since july cases of covid-19 among kids in the u.s. has jumped 240%. as far as reactions, doctors said the kids could experience sore arms, temporary fevers or achiness basically the same side effects felt by many teens and adults. trace. >> alex hogan live in new york. thank you. >> dana: for more lets bring in former fda commiss...

Get out of this pandemic and to stay open. and i want to applaud president biden for trying to think outside the box as to how we increase vaccinations. i was impressed with a lot of the content in yesterdays speech. i did take issue with some of the delivery because i think it fed into the culture wars. i am part of the covid collaborative with mark mcclellan, with andy slavitt, with people from several administrations and we issued a letter on covid-safe zones and workplaces. and heres what we...

WASHINGTON — The full federal approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose vaccine marks a new chapter in the battle against COVID-19.

I believe that the big divide in this country isnt red and blue, left-right, democrat-republican. but its going to be the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. look at the ten states with the highest vaccine rates in the country. now, compare them to the ten states with the lowest-vaccine rates. none above 41%. the numbers show you that in these states, youre four times more likely to be hospitalized for covid, and nearly six times more likely to die from it. how do we change this? what is the best b...

People who have been vaccinated are very unlikely to have serious cases. more like, you know, a flu or a cold or something like that. that lasts just for a few days. the vast majority of people hospitalized with serious consequences are people who havent been vaccinated. so its really important to remember two things. one is vaccinations are safe and effective. were going to have even more data on that continuing to come out. more data on the boosters coming, as well. and number two is watch the...

More likely to die from it. how do we change this? what is the best bet? is it fda approval? how important is that? former fda commissioner dr. mark mcclellan join us. good to see you, doc. >> good to be with you. >> fda approval. ive been banging on it. i dont understand how we develop the vaccine so fast, its taking almost as long to approve it. i dont understand why it cant happen faster. were seeing in polls its important with the vaccine hesitant. now you have boosters you cant get until th...