Before. New cases are hitting record highs. The deadliest week yet of this pandemic is ending with news that theres more help on the way, which is the light. Yes. There are now two coronavirus vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States. The fda says modernas vaccine could start rolling out pretty soon. Vaccinations could start as soon as monday pending a cdc panel vote today and a signoff by the director. Thats expected. Jaclyn howard is with us now. Its always good to have you here. A week ago you were walking us through pfizers vaccine. Now were looking at modernas. How does it stack up . Reporter theyre very similar vaccines, christi. Theyre both mrna vaccines, which means their main component is messenger rna. Thats Genetic Information about the coronavirus and it helps stimulate your immune system to identify and prepare for it in case they encounter it. Pfizer is at 95 efficacy, moderna 94. 2 . The process they both went through was the same for the fda authorization. Here are some key differences that have emerged between these two vaccines. Weve talked about this before as, well, they have similar, again, efficacy. Theyre administered as two doses, but pfizer is administered 21 days apart, whereas, moderna is 28 days apart. Their storage is also very different. Pfizer requires much colder temperatures and when it comes to who will get the vaccines, pfizer has been authorized for ages 16 and older and moderna is for adults, 18 and older. Theres no reason to believe one is necessarily better than the other. Jaclyn, you were up with us last weekend talking us through the way of the pfizer loading dock. What do we know about the rollout of these vaccines and when people can expect them . Reporter the rollout for moderna, we could see shots administered early next week. Were keeping an eye on that. When it comes to pfizer, its interesting. States have been told by the federal government that they will get fewer vaccine doses next week than they initially expected. Washingtons governor jay inslee tweeted that that state is expecting a Vaccine Allocation cut by 40 . Oregon is also reporting 40 . The company, pfizer, actually just put out a statement on this. The company says, quote, pfizer is not having any production issues with our covid19 vaccine and no shipments containing the vaccine are on hold or delayed. We have millions more doses sitting in our warehouse, but as of now we have not received any shipment instructions. So states are having to make some tough decisions and quick changes in distribution when those vaccine doses come in next week, but hopefully as moderna rolls out, hopefully that vaccine can provide some relief with some additional doses. Indeed. Jaclyn howard, thank you so much. Thank you. Lets talk to david paltiel, a professor at yale school of Public Health. Mr. Paltiel, good to have you with us. Thank you for being here. Good morning, christi. Good to be with you. Thank you. So now that were several days into the rollout of the vaccines and the vaccinations weve seen thus far, give us your assessment of what youve seen. Sure. You know, its a common adage among people in the vaccine world that vaccines dont save lives, Vaccination Programs save lives. The authorization of a second effective vaccine is a super cause for celebration, but its just the first step. Infrastructure and implementation are going to contribute more to the success of the Vaccination Program and, you know, what were seeing right now is terrific. Its miraculous that we have two powerfully effective authorized vaccines. If were at risk of squandering our investment if we dont build the infrastructure. So, you know, its great that we have operation warp speed for development of the vaccine. We now need operation warp speed for infrastructure. Based on what youve seen, what is the greatest need to get these shipments out . Is it funding . Is it staff . Is it a Strategic Plan . Whats missing in your opinion . Right now the problem for responsibility for on the ground Vaccine Distribution has been dell will he fwated to state and local health departments. These organizations are chronically under funded and under staffed. Even in the best of times let alone nine months into a once in a century pandemic. The states have been warning for months they lack of billions of dollars to carry out the work expected of them. Its funding and a centralized plan. Johns hopkins says with the highest daily caseload, almost 250,000 cases just yesterday alone, and five of the highest single day counts have all been in the last couple of weeks. So how does im wondering, how does the severity of the pandemic affected the potency of a vaccine when its being introduced to communities that have such high virus rates . Its a great question and im so glad youre framing it that way. If i have a bucket of water, i can put out a calm p fire but a bucket of water wont put out a forest fire. Even a High Pressure hose wont put out a forest fire. Right now the virus is behaving like an out of control wildfire in our community. Even with two very highly effective vaccines, we need sustained adherence to masking and other practices to contain the pandemic. My answer to your question is dont throw that mask away. We will get out of this a whole lot faster if we give the vaccines a fighting chance. I want to ask you about Public Confidence or some of the Vaccine Hesitancy weve seen out there. In the last 24 hours weve seen Vice President mike pence, u. S. Surgeon general jerome adams and others getting the vaccine publicly to try to solidify some confidence. How effective is that . Its great the Public Health people are getting themselves jabbed on tv. It makes for good theater. Its no substitute for a comprehensive, evidencebased, culturally based messaging campaign. We need the messaging particularly among communities beings black americans, for example, who have good reason to be vaccinated and it threatens the success of the vaccination effort. Great that public figures are doing this on tv but even greater if we had a centralized communication campaign. Do you have a good sense of what the hesitations are in terms of the vaccine . Thats just not my field. I cant. Okay. Just didnt know. Yeah. We are watching the fda authorize the Moderna Vaccine for emergency use. We know that today this group this pfizer group, the cdc is meeting to recommend and then the cdc has to accept the recommendations before the vaccines can start. What do you think the impact will be of having this second vaccine available . And does do the problems that we are just now hearing about potential shipments of pfizer, could that hinder what happens with moderna . Yeah. Its a miracle to have not just one but two candidates with such, you know, surprisingly strong efficacy reports. Modernas vaccine is going to more than double our supply of vaccine. Its going to place a whole lot less strain on infrastructure. You just mentioned the storage issues are way easier with moderna. It lasts better. It doesnt need crazy sub zero refrigeration but, again, on its own a second authorized vaccine is only a very small part of what it takes to mount a Successful Campaign to bring down covid across the United States. An effective vaccine isnt the beginning of the end, its just the end of the beginning. Okay. Professor a. David paltiel, so good to have your expertise with us this morning. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Of course. Working on a deal of a 900 billion aid package. They have until sunday night. Suzanne malveaux is on capitol hill this morning. Suzanne, what has been settled, agreed upon . What still needs to be settled . Reporter victor, its really been quite maddening. The last couple of days its been close to the finish line. A lot of optimism and only for it to be thwarted and there is a lot lawmakers do agree on. Theyve jettisoned some of the proposals. They say direct checks are beneficial. They should be sent out to hardworking americans, those who are suffering, Unemployment Benefits that will expired after christmas. Small business loans. Money for Vaccine Distribution, education. More time for students to pay off loans and stay in their apartment before they get evicted. All are part of the 900 billion plan. You can understand why throughout the week there really was a sense of optimism and that they are still close to the finish line. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell last night. Even more optimistic now than i was last night that a bipartisan, bicameral rescue package is very close at hand. Reporter so one of the sticking points is the authority at the Federal Reserve in terms of loans, emergency loans providing aid. Republicans say, look, that needs to be restricted. Democrats are saying, dont take that away from us. That is an important tool that the Biden Administration needs to use to deal with this crisis. So that is where the politics comes in. Thats where the twoday extension hopefully will iron it out. Yeah. When it comes to direct payments, weve heard both sides of the argument, especially last night. Is it now a certainty that these payments will go out and when should people expect to see the money . Whats the argument of if its enough . Reporter you ask most democrats, theyll say, no, its not even close, its simply a downpayment. There are two senators taking the lead on this, josh hawley and Bernie Sanders who say 600 is nothing. It is not even close to being enough for Many Americans who are suffering. This is just a smidge, just a sampling of what sanders said last night and what hes been saying throughout the week. Do i think 600 is where we should be . No. I think we should be 1200 in direct payment for every working class adult. Were making some progress and were continuing that fight. Reporter continuing that fight, he did not hold up the government from being funded from this twoday extension, but he did make it known quite clear that he is not signing off on a relief package that has just 600 per individual, that he wants more money out of that. That is just one of the negotiating points that well be hearing throughout the day. Christi, victor . Countdown to hours before the government shuts down without a deal. Suzanne malveaux, thank you. So checking in with President Trump. We know that hes playing golf. People are waiting to hear from him on the russia cyber attack and other issues. We are live from the white house on what to expect from his final days in office. 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Right now instead of confronting the pandemic or instilling some confidence in the vaccine, hes spending his final few days pushing conspiracy theories about the election that he lost more than a month ago. Yesterday Vice President mike pence received a shot, his vaccine on tv to try to reduce skepticism and fears about the vaccine. This is happening while the New York Times reports distrust of the vaccine is fueling distrust. Sarah westwood is following the latest from the white house. Sarah, good morning to you. Do we know if or when the president will take a vaccine . Reporter good morning, christi. There are some complicating factors when it comes to when President Trump will take the vaccine because hes not quite out of that 90 day window. Public Health Experts say that people should wait about 90 days between when they get infected with coronavirus and when they receive the vaccine. Doctors arent necessarily recommending that he get it right now, but we arent hearing much from President Trump in the meantime. In fact, hes done very little to promote the vaccine, to encourage people to receive it once it becomes available for them to do so. Thats really a pro it can af role thats being taken on by other members of his administration as trump remains focused on his electionrelated grievances and largely out of the public eye in which should be rolled out across the country. Vice president mike pence, as you mentioned, received the vaccine on camera yesterday. He assured people that the Science Behind the vaccine is sound. Vigilance and the vaccine is our way through and Building Confidence in the vaccine is what brings us here this morning. While we cut red tape, we cut no corners. Now this comes as the administration is confronting what experts call Vaccine Hesitancy. Thats peoples reluctance to get in line for the vaccine when its available. The New York Times is reporting that is most prominent among republicans. Polls show republicans are the most skeptical of receiving the vaccine but could be the most receptive to an overt move by President Trump to promote that vaccine. Yesterday jerome adams and the second lady received their vaccine. Add 57ams tweeted he hoped mist and misinformation would not lead people to make poor decisions when it come to the vaccine. There is that effort to overcome the misinformation that has led people to be skeptical of taking the shot. Trump, meanwhile, has no Public Events on his schedule this weekend. He is expected to remain largely behind closed doors, again, as the vaccine continues to roll out. Victor and christi. Sarah westwood, we appreciate it so much. Thank you. When we come back were going to have a conversation about the concerns about taking the vaccine in the black community. This is more than about the large, broad atrocities of the tuskegee experiment and others. 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