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MSNBCW MSNBC Live With Craig Melvin November 16, 2020

That follows pfizers announcement just last week of 90 effectiveness for its vaccine. This morning, dr. Anthony fauci says he anticipates modernas vaccine will be granted emergency use authorization by the fda. Its going to be all hands on deck. Everybody is going to do it correctly. Theyre not going to cut any corners. Theyre going to do it quickly. We project that by the end of december, that there will be doses of Vaccines Available for individuals in the higher risk category. Do you anticipate we could end up with three, four, five efficacious vaccines . You know, savannah, i think thats quite conceivable that that will occur. Yeah, i think its fair to say this good news couldnt be more needed as the pandemic worsens to alarming rates in virtually every state in the country. Lets get you caught up on the latest facts. The u. S. Just crossed a terrifying milestone. More than 11 million confirmed coronavirus cases. One million more than in the past week alone. According to the covid tracking project, close to 70,000 americans are hospitalized with this virus, a new high. Its presenting new challenges for our front line workers. The daily beast details one sobering account. A single nurse in rural namaha county, kansas, where there are 10,000 people, one single nurse triaging more than 600 covid positive cases over the phone because the hospital she works at has no space left to accept new patients. Ahead, well be talking to a nebraska doctor about what hes seeing in his hospital as the pandemic intensifying. Cities are trying to curb infections from illinois to wisconsin and vermont. In a couple hours, were expecting philadelphia to announce new restrictions on businesses there. First, we start with the major vaccine news from Pharmaceutical Company moderna. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has the details for us this morning. Miguel, i think a lot of people smiling, breathing a little bit of sigh of relief, but tell us what we actually know right now about this vaccine. Reporter yeah, chris, certainly good news. Moderna says theyve been working on this day and night. Researchers and scientists have been in the lab the last several months. The efficacy rate is 94. 5 effective, higher than pfizers 90 effectively that was rolled out a few weeks ago. This study was done on about 30,000 people, and it was shown to be quite effective. Moderna says they believe they can get this vaccine rolled out here in the u. S. As early as december. Now, who it would go to remains unclear. Likely First Responders and the highrisk folks dr. Fauci spoke about. I spoke to modernas president , and he told me this. My hope is that it provides hope that were going to beat this thing, and beat it sooner rather than later. The truth is, it is still going to be a lot of work to get there. This is an important milestone. We now know we have a vaccine that works and can protect against covid19, including severe covid19, which is terrific. But we now need to manufacture those doses, millions and millions of doses, as well as make sure that those are distributed to people in need. Thats a process that will take many months from now. Reporter moderna hopes to get fda approval for emergency authorization of that vaccine in a couple of days here. That means the vaccine could be rolled out as early as december. I asked the president exactly how long it would take for the general public to get the vaccine. He said most likely by the spring, which is certainly good news, as coronavirus cases continue to spike all across the country. We also face many new restrictions in mandates and more than a dozen states across the country. Scientists say they are very optimistic about this news. Its great news, not just for americans, but for folks all around the world, chris. Yeah, these efficacy rates are really incredible. Miguel, thank you so much for that. Let me bring in dr. Jha, dean of Brown Universitys school of health and ashley parker, White House Reporter for the Washington Post and msnbc analyst. Dr. Jha, i want you to help us pick up, first of all, on where miguel left off, this moderna news, coming on the heels of pfizers good news and Anthony Fauci saying this morning that doses could be given to highrisk individuals by the end of december. Then, in addition, we heard from the developers of the Pfizer Vaccine that the bigger impact probably wont happen until next summer. Maybe a real sense of normalcy may not return until next winter. So help us put this positive news into perspective. What does it mean short term and long term, doctor, for all of us . Good morning and thanks for having me on. First of all, it is good news. I mean, i think none of us were expecting a 90 or 95 efficacy, so this is terrific. I love it when im wrong in this way. I was expecting something lower, but well take this. We need some good news. The truth is, if everything goes well, were going to have maybe 20 million doses by the end of december. Thats 10 Million People getting vaccinated. Thats a good start. Thats not going to bring the pandemic to an end. My hope is that we can add another 20 million a month for the next several months, before we get fullscale production. I think things will start turning around for a broader part of the population by february march. Were going to see wide scale vaccination maybe late march, april, may. So people really just need to hold on tight. This is not about to end tomorrow or next week. Were still several months away from widescale vaccination, if everything goes well. There is something to be said for replacing incredible uncertainty with light at the end of the tunnel, for sure. That leads us, a sh lshley, to question about how to maximize the impact that how one or two vaccines can or should have. You and your colleagues have been reporting the president has tuned out from the surge. Hes not going to meetings or reading reports. Operationally, is the Administration Ready to wield the power of the federal government to maximize this opportunity, to get this pandemic under control . Is there anybody in the president s true inner circle who can help make that happen, ashley . Well, two things are going on. As we reported, the president , even before the election, and especially since the election, has abdicated his governing responsibilities, including on monitoring the coronavirus pandemic. It was confirmed by members of the task force that donald trump himself hasnt attended a Task Force Meeting in more than five months. That said, if there is one area of the pandemic that animates the president , it is the vaccine. It is operation warp speed. The president , on the one hand, was frustrated when pfizer first announced its news six days after the election. He wanted it to come in time to help him in the polls. But this is the one area where he is going to be engaged and it is on the vaccine front. Having said that, even if he is engaged, is he going to tell the people who are working now in the administration, look, right now, this minute, you need to get in touch with the people from the Transition Team over on the biden side because we need to make sure that not only are we doing everything we can do, but the very minute that we have a new president , they can pick up and, you know, get running with it . Well, that was the next thing i was going to say. Thats not happening. The president has not officially conceded. He has not begun a formal transition of power, which poses Grave National security risks. The whole reason you have this formalized transition is in the wake of 9 11, there was a sense george w. Bushs administration was not up and running. While we cant predict a future terrorist attack, we do know that we are facing a major domestic security challenge in the form of coronavirus. So we talk to people. Theres people in the administration, in the Trump Administration, who are basically saying, we want to reach out to our counterparts in the biden transition. We want to be helpful, and theyre being active lly told n to start the process yet, which is a real problem. Theyre trying to do as much as they can behind the scenes, without the buyin of the president , of donald trump, taking notes and hoping that as soon as biden takes over, even if this transition starts late, in a way that, frankly, is dangerous, that if theyre doing everything they can, they can still sort of pass off a baton and catch up and make up for this lost time. So, dr. Jha, we have this critical gap, right . Great news we got last week and this morning, but then the reality of proscience administration taking over not until january 20th. Youve been vocal on twitter about your concern for the state of the pandemic right now, wa warning, in part, the gap between how bad things are and how little were doing has never been greater. This morning on the today show, dr. Fauci put it this way, the virus is not going to call a timeout. Meaning, while we wait for the Biden Administration to take over. So whats your greatest concern, and what, in your mind, needs to be done immediately . Yeah. Two and a half months, two months, whenever it is until mr. Biden and his team take over is too long to just sit around and do nothing. The president has walked away. His senior adviser, dr. Atlas, is sort of taking the approach of ill let people get infected and see how it goes. Just the number of people who are going to die, well have at least 100,000 americans die between now and Inauguration Day unless we do something different. What needs to happen is the 2008 model that president bush and president obama did in the middle of a financial crisis. They essentially created a joint task force. The joint task force worked together during the transition to keep the country safe from a financial crisis. We need exactly the same thing right now with a health crisis, but it cant happen unless President Trump is willing to work to protect the American People. Im baffled that he chooses not to. Yeah, that brings us to this reality check, dr. Jha. The reality of this alternate world view, of denying facts, ignoring science. In fact, many of the 73 Million People who voted for donald trump embrace this hoax mentality. I talked to a lot of them on the campaign trail. So if you have that as a fact, can this pandemic be brought under control . Is it too late to change minds . Is it too late to change habits . What can be done, dr. Jha . So i dont think its too late. I think we can we need to demand that our political leaders, whether its the president , senators, members of the house, governors, speak truth to the American People. The bottom line is, you may have thought it was a hoax, but when your family and friends start getting sick and dying, thats not a hoax. And we need to level with the American People about where we are. I think the American People can handle it. Then we have to act in a way thats in accordance with science to protect people. I think thats the responsibility not just of the president but all our political and religious leaders. I want to see others step up,fa so. Ashley parker, thank you for your great and really important reporting on all of this. Dr. Jha, youre going to stay with us. Because we mentioned how some cities are taking action. Starting just this morning, the nations Third Largest city, chicago, is under a stay at home advisory, as cases surge in illinois. City officials are trying to instill a greater sense of urgency about this pandemic by turning to a new strategy. On the ground outreach in neighborhoods that have been hit the hardest. Nbcs cal perry is in chicago for us. Cal, what does this new advisory mean, and how does it fit into this outreach strategy . Reporter so the hope is, look, obviously, the mayor wants folks to stay at home. There is a stay at home advise i. While that doesnt carry the legal weight of some kind of mandatory stay at home, it does encourage people and businesses to allow folks, unless there is an emergency or you have essential travel, the idea is to, obviously, not be going outside. We are in a crisis state here in the city of chicago. The number of hospitalizations has doubled in just the last week. Were talking about a 40 rise in cases. We know that communities of color are impacted more negatively, and that is especially true here in the city of chicago. Latino community here has an equal number of cases as both the white and africanamerican populations of the city and a 30 Positivity Rate. Chris, we are in the community yesterday talking to Community Organizers about some of the challenges they face. Take a listen. A lot of our community is challenged by living in overcrowded conditions and not having insurance. Undocumented immigrants fearful of going to get tested because of what might happen to them. So a lot of those stories are coming out, and were learning as best we can to make sure they get the right information. It doesnt matter what immigration status you have. You can have access to testing. Reporter very Important Message to the community, nothing should hold folks back from getting tested. Situations in the hospital is critical. 85 capacity in the city of chicago. Doctors want to send the word that thanksgiving celebrations should be virtual. Our doctors and nurses, front line workers, for them, itll be another thursday in covid wards across the country, thinks. Cal perry, thank you for that. Dr. Jha, listening to him is another example, and an important one, of the complexities of dealing with this, trying to convince people about what they should be doing to stay safe, especially as we are going into a holiday season. Would you like to see more cities doing what chicago is doing . I dont know, is that only really feasible in a blue area . Whats your thought about what youre seeing in chicago . Yeah, so i think the model that id like the whole country to follow is what governor whitner of michigan did yesterday, last night. Chicago is, i think, a version of that. Look, what we know is the virus is really spread when people gather indoors. Im fine with people heading out to a park. Im fine with people being outsid outside, if they need to be. Whats critical is the indoor gatherings. Thats killing us right now. I want to see more local action. Its very clear were not going to get real federal leadership right now. So i like what the mayor of chicago is doing. I really like what governor whitner last night did in michigan. If we can get that kind of local leadership across our country, itll make an enormous difference. Dr. Jha, it is always great to have you on the program. We really appreciate it. Thank you so much. Thank you. If any of you have questions about the vaccine, in particular, let us know. You can send them to us at ta talk msnbc pnd c talk msnbc. Com. Well answer them tomorrow at 11 00 a. M. Eastern on msnbc. This hour, president elect joe biden is going to lay out priorities for the economic recovery a few hours from now. Well get the latest from the Transition Team in wilmington as they continue waiting for the Trump Administration to share critical information. 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And Senior Business correspondent and anchor Stephanie Ruhle is with us, as well. Ali, we all heard it on the trail. President elect biden spent a lot of time talking about what he called his build back better plan. Now that hes president elect, what do you think were going to hear today . Will it be anything new or different . Well, look, the biggest, new thing about this, chris, is the fact hes now saying these words as president elect. Certainly, when youre a candidate, policy matters, but now, americans both who voted for biden and who didnt, are going to be hearing this new build back better plan in a new light, because he is doing it from his biggest bull horn ever. You and i know from watching and listening on the campaign trail a little of what he might talk about, which is that we know where the plan is going to go. It involves another massive undertaking of a stimulus. Specifically giving money directly to americans, as well as focusing more on unemployment assistance. 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