Biden team to attend critical meetings
President-elect Joe Biden is ramping up his transition with a series of critical meetings in the coming days. Nikole Killion reports.
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President-elect Joe Biden is ramping up his transition with a series of critical meetings in the coming days. Nikole Killion reports.
Slaoui told "Face the Nation" the U.S. "may start to see some impact on the most susceptible people" with a coronavirus vaccine in January or February.
The first doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be distributed as early as mid-December, as hospitals struggle to cope with a growing surge in patients with COVID-19. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports on the toll the pandemic is taking on frontline workers, and Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics, joined CBSN to discuss which groups should be prioritized when vaccines are distributed, and how long it might take to reach herd immunity.
"We are a significant step closer to providing people around the world with a much-needed breakthrough to help bring an end to this global health crisis," Pfizer CEO says.
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David Martin reports on the military efforts underway to inoculate 300 million Americans with an anticipated COVID-19 vaccine.
The federal government's crash COVID-19 response operation is stockpiling vaccine doses that will be free for all Americans.
The Trump administration's nearly $10 billion program is already producing tens of millions of vaccine doses, even before it is known which vaccine candidates can be proven safe and effective. In a rare interview, retired Lieutenant General Paul Ostrowski, director for supply, production and distribution, told Dr. Tara Narula how they are achieving what he calls a Herculean task without sacrificing safety.
Operation Warp Speed is on track to have vaccines before the end of the year, retired Lieutenant General Paul Ostrowski said.
Trial will include 440 adults in the U.S., with the drugmakers expecting initial results in early December.
Novavax is the latest company to get $1.6 billion in federal funding to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine by early 2021. This comes as cases surge in states like Texas and Florida. Internal medicine specialist, Dr. Neeta Ogden joins CBSN to discuss the latest details
The funding for the coronavirus vaccine candidate being developed by Novavax comes as part of Operation Warp Speed.
The National Institutes of Health director said "people are a little uneasy about the government calling the shots here"
As researchers rush to develop a drug against coronavirus, and thousands sign up to participate in clinical trials, what are the technical, ethical and political obstacles to coming up with an effective and safe vaccine quickly?
President Trump has launched Operation Warp Speed, which aims to make millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine available by years end.
Moncef Slaoui and General Gustave Perna will lead the federal government's effort to develop and distribute a vaccine as quickly as possible.