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AND, YES, THINGS ARE STILL

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EXPECTED TO GET WORSE BEFORE JOE

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BIDEN IS SWORN IN AS OUR NEXT

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PRESIDENT.

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BUT WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION

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WORKING ON CONTAINMENT MEASURES

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DURING THE TRANSITION, WE MIGHT

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HAVE A CHANCE TO TURN THINGS

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RIGHT SIDE UP.

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BIDEN ANNOUNCED HIS CORONAVIRUS

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TASK FORCE TODAY, A TEAM OF 13

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PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH EXPERTS,

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AND HE MET WITH THEM VIRTUALLY

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TODAY.

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WE ALSO GOT THIS HUGE NEWS

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HERE’S THE HEADLINE.

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QUOTE, PFIZER’S EARLY DATA SHOWS

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VACCINE IS MORE THAN 90%

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EFFECTIVE.

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QUOTE, PFIZER PLANS TO ASK THE

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FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR

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EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION OF THE

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TWO-DOSE VACCINE LATER THIS

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MONTH.

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BY THE END OF THE YEAR, IT WILL

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HAVE MANUFACTURED ENOUGH DOSES

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TO IMMUNIZE 15 MILLION TO 20

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MILLION PEOPLE, COMPANY

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EXECUTIVES HAVE SAID

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A VACCINE WITH 90% EFFICACY IS A

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VERY BIG DEAL.

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BUT NOW THE QUESTION BECOMES HOW

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DO WE DISTRIBUTE THIS?

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HOW DO WE GET IT TO THE PEOPLE

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WHO NEED IT TO GET THINGS UNDER

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CONTROL?

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JOINING US NOW IS DR. RICHARD

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BESSER

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HE’S A FORMER ACTING DIRECTOR OF

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THE CDC.

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DR. BESSER, GOOD TO SEE YOU

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HERE

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THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US,

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SIR.

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I LOVE THIS NEWS

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IT IS -- IT IS -- THERE’S NO

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QUESTION THIS IS FANTASTIC NEWS.

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THERE ARE SOME SPECIFICS WE HAVE

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TO UNDERSTAND.

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FIRST OF ALL, 90% EFFICACY IS

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PRETTY GOOD.

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PEOPLE THINK ALL VACCINES ARE

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EFFECTIVE AGAINST ALL THINGS,

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BUT THEY’RE NOT.

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BILL GATES A FEW MONTHS AGO SAID

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HE WAS LOOKING FOR A COMBINATION

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OF VACCINES THAT WOULD TOGETHER

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GET US TO ABOUT 95% EFFICACY

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TO HAVE ONE VACCINE WITH 90%

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EFFICACY IS A VERY BIG DEAL.

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>> YEAH.

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YOU KNOW, ALI, I ALWAYS LIKE TO

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WAIT FOR INDEPENDENT SCIENTISTS

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TO VERIFY THE DATA

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THIS IS COMPANY DATA AND AN

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ANNOUNCEMENT

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BUT IF THIS HOLDS UP, A 90%

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EFFECTIVE VACCINE IS A

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GAME-CHANGER

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THIS IS ON THE ORDER OF THE KIND

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OF PROTECTION YOU GET FROM

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MEASLES VACCINES AND MEASLES

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VACCINES ARE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE

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AT CONTROLLING DISEASE

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THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HURDLES TO

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PASS

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THIS WAS DATA BASED ON SEVEN

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DAYS FOLLOWING THE SECOND DOSE

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OF VACCINE

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SO THEY’LL BE LOOKING AGAIN TO

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SEE HOW WELL IT PROTECTS PEOPLE

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28 DAYS AFTER HAVING RECEIVED

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THAT SECOND DOSE, AND THEY’LL BE

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LOOKING AT SAFETY DATA

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THE FDA WAS CLEAR THAT THEY WANT

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TO SEE TWO MONTHS’ WORTH OF

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SAFETY DATA BEFORE THEY WOULD

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CONSIDER ANY VACCINE FOR

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APPROVAL

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SO THOSE ARE IMPORTANT PIECES OF

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INFORMATION TO COME.

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THE OTHER PIECE, ALI, IS LOOKING

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AT HOW IT PROTECTS NOT JUST AT

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OVERALL INFECTION BUT AT SERIOUS

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INFECTION BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT

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MOST PEOPLE WHO GET COVID

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THANKFULLY WILL DO WELL WITH IT.

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THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT’S

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JUST --

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>> IT GOES AWAY.

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>> -- AGAINST SERIOUS ILLNESS.

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THAT’S RIGHT

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>> SO I APPRECIATE YOU POINTING

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OUT THIS IS COMPANY DATA

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UNFORTUNATELY FOR MOST OF THIS

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COVID PERIOD WE’VE BEEN IN,

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WE’VE MOSTLY GOT COMPANY DATA.

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SO WE DO NEED PROPER PEER REVIEW

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DATA

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THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT

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THIS VACCINE

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IT’S TWO DOSES, AND IT NEEDS TO

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BE KEPT AT NEGATIVE 94 DEGREES

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FAHRENHEIT, WHICH IS SORT OF

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COLDER THAN TRUCKS RUN AT.

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IT’S COLDER THAN THE FRIDGE AT

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YOUR PHARMACY RUNS AT.

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SO THERE’S A SORT OF A SEPARATE

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INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE

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HOW DO PEOPLE GET A VACCINE THAT

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HAS TO BE KEPT THAT COLD

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>> YEAH.

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I MEAN THIS IS A REAL CHALLENGE.

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YOU KNOW, YOU NEED DRY ICE TO BE

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ABLE TO KEEP A VACCINE AT THAT

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LEVEL.

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THE COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED SOME

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CONTAINERS TO HELP TRANSPORT

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THIS VACCINE AT THAT LEVEL, BUT

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MANY HOSPITALS DON’T HAVE

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FREEZER STORAGE THAT WILL KEEP

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THINGS AT THAT LEVEL

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SO, YOU KNOW, THERE’S A REAL

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CHALLENGE IN GETTING THIS OUT TO

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PEOPLE WHO NEED IT, TO GETTING

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IT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.

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IF YOU THINK ABOUT VACCINE

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DISTRIBUTION ON A GLOBAL SCALE

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AND COUNTRIES WHERE THERE’S

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LARGE RURAL POPULATIONS AND LESS

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INFRASTRUCTURE, IT WILL BE A

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REAL CHALLENGE

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BUT THESE ARE CHALLENGES THAT

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HAVE TO BE MET

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YOU KNOW, IN THIS COUNTRY, WE

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CAN’T -- WE CAN’T LET A VACCINE

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GO OUT AND HAVE IT JUST GO TO

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THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PLACES

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WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THAT

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COLD STORAGE

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WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER