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WE HAVE CRUISE WORKING ON THE STORY AND WILL BRING YOU H
LATEST SW E IT ON-AIR AND
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. THERE'S MOVEMENT THIS MID DAY ON
GETTING THE VACCINE FOR KIDS.
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GETTING THE VACCINE FOR KIDS. JOHNSON & JOHNSON ANNOUNCED IT
HAS STARTED CLINICAL TRIALS FOR
KIDS AGES 12 TO 17.
THAT FOLLOWS PFIZER'S
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT'S VACCINE
IS PROVING TO BE PROMISIN+@G FOR
THOSE 12 TO 15 IN ITS OWN STUDY.
SO MUCH NEWS -- GOOD NEWS
THOSE 12 TO 15 IN ITS OWN STUDY. SO MUCH NEWS -- GOOD NEWS+@ --
ABOUT THE FIGHT AGAINSTCVD
THIS WEEK, BUT IS IT ALL WHAT IT
SEEMS?
SEEMS?
SEEMS? LET'S BRING IN OUR M+@EDICAL
EXPERT FROM BAYLOR SCOTT AND
WHITE HEALTH THIS MORNING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT VACCINES AND
TESTING ON KIDS.
IT'S FUNNY -- I WAS MEETING WITH
MY DOCTO+@R EARLIER THIS WEK N
HE SAID WE ARE GOING TO GET SOME
NEWS PRETTY SOON, AND IT WAS TH
NEXT DA E HEARD THE NEWS FROM
PFIZER, 100% EFFECTIVENESS IN
THEIR TRIALS.
THEIR TRIALS. HOW EXCITED SHOULD WE BE ABOUT
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> I THINK THIS IS VERY
ENCOURAGING.
ENCOURAGING. THE NEXT TPIS FOR THE
INDEPENDE+@NT OUTSIDE AGEC TO
AFFIRM THAT AND THE FDA TO
APPROVE IT.
APPROVE IT. THE EIGHT-YEA+@R-OLD -- THOSE
STUDIES WERE A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER DELAYED+@, BUT I THINK
THAT KID IS GOING TO BE FINE.
I WOULD ASSURE THAT FAMI+@LY AND
THAT CHILD YOU ARE GON OB
OK.
OK.
OK. WE
OK. WE EXPECT STUDIES TO BE
COMPLETED LATER ON.
WE THINK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
WILL BE APPOENNRGD
TO GET THE VACCINE LATER THIS
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. YOUNGER FOLKS, LATER ON IN THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. SO
YEAR. SO FAR, WE ARE HITTING HOME RUNS
WITH THIS VACCINE.
MARC: IT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE
THAT FROM A PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE.
+@
+@ JOHNSON & JOHNS SAYS THEY ARE
EXPANDING TRIALS TO PREGNANT
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATOSTEE
>> THE SAME.
A LOT OF PREGNANT WOMENAE
GETTINGTEVCIE NOW, AND
THEY ARE FINDING THEY ARE
PERFECTLY FINE WIT+@HTA.
ALL THREE OF THESE VACCINES ARE
JUST TERRIFIC.
JUST TERRIFIC. THE PROBLEM IS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE
ARE GETTING THEM RIGHT NOW.
PRODUCTION IS UP, D+@ISTRIBUTION
STILL A CHALLENGE
PRODUCTION IS UP, D+@ISTRIBUTION STILL A CHALLENGE, PARTICULARLY
SINCE ELIGIBILITY IS OPEN T+@O
PEOPLE 18 AND OLDER, BUT+@ WE W@
HAVE PLENTY OF VACCINES I
EXPECTE+@D IN +@A COUPLE FMNHS.
+@
+@ MARC:
+@ MARC: WE +@COULD NOT GET THAT NS
QUICKLY ENOUGH.
QUICKLY ENOUGH. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF OU+@R RECT
COVID SPREAD?
COVID SPREAD? >> SO FAR IN NORTH TEXAS, WE ARE
D+@OING PRETTY+@ W+@ELL.
THERE IS A HUGE SURGE IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST, THE EAST COAST --
IN FACT, 33 STATES REPORTING
MANY MORE CASES THIS WEEK
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK.
YOU LOOK AROUND TH+@E WORLD, IT
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK. YOU LOOK AROUND TH+@E WORLD, ITS
EVEN WORSE+@.
EVEN WORSE+@. SEVEN MAJOR COUNTRIES IN
LOCKDOWN INCLUDING FRANCE,
GERMANY, ITALY.
GERMANY, ITALY. THIS VIRUS IS GOING WIL AROUND
PLACES, AND THE FACTORSW HN
ARE RELATED ARE THE MUTATIONS
THAT TEND TO BE MORE CONTAGIOUS
SO THEY CAN SPREAD MORE RAPIDLY.
ALSO, PEOPLE ARE NOT W+@EARN
MASKS AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD OR
DISTANCING +@LIKE TE SHOULD.
+@
+@ MORE
+@ MORE CROWDIG MORE TRAVEL.
ALL THESE FACTORS GIVE THE VIRUS
TH+@E OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP FROM E
PERSON TO THE NEXT.
THAT IS THE WAY IT STAYS ALIVE.
THE VIRUS I+@S NOT GOING AWAY AY
TIME+@ SOON, SO WE NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THIS.
MARC: WE ARE HEARING ABOUT IT
BEING EFFECTIVE IN STOPPING
TRANSMISSION.
TRANSMISSION. +@DO EXPERTS EXPETW IL NEED
USED HER SHOTS AT SOME POINT IN
TIME?
TIME?
TIME? >>
TIME? >> I THINK THAT IS TRUE.
THE LATEST STUDY FROM PFIZER
SAID THEY FOLLOWED 12,000 OF
THEIR PATIENTS THAT YOU MENTION
WHO GOT THE VACCINE SIX MONTHS
AGO -- 100% EFFECTI+@VE.
BUT IS IT GOOD FOR SEVEN MONTHS?
WE DON'T KNOW.
IT WILL TAKE TIME TO PROVE THIS,
BUT ALL EXPECTATIONS IS IT WILL
LAST FOR A WHILE BUT PROBABLY
NOT FOREVER.
NOT FOREVER. I EXPECT BOOSTE+@R SHOTS FOR A
YEAR OR SO, AT LEAST UNTIL THE
VIRUS DECREASES IN COVID CASES
AROUND THE WORLD, NOT J+@UST IN
THIS COUNTRY.
THIS COUNTRY. MARC: I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE
THEIR FINGERS THEY CAN E
TOGETHER OVER EASTER.
HOW FOLKS -- HOW SAFE ARE FOLKS
WITH THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> EGG HUNTS ARE A TRADITION.
THEY SHOULD BE SAFE.
INDOOR EVENTS IF FOLKS ARE
VACCINATED ARE ALSO SAFE, SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A MASK OR
+@STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE INDOORS
DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A MASK OR +@STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE INDOORSF
EVERYONE IS VACCINATED.
IF YOU ARE UN+@VACCINATED, YOU