WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
COVID
COVID HEADLINES. LET'S BRING IN DR. DAVID WINTER
TO BRING IT ALL DOWN FOR US.
-- BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US.
LET'S START WITH THE BIG NEWS --
PFIZER'S ANNOUNCEMENT -- WHAT
DOES IT MEAN FOR BUSINESSES?
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS PFIZER IS
PLANNING TO BE FU+@LLY APPROVED
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS PFIZER IS PLANNING TO BE FU+@LLY APPROVEDY
THE FDA.
THE FDA.
THE FDA. THEY'VE BEEN EMERGENCY+@ APPROV,
BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING.
THE PANDEM+@IC IS AN EMERGENCY,
BUT AFTER THEY GET FULL APPROVAL
, THEY CAN MARKET AND SELL TO
+@
, THEY CAN MARKET AND SELL TO COMPANY, BUSINESSES, TO THE
PUBLIC, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO
THE GOVERNMENT.
THE GOVERNMENT. A BIG CHANGE SHOWS THAT THEY
HAVE PROVEN THEY ARE VERY SAFE.
EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATI+@ON ME+@AS
THEY WENT THRO+@UGH FAST
PROCESSES, BUT NOW THEY'VE BEEN
PROCESSES, BUT NOW THEY'VE BEEN@ THE FULL SPECTRUM OF STUDIES AND
THEY HAVE PROVED THEY ARE SAFE,
AS WE THINK THE OTHER VACCINES
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. SONIA: TIME BEING ON OUR SIDE
HERE, THOSE LONGER-T+@ERM STUDIS
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE CONDUCTED
AND EVALUATED.
AND EVALUATED. I TWEETED THIS EARLIER THIS WEEK
-- THE AC IP IS MEETING.
LET'+@S+@ TALK ABOUT WHO THEY AE
AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DISCUSS.
DR. WINTER: THAT IS THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR IMMUNIZATION
PRACTICES.
PRACTICES. THEY ADVISE THE FDA.
THEY WILL MEET NEXT WEEKEND SEE
THEY WILL MEET NEXT WEEKEND SEE@ IF THEY THINK THE PFIZER VACCINE
FOR CHILDREN AGE 12, 13, 14, AND
15 IS SAFE.
WE FULLY EXPECT THEY WILL MAKE
THE DECISION THAT THEY ARE+@ AND
IF THEY DO, IT WILL BE OPEN FOR
YOUNGER CHILDREN.
YOUNGER CHILDREN. SONIA: THAT MOVE WOULD BE HUGHES
BE -- WOULD BE HUGE BECAUSE WE
KEEP TALKING ABOUT HERD IMMUNITY
AND THAT INCLUDES KIDS.
I'M SURPRISED WITH THOSE FIGURES
AS IT RELATES TO PARENTS AND
THEIR POTENTIAL HESITANCY
/CONFIDENCE IN GETTING THEIR
KIDS VACCINATED.
KIDS VACCINATED. TELL ME ABOUT THIS MOVE
VACCINATING KIDS.
VACCINATING KIDS. DR. WINTER: EITHER GETS
IMPORTANT WE GET THIS VIRUS
TAMED IN THIS COUNTRY.
+@
TAMED IN THIS COUNTRY. WE ARE DOING VERY WELL.
WE'VE SEEN A DECREASE IN
CORONAV+@IRUS CASES ALL AROUND E
COUNTRY, BUT LOOK OVERSEAS.
LOOK OVER IN OTHER COUNTRIES --
THEY ARE HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS.
INDIA IS IN SHAMBLES, SO IS
BRAZIL.
BRAZIL.
BRAZIL. GERMANY, ITALY, AND FRANCE ARE
STILL UNDER LOCKDOWN'S.
WE HAVE NOT WON THE WAR AND WE
-- IT+@ WILL COME BACK TO US AGN
.
.
. I
. I LOOK
. I LOOK BACK TO THE MEASLES
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. MEASLES WAS EXTINCT IN AMERICA
IN 2000 AND SOME WOMEN AND SOME
KIDS UP TO GETTING THE VACCINES
AND GUESS WHAT?
IT'S +@BACK WITH A VENGEANCE.
THE SOONER WE GET VACCINATED,
THE SOONER WE CAN GET BACK INTO
NEAR NORMALCY.
NEAR NORMALCY. SO I'M PUSHING THE VACCINE.
I THING IT'S VERY IMPORTANT KIDS
AND EVERYONE GET THE VACCINE.
SONIA: I'M GLAD WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT VACCINES BECAUSE PEOPLE
SAY I HAVE FULL PROTECTION, I'M
DOUB+@LE VACCINATED.
DOUB+@LE VACCINATED. WHAT HAPPENS+@ IF I'M AROUND
UNVACCINATED PEOPLE?
UNVACCINATED PEOPLE? CAN I TAKE MY MASK OFF?
DR. WINTER: THE STUDIES HAVE
CLEARLY SHOWN THAT IF YOU HAVE
BEEN FULLY VACCINATED, YOU +@WIL
NOT DIE OF THE DISEASE.
YOU WILL NOT GET SERIOUSLY ILL.
YOU MIGHT GET A MI+@LD CASE, BUT
EVEN THOSE ARE UNCOMMON.
SO YES, YOU ARE PROTECTED.
THE CDC HAS SAID IF YOU ARE
FULLY VACCINATED, IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR
A MASK UNLESS YOU ARE +@IN A
CROWDED PLACE.
CROWDED PLACE. YOU CAN EXERCISE WITHOUT A MASK
ON.
ON.
ON. IT
ON. IT IS
ON. IT IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG
+@
IT IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. SONIA: YOU
DIFFERENCE. SONIA: YOU+@ MENTIONED INDIA AND
BRAZIL AND SOME OF TH+@ESE OTHER
COUNTRIES IN WESTERN EUROPE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT VARIANTS.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THEM AS IT
RELATES TO THESE VACCINES?
HOW MUCH PROTECTION DO THEY
OFFER?
OFFER?
OFFER? DR. WINT+@ER: AS LONG AS THE
VIRUSES MULTIPLYING IN THESE
COUNTRIES, IT HAS A CHANCE TO
MUTATE, TO FORM VARIANTS
COUNTRIES, IT HAS A CHANCE TO MUTATE, TO FORM VARIANTS.
THOSE VARIANTS HAVE THE
PO+@TENTIAL TO BE MORE DEADLY+@
THOSE VARIANTS HAVE THE PO+@TENTIAL TO BE MORE DEADLY+@D
LESS RESPONSE TO THE VACCINES.
THA+@T HAS NOT HAPPENED YET.
FOR ALL THE VACCINES OUT THERE,
THEY ARE WORKING AGAINST THE
FOR ALL THE VACCINES OUT THERE, THEY ARE WORKING AGAINST THE+@
+@
+@ VIRUS,
+@ VIRUS, BUT WE WORRY ABOUT THAT
GOING FORWARD.
GOING FORWARD. THUS WHY WE NEED TO GET A HOLD
OF THIS PANDEMIC AROUND THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. BUT YOU CAN