1 00:00:00,340 --> 00:00:02,229 thank you for joining this week's 2 00:00:02,229 --> 00:00:04,451 Operation Warp Speed briefing the first 3 00:00:04,451 --> 00:00:08,210 of 2021 to begin . I want to underscore 4 00:00:08,220 --> 00:00:11,560 what we've achieved so far . Having 20 5 00:00:11,570 --> 00:00:13,990 million doses of vaccine available for 6 00:00:13,990 --> 00:00:16,046 jurisdictions to order by the end of 7 00:00:16,046 --> 00:00:19,400 2020 was an historic achievement and a 8 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:21,400 tribute to the success of Operation 9 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,850 Warp Speed . This week we have 10 00:00:23,850 --> 00:00:26,920 allocated another 4.1 million doses for 11 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,370 jurisdictions to order , and nearly 20 12 00:00:29,370 --> 00:00:32,270 million doses total have now been 13 00:00:32,270 --> 00:00:35,080 physically distributed . But we all 14 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,191 know one agree that the ultimate goal 15 00:00:37,191 --> 00:00:39,080 is not vaccines and warehouses or 16 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,350 freezers , but shots and arms helping 17 00:00:41,350 --> 00:00:43,940 to protect American lives . We've 18 00:00:43,940 --> 00:00:46,051 already seen the rate of vaccinations 19 00:00:46,051 --> 00:00:48,450 increase substantially in recent days , 20 00:00:48,460 --> 00:00:50,627 and in the coming weeks we expect that 21 00:00:50,627 --> 00:00:53,260 paste increase even more . We knew that 22 00:00:53,260 --> 00:00:55,260 would be the case from the way that 23 00:00:55,260 --> 00:00:56,927 states drew up their plans in 24 00:00:56,927 --> 00:00:58,982 cooperation with CDC . But we're not 25 00:00:58,982 --> 00:01:01,038 going to wait around and see . We've 26 00:01:01,038 --> 00:01:02,982 been examining the challenges that 27 00:01:02,982 --> 00:01:04,816 might have slowed the ramp up of 28 00:01:04,816 --> 00:01:06,927 administrations over the last several 29 00:01:06,927 --> 00:01:09,038 weeks . We're taking immediate action 30 00:01:09,038 --> 00:01:11,260 and we're laying out ways for states to 31 00:01:11,260 --> 00:01:13,260 speed up administration even more . 32 00:01:13,260 --> 00:01:15,427 First of all , we've announced a early 33 00:01:15,427 --> 00:01:17,260 launch of the federally arranged 34 00:01:17,260 --> 00:01:19,149 pharmacy partnership , which will 35 00:01:19,149 --> 00:01:21,038 eventually cover more than 40,000 36 00:01:21,038 --> 00:01:23,149 pharmacy locations from 19 chains and 37 00:01:23,149 --> 00:01:26,000 associations across the country . This 38 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,111 partnership allows states to allocate 39 00:01:28,111 --> 00:01:30,222 vaccines directly to these partners , 40 00:01:30,222 --> 00:01:32,389 and these partners can then administer 41 00:01:32,389 --> 00:01:34,444 vaccines to particular groups , like 42 00:01:34,444 --> 00:01:36,611 those over a certain age or in certain 43 00:01:36,611 --> 00:01:38,500 occupations and eventually to the 44 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:40,980 general public . The plan had been to 45 00:01:40,980 --> 00:01:42,990 ramp up this partnership over time 46 00:01:42,990 --> 00:01:44,990 because vaccine supply would not be 47 00:01:44,990 --> 00:01:47,157 sufficient to spread across all of the 48 00:01:47,157 --> 00:01:49,268 pharmacy partners right away . But to 49 00:01:49,268 --> 00:01:51,280 help give states as many options as 50 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,391 possible for vaccine administration , 51 00:01:53,391 --> 00:01:55,224 we're launching the program this 52 00:01:55,224 --> 00:01:57,391 weekend . States can choose particular 53 00:01:57,391 --> 00:01:59,447 partners to send vaccines to . Now , 54 00:02:00,140 --> 00:02:02,362 these partners can provide rapid access 55 00:02:02,362 --> 00:02:04,418 to vaccines and settings that may be 56 00:02:04,418 --> 00:02:06,362 more convenient and efficient than 57 00:02:06,362 --> 00:02:08,362 partners they've used so far . Like 58 00:02:08,362 --> 00:02:10,630 hospitals , we know some states have 59 00:02:10,640 --> 00:02:12,640 already been allocating vaccines to 60 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:14,807 pharmacies . This partnership offers a 61 00:02:14,807 --> 00:02:17,340 new , easy option because we've already 62 00:02:17,340 --> 00:02:19,007 enrolled tens of thousands of 63 00:02:19,007 --> 00:02:21,370 pharmacies into it and 100 is already 64 00:02:21,370 --> 00:02:23,537 sending out information to help states 65 00:02:23,537 --> 00:02:25,481 think through how best to use this 66 00:02:25,481 --> 00:02:28,500 partnership right now , states can also 67 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:30,556 accelerate vaccine administration by 68 00:02:30,556 --> 00:02:33,680 moving on to providing vaccinations to 69 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,390 broader populations . Right now , there 70 00:02:37,390 --> 00:02:39,620 is no reason that states need to 71 00:02:39,620 --> 00:02:42,210 complete , say , vaccinating all health 72 00:02:42,210 --> 00:02:44,370 care providers before opening up 73 00:02:44,370 --> 00:02:46,481 vaccinations , toe order Americans or 74 00:02:46,481 --> 00:02:48,960 other especially vulnerable populations . 75 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,662 I'll quote what doctor Messineo said on 76 00:02:51,662 --> 00:02:54,470 this topic . Just recently , we quote , 77 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,740 really hope that articulating these 78 00:02:56,740 --> 00:02:59,610 phases is not leading to unnecessary 79 00:02:59,610 --> 00:03:02,750 barriers . Don't leave vaccines in the 80 00:03:02,750 --> 00:03:05,720 fridge . Don't leave vaccine in the 81 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,700 vial . Providing flexibility around 82 00:03:09,700 --> 00:03:12,400 these phases rather than proposing 83 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,410 heavy handed penalties for vaccine 84 00:03:14,410 --> 00:03:16,900 administration is the best way to get 85 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:20,770 Mawr shots in arms faster . I was just 86 00:03:20,770 --> 00:03:22,881 on the phone with governor to Santa's 87 00:03:22,881 --> 00:03:25,103 of Florida this morning , talking about 88 00:03:25,103 --> 00:03:27,270 how we can further accelerate access . 89 00:03:27,270 --> 00:03:29,492 We would much rather see states move as 90 00:03:29,492 --> 00:03:31,381 quickly as possible and use every 91 00:03:31,381 --> 00:03:33,270 possible avenue to meet demand as 92 00:03:33,270 --> 00:03:35,381 places like Florida are trying to dio 93 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,960 than toe leave vaccines sitting in 94 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,570 freezers . It would be much better to 95 00:03:40,570 --> 00:03:42,980 move quickly and end up vaccinating 96 00:03:43,010 --> 00:03:45,230 some lower priority people than to let 97 00:03:45,230 --> 00:03:47,452 vaccines sit around while states try to 98 00:03:47,452 --> 00:03:50,870 micro manage this process faster . 99 00:03:50,870 --> 00:03:53,190 Administration could save lives right 100 00:03:53,190 --> 00:03:55,260 now , which means we cannot let the 101 00:03:55,260 --> 00:03:58,970 perfect be the enemy of the good . I 102 00:03:58,970 --> 00:04:00,859 also want to reiterate that we've 103 00:04:00,859 --> 00:04:02,526 already provided considerable 104 00:04:02,526 --> 00:04:04,470 assistance to the states and other 105 00:04:04,470 --> 00:04:06,303 public health jurisdictions were 106 00:04:06,303 --> 00:04:08,192 working with AH federally created 107 00:04:08,192 --> 00:04:10,480 vaccination playbook provided in 108 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,930 September that CDC has usedto work with 109 00:04:12,930 --> 00:04:14,874 jurisdictions on their vaccination 110 00:04:14,874 --> 00:04:17,530 plans nearly every day since then , the 111 00:04:17,530 --> 00:04:19,630 kits with needles , syringes , swabs 112 00:04:19,630 --> 00:04:21,519 and personal protective equipment 113 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:23,686 needed to administer the vaccine , and 114 00:04:23,686 --> 00:04:26,340 $340 million for COVE in 19 vaccine 115 00:04:26,340 --> 00:04:28,396 planning on Lee . A fraction of that 116 00:04:28,396 --> 00:04:31,010 $340 million in funding , I will note , 117 00:04:31,210 --> 00:04:33,960 has been drawn down by states . In 118 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,016 addition , jurisdictions can request 119 00:04:36,016 --> 00:04:38,238 specific assistance where necessary for 120 00:04:38,238 --> 00:04:40,293 administration , which could include 121 00:04:40,293 --> 00:04:43,920 FEMA or National Guard personnel . We 122 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,698 believe that's not likely to be 123 00:04:45,698 --> 00:04:47,587 necessary , given the size of the 124 00:04:47,587 --> 00:04:49,531 workforce available in the private 125 00:04:49,531 --> 00:04:51,642 sector to provide immunizations , but 126 00:04:51,642 --> 00:04:53,809 it can be an option . On top of that , 127 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,151 we have billions . Maurin funding for 128 00:04:56,151 --> 00:04:58,262 vaccine administration and the relief 129 00:04:58,262 --> 00:05:00,262 bill that the president signed last 130 00:05:00,262 --> 00:05:02,980 week . 500 will initially award $3 131 00:05:02,980 --> 00:05:05,202 billion to more than 60 jurisdictions , 132 00:05:05,202 --> 00:05:07,650 using a population based formula as 133 00:05:07,650 --> 00:05:09,372 directed by Congress and We're 134 00:05:09,372 --> 00:05:11,206 releasing more information today 135 00:05:11,206 --> 00:05:13,650 regarding these funds . On the 136 00:05:13,650 --> 00:05:15,872 therapeutic side , I want to remind all 137 00:05:15,872 --> 00:05:17,761 Americans that we have authorized 138 00:05:17,761 --> 00:05:20,150 antibody treatments available that 139 00:05:20,150 --> 00:05:22,280 could help keep patients at high risk 140 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:24,810 for severe disease out of the hospital . 141 00:05:25,340 --> 00:05:27,284 We're working on more ways to help 142 00:05:27,284 --> 00:05:29,284 Americans access these treatments , 143 00:05:29,284 --> 00:05:31,173 including this week's launch of a 144 00:05:31,173 --> 00:05:33,284 federally supported infusion facility 145 00:05:33,284 --> 00:05:36,340 in El Centro , California Right now 146 00:05:36,340 --> 00:05:38,284 there are hundreds of thousands of 147 00:05:38,284 --> 00:05:40,350 doses that have been distributed and 148 00:05:40,350 --> 00:05:43,550 not yet used . If you test positive for 149 00:05:43,550 --> 00:05:47,120 Kobe 19 and are over age 65 or have a 150 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,720 co morbidity that raises your risk of 151 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,250 severe disease , you may be able to 152 00:05:52,250 --> 00:05:54,472 receive one of these treatments , which 153 00:05:54,472 --> 00:05:56,139 have been shown to reduce the 154 00:05:56,139 --> 00:05:58,139 likelihood you will be hospitalized 155 00:05:58,139 --> 00:06:01,780 with the disease . Finally , as we face 156 00:06:01,780 --> 00:06:04,002 rising case counts in a number of parts 157 00:06:04,002 --> 00:06:06,169 of the country . We need all Americans 158 00:06:06,169 --> 00:06:08,058 to keep up the same public health 159 00:06:08,058 --> 00:06:09,891 measures we've been recommending 160 00:06:09,891 --> 00:06:12,113 throughout this crisis . Hope is here , 161 00:06:12,113 --> 00:06:14,280 in the form of vaccines . We just have 162 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:16,502 to keep up our guard for a bit longer . 163 00:06:16,940 --> 00:06:19,218 Remember the three W's Wash your hands , 164 00:06:19,218 --> 00:06:21,218 watch your distance where your face 165 00:06:21,218 --> 00:06:23,218 coverings when you can't watch your 166 00:06:23,218 --> 00:06:25,329 distance and I'd like to add two more 167 00:06:25,329 --> 00:06:28,000 things . If you test positive and at 168 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,240 risk for severe disease , you should 169 00:06:30,250 --> 00:06:33,300 ask your doctor why you are not being 170 00:06:33,300 --> 00:06:35,410 given one of the FDA authorized 171 00:06:35,420 --> 00:06:37,680 antibody therapies that may be 172 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,660 available . And please , When the 173 00:06:40,660 --> 00:06:43,700 vaccine is available to you , go get a 174 00:06:43,700 --> 00:06:46,150 safe and effective covert 19 vaccine . 175 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,407 With that , I will turn things over to 176 00:06:49,407 --> 00:06:51,462 Dr Slowly toe , provide an update on 177 00:06:51,462 --> 00:06:53,684 scientific and manufacturing progress , 178 00:06:53,684 --> 00:06:55,650 Doctor . Sloppy . Thank you , Mr 179 00:06:55,650 --> 00:06:57,770 Secretary . And hello , everybody . 180 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,520 Just a very , very short actually . 181 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,200 Have date First , Johnson and Johnson 182 00:07:04,210 --> 00:07:06,510 Vaccine . As you know , completed phase 183 00:07:06,510 --> 00:07:09,170 three recruitment were continue to be 184 00:07:09,170 --> 00:07:12,740 on track for a knee . You a 185 00:07:12,740 --> 00:07:15,540 filing by the very end of this month 186 00:07:15,690 --> 00:07:17,746 and also working with the company to 187 00:07:17,746 --> 00:07:20,400 ensure that we optimize the number of 188 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,622 vaccine doses available in the month of 189 00:07:22,622 --> 00:07:26,270 February were very eager . Thio . See 190 00:07:26,270 --> 00:07:29,410 the data once available , A Z This is a 191 00:07:29,410 --> 00:07:32,000 one shot vaccine that clearly comes 192 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,944 with very significant advantages . 193 00:07:34,500 --> 00:07:37,080 Secondly , the AstraZeneca Phase three 194 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,670 trial here in the U . S . Is really 195 00:07:39,670 --> 00:07:41,726 coming to the very end . There are a 196 00:07:41,726 --> 00:07:43,940 few sites still recruiting , 197 00:07:43,940 --> 00:07:45,700 particularly around minority 198 00:07:45,700 --> 00:07:48,550 populations . The Window 199 00:07:49,140 --> 00:07:51,980 four filing of the EU A , which , as 200 00:07:51,980 --> 00:07:54,160 you know , based on the FDA guidance , 201 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,790 requires a median follow up of two 202 00:07:56,790 --> 00:07:58,512 months after completion of the 203 00:07:58,512 --> 00:08:01,840 immunization schedule for the ese 204 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,280 vaccine here in the U . S . Based on 205 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,350 the face retrial in the U . S . So 206 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:09,031 there could be , of course , 207 00:08:09,031 --> 00:08:11,253 alternative strategy for you a filing . 208 00:08:11,340 --> 00:08:14,860 But the filing for an EU A based on the 209 00:08:14,860 --> 00:08:17,310 U . S . Face retrial would open in the 210 00:08:17,310 --> 00:08:20,770 first week of the month of March . You 211 00:08:20,770 --> 00:08:22,992 know , we announced last week the start 212 00:08:22,992 --> 00:08:25,048 of the face retrial with the Novavax 213 00:08:25,048 --> 00:08:27,103 vaccine , which is the first protein 214 00:08:27,103 --> 00:08:29,370 adieu vented vaccine . We have now 215 00:08:29,370 --> 00:08:31,314 recruited 3000 subjects , which is 216 00:08:31,314 --> 00:08:33,370 pretty good , given that we had to , 217 00:08:33,370 --> 00:08:36,360 you know , we had the year and holiday 218 00:08:36,740 --> 00:08:40,690 in in since the trial started the 219 00:08:40,690 --> 00:08:43,370 Sanofi program . As per the 220 00:08:43,370 --> 00:08:45,537 announcement of the company is getting 221 00:08:45,537 --> 00:08:47,900 towards the start off face to be tri 222 00:08:47,900 --> 00:08:51,140 ALS , which is planned to start in the 223 00:08:51,140 --> 00:08:53,251 middle of February and preparing with 224 00:08:53,251 --> 00:08:55,418 the company for that . And finally , I 225 00:08:55,418 --> 00:08:58,000 think importantly , we have had the 226 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,430 green light from the FDA on the 227 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,410 testings three essays , etcetera , 228 00:09:03,540 --> 00:09:07,170 for the correlate off protection 229 00:09:07,540 --> 00:09:10,700 identification . Essays on the testing 230 00:09:10,700 --> 00:09:12,533 has started . It's going to take 231 00:09:12,570 --> 00:09:15,250 probably about two months to complete 232 00:09:15,590 --> 00:09:18,180 those testings , and hopefully we may 233 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:20,357 be able to identify an immune quiet of 234 00:09:20,357 --> 00:09:22,357 protection . If that is done , that 235 00:09:22,357 --> 00:09:25,150 will be really critical step in 236 00:09:25,150 --> 00:09:28,240 enabling other vaccines that cannot go 237 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,460 into placebo controlled FXC trial to 238 00:09:31,460 --> 00:09:33,580 potentially seek approval by 239 00:09:33,580 --> 00:09:35,747 demonstrating their capacity to induce 240 00:09:35,747 --> 00:09:38,290 such correlates of protection . I'll 241 00:09:38,290 --> 00:09:40,290 stop there . That's the update , of 242 00:09:40,290 --> 00:09:42,346 course . Always happy to answer your 243 00:09:42,346 --> 00:09:44,623 question and pass on to my coup leader , 244 00:09:44,623 --> 00:09:48,020 General Purna , Dr Slowey and Mr 245 00:09:48,020 --> 00:09:50,353 Secretary , You can hear me . All right ? 246 00:09:50,353 --> 00:09:52,670 Yes . Okay . Good morning , everybody . 247 00:09:52,670 --> 00:09:55,640 Here we are in the new year on . I just 248 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,840 would echo what Secretary a czar and Dr 249 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,260 Slowey said , Uh , I thought our 250 00:10:01,260 --> 00:10:03,340 secretary did a wonderful job of 251 00:10:03,340 --> 00:10:06,620 articulating exactly where we are with 252 00:10:06,620 --> 00:10:08,920 distribution and how we're working to 253 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,570 enable the way ahead getting 254 00:10:12,570 --> 00:10:14,920 through the holiday season , uh , 255 00:10:14,930 --> 00:10:18,010 working through three major snowstorms 256 00:10:18,020 --> 00:10:20,630 on bond , making sure that the 257 00:10:20,630 --> 00:10:23,730 distribution process to the states is 258 00:10:23,730 --> 00:10:26,810 working . Eyes really been a remarkable 259 00:10:26,810 --> 00:10:29,920 feat on again . I will acknowledge 260 00:10:29,930 --> 00:10:32,690 fighter Madonna , McKesson 261 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:37,010 ups and FedEx for masterful work , in 262 00:10:37,010 --> 00:10:39,121 particular the men and women in those 263 00:10:39,121 --> 00:10:41,710 organizations that are working 24 hours 264 00:10:41,710 --> 00:10:43,710 a day , seven days a week to keep a 265 00:10:43,710 --> 00:10:46,220 steady drumbeat of vaccine . As the 266 00:10:46,220 --> 00:10:48,900 secretary said , uh , nearly 20 million 267 00:10:48,900 --> 00:10:52,060 doses of vaccine already delivered . 268 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,970 We have delivered that toe over 13,000 269 00:10:55,970 --> 00:10:58,060 different locations throughout the 270 00:10:58,060 --> 00:11:00,760 United States , from the Pacific 271 00:11:00,770 --> 00:11:04,040 islands and territories through Hawaii 272 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,410 to Alaska through the entire country . 273 00:11:07,410 --> 00:11:10,850 Two . Main Florida , Puerto Rico , 274 00:11:10,860 --> 00:11:14,380 Virgin Islands . Simultaneously 275 00:11:14,390 --> 00:11:17,740 fair on equitable distribution of 276 00:11:17,740 --> 00:11:20,790 vaccine thio , everybody eso that 277 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,633 everybody has the opportunity to 278 00:11:22,633 --> 00:11:25,130 distribute simultaneously to the 279 00:11:25,130 --> 00:11:27,300 American people . I would tell you , 280 00:11:27,300 --> 00:11:30,690 that is going very well on our goal is 281 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:34,030 to maintain the steady drumbeat eso 282 00:11:34,030 --> 00:11:37,140 that states have a cadence of 283 00:11:37,150 --> 00:11:40,310 allocation planning on , then the 284 00:11:40,310 --> 00:11:42,460 appropriate distribution to the right 285 00:11:42,460 --> 00:11:46,050 places Aziz designated . The key is , 286 00:11:46,060 --> 00:11:48,150 is that we want to make sure that we 287 00:11:48,150 --> 00:11:50,960 continue to get better at execution . 288 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,293 As the secretary articulated , you know , 289 00:11:53,293 --> 00:11:55,820 how do we get the shots and arms ? Eso 290 00:11:55,820 --> 00:11:59,610 were always reevaluating the 291 00:11:59,620 --> 00:12:02,270 numbers , making sure that distribution 292 00:12:02,270 --> 00:12:04,790 is to the right places , making sure 293 00:12:04,790 --> 00:12:08,600 that the execution is happening so 294 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,660 that other decisions could be made 295 00:12:10,670 --> 00:12:13,610 about allocations to continue the flow 296 00:12:13,610 --> 00:12:17,100 of vaccines into , uh , into arms , 297 00:12:17,110 --> 00:12:19,950 feel very , very confident in what 298 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,960 commercial industry is doing in the 299 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,330 distribution on . Now we're gonna 300 00:12:24,330 --> 00:12:27,610 connect it even deeper with commercial 301 00:12:27,610 --> 00:12:29,650 industry , as a secretary said , 302 00:12:29,940 --> 00:12:33,000 aligning capability and capacity to 303 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,930 distribute vaccines through the 19 304 00:12:35,940 --> 00:12:39,060 pharmacy chains throughout the country , 305 00:12:39,070 --> 00:12:42,940 which will open up on broaden our 306 00:12:42,950 --> 00:12:45,960 places to deliver toe over 40,000 307 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,810 locations where we already have the 308 00:12:48,820 --> 00:12:52,060 pharmacies enrolls eso based on 309 00:12:52,070 --> 00:12:55,810 plans from the states . We can initiate 310 00:12:55,810 --> 00:12:58,850 that as a secretary said , starting 311 00:12:58,850 --> 00:13:01,017 this week and going into the following 312 00:13:01,017 --> 00:13:03,960 weeks to ensure broader , deeper , 313 00:13:03,970 --> 00:13:06,520 wider distribution of vaccine to the 314 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,630 American people , I would just close 315 00:13:09,630 --> 00:13:12,800 their with every day we get together 316 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,090 every day we're assessing every day . 317 00:13:15,090 --> 00:13:18,550 We're working hard to do it better . 318 00:13:18,630 --> 00:13:22,410 It is about moving forward on ensuring 319 00:13:22,410 --> 00:13:25,290 that our country , the American people , 320 00:13:25,290 --> 00:13:27,880 received the safe and effective vaccine 321 00:13:27,890 --> 00:13:31,610 a soon as it's available s so that we 322 00:13:31,610 --> 00:13:34,880 can get so we could get back to normal . 323 00:13:34,890 --> 00:13:38,200 We are on the offense on we are 324 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,570 pressing hard to get to our end state . 325 00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:43,650 So , Mr Secretary , with that , I'll 326 00:13:43,650 --> 00:13:47,430 pause for following questions . Thank 327 00:13:47,430 --> 00:13:49,486 you very much . General Purna and Dr 328 00:13:49,486 --> 00:13:52,270 Slowly and Michael . I'll turn to you 329 00:13:52,270 --> 00:13:54,492 if you wanna open the question period , 330 00:13:54,492 --> 00:13:56,548 please . Thank you , sir . Thank you 331 00:13:56,548 --> 00:13:58,770 All operator will open up for questions 332 00:13:58,770 --> 00:13:58,540 and a friendly reminder . Please do 333 00:13:58,540 --> 00:14:00,560 state your name and publication and 334 00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:02,671 keep your questions short as possible 335 00:14:02,671 --> 00:14:04,782 so we can get to as many as we can in 336 00:14:04,782 --> 00:14:07,004 the time that we have . Turn it over to 337 00:14:07,004 --> 00:14:10,090 you , Operator . Our first question 338 00:14:10,090 --> 00:14:12,920 comes from Angelica Libido with 339 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,070 Bloomberg News . Your line is open . 340 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,760 Thank you , Secretary . Is are you said 341 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,871 that you've reviewed what caused this 342 00:14:20,871 --> 00:14:22,871 slow rollout ? What issues have you 343 00:14:22,871 --> 00:14:24,871 identified ? And how are you fixing 344 00:14:24,871 --> 00:14:26,649 them ? Additionally , how Maney 345 00:14:26,649 --> 00:14:28,760 vaccines are being administered every 346 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,760 day , And how many do you expect to 347 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,590 administer by the end of the month ? So 348 00:14:33,590 --> 00:14:35,312 I think General Karna actually 349 00:14:35,312 --> 00:14:37,201 discussed some of the some of the 350 00:14:37,201 --> 00:14:40,330 factors that go into , uh , the 351 00:14:40,340 --> 00:14:42,830 distribution . So first off , the FDA 352 00:14:42,830 --> 00:14:45,140 didn't approve until really the days 353 00:14:45,140 --> 00:14:47,690 before Christmas . So we don't control 354 00:14:47,690 --> 00:14:49,912 that timeline of when the approval came 355 00:14:49,912 --> 00:14:52,023 through . And that's part of the gold 356 00:14:52,023 --> 00:14:54,079 standard was the independence of FDA 357 00:14:54,079 --> 00:14:55,912 approval process . So fighters . 358 00:14:55,912 --> 00:14:58,246 Vaccine was authorized , unable to ship . 359 00:14:58,246 --> 00:15:00,560 I think it was December 14th , and 360 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,782 Madonna's was authorizing . The village 361 00:15:02,782 --> 00:15:05,004 was shipped on December 21st . Then you 362 00:15:05,004 --> 00:15:07,060 have , of course , Christmas and New 363 00:15:07,060 --> 00:15:08,893 Year's right there . So while we 364 00:15:08,893 --> 00:15:11,540 continued t to ship , uh , you do have 365 00:15:11,540 --> 00:15:14,050 just the natural human behavioral 366 00:15:14,050 --> 00:15:16,340 element of the holiday season there in 367 00:15:16,340 --> 00:15:18,340 terms of hospitals , pharmacies and 368 00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:20,877 other health care providers being able 369 00:15:20,877 --> 00:15:23,043 to line up individuals for vaccination 370 00:15:23,043 --> 00:15:26,930 right there . So , um , that's also a 371 00:15:26,940 --> 00:15:30,460 normal , normal consequence . Uh um , 372 00:15:30,740 --> 00:15:33,760 In addition , we have these 373 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:37,150 prioritized recommendations out of 500 374 00:15:37,390 --> 00:15:39,557 the Advisory Committee on Immunization 375 00:15:39,557 --> 00:15:42,750 Practices . And as Dr Mesnier has made 376 00:15:42,750 --> 00:15:45,150 clear , and as I am repeating today , 377 00:15:46,110 --> 00:15:49,170 those are simply recommendations , and 378 00:15:49,180 --> 00:15:52,370 they should never stand in the way of 379 00:15:52,370 --> 00:15:55,320 getting shots and arms . Um , instead 380 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,810 of keeping vaccine in the freezer or 381 00:15:58,820 --> 00:16:02,060 ever Heaven forbid wasting a dose of 382 00:16:02,070 --> 00:16:05,380 vaccine in a vile , it's more important 383 00:16:05,380 --> 00:16:07,630 to vaccinate . And I have encouraged 384 00:16:07,630 --> 00:16:09,852 our governors and I will continue to do 385 00:16:09,852 --> 00:16:13,410 so , uh , that if if they are using all 386 00:16:13,410 --> 00:16:15,640 of the vaccine , that is order that is 387 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:18,510 allocated order distributed ship and 388 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,520 they're getting it into health care 389 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,576 providers , arms , every bit of it . 390 00:16:22,576 --> 00:16:24,687 That's great . But if for some reason 391 00:16:24,687 --> 00:16:27,280 their distribution is struggling and 392 00:16:27,530 --> 00:16:29,863 they're having vaccines sit in freezers , 393 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:31,929 then by all means you ought to be 394 00:16:31,929 --> 00:16:34,320 opening up to people 70 and over 65 395 00:16:34,470 --> 00:16:37,140 over . You ought to be making sure that 396 00:16:37,150 --> 00:16:39,280 the nursing home patients are getting 397 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,890 vaccinated . Um , but it's important to 398 00:16:41,890 --> 00:16:45,000 remember we got 20 million doses 399 00:16:45,010 --> 00:16:47,300 available in December 2020 . But 400 00:16:47,300 --> 00:16:49,133 there's always going to be a lag 401 00:16:49,133 --> 00:16:51,360 between available doses than the 402 00:16:51,370 --> 00:16:54,090 ordering by the providers , then the 403 00:16:54,090 --> 00:16:56,240 shipping , then the actual 404 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,430 administration of the vaccine . And 405 00:16:58,430 --> 00:17:01,340 then , importantly , the reporting of 406 00:17:01,350 --> 00:17:04,290 those vaccinations , the CDCs and the 407 00:17:04,300 --> 00:17:07,010 data aggregation system there is not 408 00:17:07,010 --> 00:17:10,010 yet perfect or real time . Uh , there 409 00:17:10,020 --> 00:17:12,020 are entities that are not reporting 410 00:17:12,020 --> 00:17:13,909 here in D . C . One of the public 411 00:17:13,909 --> 00:17:15,964 health officials has publicly stated 412 00:17:16,050 --> 00:17:18,370 that 40% of the pharmacies air not yet 413 00:17:18,370 --> 00:17:20,470 reporting into the system . There's 414 00:17:20,470 --> 00:17:23,070 also a time lag of asthma , JAS , 72 415 00:17:23,070 --> 00:17:25,450 hours possible on those that are 416 00:17:25,450 --> 00:17:27,780 reporting , and so we continue to work 417 00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:30,070 with 500 our states and our providers 418 00:17:30,070 --> 00:17:32,403 to refine the quality of data coming in . 419 00:17:32,420 --> 00:17:35,240 We're seeing a substantial increase in 420 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,129 the number of vaccinations that I 421 00:17:37,129 --> 00:17:39,450 believe will continue to see , As Dr 422 00:17:39,450 --> 00:17:41,720 Messineo and Dr Fauci have said , a 423 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,400 continued to sustained increase in in 424 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,850 actual vaccinations . Aziz . This 425 00:17:47,850 --> 00:17:50,560 continues , but we want to make sure a 426 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:52,950 couple steps first . Um , make sure the 427 00:17:52,950 --> 00:17:54,728 governors were not being overly 428 00:17:54,728 --> 00:17:56,783 prescriptive about those prioritized 429 00:17:56,783 --> 00:17:58,783 groups . It's more important to get 430 00:17:58,783 --> 00:18:00,839 people vaccinated than two perfectly 431 00:18:00,839 --> 00:18:03,061 marched through each prioritize group , 432 00:18:03,061 --> 00:18:05,228 even if that is their choice of how to 433 00:18:05,228 --> 00:18:07,006 prioritize to , um , getting to 434 00:18:07,006 --> 00:18:09,172 alternate site locations . In addition 435 00:18:09,172 --> 00:18:10,839 to hospitals getting to these 436 00:18:10,839 --> 00:18:12,728 pharmacies s O . That makes for a 437 00:18:12,728 --> 00:18:14,672 easier customer patient experience 438 00:18:14,672 --> 00:18:16,617 getting getting those vaccines out 439 00:18:16,617 --> 00:18:18,672 there . Uh , as Governor Santa's , I 440 00:18:18,672 --> 00:18:20,783 think , has creditably done , um , in 441 00:18:20,783 --> 00:18:23,280 terms of the actual data , we don't 442 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,391 have goals per day . I'll ask General 443 00:18:25,391 --> 00:18:27,447 Person if he wants to talk about the 444 00:18:27,447 --> 00:18:29,502 second part of your question , which 445 00:18:29,502 --> 00:18:31,558 was , um , projections per day , but 446 00:18:31,558 --> 00:18:33,502 especially with the data reporting 447 00:18:33,502 --> 00:18:35,613 coming in from hospitals , pharmacies 448 00:18:35,613 --> 00:18:37,502 and states , I don't believe it's 449 00:18:37,502 --> 00:18:39,613 either sensible , realistic for there 450 00:18:39,613 --> 00:18:41,780 to be any any kind of projections on a 451 00:18:41,780 --> 00:18:44,730 daily basis . General Purna Secretary . 452 00:18:44,730 --> 00:18:47,160 I have nothing to add I thought you did 453 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,320 a well job . I would say the key is we 454 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,160 just want him to flow on , you know , 455 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,438 we're monitoring both , You know , 1st , 456 00:18:55,438 --> 00:18:57,650 1st dose and , you know , now , second 457 00:18:57,650 --> 00:19:01,620 dose for Visor . So , you know , put a 458 00:19:01,620 --> 00:19:04,580 specific goal each day I think is not 459 00:19:04,580 --> 00:19:07,650 appropriate . What we want is the 460 00:19:07,660 --> 00:19:11,220 vaccine to be effectively , uh , 461 00:19:11,230 --> 00:19:14,500 administered on . We wanted to be done 462 00:19:14,510 --> 00:19:17,470 to the right way so that there is , uh , 463 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,070 so that all of it is used in a timely 464 00:19:20,070 --> 00:19:22,160 manner . I'll pause . Thank you , 465 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:23,604 General . Next question . 466 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,210 Our next question comes from Rachel 467 00:19:29,210 --> 00:19:31,488 Robe with Politico . Your line is open . 468 00:19:34,540 --> 00:19:36,873 Hi . I think they're taking my question . 469 00:19:36,873 --> 00:19:38,707 Um , I have a question about the 470 00:19:38,707 --> 00:19:40,620 pharmacy partnership . Um , I was 471 00:19:40,630 --> 00:19:43,920 wondering if they will have control 472 00:19:43,930 --> 00:19:46,500 still over , like the privatization 473 00:19:46,500 --> 00:19:50,070 scheme . Get the shots . And also , if 474 00:19:50,070 --> 00:19:52,140 there's any mechanism in place to 475 00:19:52,140 --> 00:19:54,362 ensure that , like people who signed up 476 00:19:54,362 --> 00:19:56,940 for shots from the pharmacies are and 477 00:19:56,940 --> 00:19:59,051 at least like the when a when b one c 478 00:19:59,051 --> 00:20:01,051 category and that it doesn't become 479 00:20:01,051 --> 00:20:03,160 kind of a free for all our general 480 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,380 public . So , Rachel , we had a great 481 00:20:06,380 --> 00:20:08,950 deal of trouble with static on hearing 482 00:20:08,950 --> 00:20:10,894 your hearing , your hearing , your 483 00:20:10,894 --> 00:20:13,130 question there I did catch the last 484 00:20:13,130 --> 00:20:15,241 part of it . Which was , if there any 485 00:20:15,241 --> 00:20:17,408 protections as we move toe Mawr retail 486 00:20:17,408 --> 00:20:19,950 pharmacy distribution to ensure that 487 00:20:19,950 --> 00:20:21,894 only people in certain prioritized 488 00:20:21,894 --> 00:20:24,760 groups or vaccinated again the 489 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,100 governor's decide on both where vaccine 490 00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:30,670 should dio and whether they're going to 491 00:20:30,670 --> 00:20:32,910 follow various recommended prioritized 492 00:20:32,910 --> 00:20:35,830 groups or not , or how broadly my 493 00:20:35,830 --> 00:20:39,750 message is we need . We need to not 494 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,310 be overly prescriptive in that , 495 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,980 especially as we see governors who are 496 00:20:45,980 --> 00:20:48,760 leaving vaccines sitting in freezers 497 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,538 rather than getting it out into 498 00:20:50,538 --> 00:20:52,649 people's arms . The perfect cannot be 499 00:20:52,649 --> 00:20:55,380 the enemy of the good Here , Um , I 500 00:20:55,390 --> 00:20:57,557 don't know , General , if if there was 501 00:20:57,557 --> 00:20:59,668 any other aspect of the question that 502 00:20:59,668 --> 00:21:01,890 you were able to hear more clearly than 503 00:21:01,890 --> 00:21:03,946 I Mr Secretary , I like you , it was 504 00:21:03,946 --> 00:21:06,168 broken up . But the last part , I would 505 00:21:06,168 --> 00:21:08,390 also echo the work that the C . D . C . 506 00:21:08,390 --> 00:21:10,390 Is done with the 19 pharmacy chains 507 00:21:10,390 --> 00:21:13,530 will allow a really sophisticated 508 00:21:13,530 --> 00:21:16,670 approach . The scheduling appointments 509 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,180 on DSO , all of them have a very 510 00:21:19,190 --> 00:21:23,170 elaborate system on DSO . When , 511 00:21:23,180 --> 00:21:25,402 when it's opened up by the governor's , 512 00:21:25,402 --> 00:21:27,624 then they will be able to . People will 513 00:21:27,624 --> 00:21:29,847 be able to go on to their websites , be 514 00:21:29,847 --> 00:21:32,890 able to sign up for specific times on , 515 00:21:32,890 --> 00:21:35,320 then be able to go get them . Times 516 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,940 will be designated for both . First on 517 00:21:37,940 --> 00:21:41,100 second shots , it to help manage the 518 00:21:41,110 --> 00:21:43,920 execution accordingly . Over . Thank 519 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,864 you , General . How about the next 520 00:21:45,864 --> 00:21:48,370 question , please ? Our next question 521 00:21:48,370 --> 00:21:50,703 comes from Karen Weintraub with U . S A . 522 00:21:50,703 --> 00:21:53,710 Today your line is open . Yeah . Hi . 523 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:55,831 Thanks so much for taking my call . I 524 00:21:55,831 --> 00:21:57,720 was wondering if you could talk a 525 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,553 little bit about nursing homes . 526 00:21:59,553 --> 00:22:01,720 According to the CDC data , only about 527 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,990 13% of shops have been delivered of 528 00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:05,934 delivered traps have been actually 529 00:22:05,934 --> 00:22:08,046 gotten into arms . And just wondering 530 00:22:08,046 --> 00:22:09,990 if you could talk . I know there's 531 00:22:09,990 --> 00:22:12,157 delay and recording , but can you help 532 00:22:12,157 --> 00:22:14,268 us understand a little bit ? Why that 533 00:22:14,268 --> 00:22:16,379 number is so low and how that's going 534 00:22:16,379 --> 00:22:15,980 to change how quickly that's gonna 535 00:22:15,990 --> 00:22:18,212 change . Yeah , Karen , thank you . I'm 536 00:22:18,212 --> 00:22:20,046 glad you raised the issue of the 537 00:22:20,046 --> 00:22:22,268 skilled nursing facility distribution . 538 00:22:22,268 --> 00:22:24,500 I I meant toe I meant toe Discuss that 539 00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:26,833 in response to Angelica's question . Uh , 540 00:22:26,833 --> 00:22:29,290 the outset also , uh , So it's 541 00:22:29,290 --> 00:22:32,290 important to remember that with the our 542 00:22:32,290 --> 00:22:34,401 long term care facilities are nursing 543 00:22:34,401 --> 00:22:37,110 homes . A significant number of the 544 00:22:37,110 --> 00:22:39,900 patients there are in 545 00:22:39,900 --> 00:22:43,260 a medical conditions such that they 546 00:22:43,270 --> 00:22:46,260 aren't able to consent on their own for 547 00:22:46,260 --> 00:22:48,260 some medical procedures , including 548 00:22:48,260 --> 00:22:50,510 getting an you A vaccine . And so there 549 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,220 is a procedure where CVS and Walgreens , 550 00:22:53,220 --> 00:22:55,442 if they're the entities that the states 551 00:22:55,442 --> 00:22:57,553 and the nursing homes have decided to 552 00:22:57,553 --> 00:22:59,776 operate with to vaccinate . Um , I need 553 00:22:59,776 --> 00:23:01,980 to go through a process to ensure that 554 00:23:01,990 --> 00:23:04,157 whether it's , I think it's on average 555 00:23:04,157 --> 00:23:06,323 about 100 patients per skilled nursing 556 00:23:06,323 --> 00:23:08,690 facility , uh , that that they secure 557 00:23:08,690 --> 00:23:10,801 those consents because you want to go 558 00:23:10,801 --> 00:23:13,150 through and do a vaccination campaign 559 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,470 very quickly within that nursing home , 560 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,920 Uh , rather than a in fits and starts . 561 00:23:18,930 --> 00:23:21,097 So you wanna lay that groundwork to be 562 00:23:21,097 --> 00:23:24,280 ready to go in and so that preparatory 563 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,300 work started . Really , as soon as the 564 00:23:27,300 --> 00:23:29,590 nursing homes opted into the CVS or 565 00:23:29,590 --> 00:23:32,510 Walgreens programs , Ondas continued , 566 00:23:32,750 --> 00:23:35,740 the vaccines available on I do believe 567 00:23:35,740 --> 00:23:38,150 that we will be seeing significant ramp 568 00:23:38,150 --> 00:23:41,600 up off those vaccines getting into 569 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,711 nursing home patients , and in fact , 570 00:23:43,711 --> 00:23:47,240 we're working to organize a discussion 571 00:23:47,250 --> 00:23:48,972 with the leadership of CVS and 572 00:23:48,972 --> 00:23:51,180 Walgreens with our nation's governors 573 00:23:51,180 --> 00:23:53,291 toe . Make sure that there's a lot of 574 00:23:53,291 --> 00:23:56,350 clarity about the process there and to 575 00:23:56,350 --> 00:23:58,517 ensure that there's full state support 576 00:23:58,517 --> 00:24:00,739 on getting our nursing home patients as 577 00:24:00,739 --> 00:24:02,461 well as our nursing home staff 578 00:24:02,461 --> 00:24:04,572 vaccinated a za quickly as possible . 579 00:24:04,572 --> 00:24:06,628 General partner , could you give any 580 00:24:06,628 --> 00:24:09,680 more detail on that , please ? Mr 581 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,250 Sector ? I would just add that CVS and 582 00:24:12,250 --> 00:24:15,110 Walgreens has done over 9000 clinics , 583 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:17,550 uh , into the long term health care 584 00:24:17,550 --> 00:24:20,860 facilities on they've scheduled up to 585 00:24:20,860 --> 00:24:24,220 another . You know , 4000 mawr . Aziz , 586 00:24:24,220 --> 00:24:26,387 we're going that are already scheduled 587 00:24:26,387 --> 00:24:28,470 right now . And so really positive 588 00:24:28,470 --> 00:24:31,190 momentum in throughout the country on 589 00:24:31,190 --> 00:24:33,460 this . Over . Thank you , General . 590 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:35,629 Next question , please . 591 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,696 Our next question comes from Candice 592 00:24:40,696 --> 00:24:42,807 Choi with the Associated Press . Your 593 00:24:42,807 --> 00:24:46,670 line is open . I did the 594 00:24:46,670 --> 00:24:48,830 count of how Maney vaccines have gone 595 00:24:48,830 --> 00:24:51,620 wasted as a result of spoilage or any 596 00:24:51,620 --> 00:24:53,900 other reason . And then are you giving 597 00:24:53,900 --> 00:24:56,410 guidance to jurisdictions on whether 598 00:24:56,410 --> 00:24:58,780 covert testing site should be converted ? 599 00:24:58,780 --> 00:25:00,920 Teoh vaccination sites to speed up 600 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,720 vaccination . General , would you mind 601 00:25:03,730 --> 00:25:06,530 taking that those two questions ? So 602 00:25:06,530 --> 00:25:09,690 the first part that we know reported on 603 00:25:09,690 --> 00:25:13,340 Lee the vaccine from Wisconsin that was 604 00:25:13,340 --> 00:25:16,070 in the news . Already , the 500 plus 605 00:25:16,070 --> 00:25:19,180 doses eyes the Onley report that we've 606 00:25:19,180 --> 00:25:22,610 had of wasted a zoo of right now 607 00:25:22,620 --> 00:25:26,160 over . Thank you . And do we have any 608 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,327 guidance that's been offered regarding 609 00:25:28,327 --> 00:25:30,438 some of the ? Some of the states have 610 00:25:30,438 --> 00:25:32,710 set up covert testing sites . Um , have 611 00:25:32,710 --> 00:25:35,080 we provided any type of guidance ? Thio 612 00:25:35,090 --> 00:25:37,340 them regarding converting those sites 613 00:25:37,340 --> 00:25:40,510 toe vaccination , vaccination campaign 614 00:25:40,510 --> 00:25:43,210 sites ? We have not , Mr Secretary . 615 00:25:43,210 --> 00:25:45,377 But of course , you know the option up 616 00:25:45,377 --> 00:25:47,230 to the governor's the execute 617 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,650 accordingly is available . Yeah , I can 618 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:52,720 I . One thing I would just say . Of 619 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,553 course , the governor's could do 620 00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:56,609 whatever they would like in terms of 621 00:25:56,609 --> 00:25:56,580 setting up these distribution systems . 622 00:25:56,580 --> 00:25:58,802 What we've tried to do , though , is as 623 00:25:58,802 --> 00:26:01,024 much as possible to leverage the system 624 00:26:01,024 --> 00:26:03,136 that we have . It's a quite developed 625 00:26:03,136 --> 00:26:04,913 system in the United States for 626 00:26:04,913 --> 00:26:07,024 vaccinating people that really relies 627 00:26:07,024 --> 00:26:08,913 not just in our hospitals and our 628 00:26:08,913 --> 00:26:11,080 nursing homes , for patients there for 629 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:10,880 the staff of those facilities , but 630 00:26:10,890 --> 00:26:13,970 also in for a staff , but also just the 631 00:26:13,970 --> 00:26:16,800 retail pharmacy chains that are so 632 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,070 expert and so available throughout the 633 00:26:19,070 --> 00:26:21,181 United States . And that's where were 634 00:26:21,181 --> 00:26:23,320 the next big push is to bring those 635 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:25,542 online and make sure the governors have 636 00:26:25,542 --> 00:26:27,653 those available , really to hopefully 637 00:26:27,653 --> 00:26:30,460 expand out too much larger swaths of 638 00:26:30,460 --> 00:26:33,990 individuals , especially especially any 639 00:26:33,990 --> 00:26:35,546 individuals who are risk of 640 00:26:35,546 --> 00:26:37,601 hospitalization as we work to try to 641 00:26:37,601 --> 00:26:40,270 prevent individuals from going into our 642 00:26:40,270 --> 00:26:42,437 hospital with any of the tools that we 643 00:26:42,437 --> 00:26:44,437 have at our disposal , whether it's 644 00:26:44,437 --> 00:26:46,659 vaccines or monoclonal antibodies and , 645 00:26:46,659 --> 00:26:48,992 of course , the three W's of prevention . 646 00:26:48,992 --> 00:26:52,260 Next question , please . Our next 647 00:26:52,260 --> 00:26:54,316 question comes from Meg Carroll with 648 00:26:54,316 --> 00:26:58,080 CNBC . Your line is open . Hi . Um , I 649 00:26:58,080 --> 00:26:59,858 just wanted to follow up on and 650 00:26:59,858 --> 00:27:01,858 delicate question about sort of the 651 00:27:01,858 --> 00:27:03,747 pace of vaccinations . I know you 652 00:27:03,747 --> 00:27:03,710 mentioned , you know , by the end of 653 00:27:03,710 --> 00:27:05,766 the month , maybe not a good time to 654 00:27:05,766 --> 00:27:07,932 give a guide for what you're expecting 655 00:27:07,932 --> 00:27:09,988 per day . But , um , Dr Collins from 656 00:27:09,988 --> 00:27:12,190 and I ate this morning , set a 657 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,670 benchmark . He said a good one would be , 658 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,920 ah , million vaccinations per day . So 659 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,031 if we were doing that pace , it seems 660 00:27:20,031 --> 00:27:22,198 like it might take us about a year and 661 00:27:22,198 --> 00:27:24,364 a half to get to 80% of people getting 662 00:27:24,364 --> 00:27:26,587 two shots . Is that the kind of pace we 663 00:27:26,587 --> 00:27:28,753 should be expecting ? Do you expect to 664 00:27:28,753 --> 00:27:31,031 beat that million benchmark , you know , 665 00:27:31,031 --> 00:27:33,142 vaccination per day . Goal on . But I 666 00:27:33,142 --> 00:27:35,253 also wanted to ask , Is the hesitancy 667 00:27:35,253 --> 00:27:37,198 that you've been hearing about for 668 00:27:37,198 --> 00:27:39,253 health care workers in particular or 669 00:27:39,253 --> 00:27:41,420 people in nursing homes ? Is it higher 670 00:27:41,420 --> 00:27:43,531 than you expected in terms of getting 671 00:27:43,531 --> 00:27:45,753 the shots ? Thanks . Classic general or 672 00:27:45,753 --> 00:27:47,587 doctor ? Slowly . If you want to 673 00:27:47,587 --> 00:27:51,210 address either of those questions , e 674 00:27:51,210 --> 00:27:53,720 think just to reinforce our goal is to 675 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:56,910 make sure that vaccine is effectively 676 00:27:56,920 --> 00:28:00,080 available and we want to administer as 677 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,320 much as possible Aziz quickly as 678 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:06,280 possible , as long as it remains a safe 679 00:28:06,290 --> 00:28:09,450 and execution . Uh , on I think , uh , 680 00:28:09,450 --> 00:28:12,280 even targeting a goal , we want to get 681 00:28:12,290 --> 00:28:15,290 beyond that as fast as possible . So 682 00:28:15,300 --> 00:28:17,710 hence we started out with the nursing 683 00:28:17,710 --> 00:28:20,560 homes on the medical folks very 684 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:22,850 deliberate execution in certain 685 00:28:22,850 --> 00:28:25,850 locations that that had to be executed 686 00:28:25,860 --> 00:28:28,850 at those locations . Now we want to 687 00:28:28,850 --> 00:28:31,540 expand . A secretary said to the 688 00:28:31,550 --> 00:28:34,860 pharmacies toe over 40,000 pharmacies 689 00:28:34,870 --> 00:28:38,760 which allows , uh , greater access and 690 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,930 availability and multiplies 691 00:28:40,930 --> 00:28:43,720 significantly our ability Thio 692 00:28:43,730 --> 00:28:46,340 administer shots and arms . We do 693 00:28:46,340 --> 00:28:50,020 believe I believe that there will be a 694 00:28:50,020 --> 00:28:52,370 sui monitor and we keep watching 695 00:28:52,370 --> 00:28:54,592 ourselves and learning that we're gonna 696 00:28:54,592 --> 00:28:56,650 wanna expand into larger type 697 00:28:56,650 --> 00:28:59,890 facilities , um , down the road . But 698 00:28:59,900 --> 00:29:02,650 not initially as we progress into 699 00:29:02,660 --> 00:29:05,910 execution , uh , to ensure the safe and 700 00:29:05,910 --> 00:29:09,130 effective use of the vaccine . So there 701 00:29:09,130 --> 00:29:12,170 is great potential Thio , meet that 702 00:29:12,170 --> 00:29:14,790 goal . But I wouldn't constrain 703 00:29:14,790 --> 00:29:18,430 ourselves with the goal . Are we want 704 00:29:18,430 --> 00:29:20,652 to get vaccines and the American people 705 00:29:20,652 --> 00:29:23,660 is rapidly as possible . Yeah , and the 706 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,262 You know , the rate limiter is we would 707 00:29:26,262 --> 00:29:28,710 say there is manufacturing and 708 00:29:28,710 --> 00:29:30,877 availability of doses . And that's why 709 00:29:30,877 --> 00:29:33,043 we talked to you about available doses 710 00:29:33,043 --> 00:29:35,099 which then trickle through available 711 00:29:35,099 --> 00:29:36,766 toe orders to distribution to 712 00:29:36,766 --> 00:29:39,099 vaccinations to reporting data on those , 713 00:29:39,099 --> 00:29:41,099 um and especially is doctor slow We 714 00:29:41,099 --> 00:29:44,240 talked about earlier if the if the ants 715 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,870 and J and J Vaccine does report out 716 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,850 positive data and does secure FDA 717 00:29:49,850 --> 00:29:52,120 authorization . The wonderful thing 718 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:54,231 about that two wonderful things about 719 00:29:54,231 --> 00:29:56,398 that vaccine if that becomes available 720 00:29:56,398 --> 00:29:58,670 first , is that it is a single dose 721 00:29:58,670 --> 00:30:02,140 vaccine . And so every dose is a 722 00:30:02,140 --> 00:30:05,120 protected person . Uh , second , is 723 00:30:05,130 --> 00:30:07,186 that the manufacturing processes and 724 00:30:07,186 --> 00:30:10,570 platform of that Jenson Vaccine is an 725 00:30:10,570 --> 00:30:12,970 incredibly scalable manufacturing 726 00:30:12,970 --> 00:30:15,220 platform on dso that that's another 727 00:30:15,220 --> 00:30:17,850 very positive aspect . Again , assuming 728 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,260 that data comes in positive and 729 00:30:20,260 --> 00:30:22,482 assuming it meets F . D . A's standards 730 00:30:22,482 --> 00:30:24,593 for approval and authorization . Next 731 00:30:24,593 --> 00:30:26,760 question , please . Operator , we have 732 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,093 time . I think , for two more questions . 733 00:30:29,140 --> 00:30:31,410 Our next question comes from Max Bear 734 00:30:31,410 --> 00:30:33,550 with CBS News . Your line is open . 735 00:30:35,740 --> 00:30:38,073 Hi . Thank you guys , for this briefing . 736 00:30:38,073 --> 00:30:40,260 Um , I know people have been asking 737 00:30:40,260 --> 00:30:42,316 about the pace of things , so I just 738 00:30:42,316 --> 00:30:44,482 want to confirm some past numbers that 739 00:30:44,482 --> 00:30:46,704 were thrown out . If we should still be 740 00:30:46,704 --> 00:30:46,430 reporting these And that was an 741 00:30:46,430 --> 00:30:48,970 estimated 50 million doses , uh , 742 00:30:48,980 --> 00:30:51,147 delivered by the end of this month and 743 00:30:51,147 --> 00:30:52,924 100 million doses by the end of 744 00:30:52,924 --> 00:30:54,830 February . Um , are those still 745 00:30:54,830 --> 00:30:57,570 accurate projections ? General , would 746 00:30:57,570 --> 00:31:01,470 you mind discussing ? I 747 00:31:01,470 --> 00:31:03,860 think the work backwards by the end of 748 00:31:03,860 --> 00:31:07,520 the quarter . It's a well for 749 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,040 February . Is the secretary just talked 750 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,210 of our for Excuse me ? January is 751 00:31:12,210 --> 00:31:14,321 Secretary just talked about . First , 752 00:31:14,321 --> 00:31:16,488 we're monitoring the manufacturing and 753 00:31:16,488 --> 00:31:18,543 the capability and the capacity , as 754 00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:21,000 we've talked many times . Very delicate , 755 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,890 deliberate process . Aziz , we go 756 00:31:23,890 --> 00:31:26,100 forward . And so we're only allocating 757 00:31:26,100 --> 00:31:29,690 what's been released to us for planning . 758 00:31:29,690 --> 00:31:33,000 Right now , I have a target of a least 759 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:36,760 20 million doses for Pfizer and 20 760 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:40,320 million doses for Madonna again for 761 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,000 planning early in the month . Eso I 762 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,370 think that for now I think it's a good 763 00:31:46,370 --> 00:31:49,440 number to get to . We believe also by 764 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,620 the end of the quarter that which is , 765 00:31:52,630 --> 00:31:56,320 uh , March that both companies 766 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,570 will meet their requirements for 100 767 00:31:58,570 --> 00:32:02,320 million doses each Aziz they signed up 768 00:32:02,330 --> 00:32:05,190 for . But again , it will depend on how 769 00:32:05,190 --> 00:32:07,890 everything goes with manufacturing . 770 00:32:08,140 --> 00:32:11,220 Aziz , we go forward , are paused over . 771 00:32:11,230 --> 00:32:13,174 Thank you , General . Believe last 772 00:32:13,174 --> 00:32:17,080 question , please . Our next question 773 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,410 comes from Nick's Larco with stat . 774 00:32:19,420 --> 00:32:22,840 Your line is open . Hi . Thanks so much 775 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,120 for doing this . Uh , General Turner 776 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,064 and Dr Slowly since we're now very 777 00:32:27,064 --> 00:32:29,287 close to January 20th , I'm wondering , 778 00:32:29,287 --> 00:32:31,398 have you either ? Have you been asked 779 00:32:31,398 --> 00:32:33,676 to stay on in the Biden administration ? 780 00:32:33,676 --> 00:32:35,787 Or have you been given any indication 781 00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:35,750 that you will be asked to stay on ? 782 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,300 Thanks . When we got about General 783 00:32:38,300 --> 00:32:40,680 Purna first Aziz remote and then Dr 784 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,090 Slowly I'm 785 00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:46,780 I've signed up . I'm here until my part 786 00:32:46,780 --> 00:32:48,724 of the mission is done or I'm told 787 00:32:48,724 --> 00:32:51,170 otherwise . Uh , I have not been 788 00:32:51,170 --> 00:32:52,970 informed one way or another . 789 00:32:52,980 --> 00:32:56,810 Officially over , I 790 00:32:56,810 --> 00:33:00,020 have Well , two things . One I had said 791 00:33:00,030 --> 00:33:01,919 earlier in December that wants to 792 00:33:01,919 --> 00:33:04,141 vaccines are approved and two medicines 793 00:33:04,141 --> 00:33:06,197 are approved . Any news would be the 794 00:33:06,197 --> 00:33:08,530 time for me on the rest of the pipeline . 795 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:10,729 Well , progressing time for me to 796 00:33:10,729 --> 00:33:12,618 consider going back to my private 797 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,740 activities . I have decided to extend 798 00:33:16,740 --> 00:33:19,830 that in order to ensure that the 799 00:33:19,830 --> 00:33:22,640 operation continues to perform the way 800 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,862 it has performed through the transition 801 00:33:25,430 --> 00:33:27,530 of administration . I have been in 802 00:33:27,530 --> 00:33:31,400 contact with a Z we all have bean . 803 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,240 I've been contacted by the new 804 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:38,050 administration and I have been asked to 805 00:33:38,060 --> 00:33:40,760 become a consultant . After the time 806 00:33:40,980 --> 00:33:44,150 comes , uh , transition happens , which 807 00:33:44,150 --> 00:33:47,200 I have accepted to do . My mission from 808 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:50,490 May 15 has been to ensure that we have 809 00:33:50,490 --> 00:33:53,500 vaccines and medicines as quickly as 810 00:33:53,500 --> 00:33:55,556 possible for the American people and 811 00:33:55,556 --> 00:33:57,780 for the world , and I'll continue to 812 00:33:57,780 --> 00:34:00,160 support as needed . I think we're 813 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:02,730 getting close to the point where my 814 00:34:02,730 --> 00:34:05,370 value add is more limited and therefore 815 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:09,070 I'll expect my activity too . Decrease 816 00:34:09,070 --> 00:34:12,910 gradually after January 21st . But you 817 00:34:12,910 --> 00:34:15,300 know , a Zilong as I'm asked , I will 818 00:34:15,300 --> 00:34:18,460 be helping and , uh , as we close I 819 00:34:18,460 --> 00:34:20,650 just want to express , uh on behalf of 820 00:34:20,650 --> 00:34:23,120 myself . And I'm sure on behalf of 821 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,287 Acting Secretary Miller at the Defense 822 00:34:25,287 --> 00:34:28,700 Department are just deep appreciation 823 00:34:28,710 --> 00:34:30,654 on behalf of our departments , the 824 00:34:30,654 --> 00:34:32,821 administration in the country , Thio , 825 00:34:32,821 --> 00:34:36,240 Doctor Slowey to General Purna and to 826 00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:38,296 Carla and Atari Stefanie , who leads 827 00:34:38,296 --> 00:34:40,351 our all of our manufacturing efforts 828 00:34:40,351 --> 00:34:44,190 for their incredible , selfless service 829 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:46,670 to the American people on Through their 830 00:34:46,670 --> 00:34:48,781 labors and the labors of the hundreds 831 00:34:48,781 --> 00:34:51,130 of other individuals here through the 832 00:34:51,140 --> 00:34:53,362 great bio pharmaceutical companies have 833 00:34:53,362 --> 00:34:55,473 worked with us . There are incredible 834 00:34:55,473 --> 00:34:57,418 partners with FedEx UPS , McKesson 835 00:34:57,418 --> 00:35:00,200 retail pharmacy chains are governors or 836 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,144 local authorities or public health 837 00:35:02,144 --> 00:35:04,200 departments . I just want to express 838 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:05,867 our deep appreciation for the 839 00:35:05,867 --> 00:35:07,867 commitment that they that they have 840 00:35:07,867 --> 00:35:10,089 made to the American people . Thank you 841 00:35:10,089 --> 00:35:12,422 very much . Have a good day . Thank you , 842 00:35:12,422 --> 00:35:14,644 sir . Uh , thanks . That's all the time 843 00:35:14,644 --> 00:35:16,644 we have . Please send any follow up 844 00:35:16,644 --> 00:35:18,811 questions to our press office at media 845 00:35:18,811 --> 00:35:21,033 at HHS dot gov and I'll turn it over to 846 00:35:21,033 --> 00:35:21,050 the operator to close out the call