vaccination sites. we are excited to announce today a new federally run mass vaccination site in central point, oregon. the president set a goal of adding at least a dozen new vaccination sites by april 19. today, i can report we are on track to meet the president's goal this week, a head of schedule. by next week, we will have opened a total of 36 mass vaccination sites with combined capability of administering 124,000 shots per day. we are also increasing the number of pharmacies participating in the pharmac program and working with community health centers to it -- to increase the number. the president set a goal on march 29 of expanding the pharmacy program to nearly 40,000 pharmacies participating by next monday. already, there are roughly 30,000 pharmacies in the program and we are on track to have nearly 40,000 by monday. to date, we have deployed 8500 federal personnel as vaccinators , or to support vaccination. this includes 4400 active-duty troops, that number will grow to 6000 in the coming w

our vaccination program was never built on one vaccine. we have plenty of vaccines. there are tens of millions of doses already out in the country of moderna and pfizer ready to be administered. now, all adults 16 and older are eligible for shot. we have plenty of vaccine supply to have all adults get vaccinated. as to india, i will first of dr. -- i will first have dr. fauci comment. it is a very difficult situation. dr. fauci: thank you jeff. india is going through a terrible situation now. yesterday they had the largest number of cases ever reported by any country. they have a situation where there are variants that have arisen. we have not yet fully characterized the variants and the relationship between the ability of the vaccines to protect. but we are assuming they need vaccines. the cdc is helping out by consulting with them as they have in other countries. they are giving technical assistance. but it is a dire situation. we are trying to help in any way we can. we have to see how things go and obviously they need to get people vaccinated because that is the

and build trust in the vaccine, the vaccinator, and the vaccination system. these are some of the tactics the cdc believes reinforce trust. talk transparently about the process of authorizing, approving, making recommendations, monitoring the safety of, and administering the covid vaccine, including how it is handled, providing regular updates on the benefits, safety, side effects and effectiveness, and clearly comedic eight, what is not yet known, proactively address the spread of misinformation via social media platforms and trusted messengers. empowering health care personnel in their decision to get vaccinated and to recommend vaccination to patients. these are some tactics the cdc believes will empower health care personnel. engaging health systems and personnel often in early to ensure a clear understanding of vaccine development, approval process, new technology, and benefits of vaccination, ensuring those health-care systems and practices are equipped to create a culture that builds confidence in covid-19 vaccination, and strengthening the capacity of

host: the pfizer vaccine, the moderna vaccine is a two-step process and the vaccines need to be kept in cold temperature. johnson & johnson is one vaccine, it does not need to be in a cold temperature. why? explain the difference as we look at some of the vaccine in your distribution facilities. guest: right. so, for the mrna vaccines, they are encapsulated in lipid nano particles which are unstable and have to be kept at a low temperature. when this was first being developed at pfizer and biontech the conditions used were also low temperatures, -80 degrees celsius. that is where we had the experience, and that is what, once we get the eua emergency authorization, that is what pfizer had to have all the sites it here too -- keep it at very low temperature until it was very -- ready to be administered . since that time, companies have had a chance -- more of a chance to test the vaccine for stability at less stringent conditions, and just recently, the fda and the european agency as well have now relaxed those requirements so, no longer does the pfizer biontech vaccine have to be kept

the vaccinator and the vaccination system. these are some of the tactics that cdc will be using to reinforce trust. communicate transparently about the process for authorizing, proofing, making recommendations for monitoring the safety, distributing, allocating, and administering covid-19 vaccines, including how is data handled, providing regular updates on the benefits, safety, side effects, and effectiveness and clearly communicate what is not yet known. proactively address and mitigate the spread of misinformation through media partners and trusted messengers. empowering health care personnel. promoting confidence among health care personnel and their decision to get vaccinated and to recommend vaccination to their patients. these are some of the tactics that cdc will be using to empower health care personnel, engaging national professional associations, health systems and health care personnel often and early to ensure a clear understanding of the vaccine development and approval process, new vaccine technologies and benef

or moderna vaccine, or 14 days after your single-dose of j&j vaccine. today, cdc is updating our recommendations for fully vaccinated people, and providing guiding principles and sample activities to give people who are fully vaccinated away to assess their unrest for covid-19 and determine what situations are safe. if you are fully vaccinated, things are much safer for you than those who are not yet fully vaccinated. this guidance will help you, your family, and your neighbors make decisions based on the latest science, and allow you to safely get back to the things you love to do. i am optimistic people would use this information to take personal responsibility protect themselves and to protect others , and i hope it will encourage people to get fully vaccinated. there are many situations where fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks, particularly if they are outdoors, as shown by the graphic on the right. if you are fully vaccinated and want to attend a small outdoor gathering with people who are vaccinated and unvaccinated or dine at an ou

astrazeneca vaccine. i think i covered the bulk of your questions there. next question? >> let's go to shannon petty peace at nbc. shannon: i just wanted to follow-up on the j&j question a little bit more, actually. so, when do you think they will get to the 8 million doses a week? you mean that will be the end of the month, in week or two they will get to those 8 million doses, and when do you think there will be that fda authorization, just to make sure we are clear on that based on josh's question? and bigger picture, i know it is complicated and you are talking about things you are doing for the states, but can you explain why, again, you are not going to shift additional doses to states like michigan and new jersey -- why not give more doses to them now? is it because you feel they have enough doses, they are just not getting them to the areas they need them, or people are not being receptive to taking them? jeff: the first part of your question is when will j&j receive the fda authorization, which i

vaccinated. 46% of adults have had at least their first shot, and 28% are now fully vaccinated across the u.s. we have made significant progress in vaccinating americans over the age of 65. 78% have had at least their first shot. by this time next week, all adults across the country will be eligible for vaccine. this means there has never been a better time than now for seniors to get their shots. make an appointment today. if you have someone in your life, particularly a senior who has not gotten the shot yet, reach out and see what help they need. all of this is happening because of the accelerated pace of the country's vaccination program. in the last seven days, the u.s. has reported administering nearly 22 million shots. that is more than 8% of the adult population in a single week. while we are pleased with this, we are making even more doses available. over the last three weeks, we have sent out nearly 90 million doses. even with uneven supply from johnson & johnson, we are distributing va

anthony found she provided a guideline on vaccine efficacy and spoke about vaccinating adolescents. this is happen hour. -- dr. anthony fauci provided a guideline on vaccine efficacy and spoke about vaccinating adolescents. >> first, i want to provide a brief update on how we are accelerating our vaccination program to meet the president's goal of 200 million shots in the first 100 days. as you can see in our progress report, our seven-day average is 2.9 million vaccinations per day. up from last week's 2.5 million per day average. this is an unprecedented case. no other country is vaccinating this many people this fast. 74% of individuals 65 and over have received at least one shot. 52% of american seniors are fully vaccinated. over 100 million americans have received at least one dose. more than 56 million adult americans are fully vaccinated. as the president announced this week, states are responding to his call to make all adult americans eligible to receive a vaccine no later than may 1. by april 19, more than 90% of all adults across the country will be eligible for vaccinati

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getting enough vaccine supply, mobilizing more vaccinators, creating more places to get vaccinated, and we are now administering an average of 3 million shots per day. over 20 million shots a week. saturday alone, we reported more than 4 million shots administered. we are the first country to administer 150 million shots, the first to fully vaccinate over 62 million people. here is the deal. i promised an update to the american people every 50 million shots. i am already backed up to and a half weeks later. i promise to always give you the straight scoop from the shoulder, the good and the bad. here is the truth. we are on track to be our goal of 200 million shots in the first 100 days. more than 75% of the people over the age of 65 have gotten shots. up from 8% when we took office. that is a dramatic turnaround, and critical because seniors account for 80% of all covid deaths. it helps to support my goal of reopening a majority of k-8 schools by my 100th day in office. i directed states in early march to make educators and children -- childcare workers eligible for vaccines and to get

right now so there's real vaccine hesitancy and vaccine refusal why do you think that is. well there's a very complicated issue that that we take a long time to discuss and and you know part of it is the communication but how how we communicate and have ruled out 100 politics part of a readership there's there's so many facets to keep back in hasn't but what the thing is but i also don't want to say i don't say that some also say it's also the flip flopping for example astra zeneca has image has kind of been shattered in a way right now because of the the reported blood clots and you know now we see this with johnson and johnson so this flip flopping doesn't really help people out doesn't well i think it's too much information and too much emphasis on certain parts of information and where people lose sight of the overall benefits of vaccine these are exceedingly rare. complications and we think about things that we take all the time so so birth control pills cause like quantrill that i'm coping 19 definitely call it like i mean people are worried about what should not get

are a vaccine. given how much robust data we have how disproportionally more effective mrna seems to be against the new variant emerging, if we were to have the wto trips waiver and other chinese pharmaceutical companies could scale up the production of mrna vaccine to help protect more within the borders or others god bless. i think that would be a great thing. >> on this question of the vaccine and regulation, i think we are suffering between big powers somebody watching it from where i am here versus geneva but the russian and the chinese are interested in getting their vaccines approved by wto. but it would seem they haven't had the experience of coming before the regulatory process. there experiences and they face challenges for their vaccines. it is true that they also see the importance of getting approved with the market but i do see some form vaccine diplomacy so what we want is to maximize production for the whole world. what we want and what we shouldn't have his around the vaccine. so i

the major side effects of some covert 1000 vaccines have slowed down vaccination drives u.s. regulators have recommended a pause in administering johnson and johnson shots because of reports of blood clots the vaccine is also under investigation in europe astra zeneca has covered 1000 vaccine is being investigated by european regulators for possible links to blood clots it's been suspended more than a dozen countries and some research found the corona virus variant discovered in south africa can penetrate pfizer bio on texaco with 1000 vaccine to some extent and a new study in the us suggests that modern vaccine might have more side effects than 5 years or the vaccines differ in the way they trigger people's bodies to fight coronavirus china's sin of accu is killed parts of the virus to expose immune systems to it without risking a serious response pfizer and moderne are so-called m r n a vaccines in which part of the corona virus is genetic code is injected into the body the u.k.'s astra zeneca vaccine has modified a version of a common cold virus from chimpanzees to contain

with those vaccines. so one of the things you can take away from all of this is that when the surveillance system, the c.d.c. and the f.d.a., say that something is safe, you can be sure that it is safe. >> brennan: the c.d.c. director was on this program in february, and said at that time there were other vaccines being looked at, either to deal with different strains, as she put it, or booster vaccines. do we know yet which ones need it, and when should americans expect to have to go out and get a booster? >> doctor: you know, we're going to find that out soon, margaret, because you determine whether a booster is needed to the particular virus that you're dealing with, like the standard virus. if you get a level of immunity, which is measured generally by antibodies, when that level starts to fade down to a certain critical level, then it is a good indication you'll need a boost. or if you start to see ktgh inftions, riginal virus s wh a variant, even though a person is vaccinated, you might want to boos

-approved vaccines. so removing artificial barriers through the-- that was discussed on intellectual property rights would enhance u.s. leadership in the world and not diminish it. more than 100 countries support the-- and the u.s. should join that through a people's vaccine. >> you know, while i find-- i just have to say it deeply challenging that we kind of would ever, ever rely on reasoning that kind of more people in more places might benefit from more vaccinations especially kind of from vaccines that might be more effective as a reason to not -- to not embrace, to advocate to support a wto waiver, a trips waiver. and so i find that quite morally repugnant, i just have to own. and, yeah, i think there are real questions not only kind of i get in the context of abby articulated, but because we actually don't know a lot about the chinese vaccines. i'm like sputnik 5, underlying data has been published, where often countries that have purchased or received the sputnik vaccines themselves are kind of pu

& johnson vaccine. some patients who received it developed complex still poorly understood immune system response per their body suddenly stop developing active blood platelets. according to the fda, at least six young women experience this response to the johnson & johnson vaccine, one of them a 45-year-old woman in virginia died of a stroke last month, two weeks after getting the vaccine. another woman who apparently lives in nebraska it is critical condition in a hospital. that's the extent of what we know, the government hasn't told us more so what does it mean exactly, how significant is it? have it happen to or someone you loved, it would be highly significant but here's the context statistically. about 7 million americans have received the johnson & johnson shot so far. we know of six who have developed a blood clotting disorder as a result. by comparison for some context, some version of the birth control pill believed to cause blood clots and one out of every thousand women at a far higher rate

and get vaccinated. so, on behalf of them, who have worked so hard this year, please take that advice. wear a mask. wash your hands. avoid large gatherings. and get a vaccine. i hope this we are last surge. so please join with us to take these protections to be sure it is the last surge, and that we have a healthy michigan. thank you. governor whitmer? gov. whitmer: thank you. so, i'm here with dr. j, and tina, and we are happy to take questions. >> why recommend rather than read wire for high school -- why recommend it, rather than require it, for high school sports? gov. whitmer: this pandemic has been hard on everyone of us and we are all tired of this, and the actions we have taken over the course of the pandemic have saved lives. especially in the face of a novel virus which we did not know much about one year ago, especially in the face of a second surge where we did not have vaccines on the horizon, we know now we have the tools we need, to protect ourselves. and it is less of a policy problem we

of the vaccines. reporter: one of the goals is the hope that there will be enough supply on hand for the country by the end of may. is not operative now with the wake of the pause? it is surprising to learn that you have learned about this this morning. do you wish you had heard it sooner? jeff: i learned about it last night that there would be announcement. not the specifics. that is to the science. we want the science agencies to lead with science. there is no reason for us to be involved in any of the scientific decisions. we bring nothing to the table. that is the fda's role. that is the cdc's role. they are led by terrific leaders with great pains to do the science. this administration will be led by science. as to your first question, we believe there is enough to vaccinate -- the vaccine in the system for all americans who want to get vaccinated by may 31 to do so. reporter: i feel like we are dancing around the hesitancy question. i'm going to ask you directly. do you think the announcement of

anthony fauci talked about vaccine efficacy and vaccinating adolescents. we will get the state of the pandemic update. doctor fauci will highlight the latest science the surgeon general will join us to discuss the campaign to increase competence vaccination and work from local voices community leaders. i want to provide a brief update on how we accelerate vaccinations programs to meet the president's goal of 200 million shots in his first 100 days. as you can see in our weekly progress report, seven-day average 2.9 million vaccinations a day. up from last week's 2.5 million a day average. this is unprecedented pace. in other countries vaccine this many people this fast. as of today, 74% of individuals 65 and older received at least one shot. 52% of american seniors are now fully vaccinated. overall, nearly 100 million americans received at least one dose and more than 56 million americans are now fully vaccinated. as the president announced earlier this week, states are responding to his call to make all americans eligible to receive a vaccine no later tha

not enough vaccines. few places to get vaccinated. shortage of vaccinators. and confusing rules on who qualified in every state, tribe, and territory. we got to work around the clock deploying a whole of government approach from the fema personnel who are getting shots in arms across communities in the country to the women and men of the armed forces who are overseeing the shipment and delivery of the vaccine and the scientists and clinicians and f.d.a., c.d.c., n.i.h. who ensured the safety of these vaccines. as a result, our vaccination program is now humming. and it's even accelerating. over 80% of seniors have had at least their first shot. up from 8%. and now 50% of adults in the u.s. have had at least one shot. up from 5%. and we now have one thing on our mind. making sure that the other 50% know how easy it is to get a shot. so if you still think it's too difficult to get your vaccine, here's what you need to know. the lack of supply, the shortage of locations, the confusing rules are all in the past. that cannot be said enough. thanks to the aggressiv

everyone is talking about vaccination. people are inundated with language around vaccination. there is a sense that vaccines are coming to me soon and i am so close to getting vaccinated that i don't need to worry as much about doing two things. one is testing and the other is the health measures of social distancing, wearing masks. the fatigue we all feel with covid with over one year of dealing with it is settling in. as we are talking about vaccines, people are forgetting that some of the most important things we can do like test and masks and social distancing, that has to stay in place. it has not helped that some of our elected officials have relaxed measures that were protecting before. laura: what do you make of the news from pfizer that after the second dose of its vaccine, people get good protection for six months, but some may ask only six months? >> the story of covid as you will see with the scientist's think very conservative because anytime you make a blanket statement like early on we said we don't need masks and now we are masked up all the time. you are sayin

a result of the vaccine and the vaccine alone. there have been deaths reported withal other vaccineser and they are now beginning to look into the reasons for this. i think that really needs to be clarified. in the second part of the question was? >> the long-term effects. >> guest: the long-term effects most of the effects are seenfe after vaccination after 24 -- 48 hours it could be fever, headache, chills, fatigue and those will have varying levels of severity. sometimes people do find they interfere with their activities off daily living because they usually resolve the cubit higher risk for that. it really is not been a pattern. it seems that younger people some have postulated that is due to their strong immune systems and stronger immune reaction to thehe vaccine. and then there have been some reports of individuals who have had allergic reactions a few nuts after receiving the vaccinations. they've had shortness of breath, some low blood pressure but all those have been able to be managed very effectively and those resolve

the vaccines are. and this week is a reminder that safety is our top priority. even when an extremely rare safety event occurs, our scientific agencies will act with thoroughness and transparency so people can remain confident in the vaccines recommended to them. and as such attention the j&j news have received, what i'm most concerned about, the numbers the most on my mind, are the rising cases and hospitalization among those who are not vaccinated. over the past year, the virus keeps reminding us that the risks of actually getting covid are quite significant. it cost us more than 500,000 friends and family members and has led to hospitalizations and prolonged symptoms for many, many more. we all want the same thing. which is turn this pandemic around and protect ourselves and our loved ones. to that end, our best path forward remains getting vaccinated and continuing to take the prevention measures that we know work. wearing a mask, washing our hands, and avoiding indoor gatherings with people outsid

celebrities getting jab ♪ vaccine, vaccine ♪ >> it really is a race between getting vaccinated and the virus trying to essentially surge up again. every day that goes by you get closer and closer to that virus really not being able to do anything because when you get an overwhelming majority of the population vaccinated, the virus has no place to go. >> the country is at a tipping point with coronavirus variants on the rise. the next 100 days and beyond will still be a tough race with the final finish line not yet in sight. jake, now as the administration starts to loosen guidance on things like masking, they are walking a very fine line here, letting up on restrictions while still telling people, you know, you ought to remain vigilant. not an easy well. gloria borger, thanks. >> sure. >> american diplomats giving details on rivalries and power struggles like you've never heard before from inside that country, and that's next. >> tech: every customer has their own safelite story. this couple was on a camping trip... ...when their windshield got a chip. they drove to safelite for a same

go get your vaccination now. it is free, and it is convenient. 90% of the american people live within five miles of a site where you can get a vaccination. you can do this. and we will do this. thank you all and god bless you and as much is the temptation is to stay outdoors on this beautiful day, i have more work to do. thank you all very very much. bye-bye. >> why doesn't it apply to everybody? >> would you have any preconditions before meeting with vladimir putin? >> i, uh at a time. , one >> if the risk is so low outdoors, why doesn't it apply to everybody? >> because the science indicates the most certain way to assure that it doesn't spread is that both people vaccinate. >> sir, you chose to wear a mask as you walked out here. what message were you sending to wear a mask? >> you watch me take it off and i will put it back on when i get inside. >> do you have any preconditions before meeting with vladimir putin? >> i will discuss that another day. thank you. >> will you make it faster for them to get the vac

where people can get vaccinated and thousands of vaccinators now online. many percent of americans within five miles. this next phase is very focused on making it even easier, continuing to build vaccine confidence, and ensuring equity for all americans. next question? >> i agree with what jeff said. it's not a surprise that we knew it would not be easy to vaccinate the entire country as obstacles come up, we continue to work together to knock that down. i also want to make it very clear that at this point, the effort to vaccinate america and protect our nation from covid-19 is a collaborative effort that we need government to take action but we know we can get there also to protect our country until individuals and committees and businesses are all working together hand-in-hand to make that effort possible. many are already stepping up. this is just one of these all hands on deck moment where when you look around our communities and our circle of friends and ask people if they have a plant to get vaccinated. if they don't have a plan, we need to ask them

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make up this shortfall for vaccine and access the vaccine. we see a lot of things playing out that heidi said earlier they do not fit prior patterns. who would have thought is the wealthiest for the country in the world. it's also the third richest country on the planet has almost no vaccine this is not a straight arrow kind of phenomenon that can fit into neat narratives, either left-wing or right-wing it's a more complicated picture. >> the only prediction i was willing to make in the beginning of this is i'll guarantee they would continue to be surprised at the course of this pandemic. i think that still the case. the wii or a few minutes over are there any other questions or anything you would like to add? spinning i want to thank you, scott, or moderating what was really interesting discussion. i think you got it right when you said we are just overwhelmed with information. i certainly read a lot about covid-19 part i was still very surprised and i learned a tremendous amount. a big thanks to you laurie and heidi for joining us. ♪ ♪

good vaccine. i can move -- >> with the vaccine, it will have revitalized -- and -- >> hearing from those young people, he really understand how important, how urgent it is global vaccine district -- deployment is successful. it is my pleasure to introduce the world bank president to share his perspective on his vital work. over to you. >> thank you. the covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the health and welfare of billions of people in the impact threatens to reverse a decade of gains in human capital. access to covid-19 vaccines will be critical for saving lives. we have made up to $12 billion available for vaccination programs. together with partners, we have supported over 100 countries to undertake rapid readiness assessments identifying gaps, whether with cold chain infrastructure or health workers. where there are gaps, we must move quickly to fill them. our projects aim to do this. to have enough vaccines for developing countries, you must address two things. first, we need more pro

our vaccination program is our vaccination program is working. it is accelerating, and we are on track to meet the president's goal of administering 200 million shots in his first 100 days. this is only possible because of our whole of government response and the aggressive steps we have taken to get more vaccine supply, more vaccinators in the field, and more places for americans to get vaccinated. however, we know there is more work to do. that is why we are accelerating our efforts to get more safe and trusted places for americans to get vaccinated, and meet the president's goal that by april 19, 90% of americans have a vaccine site within five miles of where they live. first, on the federal retail pharmacy program, as we expand to more pharmacies, millions of americans are able to get there their shot at the local pharmacy, the same way they get their flu shot. today, there are around 30,000 pharmacies participating in the program, an increase of over 70% in less than two weeks, and we are on track to meet the president's goal of more than ne

it's time for you to get vaccinated now. get vaccinated now. to make it easier my administration is sending aid to community groups to drive seniors to vaccination sites. we're incredibly grateful to all the volunteers, houses of worship and civic groups that are helping us in this effort. this is america. we take care of one another. we have to keep it up. i've asked seniors to sign up for their shots now. i also have a message for people under 65. if you know someone over 56 who has not gotten this life-saving vaccine, call them now. work with them to get their shots this week or next. pick them up, drive them, your parents, your grandparents, your uncles and neighbors. finally, even after we open vaccinations to all adults and put a site within five miles of 90% of the public, we know there are many people who still struggle to get access to a shot. we know that there are number of seniors and people with disabilities and people in many communities of color who may be isolated and lack access to transportation. that's why we're ramping up tr

vaccinations increase with the most recent seven day average up -- of 3 million vaccinations delivered daily, up 8% from the prior seven day period. while these rates are incredible, and so encouraging for all of us, trends are increasing in case numbers and hospitalizations. across the country we are hearing reports of clusters of cases associated with day care centers and youth sports. hospitals are seeing more and more younger adults, those in their 30's and 40's admitted with severe disease. data suggests that this is happening as we are seeing increase in prevalence of variants with 52 jurisdictions reporting incidents. based on our most recent estimates. the b117 is now the most common lineage circulating in the united states. testing remains an important strategy to rapidly identify and isolate infected individuals including those with variants of concern. these are pointing to two clear truths. one, the virus still has a hold, infecting people and putting them in harm's way, and we need to remain vigilant. two, need to continue to accelerate our vaccination efforts and take the

that's a lot of vaccine. and so what we need to figure out is how do we accomplish around the world what is being done with covid by the w.h.o.. i wish we had been able to move faster faster than where we are today and the funding to pay for the machines to make the vaccines -- we are working hard to do the distribution which is great and assistant before because the increasing output in some countries like in the u.s. we are not exporting from the u.s. which i hope will change as soon as the u.s. has more access to the vaccine because the same manufacturing companies inside the u.s. and outside the u.s. would take think will happen soon in the spring that will help people around the world get the vaccine to reduce the spread of the virus and the chance for a new variant. so i'm hoping for a variant list are as we spoke about earlier. we might need less per dose. that's a 100 micrograms of vaccine and we have to see the boost at 60 micrograms so it works but it might be less. that's the only thing that we sho

be vaccinated. this will simplify the system. at the same time, there's an increased effort to try to reach people in harder-to-reach communities. rural communities, communities underserved in terms of healthcare. they're ramping up as well. it's a sign the amount of vaccine, the vaccine supply is hopefully no longer going to be the limiting factor. >> neil: we're getting word as well, doctor, that california is going to lift their covid-19 restrictions by june 15. what do you think of that? everything will remain in place except the mask mandate. that stays. >> yeah, you know, i'm a little nervous about that. we're -- one of the things that is clear is that there's a lot of people that are hesitant, reluctant about vaccination. we need to do a lot more to address people's questions and concerns. one of the things that cdc put out this past week is a report on a celebration at a bar in illinois that opened up. they were celebrating coming out of the pandemic. it led to a large outbreak in that commu

go get your vaccination now. it's free and it's convenient. 90% of the american people live within 5 miles of a site where you can get a vaccination. you can do this. and we will do this. thank you, all. and god bless you. and as much of the temptation is to stay outdoors on this beautiful day, i have more work to do. thank you very, very much. >> reporter: mr. president, the risk is so -- >> reporter: would you have any preconditions before meeting with vladimir putin. >> one at a time. >> reporter: if the risk is so low outdoors, why doesn't this new guidance apply to everybody? >> because the science indicates that the most concern way to make sure it doesn't spread is if both people have been vaccinated. >> reporter: and you chose to a wear a mask as you walked out here, what message were you sending by wearing a mask -- >> >> watching me take it off and not put it on. >> do you have any preconditions with meeting with vladimir putin -- >> reporter: will you make it faster for them to get the vaccines, the va

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. 75 percent of seniors have now been vaccinated and more than 55 percent of seniors are fully vaccinated. so we are headed in the right direction. but as you heard the president say we are not there yet. the war against covid-19 is far from over. the worst thing we can do right now would be to mistake progress for victory. if we let our guard down now, we will see more fellow americans get sick and die unnecessarily. each of us can act to prevent this. our methods remain the same as it has been all the way through. do your part, where mass, socially distance, get vaccinated when it's your turn. you all of these things together we will save lives. we will put that pandemic behind us sooner rather than later. with that i will turn it over to doctor walensky and then doctor fauci for important update. >> thank you. good morning everybody. i went to address continued concerns. the most recent data shows the seven-day average is about 64000 cases per day up approximately 7 percent compared to the prior seven-day. hospital admissions with the most recent seven-day trend average is 4970 admissi

, the vaccinator and the vaccination system. instrumental to this work is eliminating barriers to vaccinations in communities of color and other disproportionately affected groups. covid-19 has underscored the importance of addressing long standing systemic health disparities as a cornerstone to achieving health equity. and just this past week, i declared racism a serious public health threat and highlighted ways c.d.c. will confront the impact of structural inequities to serve as a catalyst for greater education and dialogue around these critical issues. c.d.c. is committed to expanding evidence-based approaches to reduce disparities in covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. to prioritizing equity in vaccine distribution and to expanding a diverse workforce. c.d.c. has announced a number of investments in alignment with these goals, including our largest single investment in health equity. c.d.c. will distribute 2.25 billion dollars to address covid-19 health disparities and advance health equity among populations who are

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