Dr. Deborah Birx is at the Trump WH press briefing. Long time no see.
Pence wore a mask as he entered the room, took it off when he got to the dais to speak. Birx has kept her mask on from moment one.
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Cases rates are spiking.
Dr Birx:
Wear a mask.
Physically distance.
Continue your hand hygiene.
Limit interactions indoor to immediate households during this level of community spread.
Dr Birx:
Wear a mask.
Physically distance.
Continue your hand hygiene.
Limit interactions indoor to immediate households during this level of community spread.
"People are spreading the virus because they do not know they are infected with the virus. People are coming indoors, they look healthy, but among those individuals , they could be [asymptomatic]." Because of asympto spread, that's why maskwearing is so crucial, Birx adds.
Dr. Birx underlines her concerns around people under 35 being infected and unaware yet still heading indoors to gather.
Right now it is about 50/50 hospital rate admittance for age groups 40-69 and among those over 70, Birx says
As you bring together individuals for the holidays, remember to be vigilant, Birx says.
Dr. Fauci is here as well today to talk about vaccine development. His masks were doubled up but he removed both after coming up to the mic.
He recaps the success of 2 vax's so far, one by Moderna and one by Pfizer. The efficacy point is "extraordinary," Fauci says.
He notes:
Pfizer - 95% efficacious against disease, incl. severe disease,
Moderna - 94.5% efficacious and that too include some severe cases
He notes:
Pfizer - 95% efficacious against disease, incl. severe disease,
Moderna - 94.5% efficacious and that too include some severe cases
Fauci on whether this was rushed:
The process of the speed did not compromise, at all, safety nor did it compromise scientific integrity. It was a reflection of the extraordinary scientific advances in these types of vaccines that allowed us to do things in mos. that took yrs b4.
The process of the speed did not compromise, at all, safety nor did it compromise scientific integrity. It was a reflection of the extraordinary scientific advances in these types of vaccines that allowed us to do things in mos. that took yrs b4.
"We need to put to rest any concept that this was rushed in any inappropriate way," Fauci says of vaccine development from Moderna and Pfizer.
And in the meantime, we must "double down on health measures" to prevent the viral spread.
And in the meantime, we must "double down on health measures" to prevent the viral spread.
Fauci: We're not talking about shutting down the country or locking down. We're talking about intensifying simple public health measures: Mask wearing, social distance, avoiding congregant settings, doing things outdoors...If we do that, we can hold things off until the vax comes
Earlier tweet deleted for a typo.
Fauci on the need for vigilance as the US waits for the vaccine: "If you're fighting a battle and the cavalry is on the way, you don't stop shooting! You keep going until the cavalry gets there and then, you may even want to continue fighting."
Fauci on the need for vigilance as the US waits for the vaccine: "If you're fighting a battle and the cavalry is on the way, you don't stop shooting! You keep going until the cavalry gets there and then, you may even want to continue fighting."
HHS Secy Azar at tonight's briefing says Pfizer plans on filing for emergency use authorization for their Covid-19 vax tomorrow
Pence, nor any other members of the WH taskforce took questions as they were shouted at them on the refusal by President Trump to transition the White House to Biden.
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