1 Year, 400,000 Dead: What Could Change This Week About America's Pandemic Response
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🗓️ 18 January 2021
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NPR White House correspondent Scott Detrow spoke to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris about that, and her reaction to the siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Listen to more of their interview on the NPR Politics Podcast on Apple or Spotify.
It's been almost a full year since the first case of coronavirus was detected on Jan. 20, 2019 in Washington state. NPR science correspondent Allison Aubrey looks back at what lessons the U.S. has learned — and what lessons we're still learning.
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| 0:00.0 | At new Eastern time on January 20th, America will have a new president with a new way of doing things. |
| 0:07.0 | I know the frustration that we're all feeling. Almost a year later, we're still far from back to normal. |
| 0:16.0 | This past week, Biden outlined the details of a multi-billion dollar plan to put more federal muscle behind coronavirus vaccine distribution. |
| 0:25.0 | Our plan is as clear as it is bold. Get more people vaccinated for free. Create more places for them to get vaccinated. |
| 0:34.0 | Mobilize more medical teams to get shots of people's arms. Increase supply and get it out the door as soon as possible. |
| 0:43.0 | The goal? 100 million vaccine doses dispatched in his first 100 days. |
| 0:49.0 | 100 million doses in the first 100 days is absolutely a doable thing. |
| 0:54.0 | Dr. Anthony Fauci, who will be the Biden administration's chief medical adviser on the pandemic, said on NBC's Meet the Press this week, it can be done. |
| 1:03.0 | Biden's other 100-day goal for all Americans to wear a mask. |
| 1:08.0 | At least for the first 100 days and maybe more everybody wear a mask. Keep the distance. Avoid the congregate settings. |
| 1:16.0 | Consider this. In days, the Biden administration will have the full resources of the federal government. |
| 1:22.0 | We'll hear how Biden's team wants to use those resources to fight the pandemic. |
| 1:29.0 | From NPR, I'm Oddie Cornish. It's Monday, January 18th. |
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| 2:07.0 | It's consider this from NPR. |
| 2:10.0 | The person in charge of coordinating the president-elect's pandemic response is Jeff Zyntz. |
| 2:15.0 | So starting on January 20th, we're going to throw the full weight and resources of the federal government behind managing this crisis. |
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