A coronavirus vaccine could take more than a year to develop

The Daily 202's Big Idea

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🗓️ 3 March 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The coronavirus has claimed six American lives, and patients are now being treated in at least 15 states.

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0:00.0	The Daily 202's Big Idea is sponsored by DXC technology.
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0:05.5	Thrive on Change.
0:06.7	Good morning.
0:11.1	I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily
0:14.1	202 for Tuesday, March 3rd. In today's news, big name Democrats embrace Joe
0:20.3	Biden as Bernie Sanders hopes for a Super Tuesday sweep.
0:24.0	For BB Netanyahu, the third election is the charm.
0:28.0	And Chris Matthews is abruptly out at MS NBC
0:32.0	after a string of gaffes and controversies.
0:37.0	But first, the big idea.
0:40.0	The coronavirus has claimed six American lives and patients are now being treated in at least 15 states.
0:48.0	Four deaths announced Monday and two others this weekend all occurred in Washington State, the center of the
0:54.2	nation's most serious outbreak. Nationwide, the number of cases is now topped 100
0:59.1	and US officials are using increasingly dire language,
1:02.7	even as they seek to push back against waves of panic
1:05.6	and misinformation online.
1:07.8	Vice President Pence said at a White House news conference
1:10.5	that we know there will be more cases and now we're focused on mitigation of
1:15.3	the spread as well as treatment of people that are affected. Trump
1:19.3	administration officials stressed on Monday that the risk posed to the public by the coronavirus
1:24.8	remains low, but they cautioned that the outbreak could change course as the disease spreads
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