A Turning Point Week Ahead

Prognosis: Misconception

Bloomberg

Health & Fitness, Science

4.1 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The coming week could mark an early turning point in the U.S. battle against Covid-19. An advisory panel made up of top medical experts will meet December 10th to help the Food and Drug Administration review the drug for possible emergency authorization. That would clear the way to making it a top weapon against the virus. Reporter Anna Edney breaks down the next steps in the approval process, and helps explain the reality of making the vaccine available to the public.

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0:35.6	Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 268 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.
0:45.3	Today's main story. This week, crucial decisions are coming that will determine how soon Americans can start receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
0:55.9	We'll discuss everything you need to know about what happens next.
1:00.9	But first, here's what happened in virus news today. Global coronavirus cases have topped 67 million.
1:20.8	In the U.S., a record number of coronavirus patients are in the hospital, and nearly 2,000 people are being hospitalized with
1:29.5	the disease every day, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
1:35.5	New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee recorded the biggest increase in patients. New Mexico
1:42.1	has exceeded its ICU capacity. COVID-19 cases now account for at least one in five
1:50.0	hospital patients in nine states. Experts are warning about the winter holidays ahead.
1:58.3	Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the U.S., warned that the
2:02.9	Christmas season could be even worse than Thanksgiving for the outbreak.
2:08.1	The Christmas holiday is both longer and more challenging, Fauci said in a CNN interview,
2:15.7	and Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug
2:19.7	Administration and a Pfizer board member, believes the current wave of infections in the U.S. has yet
2:27.1	to peak. On CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday, Gottlieb said COVID-19 numbers are expected to get worse over the next
2:36.7	four to six weeks. Infections are not likely to peak until the end of December or into January.
2:44.4	Deaths probably will peak in the middle of January. Finally, there are signs the outbreak is abating in parts of Europe. Italy's outbreak
2:54.9	continues to slow. Today, health officials reported the lowest daily new cases since October 20th.
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