One Year into Covid: Pfizer CEO on Vaccine Efficacy

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🗓️ 11 March 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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It’s been a year since the World Health Organization officially declared Covid-19 a pandemic on March, 11, 2020. In that time, there have been more than 29 million Covid cases in the U.S. and 527,720 people have died. Today, Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine blocked 94% of asymptomatic infections in an Israeli study – a result CEO Albert Bourla called “extremely important.” The study also found the vaccine was at least 97% effective against symptomatic Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Plus, Becky and Joe’s pandemic recipes and Andrew’s favorite workout.

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0:00.0	This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer today on our podcast
0:06.7	one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. It's been quite a year to think where we were
0:12.0	365 days ago.
0:13.7	If someone gets within five feet of me, I'm like,
0:16.5	you know, what's your deal person?
0:18.2	What is your deal?
0:20.0	Pfizer, CEO Albert Borla on the year that was, and attempting to lead Americans out of the pandemic.
0:26.0	The price for all Americans is free right now.
0:29.0	The price of the government is a fraction of what the economy is gaining.
0:35.0	Plus the drug makers vaccine efficacy.
0:38.0	What I know it is our vaccine is protecting against as us symptomatic infections,
0:42.8	the 94%.
0:44.0	It's Thursday, it's March 370th something.
0:48.0	Elbow Bums for Life, folks.
0:50.0	It is 2021.
0:51.0	Squawk Pot begins right now.
0:54.0	Good morning everybody.
0:56.0	Welcome to Squawk Box here on C.
0:58.0	I'm Becky Quick, along with Joe Kurnen and Andrew Ross-Sorkin,
1:01.0	and we're going to start things out this morning with the money.
1:03.4	It is about the money.
1:04.4	Let's talk about the markets.
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