Hello there, I'm Chuck Todd and I'm still sitting on the meat depressed set.

We just wrapped up a big show.

We a doctor.

Anthony Fauci, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ohio Democrat Senator Sherrod

Brown.

Here are my quick takeaways from the show today.

Look, biggest takeaway number one for me at Anthony Fauci is, please do not somehow

think of any of these vaccines as somehow less effective than the other Johnson and Johnson

vaccine.

It has an efficacy rate of 72 percent versus what's in the high 80s and low 90s with the

other two vaccines and he couldn't have tried to make it any clearer that he thought all

three vaccines are safe.

All three vaccines are effective.

Obviously, the big deal with Johnson and Johnson is that it is a single shot.

But a couple of times now, a couple of times during the interview when I sort of push a

more optimistic approach or optimistic view of where things are, Dr. Fauci was clearly

very concerned that we are at this plateau point here that could go in either direction.

So there seemed to be emphasis more on the word caution and optimism though the optimism

was there too.

Senator Sherrod Brown, what was interesting is he would not talk about blowing up the

filibuster, not talking about blowing it up for the minimum wage, seemed to hint that

there are other ways to deal with the minimum wage, maybe in the bill, but maybe outside

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