Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the timeline for a coronavirus vaccine.
Aired on 11/17/2020.
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Dr. Hotez: 'Optimistic We're Going To Have' Significant Percentage Vaccinated By Spring | MTP Daily
We live in hope!
Lol. Get your vaccines and end all lockdowns. Liberals first
@Trump 2024
yes, the faster we get everybody vaccinated, the faster we can get the economy rolling. So if you don’t get the vaccine, then any future lockdowns will be YOUR fault.
What percentage had the virus and recovered with immunity? 20%?
@chillm8t They should find out because that’s a lot of people who don’t need the vaccine. Same with young people.
@Fleur Bandito We don’t even know how long the immune response lasts. Thus, we don’t know if those people don’t need the vaccine.
99.9 percent.
The Chinese manufactured kungflu could even decimate the san Franciscan needle sharing homeless population.
Think about that
@Trump 2024 why
@Trump 2024
Do you mean like it decimated rally attendats?
700 confirmed dead from being infected at Trump rallies
I would not count on those people getting the message. Too bad for them but we tried.
It would be helpful if the incoming Biden administration could actually talk to the people planning this.
He is. He has covid briefings with top scientists
@Carlie And Manny Plays
With scientists, yes, but apparently not with the administration officials implementing the program. The GSA is still blocking him.
@Jock Young that’s a disgrace :/
I’m waiting a year or two before getting a vaccination. I want to see what happens to all those who get vaccinated early (ie, the “real” test subjects).
Fine. Leaves more for the responsible people.
You cant do that because that’s my plan , now go get your shot a report back here in 3 months and tell us how you feel
@Jock Young It is irresponsible to take a vaccine that was rushed through for political reasons. Mark my words. 😉
It would be great if Pfizer and Moderna would share the data, specifically how long the immunity lasts. All they have released are legally-nuanced press releases.
They have to share the data when the apply for an Emergency Approval. Then thousands of people will be looking at it.
@Jock Young They could just as easily release it now, along with their press releases.
@Vanessa Gray
You can argue that the early press releases were for stock values, but that is pretty standard. And Pfizer probably wanted an early announcement because the Moderna vaccine is likely to be more popular. But the data will be released when it is ready. probably this month
@Jock Young Just not right to juice up the stock price on potentially false hope so that CEOs and investors in the know can sell off, as has been the case with both companies. Congrats to Moderna for finally getting a vaccine to market, that’s a first for them and they should feel a sense of accomplishment. But if you have the data that says it’s “94.5 effective”, you have the backing science. P.S. I work in publicity and could have written those press releases myself.
@Jock Young
Pfizer don’tvneed the US, they have the rst of the world.
Maybe a strike from nursing and teachers will bring the light to the Governors how serious this virus is and it long term side effects this virus has.
Let’s talk. The US has passed a grim milestone – nearing 200,000 COVID-19 infections a day. For many months some Americans have resisted wearing protective masks because they, “Take away freedom.” Is this really about taking away freedoms?
We are a county founded on the compassionate rule of law. We have seatbelt laws and second-hand smoke laws. These are just two small examples of laws enacted to protect us when we cannot protect ourselves and each other. When functioning properly our representatives in government have the ability, as defined by constitutions, charters, etc., to do those things we cannot do all by ourselves. This may include building highways, providing K-12 education and let’s not forget protecting us from deadly forest fires, hurricanes and our national defense. Governors, legislators and judges, in addition to the media, are working as best as they can, as quickly as they can and with the best available public health information to keep all of us safe; individually we do not have the collective expertise, human and financial resources to manage these challenges. If they need to do this legally by decree, executive order or other provisions allowed them during emergencies then they are doing their jobs.
Although most people are doing the best they can to save lives there are some powerful few who are literally killing people. Take Trump and his super spreader events. A Stanford University study found his rallies have killed 700 people and infected 30,000. Columbia University published a study recently on how 130,000-210,000 lives could have been saved if the Trump administration and his devotees had not politicized science a pandemic that has infected over 53 million and killed 1,300,000 world-wide – so far. Approximately 40% of the infected are asymptomatic and never know they may be spreading COVID according to the CDC.
There is good news. The US government may start distributing a vaccine by the end of the year. It will go to the most vulnerable populations first including first responders. It does take weeks after the first inoculation for the vaccine to take full effect and more than one booster shot may be necessary. No one knows the duration of immunity for anyone who has recovered from COVID or from any particular vaccine. Pfizer vaccine showed 90% immunity but only for seven days. More needs to be understood. Perhaps the singular greatest problem with regard to vaccines is that too many people have been dissuaded from even getting vaccinated at all. If that is the case, it will prolong moving forward precipitously. It is possible we may be wearing masks well through 2021.
Our best line of defense remains masks, social distancing, etc. By taking these basic precautions the University of Washington projects we can save over 130,000 lives by March 2021. Remember, this virus is about 8X deadlier than the 2019 flu and is the third leading cause of death in the US only behind heart disease and cancer. Please fact-check this information yourself. Facing the truth is empowering, freeing. The sooner the more people accept reality, the sooner we can recover together as a country – grieve those we have loved and lost – and collectively address other urgent concerns.
One last thing – we are fortunate. Do the people resisting wearing a mask really have no understanding of what is true loss of your freedoms? Have we learned nothing from history: slavery, disenfranchisement, imprisonment in jails, ghettos and concentration camps, inscription into armies, forced marriage, starvation… Over 85,000 children (under five) in Yemen have died since 2015 directly because of US foreign policy. Currently, millions more Yemen children, women and men face starvation but we can still save them by providing immediate emergency assistance with our International allies. We just have to care enough about their freedom, their literal right to life. I’d like to believe we are capable of understanding false equivalences of facial coverings and the right to life, freedom from extreme suffering. This may not be what we have expected but it is nothing new, not really. And we each have superpowers – our infinite capacity for creative adaptation and a little thing called love. – Please feel free to share this post. Take care, stay safe out there and thank you.
Just hang on!!….is cov19 a piece of rope?
FOR CENTURIES IN ALL PLAGUES, THEY DIDN’T HAVE BE TOLD ON MEDIA … THEY JUST QUARTINED ON THEIR OWN, IMAGINE THAT!! 😷
That seems to be a difficult concept for some, unfortunately.
You know what? That sounds….good.
Will be interesting to see how many of the “significant percentage vaccinated” suffer from significant side effects…
It has already been tested for months. We can’t know about longer term side effects, but those are quite rare.
Trump and the virus are working hand-in-hand to destroy United States at
At least one of them
Will be gone January 20th can’t wait
Why are you banking on, and rushing through pharmaceuticals when my country eliminated community spread just with testing, a lock down, masks, and track-and-trace. No medicine required….
There should be plenty of money for vacations since Impeached Trump didn’t spend any on prevention.
Just four to five months. That’s it. Such a small amount of time. Is that Steak or beer at the bar worth it? We can get our lives back.
Perhaps it is best that Trump continue with his plans to use the military and their expertise in logistics and to solidify the manner and means in which Americans are going to be able to take advantage of the COVID-19 virus vaccines that will soon be on the market.
Clearly Trump is putting together plans to distribute the vaccine(s) as quickly as possible. It might be well to have all key players in place because there is a danger that Joe could have one of his cognitive moments and screw things up.
We must remember that our former President Obama had serious doubts about Joe and his ability to be president. It was a long time before Obama was able to pull himself together to support Joe.
Biden advisor Ezekiel Emanuel is already talking about restricting the COVID-19 vaccines and keeping it away from elderly Americans. First responders, hospital workers in elderly Americans are at the greatest risk for COVID-19. Elderly Americans are more at risk to die from COVID-19. It would appear now that Emanuel older people to die.
Better than anyone President Obama knows Joe and his abilities or lack thereof. President Obama has made the following statements about Joe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zd595KYa7I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FxEu8E_bC0
So maybe Trump is wise to listen to Obama and keep Joe in the dark until the process is all in place to distribute the virus to Americans without Joe screwing things up.
Healthcare worker: “If we could just wear masks for a few weeks, maybe this won’t be the last Christmas for some people.”
t’rump supporters: “Nah.”
America: 🤦
I’m wondering how Hunter will get rich from this thanks to Joe???? Vaccine board of directors ??/
Once again, can America afford to wait for a regulated Trump departure – or does he need to be gone now?
It’s been said before, but now it is evident: Trump and McConnell are killing America. Start the transition now to save hundreds of thousands of lives.