Coronavirus Vaccine Update From the CDC With Nancy Messonnier

Nancy E. Messonnier, MD is Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the @CDC and leads the CDC’s efforts on COVID-19 vaccination. She joins JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the agency's response to emerging coronavirus variants, the FDA advisory hearings on the new @jnj vaccine, and other agency activities and priorities related to COVID-19 control. Recorded February 26, 2021.

Topics discussed in this interview:
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Variants
2:55 Rapidity of variant emergence
3:55 Staying the course with vaccination
5:52 Speed of vaccine deployment
7:05 Supply of vaccines
8:01 Struggles with distribution
9:20 Incentives for vaccination
12:05 Delaying the second dose
13:44 Vaccination with prior infection
14:52 Stratifying vaccines for different groups
18:09 Vaccination during pregnancy and breastfeeding
20:14 Immunocompromised individuals
22:38 Duration of immunity
23:50 Safety surveillance systems
26:46 Global approach to vaccination
28:28 AstraZeneca and Novavax
29:10 Surprises
30:59 Speed of vaccine development
32:21 Livestream interruption
35:17 Livestream continues
36:23 Booster doses
36:45 Which vaccine the Queen of England got
37:25 Equity and vaccine distribution

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Topics discussed in this interview:
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Variants
2:55 Rapidity of variant emergence
3:55 Staying the course with vaccination
5:52 Speed of vaccine deployment
7:05 Supply of vaccines
8:01 Struggles with distribution
9:20 Incentives for vaccination
12:05 Delaying the second dose
13:44 Vaccination with prior infection
14:52 Stratifying vaccines for different groups
18:09 Vaccination during pregnancy and breastfeeding
20:14 Immunocompromised individuals
22:38 Duration of immunity
23:50 Safety surveillance systems
26:46 Global approach to vaccination
28:28 AstraZeneca and Novavax
29:10 Surprises
30:59 Speed of vaccine development
32:21 Livestream interruption
35:17 Livestream continues
36:23 Booster doses
36:45 Which vaccine the Queen of England got
37:25 Equity and vaccine distribution

[cathymcintire]

Thank you for this sensible discussion.

[annieyue]

Thank you for the information and the useful questions and answers!

[hellblast]

I liked the video, informative as always. I particularly enjoy listening to people who can form complete sentences unlike most interviews elsewhere. I also found that Dr Messonnier answered the questions quite well. It's natural to not have all the answers at this point. One point I am trying to find an answer for: I've only ever heard "some people don't want to get the vaccine because they are scared" what is missing in the discussion is "the risk to me and others around me is so statistically low that I will leave the vaccine for those more vulnerable". This is the same group that doesn't get the Flu shot, because the risk just isn't very high.

[WLNSLife]

Thank you for your transparency. It's is quite refreshing to hear from a CDC spokesperson

[LenBerman]

Is there a correlation between severeity of reaction to the second dose of pfizer and severity of disease in the event of a later infection

[reneehenderson]

Our super centers here In San Diego are constantly under supplied with vaccines. As a result there are not enough appointments for the public to be vaccinated. What is being done to address this.

[jinzhang]

I didn't know Dr Bauchner had scuba training? ....How come he's doing zoom from underwater?

[athenaFS]

What are you talking about my mom 90 can’t get a vaccine in Illinois

[cathymcintire]

The VSafe app did not function for me. It replied “Oops! It’s not working” each time I tried to respond to inquiries sent to me. 😢

[mikewarren]

point to consider: j and j 100% effective in prevention of covid related death per data.

[hanlonkitto]

I'm no doctor but I would like to know what a pregnant person is. Is that similar to the same as or different from a pregnant woman?

[milivojmilosevic]

It's a sad commentary that in times of war, for example during WW2, we were able to produce armament at an unbelievable rate, while we are struggling to produce and distribute Covid vaccine during this pandemic !

[kellichanner]

We keep saying the vaccine is "effective" but isn't effectiveness measured differently for each vaccine?

[annieyue]

Will mRNA Vaccines harmful to our body’s RNA? It will not be effective for the variants so may need several types of vaccinations!

[gymjoedude]

I've never heard so many non-answers. Typical government official.