The following is a transcript of an interview with AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins that aired Sunday, January 3, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” Source
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Dual Georgia runoffs could lead to historic shift in Senate
CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the potentially historic Senate elections. Source
AARP CEO calls nursing home COVID-19 deaths an “unconscionable national disaster”
AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins says “we’re not moving fast enough” to administer COVID-19 vaccines to elderly residents at long-term care facilities. Source
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says “we have to do better” to administer vaccine
Governor Asa Hutchinson says limited supply of vaccine doses and hesitancy to get the shot are contributing to delays in administering doses. Source
Gottlieb says feds should expand vaccine eligibility to speed up pace of shots
The former FDA commissioner says the government should make the vaccine more widely available to older populations. Source
U.S. vaccine chief says “we need to improve” pace of shots
Slaoui said 17.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have shipped thus far. Source
Open: This is “Face the Nation,” January 3
Today on “Face the Nation,” the government’s plan to vaccine Americans is already showing signs of strain as the number of coronavirus cases and deaths climbs higher than ever, and concern over a new variant of the virus grows. Source
U.S. vaccine chief Moncef Slaoui says “we need to improve” pace of administering shots
Moncef Slaoui, the chief science adviser for Operation Warp Speed, says the federal government is “standing by” and ready to help states speed up administering the vaccine. Source
Vaccine demand surges as rollout proves to be shaky across country
CBS News’ Carter Evans reports from Los Angeles where the virus has surpassed record cases. Source
Global community outpaces U.S. in administering new COVID vaccine
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Liz Palmer reports from London on the ongoing worldwide impacts of the coronavirus. Source