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FOR EVERY ADULT IN THIS COUNTRY 

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AND THEN SOME.
THIS MORNING THE NATION'S 

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VACCINE SUPPLY IS GETTING A 
BOOST WITH THE WHITE HOUSE

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ORDERING ANOTHER 100 MILLION
JOHNSON & JOHNSON DOSES TO

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ENSURE THE COUNTRY HAS ENOUGH 
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR.

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>> I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE IN
THIS WARTIME EFFORT, WE NEED

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MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY.
>> Reporter: WITH THAT PURCHASE,

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOW ORDERED
800 MILLION DOSES FROM J&J, 

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PFIZER, AND MODERNA.
THE CDC'S LATEST COVID-19 CASE

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NUMBERS AND VACCINATION RATES 
HAVE EXPERTS FEELING HOPEFUL

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>> ALL OF THIS IS REALLY GOOD 
NEWS

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>> Reporter: THE RECENT PLATEAU 
OF CASES NOW TRENDING DOWNWARD

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AND DEATHS DECREASING FROM 2,000
IN RECENT WEEKS DOWN TO 1,600 

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PER DAY.
OVERNIGHT, A NEW BIPARTISAN PSA 

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FROM FORMER PRESIDENTS AND FIRST
LADIES TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC. 

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>> I'M GETTING VACCINATED 
BECAUSE WE WANT THIS PANDEMIC TO

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END AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> SO, WE URGE YOU TO GET 

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VACCINATED WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE
TO YOU

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>> SO, ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE AND
DO YOUR PART

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>> THIS IS OUR SHOT.
>> Reporter: 33 MILLION 

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AMERICANS HAVE NOW BEEN FULLY 
VACCINATED, INCLUDING 60% OF

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THOSE 65 AND OLDER
AND SOME POSITIVE NEWS THIS 

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MORNING ON THE PFIZER VACCINE.
PFIZER AND ITS PARTNER BIONTECH 

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REPORT REAL-WORLD RESULTS IN
ISRAEL WHERE THE PFIZER VACCINE 

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HAS BEEN 97% EFFECTIVE SINCE
JANUARY, THE SAME AGAINST THE UK

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VARIANT, THOUGH OTHER ANALYSIS
HAVE SHOWN IT TO BE LESS

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EFFECTIVE AGAINST OTHER 
VARIANTS

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IS IT LIKELY THAT WE ARE ALL
GOING TO NEED BOOSTER SHOTS,

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ANOTHER ROUND OF THIS VACCINE,
IN A YEAR OR SO?

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>> SO, IT'S LIKELY THAT WE WILL 
NEED A BOOSTER SHOT OR

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VACCINATION WITH ANOTHER ADAPTED
VARIANT VACCINE, BUT THIS IS NOT

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CLEAR WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: NOW, ONE YEAR SINCE

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LOCKDOWNS BEGAN AROUND THE
COUNTRY, MANY ARE BEING LIFTED

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IN TEXAS TODAY, BUSINESSES CAN
FULLY REOPEN AT MAX CAPACITY

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THE UNIVERSAL MASK MANDATE OVER,
RECEIVING MIXED REACTIONS.

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>> IT'S A FREE-FOR-ALL AT THIS
POINT.

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>> I AM ALL FOR OPENING UP THE
COUNTRY, AND I LOVE THAT TEXAS

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HAS TAKEN THAT STEP.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER NOTE THIS

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MORNING, THAT IS THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT IS EXPLORING A 

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POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP WITH
DOLLAR GENERAL STORES ACROSS THE

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COUNTRY, 16,000 OF THEM.
THAT'S TRIPLE THE NUMBER THAT 

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WALMART HAS.
NOW, DOLLAR GENERAL DOES NOT

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HAVE ANY PHARMACIES, BUT WITH 
THAT KIND OF A FOOTPRINT,