Here we go. What you're doing right now is the very first overnight in that same pulling out from the home by the oil market leading the world. People are fighting. In theory, a driver is waiting,

Shipments of a newbie approved covered. Nineteen vaccine are on the way the right now to hot spots nationwide, that nine hundred twenty thousand dosage are now being spread throughout the United States for getting the first and doses here in to allay with that fat. Explain arriving at this track clear, making it very important delivery. This is in fact the first shrivelled arrived in Minnesota here within the last fifty vaccine is now Heil covered nineteen vaccine is in Iowa was we are about to welcome the vaccines, the very first vaccines here in Colorado any minute now we're gonna, hear Doorbell, we're going to, of course, let the vaccine up do we have to for

the best our much you don't I'll sign for it. This really, today we ve been waiting for it starts the process of the end. Do not be angry. long way off the end now is inside the shipment restart the factory. We started our ability to preserve life and protect our we are gonna be covered, starts right there from New York Times, I'm likeable, because this is a day to day

as the death toll surpasses three hundred thousand the first doses of a vaccine are administered in the United States. What it was like from North Dakota to New Orleans, it's Tuesday December fifteen Did you know it back? There was right away with game singly already defined on the tragedy there ever the actual better to travel abroad is otherwise I'm Jack Healy and I'm in Fargo North Dakota. One of those states that has been most devastated by the corona virus

here chasing a Box of corona virus vaccine that arrived early Monday morning at the Sandford Medical Center. I know I don't know if I'm not act with everybody that review started the day at about seven o clock. When I got a text message from the local hospital here in Fargo saying that the shipment they had been, for all weekend had finally arrived. They had been expecting it at about one thousand and thirty, or one thousand one hundred and thirty or so on Monday, but it showed up at the hospital at precisely seven hundred and two a dot m, and it was met there by guy, by the name of TIM, most garden. It was a big White Box

containing three trays, each with nine hundred and seventy five doses of colonel virus vaccine. The box had come off of the line of fire manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo Michigan, and it had travelled from Michigan onto a plane to Memphis, where it had sat overnight before being flown into Fargo? Pfizer official told the hospital in Fargo that the supply of vaccine was one of the first across the We too are rife and it was rising in a place that needs at desperately. What did you think when you realize you have always in their baggage just hours after wandering when I have been when North Dakota has had one of the highest case rates in the entire country? It's a place where a lot of small rural towns have

overloaded, hospitals, it's a place where people were slow to embrace masking and social distancing on any sort of restrictions on business and as a result of that and some other issues, hospitals then really overwhelmed and filling up fast so after the box arrived, it was real. the halls into a pharmacy storage room where the hospital staff had been preparing for those who waiting for a failure How many were going to do that? We welcome but we can do that by now there is new. Deep freeze are to keep the vaccine stored at these ultra called temperatures that are necessary to keep. effectiveness and once it arrived people just kind of stared at it

They were of inspecting the shipping labels on the box. They were taking pictures of it a couple of worth taking pictures with it. We were taking pictures I hit. It was this kind of object of fascination. It was, it was almost like the sort of like miraculous thing had landed there, that so many people have staked their hopes on but really was trying to get to work. And so the hospitals, pharmacy staff started to take the vaccine out right now from reading and that's a pretty complicated process. It's not just like opening our regular box

it's pretty much. When you hold it in for three seconds, then the lights will tell you the fail, or not avail and technically, to tell you if it's been within range during the shipment of the green means. Okay, there was a little digital sensor there that had flashing, green and red lights and a red light was bad, not meant that there was a problem with the temperature in a green light was good and the lights were green, and so so that was great, and so they can move on to the next step, and the next step was removing this big bag of dry ice from the box. That was covering up the vaccine itself. and it was

like a scene in the movies Swiss Yelp clouds of dry ice drifting, all over the room and once that was discussed dove and out of the way the pharmacy manager lifted, the three trays of vaccine out of the box and quickly slid them into

deep freeze are a move in this whole process had to occur in five minutes are less because of the rules about how You have to keep this vaccine, and so it was a performance that was really time to it. Now, the vaccine, there. It was time to start giving it out to employees, and I went over to

the location that Sandford has designated as one of its first vaccine centres, so I'm standing in a window is room in the basement of hospital. That's usually used as a lounge for four veterans, and today it has been rapist into makeshift vaccination station. There are doctors and nurses and Scrubbs in suits over increase, asks, lined up outside the door each waiting to go up to a table where nurses, goggles are waiting, ready with syringes and paperwork to start meaning out this vaccine, and I talked with a few nurses and doctors and other staff avow. What this day meant and

whether this might be a turning point after so many truly terrible months? Once again, thanks a lot, hang in Algeria and one of them was doktor. Richie. South YA. Think you fervour chatting with me we're we're just can't early interested in hearing the perspective of frontline doctors, nurses who are working with quotations every day, seeing them intriguing them about the significance of this axing wishing Ben for you like, what's your day like right now, you work in the special care unit of tragedy. I worked, and especially here. Ok, so I really like you. What is your first thing: you're sick, his patient. So today I have four very sick patients, so go immediately to see them see how they're doing getting better they getting worse and

occasion. Jasmine. So we can do and then, as with every one of our sensations, we have goals a care discussion with every patient. So we talk about what's our plan, what is our goal and what happens if they get worse with water? Those discussions like when you see what happens. they get worse and there's gonna be a difficult conversation? You know if it was on the first day, you're right, it's a very difficult discussion as the patient's experience. A letter here? They very nervous, but you be surprised that the third for Thursday ten day and they are not getting- bears they'll tell They'll come to this realization saying I don't want to be intimated, I don't wanna, be on a ventilator or they'll say I think I have a lot of faith in me. I really need to keep going

I have an example is a really interesting case. Mozart patients are private rooms, individual has, but one in the beginning of our search. we had a situation where one of our critical care patients rooms there to people. Ok. So what am I patients was, you know he was in Russia, but but was still maintaining his oxygen and you are trying to avoid innovation. So he was sitting on one side and I asked the side. He had seen three patients who had come in integrated and deteriorated and die while in that room well and to them had coded. So could work audiences are, they need a cpr and they needed lots of medication of profit, so he had seen how how bad it can be.

If they don't get better. So he came to me and said I dont want that. I know what I want and I don't want to be innovative and I don't want to see that's really hit them here, use really tough. did he get better or no? He his case was one gets pretty motion because he was like a friend. He became a year when you take care of his patients for ten days you d rather really special for ten days you're talking, then you start talking they from where they from their families. I got to know and talk to his daughter and he told me about his work and his live and where he was born so you get a really nowadays and on Tuesday,

before he passed away. We were faced. With his daughter. He was clinically not improving. He can tell that he was tiring. There's really talking to his daughter. He said I think my time is up I don't think I can fight any more and then he told her where he wanted his ashes to spread, and then he told both is done how much how proud he was a them both in college, and so we were faced Jaime. When did this happen, I think it is ok. Ok, I mean to experience that a meaning you, you are working in the universe, war, again towns, I write and then to come to get this vaccine. It's gotta be a pre. The data has to end the stature, yeah yeah, it's you're still fighting a battle, you're, scaring me

the horizon. That's why I so emotional, because human life was a sensor drag. You know those those fear. There is little hope out there, but now it is the sunrise in North Dakota you'll see the gray sunrise. There's a view today is. Thank you so much you gonna go get shot now. I guess I didn't think you so much. Thank you. So much danger, yes, absolute. What are you leaving

all the way back. This pod cast is supported by face back at Facebook, we're taking action to keep our community safe. We ve tripled our safety and security teams, built you privacy tools and invested billions to keep our platform see what's next. We support updated internet regulations that set clear rules for addressing today's toughest challenges

learn more about that F b: dot com, slash regulations high, as this is a small business Mona Parallel on Monday afternoon, our I spoke with no not look were an impatient pharmacist for new or like the time for us. I know this is a really busy day and your hospital, and I believe that you have just ended a very long shift in your hospital, I wish it ended a whole, nor is it all. I will take any break. Will thank you for spending a break with us to some people understand how you fit into this Stork Day. Tell me about the hospital where you work and tell us what you do there. We are so I'm an impatient barmouth this year and I sure am encampment. I'm Ackerman Cabot is in jeopardy. Perish I should very big and the city, but main campers is definitely the hub.

that all got it so you're a vital part of the New Orleans medical system. This aspect yeah were were huge, I'm one of the biggest had hospitals in this whole area. I'm pretty sure we gave the first in the debate today Well, that's why we wanted to talk you, because you are actually involved in administering yeah the vaccine on this on this first step in and from what I can now, you're involved in literally injecting the vaccine into the people you work with and hospital from here the pharmacy division of the hospital, and so you were literally giving people protection from the virus, which is pretty extraordinary role to play here.

we agree and we dealt with as a whole. This is like the first pro active towards you know just battling the whole thing right, uneasy, proactive, in other words, everything else you have done has been kind of one step behind the virus. Trying to catch up with it and stop using is the person you can actually do something to get ahead of it. A hundred, then you know a lot of people feel that accident gonna turn all fixed at all. This is just one step toward the bigger picture and were definitely still so practicing wearing mass social distancing. It's gonna take a while, but I think this is a step in the right It's been a long road. Has been long nine months but an hour so ecstatic wont. Let me just ask you about that long road. For a moment I wanna get to what it was like to actually administer this fact. But I'm curious what the pandemic has been like for you up to this point, we need. New Orleans was hit pretty really, and it was hit really hard. We ve done a couple of episodes about the pandemic.

in your city, so just give me a of what it has been like. From your perspective. Up until now, yeah. You know I'm nor on the big three, but I think it was not in our favour. We, after Marty girl, was going this kind of heightened. Then you know they said that where a lot of it could have transferred under the port city, a tourist biddy, so we death Lincoln. hit pretty hard, though we ve come to work. Reading all day and especially, can only beginning, no matter how people feel about it. Now in the beginning, honestly, I think we were all terrified and it was really like every day, I'm going into a hospital full of patient mobility, walking towards the fire, everything obey them now it is having to elderly parents. She knew the. Why did you know, go home and being terrified of, maybe I'm gonna bring it home to them. You know I mean

So it's been a little exhausting that's why this is definitely such an amazing for all of us were just so excited to be here. To finally have something you know substantial that we can offer the community. So tell me about this day Monday vaccine day, when it all starts to happen, but tell me about when you arrived at the hospital in and what the scene was in and what you did You re when I arrived here, that's funny, I'm acting with you know they delivered it at the dark and that's when we started with go time. So we were ready to go. You know with the syringes and cleaning up the band AIDS and we headed toward the area that we were and administering, and on it was kind. It is not a day with a lot of carousel. Could you tell me about your your first patient, your first fascination, I'm sure it my birth vaccination.

he now she was more than earth international in court. I always ask the vision, the birth question with: aren't you preferred and though I drew up one. Do you know, of course, Queen the area and then just go ahead and become how many people manage. Did you vaccinate today I wish I counted, I lost count and power. I wanted there. Twenty two already, but I'm at sixty now and then, after the column ahead right back there til tonight did you get the vaccine today, I denied so as a pharmacist. I am not in direct care with clearly positive patient, so I'll, be in the second round,

So I am ready and waiting if I could give it myself away, but I will wait until the next phase. I'm curious when the day is over and you do have time to to pause and when I think about what it meant. What do you think that this day and what you did today will mean to you, I mean just as my career, my farm secret. I mean this is at the top of my life and for me personally, is an amazing experience. I never thought I would this rule of activating the first person than the entire data will be the end of the mind you I wouldn't you did you hear you buried the lead here, methods thing to do I am really drying. You know you know it's gonna, be an honour to be here today to have been of a small part of this huge. that this is going to be your your

work in your life for the next foreseeable period of time delivering this vaccine. Don't I thought Pierre had. I need to work with them I'm done candle to do my regular. You know I this ship will any man I can get in the day any our doubles. Until you know we can make a dent in the foot Yesterday and tomorrow I will be back soon eating and then you know the rest of the week. I'm just going to go back to the pharmacy and do my job like I do everyday, but I think tonight, when I slow down, I will definitely I took my husband wants for dinner and he'd like what do you mean? Your day like that, I'm gonna go down so yeah. It's weird. I think it's just a second angel do every day and we ve been waiting for this day for so long. But I, like you, can't messes up this. Is it down and it was pretty awesome,

the item is happening right now. You know you know without waiting for this hell yeah. Well, what is for dinner? I don't know, but it better be damn good. Yeah you do deserve it, yeah. Well we're really thrilled to have met you and I don't live in neurons, but I'm grateful for So again we want you to come one day. That is the whole point. You know where Deborah trying You know a bit of normalcy, we want or tourist back. We want. We want the city back, we want everything you know to be. The way was Sunday, yes, yes,

Well, thank you very much when it was really wonderful to me. You it was being used in my view. Is that in our talk here? Ok, thank you could look, then we'll be right back the holidays. I hear and even though your family traditions may have changed. This season is the perfect time to make new ones after you're finished. Listening to the daily gather, your family and turn on holiday hits radio on Pandora and start spreading. The

way around your home featuring modes like mistletoe, duets mode, four classes, collaborations by the fire mode, four lounging with family and Holiday Party mode to get things started, there's a mode for every holiday mood urine here more at pandora, dot com, slash huh! ok, here's what else you need tender day. Our noble tally of a vote for the Office of President of the United States for Joseph our Biden of Delaware, a Democrat I fifty five. knows zero. Instead houses crossed the country on Monday member of the electoral College, affirmed Joe Biden. Victory formerly pushing him past. Two hundred and seventy required votes, despite an unprecedented attempt by the president and his,

allies to delay, block and overturn the process at american politicians. Don't take power, people, bread power to them. In a speech a few hours later bind sought to appeal to trumps supporters. but who abuse the president for his ongoing failure to accept the results of the election. The flame of democracy was lindeness nation. A long time We now know nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power can extinguish that's life at attorney General Bill bar. Luckily broke with travel over. His claims of election fraud is stepping down weeks before the, of the president's turn where's resignation.

Allows him to avoid future confrontations withdrawn over both the election and trumps plans for a last minute part it potentially of his own family members to these efforts was produced by Rachel question and Michael Simon Johnson, withheld from Alexandria, Lee Young, it was edited by ends. Davis, Lynn and the recent Anderson and engineer by Chris. Would that is for the daily

I'm likeable borrow see tomorrow. This message comes from our sponsor Merrill Mare, alleged after acted, provides analysis than insights to help you find answers like how are your investments doing? What is the market doing with personalized planning tools and incites merely putting investing within reach, get started at marilla dot com? Slash within reach Mare, Lynch, Pierce, Finneran Psmith, incorporated registered, broker dealer member S Ipc