Dr. Qanta Ahmed, New York pulmonologist, reacts to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowing to 'independently review' coronavirus vaccine.
This is an unofficial transcript meant for reference. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
So hes going to put togogeth
so hes going to put togogeth
the same group of people,
probably that he used to put
together in the nursing homes
where eleven thousand people died, because
they putut heavily infected Peop
in with the general populatioion,
is that the people hes going to
use
when the politician is a real
low life. When a politician is
willing to say that and kill
people and scare people from
using something thats going to
be great and really solve a big
problem, they ought to be
ashamed of themselves.
Brian president Trump not
holding back reacting to New
York Governor Andrew Cuomos, vow
to withhold vaccine from state
residents until it can be
independently reviewed
now. California, Governor Gavin
Newsom, making the same promise
degree Qhanta Ahmed. This is a
doctor that sees these patients
on a daily basis.
Doctor welcome back
whats. Your reaction to the
state governors thought trusting
the federal government
Brian. It is so
disappointing
because I remember how well
Governor Cuomo worked with
President Trump when we were at
the height of the pandemic, with
massive numbers of critically
ill patients.
This is a lost opportunity. It
is also a very dangerous
precedent
when I see our democratic
governor here and then another
in California
remember. This is on the heals
of the remarks made by Senator
Harris that she also would not
trust a vaccine coming out of
this administration.
The vaccine is being developed
by world authorities, incredible:
u DOT S multinational and other
international pharmaceuticals
that have had a lifetime of
experience, developing vaccines.
The FDA, in my opinion, is
unimpeachable in terms of their
efforts.
This is part of operation warp,
speed,
ten dollars billion of? U dot s. Funds
invested in ten months to give
the world a vaccine,
and now we in New York state,
including critical front line
workers like myself, and my
patients are being held hostage
to the governors, political
vanity.
It is a real mistake, Governor
Cuomo,
I would ask you to change that
thats, not calling into question
the credentials of whoever is on
their committee
im sure they are highly
educated.
They are no way equivalent in
FDA approval, even in emergency
use authorization-
you mention here in May. Seventy percent of
people surveyed or seventy two percent surveyed
by Pugh, said they would be
willing to take a vaccine.
Now. That number is down to fifty percent.
That fear is being peddled by
politicians like Governor Cuomo,
not by the President.
I would like to see Governor
Cuomo say. Let me sit down with
you, President Trump roll up my
sleeves and take the first
coronavirus shots on camera with
you across parties,
the virus has no politics.
The virus is deadly
and Brian you remember. New
York saw the highest numbers of
deaths per million population,
one thousand seven hundred deaths per million
population, the highest number in
the world.
So this really have a decision
that the governor could reverse
and there is an opportunity for
him to lead by example and show
the way for all governors in the
nation how to work across
parties to not be an obstacle
for us to receive that vaccine.
Brian might come up on his book
tour,
perfect time to write a book
tour in hot spots in New York
City.
We understand fifty nine thousand new cases
averaging a day over the last
two weeks.
Cases were up thirty, six percent
deaths up. If you went to the
hospital you had a twenty five percent chances
of coming out twenty five percent of losing
your life.
Now its down to seven percent
thats right,
remember, Brian. We are doing
over a million coronavirus tests
a day in this nation. When I last
ran, there is definitely viruses
on the move.
Definitely people being
affected,
we are detecting it more.
The virus is less virulent.
We are going to need a vaccine
if were going to achieve herd
immunity.
That is the only way to bring
back the world, including the
United States, to normal.
This is not to be sneezed at
Brian. He wants to sell a book
and he wants to act like a tough
guy and Americans. Dont get a
vaccine.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-21.