US vs. Germany: COVID-19

The U.S. and Germany recorded their highest COVID death tolls on the same day.   Here's how their responses to the pandemic compare...

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00:00And within a short period of time, I think we want to get back to normal.

00:03Very standard phrase.

00:05We want to just get back to normal, get back to where we were

00:07a little more than nine months ago.

00:09We're doing incredibly.

00:30But we need to reduce contact.

00:57Conclusion is simply that the number of contacts is too high.

01:01The reduction of contacts is not sufficient.

01:27We have it in our hands.

01:38We are not powerless.

01:40We have, without a doubt, difficult months ahead of us.

01:57The ultimate decision

02:26rests with the governors of the various states.

02:29And I hope the governors make wise decisions who will decide

02:33where the vaccines will go in their state and who will get them first.

02:36Sign an executive order to ensure that the United States government

02:57prioritizes the getting out of the vaccine to American citizens

03:02before sending it to other nations.

03:07I just want to say that if we have too many contacts before Christmas

03:11and then it is the last Christmas with the grandparents,

03:15then we will have missed something.

03:16We shouldn't do that.

04:06Well, they're Christmas parties.

04:15And frankly, we've reduced the number very substantially, as you know.

04:19And I see a lot of people at the parties wearing masks.