{"id":4039,"date":"2020-12-01T09:23:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=4039"},"modified":"2020-12-01T09:23:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:23:13","slug":"dateline-nbc-exclusive-lester-holt-speaks-with-heads-of-pfizer-moderna-and-johnson-johnson-in-first-joint-interview0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2020\/12\/01\/dateline-nbc-exclusive-lester-holt-speaks-with-heads-of-pfizer-moderna-and-johnson-johnson-in-first-joint-interview0\/","title":{"rendered":"DATELINE NBC EXCLUSIVE: LESTER HOLT SPEAKS WITH HEADS OF PFIZER, MODERNA AND JOHNSON &amp; JOHNSON IN FIRST JOINT INTERVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Special Primetime Hour \u201cRace for a Vaccine\u201d to Air&nbsp;Thursday, Dec. 3&nbsp;at 10pm ET\/9pm CT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Program Also Features Interviews with Key Advisors from President Trump &amp; President-Elect Biden\u2019s Covid Task Forces&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dec 1, 2020&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp; NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt sits down for an exclusive interview with top executives at Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson &amp; Johnson for a special edition of&nbsp;<em>Dateline NBC<\/em>, \u201cRace for a Vaccine,\u201d airing&nbsp;this Thursday, Dec. 3 at 10pm ET\/9pm&nbsp;CT. As Covid-19&nbsp;cases surge across the country, the hour-long primetime program will take a comprehensive look at what viewers need to know about the latest plans to get a vaccine into the hands of Americans and the expected challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the potential emergency authorization approvals from the FDA, Holt talks to Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, Dr. Stephen Hoge, president of Moderna and Alex Gorsky, CEO of Johnson &amp; Johnson in their first joint interview about the plans for vaccine distribution and efforts to overcome public mistrust.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/moderna-president-distribution-could-be-within-hours-of-approval-96892485741\">Click here&nbsp;<\/a>to view a preview that first aired on&nbsp;<em>NBC Nightly News<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRace for a Vaccine\u201d will also feature an interview with Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Operation Warp Speed chief advisor, who discusses the government\u2019s plans to help slow the pandemic as the year comes to a close. Additionally, Holt speaks with Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, co-chair of President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s Covid Taskforce, about the upcoming administration\u2019s strategy to persuade Americans who are hesitant to get a vaccine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special is part of NBC News\u2019 in-depth \u201cRace for a Vaccine\u201d coverage, a network-wide, week-long series of reports airing across all programs and platforms, including&nbsp;<em>NBC Nightly News, TODAY,&nbsp;<\/em>MSNBC,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.com\/\">NBCNews.com<\/a>&nbsp;and NBC News NOW<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dana Klinghoffer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Dana.Klinghoffer@nbcuni.com\">Dana.Klinghoffer@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominique&nbsp;Cuce&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Dominique.Cuce@nbcuni.com\">Dominique.Cuce@nbcuni.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dateline NBC<\/em>&nbsp;is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 29th season.&nbsp;<em>Dateline<\/em>&nbsp;is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Natalie Morales, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays&nbsp;at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT and Thursdays&nbsp;at 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT,&nbsp;<em>Dateline<\/em>&nbsp;is the #1 Friday newsmagazine and reaches more than 17 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms and podcasts. Additionally,&nbsp;<em>Dateline&nbsp;<\/em>closed out 2019-2020 broadcast season as the #1 Friday newsmagazine across the board. David Corvo is the senior executive producer, and Liz Cole is the executive producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More Americans watch NBC News than any news organization in the world. 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