News 25 interviews Dr. John Fleming with the White House

Dr. John Fleming is the assistant to the president of the United States Planning and Implementation and also serves as a deputy chief of staff.

- - doctor john fleming is the- assistant to the president of - the - united states for planning and- implementation and also serves- as a deputy chief of staff.

- today the ole miss graduate too- time in washington d.c.

- to speak with news 25's gabby - cox and she went straight into- it.

- take a look.- - - - - interview pkg - gabby cox, news 25: "dr. fleiming, obviously the corona- virus pandemic is - affecting people globally, but- what public measures should the- people of - mississippi be taking right - now?"

Dr. john fleming, deputy chief- of staff and assistant to the - president for planning- and implementation: - "mississippi, of course, under the leadership of the - governor and certainly through- guidance from the trump - administration, - specifically cdc have been- taking measures to mitigate thi- and that would include of - course wearing masks, social- - - - distancing and washing hands."

Cox: "since mississippi has so many casinos, what is your- advice to guests- as far as pools and game rooms?- - - - fleming: "we have concerns abou casinos, sometimes people - congregate- closely and again the same- guidance goes as any other- place.

Be careful about getting- too close to people, especially- people that you are not living- with for the current time,- - - - not normally exposed to because- you dont know whether they may- be carrying the - virus themselves."

Cox: "and specifically, how har is the administration working t- combat this issue?"

Fleming: "the trump administration, as you know, ha- provided dollars to the health- care system...dollars to the- economy itself, to small- businesses and we are right in- the - - - - midst of a v shaped recovery."

Cox: "is there any vaccine that is close to being released yet?- fleming: "he has put scientists to work to doing something- unprecedented in the- - - - area of vaccines, and that is t- produce a vaccine in less than - year, hopefully by the- end of this year that will be - both safe and effective and it- will shut this pandemic - down in this country."

Cox: "lastly, dr. fleming, people seem to be putting their- life on pause until a - vaccine is available, but what- can people do until then?"

Fleming: " there's a lot that americans can do and should do.- look most of us have- been under a shutdown at some - point, isolated from our friend- - - - and family, but look america- needs to get back to some level- of normality, but keeping - common sense."