Of allergy and infectious diseases. This is 40 minutes. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us here today. This is the h. H. S. Briefing on the china c secretary azar good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us here today. This is the h. H. S. Briefing on the china coronavirus and we aim to do two things today. Provide the American Public with an update on the risk presented by the virus, and provide the latest update on the actions that president Trumps Administration is taking to respond to the outbreak and keep americans safe. Im joined today by the Principal Deputy director for the centers of Disease Control and prevention in atlanta. Dr. Anthony fauci of the National Institute of allergy and infectious disease. Dr. Kadlec, h. H. S. s assistant secretary for preparedness and response, and the commissioner of food and drugs. Contacts with those travelers. We have three cases as of this morning, we still have only 14 cases of the china coronavirus detected here in
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us here today. This is the h. H. S. Briefing on the china coronavirus and we aim to do two things today. Provide the American Public with an update on the risk presented by the virus, and provide the latest update on the actions that president Trumps Administration is taking to respond to the outbreak and keep americans safe. Mr. Azar im joined today by the Principle Deputy Principal Deputy director for the centers of Disease Control and prevention in atlanta. The National Institute of allergy and infectious disease. Dr. Kadlec, h. H. S. s assistant secretary for preparedness and response, and the commissioner of food and drugs. As of this morning, we still have only 14 cases of the china coronavirus detected here in the United States. Involving travel to china, or close contacts with those travelers. We have three cases among americans repatriated from wuhan. And we have 40 cases among american passengers repatriated from the diamond pri
Listen live on the free cspan radio app. Next, Public Health officials look at efforts to improve flu vaccines and have developed eight universal vaccine this Committee Hearing is about two and half hours. This hearing will come to order and without objection the chair has authorized to play recess at any time. Lets me say good morning and welcome to our witnesses t. Todays hearing on vaccine, science and innovation, smallest box smallpox once plagued the worlds population killing approximately 300 Million People the 20th century alone it. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated thanks to the development of the vaccine. Another devastating disease, polio, had just 33 cases reported worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Everyday vaccines save lives especiallyly the lives of childn and other vulnerable population. There is no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. Unfortunately, theres a wellfunded Disinformation Campaign targeting the publ
This hearing will come to order ask without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Let me say good morning and welcome to our witnesses. Todays hearing on vaccine science and innovation. Smallpox once plague said the worlds population plaguing 300 Million People in the 20th century alone. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated thanks to the development of the vaccine. Another devastating disease, polio, had just 33 cases reported worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Every day vaccines are saving lives especially the lives of children and other vulnerable population. Theres no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. Unfortunately, there is a wellfunded, Disinformation Campaign targeting the public and weakening Public Health laws. School vaccination requirements have been common place in the u. S. For generations and exemptions were granted only for legitimate medical reasons. However, in my home state of texas,
This hearing will come to order and without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. The worlds population killing approximately 300 Million People in the 20th century alone. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated thanks to the development of the vaccine. Another devastating disease, polio just started a third case worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Everyday vaccines are saving lives. There is no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. There is a wellfunded Disinformation Campaign targeting the public and weakening the publichealth law. School vaccination requirements have been commonplace in the u. S. Generations and exemptions were granted for legitimate political reasons. However in my home state of texas, the number of unvaccinated children who spiked since 2003 when they expanded the exemptions to include non medical reasons. The 57,000 last year we are seeing this played out across the country and innocent