C. D. C. Also calculates that on the low end 2400000. 00 people in the u. S. Could require hospitalization and on the high end that would be 21000000. 00 people thats super traveling because the c. D. C. Also says that the u. S. Only has about 925000 hospital beds fewer than a 10th of that amount for the critically ill look thats a lot of math. Our Health Care System clearly is not going to be able to handle cases in these numbers even on those more optimistic projections. No absolutely not. And you know i dont know if im saying something scandalous here but this has to do with the underlying system it has to do with how capitalism works it is a short term profit system especially in a country where we have made a profit based Health Care System so that we are not prepped for this but were also generally speaking the. Corporations that make so much money off our health care are not thinking a year down the road theyre not thinking how to get us back to health and happiness 5 years from
This hearing will come to order. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess at any time to give money welcome to todays hearing on coronavirus, understanding the threat of Infectious Disease and mobilizing Innovative Solutions. I will recognize myself for an Opening Statement and then i woke frank recognize the Ranking Member for his Opening Statement again thank you for being here. Obviously this is an incredibly timely process. Covid19 is not the first pandemic we are ever going to deal with and certainly not the last one but it is incredibly important that we come together as a nation to get ahead of this, dress it and come up with treatment for it. If we think about Global Health security to threepronged approach. Containment medication and treatment. This is the third hearing that im sharing on the subject and the hearing is focused on the containment. It was the first hearing the congress held. The conclusion of that was the initial strategy of trying to contain th
They also cautioned against the misinformation on social media regarding the coronavirus. This house, science, space and Technology Hearing meeting is out is about one hour and 40 minutes. This hearing will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Good morning and welcome to the hearing on coronavirus, understanding the spread of the Infectious Disease and mobilizing Innovative Solutions. I will recognize myself for an Opening Statement and then i will recognize the Ranking Member for his Opening Statement and i will introduce the witnesses. Again, thank you for being here. Obviously this is an incredibly timely process. Covid19 is not the first pandemic we are ever going to deal with and certainly not the last one but it is incredibly important that we come together as a nation and as a planet and become to get ahead of this and address it and come up with treatment for it. If we think about Global Health security to threepronged approach
Covid19 is not the first pandemic we will ever deal with and certainly will not be the last one, but it is incredibly important that we come together as a nation and as a planet to get ahead of this, address it, ad, you know, come up with remedy for it. If we think about the basis of Global Health security, it is a threepronged approach containment, mitigation, and then treatment. This is the third hearing that i am chairing on this subject. The first focused on the containment strategy. That was the first hearing that congress held. The conclusion of that was the initial strategy of trying to contain this disease with travel bands, etc. , was likely not going to be successful. Very difficult, and i think what china did was ambitious. About us some time that most of us in the Public Health world recognize that we would likely see in community cases, it would be difficult to stop the spread of this disease. The second hearing we had was on mitigation, largely looking at testing, this wa
Warns a Measles Outbreak in the democratic republic of congo is the worlds fastest moving epidemic. Waste ever of its recycled, mexicos biggest city introduces a new plastic ban. Anchor washington has announced a new wave of economic sanctions on iran in retaliation for its missile attack on bases in iraq housing u. S. Troops. The sanction targets irans manufacturing and Mining Industries as well as eight senior officials. Iranian americans are under attack. Reporter tensions between the United States and iran still escalating. The u. S. Secretary of state and treasury secretary announced more sanctions against iran in retaliation for its attack on Iraqi Military bases used by u. S. Troops. The president has been very clear, we will continue to apply economic sanctions until iran stops its terrorist activities and commits that it will never have Nuclear Weapons. Reporter the sanctions target irans steel, iron, trade, construction, and textile industries. There are sanctions against eig