Individuals are seated six feet apart. There is no room for the public to attend and the press is working as a pool bang and the hearing may be watched gaveltogavel online. Both of our witnesses, dr. Collins and sargent general adams are participating in person. Some are in person, some are participating by videoconference. The office of attending physician has advised that editors and witnesses may remove their masks to talk in the microphone since our chairs are six feet apart or more. That is why my mask is off and i am more than six feet apart and when i am in a hall or walking on the senate floor, i wear my mask. We are grateful to the committee, the sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the architect at the capital, all who have helped us maintain a safe environment for this hearing. Votesd like to say that began at 11 15 but we will continue the hearing so that all senators will have a chance to participate and if necessary i will ask someone else to reside during the time of vot
Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone and go through some administrative matters that we do at the beginning after consulting with the attending physician, the sergeant at arms, cdc, health and Human Services, individuals are seated six feet apart. There is no room for the public to attend and the press is working as a pool bang and the hearing may be watched gaveltogavel online. Both of our witnesses, dr. Collins and sargent general adams are participating in person. Some are in person, some are participating by videoconference. The office of attending physician has advised that editors and witnesses may remove their masks to talk in the microphone since our chairs are six feet apart or more. That is why my mask is off and i am more than six feet apart and when i am in a hall or walking on the senate floor, i wear my mask. We are grateful to the committee, the sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the architect at the ca
Forward with a scaleddown Economic Relief bill that republicans introduced. National institutes of health orector and Surgeon General on capitol hill for a Senate Health hearing on Vaccine Research and development. They spoke about ongoing Clinical Trials for a Coronavirus Vaccine and the possibility of one being ready by the end of the year. Some of thescussed challenges of distributing a vaccine and the current drop in vaccination rates due to misinformation and public mistrust. Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone and go through some administrative matters that we do at the beginning after consulting with the attending physician, the sergeant at arms, cdc, health and Human Services, individuals are seated six feet apart. There is no room for the public to attend and the press is working as a pool bang and the hearing may be watched gaveltogavel online. Both of our witnesses, dr. Collins and sargent general adams are
Dr. Anthony fauci e, a member of the White House Coronavirus task force, was asked about the use of masks and reopening schools and businesses. This was hosted by the u. S. Chamber of commerce. Good morning, everyone. I hope it is a happy friday in your home. Welcome to a special edition of our path forward series. We are thrilled to welcome dr. Anthony fauchi. He has conducted Extensive Research and worked to diagnose and treat infective diseases. Advised 16 president s. He is the winner of the National Medal of science and the president ial medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. We are grateful for his lifetime of a and particularly thankful for his candor and expertise and during this time here let me ask you for a broad overview of the pandemic. Where are we now . Dr. Fauci we are in a difficult situation. We have a large outbreak. As you probably know, there has been close to 140,000 deaths and we have several million infections. That is sobering news.
He is the winner of the National Medal of science and the president ial medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. We are grateful for his lifetime of a and particularly thankful for his candor and expertise and during this time here let me ask you for a broad overview of the pandemic. Where are we now . Dr. Fauci we are in a difficult situation. We have a large outbreak. As you probably know, there has been close to 140,000 deaths and we have several million infections. That is sobering news. There are some bright spots we need to capitalize on, namely areas of the country like the new york metropolitan area, which had been through a difficult time, probably worse than any other regional area of a big city in the world, but have turned it around and come down. As we are seeing now, if you follow the news carefully, it is obvious there are sections of the country, particular group of southern states, particularly california, florida, texas and arizona, as well a