Be in ministrations forthcoming Strategic Plan that is now required under the package that was just passed and signed into law will that Strategic Plan on testing include specific numeric targets for Testing Capacity supply chain capacity and projection of shortages. Thank you for that question and statement senator murray yes we are as ive stated we continue to have a work in progress as we build the Testing Capacity we have established the targets with the state of over 12000000 tests over the next 4 weeks we think those targets are going to be good in may and june but as dr foushee said we really have to be evidence based we expect those targets to go up as we progress simply oping as communities go through phase one and then into phase 2 and certainly those numbers will need to go up significantly again in the fall when we potentially have influenza circulating with with co that so yes there will be targets the targets will need to change based on the evidence that we see but we are highly committed to securing the supply chain we work daily with every manufacturer and im just pleased were in may and june able to get ahead of the states so that we can supply them what they need so they have those assurance that theres going to be any doubt so what do you when you look out that. Plan that youre required to do we will see numbers that you are going to tell us that you will reach targeted for testing and watching projections theyre just saying we hope to have a 1000000. You will give us the market correct we know specifically ill say yes maam we know the specific we know the specific amount of test we have over that over the summer we have how many we need. So. Yes maam we developed the need statement by working with the state individually with epidemiologists with the c. D. C. On the so that overall in may well be testing about 3. 9 percent of the overall u. S. Population what im telling you well were talking to senator murray many weeks back that probably will be will need not just for may but in the coming months so that we can be prepared to have. Famine and not to be repetitive but we need to be added into data driven because what what we may see in may or june will drive differences in the amount of testicles we have so we we really to state to be very humble about this we need to look at the data we know that the testing needs will go over may in june as we progress of the open and we will do our best to predict that but you have to understand we have to see what the data in the evidence show at that time ok i appreciate that mr chairman again what are you do you require is what is the goal not how many we have that how many we need and thats what well be looking for thank you thank you senator murray senator enzi thank you mr chairman and i am usually refuted your Opening Statement where you. Think the list of aeration you need to learn from this and then make the next one. I dont want to be working on this repairing but we need to look. And i think weve learned a lot were fighting a virus the same time they are learning about it. So we need to be nimble and also need to be sure that we are prepared for a 2nd wave break this coincides with the start of the flu season potentially stressing our Health Care System even more than it already. Admiral drought i thank you for your comments i think. Im printing about what has been done and what and to be done i agree with senator murray that we need epsom specific goals as in the oil is one of the looking. For questions dr dr hanum our understanding. A nickel picture of obod 9. Ball what 1st looked like a respiratory illness now seems much more apprehensive potentially affecting the our brain it needs another and others is evolving through impact the ability to evaluate recreate clinical nurse are very good endpoints a review of vaccines and. Thank you senator for that question. The valving clinical picture and obviously the way this is manifesting around the country clinically does in fact inform the end points that we will work with. Developers of therapies on so that we can get the absolute most efficient but also the most Accurate Information appropriate and points to make the necessary authorizations and approvals and we have set up this program called the Coronavirus Team excel original program where our top scientists and clinicians have been at the table consulting with our colleagues and i can see he actually addressed those questions what are the appropriate employing to give you an example we do know that in some. Circumstances patients who had severe acute disease that developed or clotting i bet a sows and so we prioritize a review of agents that we think might be beneficial and not be see the clinical endpoints but those trials will be different than an agent thats an antiviral like rendez are here where as dr satcher mentioned were looking at time to recovery so we d want to adapt it to the clinical circumstance as well as to the type of therapy that were us thank you a question to dr hahn we have made a lot of progress in vaccine to go. To has identified that message and you back and. Theres a significant gap in endemic. What has it to just you know manage them and channel named all that and ensure that we have sufficient as of the minister of vaccine. So nancy thank you for that question this is a really important point because as you mentioned its not just about the back or oakley back scenes that are developed its all about its also about the supplies that are needed as well as an operational i am or ministering the vaccines so this is an all of government approach there is a program thats been set up cut operation works be that includes ringback dr collins dr that she has colleagues it and i age the department of defense as well as other members of h. H. S. And f. D. A. Dr peter marks from our center for biological evaluation search im a spent helping coordinate that is working very closely with dr ouchy is teams in we created whats called a gantt chart to look forward what are the necessary supply chain issues syringes needles accent or a and depending on the various specs that are being developed how many times they have to administered and they were given ministration so weve been weaning in on the supply chain to ensure that when a vaccine is ready to go we will have the necessary supplies to actually minister it not regionalized vaccination thank you very much and have a couple more questions again but theres a lot of you that might im also admitted and right thank you senator enzi senator sanders thank you very much mr chairman. And let me find all of the panelists from the hard work play a doing and being with us on today. It in sad to say that we have a president of the United States the leader of our country from day one downplayed. The dangers facing this country from the pandemic who told us that the crisis would be over in a few months that we did not have to worry. Fired those members of the government wanted to act aggressively in among other things when we need International Cooperation cut funding for the World Health Organization well let me also say that i think we understand that facts are terribly important not everybody that we dont fully understand. All of the ramifications of the cold good 19 epidemic but let me get a cup of coffee a few questions of i might for a start the officials the doctor found is that 80000 americans have died from the pandemic there are some of the dimmy ologist was just the number may be 50 percent higher than that what do you think. Im not sure senator sanders if its going to be 50 percent higher but most of us feel that the number of deaths are likely higher than that number because given the situation particularly in new york city when they were really strapped with a very serious challenge to their Health Care System then they had the people who died at home who did have some of it who were not counted is called that because they never really got to the hospital so a direct answer to your question i think you are correct that the number is slightly higher i dont know exactly what results higher but almost certainly its higher but the fallacy let me ask you this. In the terrible pandemic of. 1918 the virus. Exploded in the full came back with a vengeance aguy thehotel that if we dont get our act together as bad as the situation is now it could become worse in the fall or winter. Well senator thank you for that question its a frequently asked question and i think that possibility does exist however and the reason i say that is that when you talk about will this virus just disappear and as i accept publicly many times that is just not going to happen because its such a highly transmissible virus and even if we get better control over the months it is likely that there will be virus somewhere in this on this planet that will eventually get back to us so might my approach towards the possibility of a rebound in a 2nd wave of the fall is that its entirely conceivable impossible that would happen but b. I would hope that between now and then given the capability of doing the testing that youve heard from admiral joy and the ability of us to stock up on personal protective equipment and the work force that the c. D. C. Under dr redfield will be putting forth to be able to identify isolated Contact Trace i hope that if we do have a threat of a 2nd wave we will be able to deal with it very effectively to prevent it from becoming at outbreak not only worse than now but much much less let me yes weve heard a lot of discussion about black scenes obviously everybody in congress in this country wants about seeing we want to quickly as possible isnt that the best possible let me ask the honorable f. D. A. Commissioner sir if god willing a vaccine is developed and if were able to produce it is quickly we all hope we can i would imagine that the back seat would be if all people are free of charge or make short leads that everybody in America Needs up acting will get it regardless of their income is that a fair assumption. Senator. I certainly hope so and the 8 is very committed to making sure that all populations in the United States including those most well are included in Clinical Trials and what not theyre not about to thats not what im asking what im asking is if and when the vaccine comes it wont do somebody any good if they dont get it and if they have to pay some money for the norm of the profit the Drug Companies that will not be helpful are you garn telling the American People today that not vaccine will be available to all people regardless of their income so the payment of that seems is not a responsibility that. Expected as for us i share your concern that this needs media vailable to every american as anybody else want to comment on let this drop do you think we should make faxing when hopefully it is created available to all regardless of income when you think that poor people and working people should be last along with a boxing. Im sorry senator where you have to be yes i want to yes im going to no i i i my office is one of the officers committed to serving the underserved and we need to be absolutely certain that if a vaccine or an effective therapeutic are preventive is the dail of all that it reaches all taking it to the side you regardless of their ability to pay or any other social determinants of health that there may be good so when you are telling the American People today that regardless of income every american will be able to gain access to that vaccine when it comes they should gain access to it i dont control you know i mean you have presented to you represent that administration that makes that decision. I will certainly advocate that everyone is able to receive the vaccine regardless of income or any other circumstance let me just some of the people and senators senators are thank you joe those are important questions up i dont want to get senators and its hard to see the all the time clock where we could stay as close as possible minutes that all senators can get to questions and thank you senator sanders senator byrd thank you mr chairman and thank our Witnesses Today for what youve done for the people in this country and their safety in people around the globe let me ask you dr for you because youve been in the task force and in a majority of the press conference has anybody in this administration ever asked you or any member to take the foot off the gas of trying to find a cure or any type of countermeasure. No said that all as a matter of fact we have he has you know have been right from the very beginning put off put right on that accelerator in every aspect including the development of vaccines and therapeutics and as i described my Opening Statement we actually started that in january literally days after this was known and sequence was published of no i have never been told by anyone to hold back on the development of any countermeasure or any basic in the Research Project weve been involved in thank you dr bell to this question is for dr redfield a doctor and feel we have authorized in this committee and appropriated out of congress multiple times over the last few decades money for by or severely by osa berlant and you talked about it in the past of telling us from f y 16. 00 to 20. 00 and 23000000. 00 a year and with the carers act its over a 1000000000. 00 in bios about what weve seen the private sector go out and use Data Available to track the progress and spread of. Coronavirus around the world why is c. D. C. Not contracted with private Sector Technology companies to try to use their tools for bio surveillance. Senator thank you for the question this is a critical issue as you know and and also comes in to one of the core capabilities i talked about Data Analytics and in minor zation which were appreciative of the the additional Funding Congress has given i can tell you that this is under critical review no we do have contracts with some of the private sector groups now to try to make the type of the bell the ability of data that weve seen with florida on the ball in all of our jurisdictions across the country and. And in the process of making that happen doctor and field in april of last year of june of last year we reauthorize the pandemic in all hazards legislation which authorized at that time 30 new billets 30 new employees that c. D. C. Specifically in surveillance now i asked dr shu could in march how many of those 30 had been filled she said 0 as of mid april 0 of those 30 billets had been filled how many of those 30 employees that this committee authorized c. D. C. To bring on for bio surveillance have been filled today. It is 1518 g. M. T. Youre watching and we have been bringing you live pictures from the Senate Committee and. Which has the Health Education and labor and Pensions Committee which has been hearing evidence from various members of the u. S. Coronavirus task force with regard to how the u. S. Has been dealing with the spread of the corona virus across the u. S. We heard particularly at the start from dr Antony Funnell chief from the National Institutes of health who started by outlining the testing of potential treatments and stressing that vaccines when the eventually come should be safe but it was also stressed by all the members that there were concentrations of a rapid and timely testing in reopening america when how important that was plus the importance of Contact Tracing in relation to one question that was put to dr funk chief by democrat senator patty murray with regard to comments he made earlier this saying that state economies opening too soon could lead to needless suffering and death he said it was dependent on the capability of responding when the inevitability of cases occurs lets go to our White House CorrespondentKimberly Hall could. You just give us an idea of what your take is in all of this because much of fought dr felt she was expected to say we kind of already knew didnt we because hed sent an email to the New York Times. Yes dr anthony has maintained a professionalism that is kind of his trademark in these hearings youve seen there where republicans say in their questions and democrats in their questions of trying to sway him in one direction or the other with his responses but his responses thus far have brit been pretty measured theres not a lot that i think the u. S. President should be concerned about in this thus far and certainly it was initially expected that the testimony from dr anthony fat she could be potentially explosive because of that email to the New York Times that you talk about where he warned of needless suffering and death if these states were to open too early i expect that well hear more about the benchmarks that dr anthony found she had solved tried to put in place in conjunction with the Coronavirus Task force these phase reopening is in the needs that each state must meet in order to do that the concern for many on capitol hill has been that some governors have excel or rated the reopening of their colonies ignoring the recommendations of the task force that there should be a downward trend not looking infections but also in hospitalization so what we see here is a bit of a battle of the politics political so you know democrats and republicans both crafting this virus for spots for political purposes you heard very clearly the democratic senator patty murray and also senator Bernie Sanders very critical of the administrations response and sort of looking for an affirmation from the Public Health experts whether it was the talk of the deaths actually being much highe