Coronavirus pandemic with dr. Redfield. [inaudible chatter] appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, human services, education, and related agents these will come to order. Witnessesthank our for appearing before the subcommittee today to provide an update on where we are on the areas that they are so involved in on covid19. Challengednue to be by this pandemic in the country, we know that 195,000 961 americans have died as part of the pandemic and 6. 6 million have tested positive during the process of testing in the pandemic. 6. 6 million have tested positive during the process of testing in the pandemic. This has rapidly swept across the globe, and even countries who thought their cases were contained are facing new outbreaks and dealing with those new and unanticipated outbreaks. This is a new disease in many ways. And even after 9 months we still know relatively little about this disease or coronavirus generally. This has hindered our Public Health response. In many ways this
Briefing at the department of education to discuss the latest efforts to get schools reopened in the fall. The briefing came shortly after President Trump tweeted that he disagreed with the cdc guidelines for reopening schools, which led to a response from the cdc director at this briefing. Vice pres. Pence good morning, all. The White House Coronavirus task force met today at the department of education, part of our ongoing effort to focus on a mission to save lives and meet the needs of our states and healthcare workers, to protect the vulnerable and safely reopen america, and reopen americas schools. , we havell hear today tested more than 39 million americans. Among those, more than 3 million americans have tested positive and more than 1. 3 million americans have recovered. Than 133,000 americans have lost their lives and our sympathies are with all of the impacted families. Because of what the American People have done, because of the work of our healthcare workers around the cou
Task force held a briefing at the department of education to discuss the latest efforts to get schools reopened in the fall. The briefing came shortly after President Trump tweeted he disagreed with the cdcs guidelines for reopening schools which led to a response from cdc director dr. Robert redfield at this briefing. Vp pence good morning, all. The White House Coronavirus task force met here at the department of education, part of our ongoing effort to focus on a mission to save lives and meet the needs of our states, healthcare workers, to protect the vulnerable and safely reopen america and reopen americas schools. As you will hear today from admiral brett giroir, we have tested 139 million americans. Among those a million americans have tested positive and 1. 3 million americans have recovered. Sadly more than 133,000 americans have lost their lives and our sympathies are with all of the infected families. Those whoourn with mourn, but it has of the extraordinary work on the count
Chairman shelby and his staff for letting us try this and see how this kind of information gathering works for appropriators. Its not a markup. There will be no voting today, but were going to get some really important information. Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases passed 50,000 for the first time, making it a single day record. This morning, 128,000 americans have died and nearly 2. 7 million have tested positive for covid19. Of course, the thoughts of myself and everyone on this committee are with those individuals and those families whove been affected. I called this hearing really to look at an update on the efforts that the administrations put together and, frankly members of this committee were very involved in to see if we couldnt establish a new way to look at responding to pandemics. I think we have the chance to actually write a new important chapter in what that response looks like. Developing the right vaccine, the right therapeutics, the right testing is important. And
Senator blunt the appropriation subcommittee on labor, health and Human Services, education and related agencies will come together. Im glad to be here this morning with my colleagues, some offices or from some other location. This is the first appropriations hearing being held in person and virtually and want to thank chairman shelby and his staff for letting us try this and see how this kind of information gathering works for appropriators. Its not a markup. There will be no voting today, but were going to get some really important information. Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases passed 50,000 for the first time, making it a single day record. This morning, 128,000 americans have died and nearly 2. 7 million have tested positive for covid19. Of course, the thoughts of myself and everyone on this committee are with those individuals and those families whove been affected. I called this hearing really to look at an update on the efforts that the administrations put together and, frank