Sadly deaths are the lagging indicator youve been in the hospital for x number of days in extreme cases you could be put on oxygen or ventilator. Thats it. Hospitalizations are starting to decline as they appear to be at a steady rend in new york. That could be welcome news indeed. Statewide hospitalizations have been averaging 1996 in april in the latest period versus better than 2250. The trend just the day before. Meanwhile the governor is outlining he said well need an army of tracing investigators to identify people who may have been exposed to the covid19 virus. You keep hearing this, tracers, indicators, who come into contact with those who tested postively for the virus. That is why the testing issue is so big. Were told jeff bezos of amazon, who is on the ad hoc Advisory Board, sort of giving advice to the president how to proceed, if an when to reopen our government, our society, our economy so to speak. He has been saying not until we have many, many more tests going on. Did
Contamination issues and other problems but i think we have not been aware that there has been this systematic issue, a major change in the system that manufacturing and deliver pharmaceuticals. The implications of one country controlling the supply of medicine is astounding, no matter what state we are talking about. Think aboutng it. What if there is a Global Pandemic and it is hard tot loe move products across the world. What if there are heightenedns tensions within the South China Sea and everyone could be vulnerable and everyone could be put at risk. The role of the fda in this situation cannot be overstated because the fda cannot be effective in ensuring the safety of the medicines in the farflung regions of the world as a can at home. Many of us are not aware of the face to face contact that the fda has with those who are manufacturing our drugs. The inspections that they conduct, they are very handson and involved a major that the manufacture of drug can stay safe. They have s
Cspan, cspan. Org or listen wherever you are on the free cspan radio app. Senator Bernie Sanders held a roundtable with Public Health experts and leaders in detroit monday. The president ial candidate criticized the Trump Administrations response to the spread of the coronavirus and outlined the role he wanted the federal government to play in response. Later he took questions from the audience. Sen. Sanders let me thank everybody for being here and let me thank our very esteemed panel of people who have spent their entire life fighting for Quality Health care and disease prevention in this country. Let me just very briefly introduce some of our panelists before we began. Anddoctor is a physician epidemiologist and a Public Health expert and former Health Commission for the city of detroit. He was formally a professor at columbia Universitys Department of epidemiology and columbia universitys science program. The llison is director of yale center for Infectious Disease model and analys
Later he took questions from the audience. Let me just very briefly introduce some of our panelists before we begin. Andfirst dr. Is a physician epidemiologist and Public Health expert and former Health Commissioner of the city of detroit. Formerly professor at columbia Universitys Department of epidemiology and director of the columbia universitys program. Dr. Allison bovani is director of the yale center for disease monitoring. She is the youngest recipient of an endowed chair in the history of yale school of medicine. Ey is atoria doul boardcertified Family Medicine physician and healthcare advocate, and has worked very hard to make sure that all people in michigan receive health care as a human right. Is the national itses united president and is the largest nurses in union in the country. She is on of the countrys top nursing leaders and an outspoken advocate for health care for all. N is the former assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, biological and defense programs at the
The role he one of the federal government to play in response. Later he took questions from the audience. Sen. Sanders let me thank everybody for being here and let me thank our very esteemed panel of people who have spent their entire life fighting for Quality Health care and disease prevention in this country. Let me just very briefly introduce some of our panelists before we began. Anddoctor is a physician epidemiologist and a Public Health expert and former Health Commission for the city of detroit. He was formally a professor at columbia Universitys Department of epidemiology and columbia universitys science program. The llison is director of yale center for Infectious Disease model and analysis. Should this is the youngest yale school ofhe medicine. Dr. Victoria is a boardcertified Family Medicine physician and healthcare and has worked very hard to make sure that all people in michigan receive health care as a human right. Deborah burger is a National Nurses united president and