One Infectious Disease doctor in washington with buckets of nasal flu swaps wanted to test those for covid19 it was told by the federal government no. Doctor helen hsu said screw it and started testing and found positives from patients who had no contact with the wutang clan. Hundreds of doctors, researching clinicians all across the country putting their energy toward solving this horror. But they are having to sidestep the federal government to get anything done. We are a little late but not all is lost their markets and labs to for the growing fear. I am convinced we will knock this thing on its yes, barriers are being moved, and that means innovation, necessity is the mother of invention. And this mother scratcher is ready to rock. Bureaucracy is the enemy, but you have a lot of friends out there who would use their individual superpowers to save the day and bring us back to boring old normalcy, and thats the memo. Kennedy one of the nations Top Health Officials of doctor fauci ske
They discussed best practices to protect against spreading and contracting the virus, as well as the database built to track outbreaks in realtime. Experts at the forefront of the response. Expertar from a is recognized in the field of Public Health preparedness, pandemic, and Infectious Disease and prevention of and response to biological threats. We will hear from a researcher who created the outbreak being used worldwide to track the virus. We will talk to an expert in influenza and other emerging infections. A health hear from systems epidemiologist and control expert. Finally, we talked to a nurse epidemiologist Whose Research speaks to streamline care options that optimize navigation, and retention and care for persons with Infectious Diseases. As the outbreak evolves, we hear from a distinguished panel of experts from across Johns Hopkins university who shed light on the understanding of the virus, its progression, and our response effort. Our goal today is to bring their knowle
Next, a Public Health official looks at efforts to improve. Vaccine and develop a universal flu vaccine. This house, science, space and Technology Committee hearing is about 2 and half hours. This hearing will come to order and without objection, declare a recess at any time. Good morning and welcome to our witnesses. Todays hearing on science and innovation, the worlds population, killing approximately 300 Million People in the 20th century alone. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated thanks to the development of the vaccine. Another devastating disease, polio, 33 cases reported worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Every day it save lives especially lives of children and other vulnerable populations. There is no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. Unfortunately there is a wellfunded Disinformation Campaign targeting the public and weakening Public Health laws. School vaccination requirements have been commonplace in the us for gene
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a wing fragment discovered on an island in the indian ocean is on its way for testing to see if it belongs to a missing malaysia airliner. The debris was carefully packaged and loaded onto a cargo flight today bound for special defense facilities in toulouse, france. Meanwhile, locals scoured reunion islands coastline for traces of more debris. And australian officials who are leading the search for the plane urged caution about what the wreckage means. Im n