And understanding enough about the virus to start putting together diagnostics and begin the process of developing vaccines and other countermeasures. It is a long process but we have enough knowledge to get on that pathway. Host what is the most important thing to learn about the virus . What termsnderstand mean. We are throwing words around. Because they are technical terms, they have a different meaning to people working in epidemiology and Public Health than when they might be echoed in different settings. The most important thing to moststand is we think young, otherwise healthy people, are at risk of infection, but not necessarily at risk of severe disease. People who are older, who have underlying conditions, cardiovascular disease, heart appear, diabetes, they to be at higher risk of more severe disease. Those are the people who seem to be at highest risk of severe pneumonia. That is what we clearly understand right now. When we throw around terms of case fatality rate of 2 , 3
Most protected of transmission and understanding enough about the virus to start putting together diagnostics and begin the process of developing vaccines and other countermeasures. It is a long process but we have enough knowledge to get on that pathway. Host what is the most important thing to learn about the virus . What termsnderstand mean. We are throwing words around. Because they are technical terms, they have a different meaning to people working in epidemiology and Public Health than when they might be echoed in different settings. The most important thing to moststand is we think young, otherwise healthy people, are at risk of infection, but not necessarily at risk of severe disease. People who are older, who have underlying conditions, cardiovascular disease, heart appear, diabetes, they to be at higher risk of more severe disease. Those are the people who seem to be at highest risk of severe pneumonia. That is what we clearly understand right now. When we throw around terms
I have got to go back reporter 50 billion to those who might be concerned that is too expensive. We dont want to talk about it it is a substantial number. Were going big. We could go back every day or every week. Were going big. Thats where mitch mcconnell, that is the way he wants to go. That is the way i want to go. I want to get it done and have a big infusion as opposed to going through meetings every couple of days. We dont want to do it that way. Go big or solid. The country is very strong. Weve never been so strong. That is what were going to be doing. We dont want, with this invisible enemy, we dont want airlines going out of business. We dont want people losing their jobs or not having money to live when they were doing very well just four weeks ago. So were going big and that is the way it will be. That is the way everybody seems to like it on the hill. Any other questions to steve . Reporter airlines and hotels, call for restaurants today. Was any type of Emergency Assistanc
What tools we dont have were going back to dollars to those who might be it out. But its a substantial number going big the expression we can do to ways we can keep going back every day or every week. Were going big and thats where. And Mitch Mcconnell thats what he wants to go this way i want to go want to get it done then have a big infusion as opposed to going through a meetings every every couple of days we want to do it that way we want to go big go solid. The country is very strong with never been so strong and thats what were going to be doing we dont want. With this invisible enemy. We dont want airlines going out of business we dont want people losing their jobs or not having money to live. When they were doing very well just 4 weeks ago. So were going big and thats the way it will be and thats the way everybody seems to like it. On the hill and the other question the restaurants today was any type discussed on that call a lot of restaurants to close even if they are delivery
Who gets to be tested and treated this is another significant issue that is not clearly articulated thank you for joining us. I am the director of operations for Johns Hopkins office of critical events preparedness and response. We are here to talk about the outbreak of coronavirus, known as covid19, with experts who have been on the forefront of the response. Infectiousr from an disease expert in the field of public pandemic and emerging Infectious Disease and prevention of at response to biological threats. Acond, we will hear from researcher who created the outbreak about it being used by officials to track the virus. Third, an expert of influenza and other emerging infections. A Health Systems epidemiologist and Infection Control expert. Finally, a nurse Whose Research seeks to streamline care approaches that optimize navigation, linkage, engagement, and retention. As the covid19 outbreak evolves, we will hear from the panel of experts from across Johns Hopkins university and medic