But for the an inconvenience. But for the little guy these new requirements are killers. They dont have the 100,000 they can drop into this, keeping better books over here or getting hold of all these people or exposing anybody who has invested in their patent. This also enables nested shell companies, which have few assets, but can infringe on patents while the inventor is unable to sue their customers. Who are free to continue infringing. So they set up well just do all of our business with this technology through that company, so if we get sued, they cant get at us. No way. The First Court Case they are going to were going to shield these big guys who are stealing. This process could keep an infringing process in place for a decade or more while the inventer is trying to find ways of getting inventor is trying to find ways of stopping that infringement. This authorizes the Patent Office director to create a patent troll database and create a strategy to teach Small Business how to d
That is surrounding vaccine safety. To prevent against future outbreaks, i think it is vital that we continue to invest in our nations vaccine production capacity, support cuttingedge science, and enhance the accreditation surrounding vaccine safety. So i have a number of questions, especially around our production. Over 20 years ago, partially in response to a Measles Outbreak, congress recognized the critically Important Role of vaccines by passing and creating the cdc vaccine for Children Program, which provides recommended pediatric vaccines to low income children. The cdc also maintains a stockpile for pediatric vaccines, so, dr. , could you tell us the current state of our National Pediatric vaccine stockpile, and is the measles vaccine included in that supply and can you elaborate on the role of the stockpile in addressing outbreaks, as well as how cdc works to maintain it . Yes. Be vaccines for Children Program includes a stockpile that is approximately 50 enough vaccine for 50
From smallpox to polio, we have learned that vaccines save lives. The troubling number of parents are not vaccinating their children. Last september, this Committee Held a hearing about the ebola virus. A brave and physician who worked in liberia and contracted people a and a brave father contracted people a e ebola. There was and is no cure. There was and is no vaccine. This produced a near panic in the United States. It changed procedures in nearly every hospital and clinic. Every member one chattanooga Public Health officer saying it is all people up all the time every day ebola all the time every day. Measles is too sick and up to 4 million americans each year. Many believed it was an unpreventable childhood illness. Introduction of a vaccine in 1963 changed everything. Measles was declared eliminated. Absence of continuous disease transmission for more than 12 months. From 20012012, the median number of cases reported in all of our country was about 60. Today is february 10, 2015
Large. Taja volunteered at a food pantry and Community Center and regularly attended meetings for causes she supported and she was committed to raising awareness to issues affecting the Transgender Community especially issues that involved health and disparity in that community. Taja was known for being a charismatic and out spoken person for life challenges. Taja loved music and fashion. She had a first job and was a fan of madonna and prince. She was strong, independent and selfless. She worked hard and never hesitated to give whatever she had to people. She will be remembered for here work, generosity her fighting spirit for social justice. Her mother described her as having been beautiful inside and out. Taja is the transgender woman of color. The most recent reported over an hour ago i know that name of that individual was announced at the transgender deliberation which a number of us attended. In 2013 transgender women were the victims of hiv lgbt motivated hate violence homicide
The shelter to get transgender award as well as in the jails so people can be westbound one another and not worry about discrimination we can conceptual with each other the biggest problem your community didnt know how to not head butt but stand as one in this great country we can mark down every barrier i see black and asian women and gay men all from walks of life San Francisco is a haven. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please. At this point this is a highly inappropriate were out advocating for our lives ive traveled nationally and spoken to various transgender communities yes, were luke we have services in San Francisco and there are Many Services in areas in arizona and new orleans in the south that have nothing this is a critical moment for San Francisco to demonstrate leadership there are no services potential services for transgender women in the bay area we fight to be included in included 40 in the budget for San Francisco to be the mecca and transgender folks