Institute of Health Director doctor Francis Collins gave an update on, 19 vaccine trials in the current increase of coronavirus cases across the country, this is oneli hour. Welcome to the National Press, the leading professional organization for journalists, i michael freedman, 113 president of the National Press club and the former general manager of Radio Network and journalists and residents at university of maryland global campus and executive producer of the public broadcasting series moderated bl journalist marvin, we thank you for joining us for our virtual newsmaker event with doctor Francis Collins director of the National Institute of health, we are pleased to accept questions from her audience especially our journalist tuning in today ill ask as many as time permits, to submit a question please email headliners at press. Org, the National Institute of health or nih a part of the u. S. Department of health and Human Services is our nations medical research agency, the larges
Journalists of the university of maryland and executive producer of the public broadcasting series moderated by journalist, calvin thank you for. Doctor francis collins, director of the National Institute and health. We are pleased to accept questions from our audience, especially journalists tuning in today. To the question, email and letters and the edition of the u. S. Government of health and Human Services is our nations medical Research Agency of the largest Biomedical Research in the 32,000,000. 000000 in hand life and reduce illness and disability. And i present components, each with its own Research Agenda focusing on particular diseases or body systems. About three received funding directly from congress. The office of the director and the policies and financial planning, managing and coordinating the programs and activities of all the nih component. 2009, doctor francis was appointed by president barack obama, serving as the 16th director of nih he was elected by President T
Of the public broadcasting series moderated by journalist, calvin thank you for. Doctor francis collins, director of the National Institute and health. We are pleased to accept questions from our audience, especially journalists tuning in today. To the question, email and letters and the edition of the u. S. Government of health and Human Services is our nations medical Research Agency of the largest Biomedical Research in the 32,000,000. 000000 in hand life and reduce illness and disability. And i present components, each with its own Research Agenda focusing on particular diseases or body systems. About three received funding directly from congress. The office of the director and the policies and financial planning, managing and coordinating the programs and activities of all the nih component. 2009, doctor francis was appointed by president barack obama, serving as the 16th director of nih he was elected by President Trump in that position in the Current Administration will collins
The current drop in Vaccination Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. I would like to welcome everyone and go through some administrative matters that we do at the beginning after consulting with the attending physician, the sergeant at arms, cdc, health and Human Services, individuals are seated six feet apart. There is no room for the public to attend and the press is working as a pool and the hearing may be watched gaveltogavel online. Both of our witnesses, dr. Collins and Surgeon General adams are participating in person. Some are in person, some are participating by videoconference. The office of attending physician has advised that senators and witnesses may remove their masks to talk in the microphone since our chairs are six feet apart or more. That is why my mask is off and i am more than six feet apart and when i am in a hall or walking on the senate floor, i wear my mask. We are grateful to the rules committee the sergeant at arms, th
Seating has been spaced so we are six feet apart and we have made it possible for senators and witnesses to participate by Video Conference if they choose to do so, and several have. To maintain social distancing, we have very limited seating and dont have room formulas of the public to attend, however this hearing is available to watch a live online and a recording will be available on the committee health. Www. Senate. Gov. The hearing will be shown from gaveltogavel in its entirety, unedited by anyone from the moment that we start until the very end that we stop. Due to the limited seating, representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay observations to their colleagues and senators and staff present have been reminded about the safety guidelines put in place by the attending physician. We all wore our masks. Im not going to wear mine during the hearing, since we are six feet apart, but senators may do whatever they choose to do. I would like to thank the rules committee