Redfield, director of the center for Disease Control and prevention and we thank you for being here this morning. Doctor redfield, to discuss the cdc and ongoing response to covid19. I also want to welcome the subcommittee members, Ranking Member congressman thomas paul andour full Committee Chair. I want to thank you to subcommittee members who are here in person as well as subcommittee members who are participating by secure video teleconference. Before i moved to my Opening Statements and because this is our first labor hhs and Education Appropriations Committee hearing with some members participating remotely, i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work and in order to benefit those members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social distancing between members, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing. Which we have kept to a minimum. Some members have opted to use
Order first welcoming our witnessdi director of the cdc we thank you for being here this morning to discuss the cdc and the ongoing response to cover 19. Also want to welcome the subcommittee members congressman thomas cole and the full Committee Chair. And the subcommittee members who are here in person as those who are participating by secure video teleconference. With my Opening Statement and this is the first labor hhs education appropriations subcommitteeapri hearing i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how that will work in order to benefit both members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social between witnesses and members and other individuals in the room necessary to operate a hearing. Some have opted use video teleconferencing which allows them to participateat remotely. On those with videoconference once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the main screen. Speak
This is boom bust the one business show you cant afford to miss. In washington coming up its thursday and unemployment numbers are in from last week and theyre not getting any better theyre nearing rates we havent seen since the Great Depression minutes from last months Federal Reserve meeting show there is more concern about the long Term Economic recovery we spoke with former u. S. Representative dr ron paul to get his take we have a pop show today so lets go and dive right in. The Global Pandemic surpassed by 1000000 new cases as a lot in america surpassed several countries in europe cases in brazil are still surging the country recorded nearly 20000 new cases its biggest single day spike could soon have the 2nd highest number of cases in the world its thursday and. Employment numbers are in from last week and still on the rise all nearly all 50 states have at least partially reopen and still 2400000 more americans filed for unemployment just last week that brings the 9 week total j
Vaccine development and efforts to address disparities in minority communities. This is abouttwo hours 45 minutes. This hearing will come to order. First i would like to welcome our witness, doctor robert redfield, director of the center for Disease Control and prevention and we thank you for being here this morning. Doctor redfield, to discuss the cdc and ongoing response to covid19. I also want to welcome the subcommittee members, Ranking Member congressman thomas paul andour full Committee Chair. I want to thank you to subcommittee members who are here in person as well as subcommittee members who are participating by secure video teleconference. Before i moved to my Opening Statements and because this is our first labor hhs and Education Appropriations Committee hearing with some members participating remotely, i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work and in order to benefit those members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to main
The Global Pandemic surpassed 5000000 new cases as a lot in america surpassed several countries in europe cases in brazil are still surging the country recorded nearly 20000 new cases its biggest single day spike it could soon have the 2nd highest number of cases in the world its thursday and unemployment numbers are in from last week and still on the rise will nearly all 50 states have at least partially reopen and still 2400000 more americans filed for unemployment just last week that brings the 9 week total jobless claims to more than 38000000. 00 analysts are even expecting even worse numbers for the month of april now russia still seeing its cases surged deputy Prime Minister a top 10 are goalie cova reported the countrys Unemployment Rate has risen by 30 percent since the start of covert 19 the pandemic is expected to wipe out 20 percent of russians disposable income in the 2nd quarter of 2020 well the World Health Organization reported the world record in newly reported cases wo