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Or so people who practice Public Health. All of dealing with covid today. The country is obviously in the midst of a ramping up pandemic across the country. The numbers are getting bigger, the daily case count numbers are getting bigger, 184,000 on friday. Affirming i think with many of you, many professionals including yourself have predicted back in the summer. What do you see as the path ahead, do you see these numbers going up . What is the biggest thing we have to tackle here . Know that viruses always get worse in the fall. Traditional, highly predictable readings. We did not know what would happen for sure, but we knew it would get worse. The word is contained. It is wellestablished. Is wearing a mask, good hygiene by keeping your hands clean. Keeping yourself physically distant from one another. And of course, when we get a vaccine that is safe and effective, we can add that. Areright now, what we have those principles that we have to practice. Each and every one of them. Host
Now come a heang on the Health Concerns of the veterans exposed to hazardous checals. While deployed at the airbase in his pakistan known as k2. A Veterans Affairs Department Official told the subcommittee that more Scientific Data is needed before providing health care and disability benefits to those that served at the base between 2001 and 2005. This is about 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hybrid hearing of the National Security subcommittee. On the committee of oveight and government reform. Pursuant t the hse rule, some members will aear in person and others will appear remotely. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everybody that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attenng this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are notearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few rinders for those members that are appearing i person. You will only see member