I would like to thank ranking Member Scalise for joining me in inviting witnesses to testify at todays hearing. This is not a partisan issue. The virus is equally dangerous for democrats and republicans. And the vaccines are equally safe and effective for democrats and republicans. I want to also thank todays witnesses for taking the time to testify about this critical issue. The coronavirus vaccines authorized in the United States are proven to be safe and effective and they have enabled our country to make significant progress in containing the virus and saving lives. We have a graph here that speaks for itself as more and more americans get vaccinated, fewer and fewer are dying from the coronavirus. Yet too many americans remain unprotected against this deadly disease because they are hesitant to receive coronavirus vaccines. This Vaccine Hesitancy is allowing the virus to continue to spread in areas with large unvaccinated populations and increasing the risk that vaccine resistant
I would like to thank ranking Member Scalise for inviting witnesses to join us to testify at this hearing. This is not a partisan issue. The virus is equally dangerous for democrats and republicans, and the vaccines are equally safe and effective for democrats and republicans. Id like to also thank todays witnesses for taking the time to testify about this critical issue. The coronavirus vaccines authorized in the United States are proven to be safe and effective. And they have enabled our country to make significant progress in containing the virus and saving lives. We have a graph to speak for itself as more and more americans get vaccinated, fewer and fewer are dying from the coronavirus. Yet, too many americans remain unprotected against this deadly disease because they are hesitant to receive coronavirus vaccines. This Vaccine Hesitancy is allowing the virus to spread in large unvaccinated populations and increasing the risk that variants will emerge. Polls show one in five americ
Vaccine hesitancy so that more americans get vaccinated against this deadly virus. I would like to thank ranking Member Scalise for inviting witnesses to join us to testify at this hearing. This is not a partisan issue. The virus is equally dangerous for democrats and republicans, and the vaccines are equally safe and effective for democrats and republicans. Id like to also thank todays witnesses for taking the time to testify about this critical issue. The coronavirus vaccines authorized in the United States are proven to be safe and effective. And they have enabled our country to make significant progress in containing the virus and saving lives. We have a graph to speak for itself as more and more americans get vaccinated, fewer and fewer are dying from the coronavirus. Yet, too many americans remain unprotected against this deadly disease because they are hesitant to receive coronavirus vaccines. This Vaccine Hesitancy is allowing the virus to spread in large unvaccinated populatio
Authorized to declare a recess of the committee at anytime. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Were here this morning to discuss an issue of broad bipartisan concern. The critical needs to overcome Vaccine Hesitancy so that more americans get vaccinated against this deadly virus. I would like to thank ranking Member Scalise for inviting witnesses to join us to testify at this hearing. This is not a partisan issue. The virus is equally dangerous for democrats and republicans, and the vaccines are equally safe and effective for democrats and republicans. Id like to also thank todays witnesses for taking the time to testify about this critical issue. The coronavirus vaccines authorized in the United States are proven to be safe and effective. And they have enabled our country to make significant progress in containing the virus and saving lives. We have a graph to speak for itself as more and more americans get vaccinated, fewer and fewer are dying from the coronavirus. Yet,
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] welcome, everybody. Today our select subcommittee is holding a hearing where some members will appear in person and some appearing by zoom. Since some are appearing in person, pursuant to the guidance and the house attending physicians all individuals who are not fully vaccinated for covid19 are required to wear masks. And let me make a few reminders about the hearing. For those appearing in person, you will be able to see members appearing remotely on the two monitors in front of you. On one monitor, you will see all the members appearing remotely at once. And what is known in zoom as gallery view. On the other monitor, you will see each person speaking during the hearing when theyre speaking, including members who are appearing remotely. For those members appearing remotely, you can also see each person speaking during the hearing, whether they are in person or remote. So long as you have your zoom set to active speaker view. If you