Moment and a reflection of the part we all have to play when slowing the spread of covid19. In light of this remote format i also some reminders to the members about conduct of the hearing. Members keep their video feed on as long as they are present at the hearing. Members are responsible for muting and unmuting their microphones and please keep your microphones muted when youre speaking. And finally if members have documents they wish to submit for the record please email to the committee whose email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Well, good afternoon, and well coom the First Virtual hearing of the committee on investigations and oversight. Today were discussing a critical issue. Research into repurposing existing therapeutic drugs for covid19 treatment as well as scientific basis for the federal governments evaluation of such drugs. I appreciate our witnesses being here under these unusual circumstances, but these are very important issues, and we look forward to your
Experiencing at any one time, its different for your peers and you need the very best information, the best guidance you can get but you need the ability to understand your communities, your stakeholders, hospital capacity, Public Health capacity to make the very best decisions for your communities. Cdc has been on it since the beginning but we want to be a resource to you, your Public Health, staff and the city and the state Public Health and government and leadership as well but you, as mayors are playing an incredibly Important Role in amplifying the collective voices on major issues. As you know, your realities have really changed, for many of you since january and more of you since march when the pandemic really got here in the u. S. We know youre on the front lines, implementing the process of reopening our nation, city by city, for some of you it might be neighborhood by neighborhood and we know you are taking priority in this to do things in the manner best for your local area.
With the american soldier goes american medicine. Backing him up by his side, with him in his advance. In wartime and in peace, the medical department carries on, fighting disease, healing and rehabilitating the sick and wounded and working to search out disease vectors to prevent, detect and control epidemics. To pursue this mission successfully, the medical department was backed up by a farflung network of laboratories stretching from north to south, from east to west. Clinical, Public Health and Research Laboratories were required everywhere. Diseases new to the army doctor were being encountered, new procedures, methods of treatment and control had to be developed and evaluated. Operation and combat under extreme heat and cold produced problems that were a challenge to the medical department and its laboratories. Behind this vast medical Laboratory Organization which followed the armies to every distant outpost on our fighting front were the Mission Divisions and services of the Su
Every soldier with a man by his side. In wartime and in peace, the wartime carries on. Healing and rehabilitating the sick and wounded and seeking out disease vectors to prevent, detect, and control epidemics. The medical department was a far flung department of laboratories from north, south, east, and west. Diseases new to the army doctor that they were being encountered. Methods of treatment and control had to be developed. Extreme heat and cold produced problems that were a challenge to the medical department and their laboratories. Laboratory organization which followed the armies to every distant outpost were the Surgeon Generals office. Although they were concerned with every a aspect, they were concerned about the medical service. The personnel and supply services, the Army Medical Department research and graduate school and the Army Institute of pathology. These organizations represented the coordinated effort. The first big job was the felt units and technical personnel. Over
Education, labor, and pensions will please come to order. I have one goal today and that is Accurate Information. Accurate information that can help americans understand what they should do about the coronavirus and Accurate Information to help members of congress to help decide what else we ought to be doing about the coronavirus. Around the world, the spread of the Novel Coronavirus alarming. 90,000 cases in 65 countries. 3,000 deaths according to the world health organization. But most people in the United States are at low risk. Heres what the New York Times said on its front page two days ago on sunday in describing the situation in our country. Quote, much about the coronavirus remains unclear. And it is far from certain that the outbreak will reach severe proportions in the United States. Or affect many regions at once. With its topnotch scientists, modern hospitals, and sprawling Public Health infrastructure, most experts agree the United States is among the countries best prep