Number three share some future looking ideas on how we can be better prepared in the future to handle situations like these and then i would be happy to discuss these will pocket into the qanda part. The phase one trial which has been completed and published satisfactory we also have the enrolled in cities in the uk, switzerland and then molly. I say this with precision because our perspective is that we need to define what is the best storage to use in phase two. We also are planning on starting to trials in africa when including almost 3,000 subjects and the other involving about 800 in the middle of january and then the phase three where we have a commitment with the nih to purchase a piece participate in the trial and see the leone. That is what we have planned and we also have tuesday and we can only have a good vaccine that can protect in the short term but have a sustained longrange by providing the booster vaccine by combining the vaccines that we are developing. So quite a com
Keep this virus outside of the United States. Already, there has been a vigorous response. We hope to hear more today about exactly what has been done, and what needs to be done Going Forward. Two weeks ago, Thomas R Duncan traveled here from liberia. By way of brussels and dulles airport. He fell ill, and presented himself for treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital in dallas. Mr. Duncans diagnosis set in motion an extensive Public Health operation involving federal, state, and local officials to identify and assess any individuals with whom he may have had contact. A process called Contact Tracing. That Contact Tracing effort continues today. Our prayers are with everyone who is currently being monitored as part of this incident. We are thankful that to date, there been no additional cases of ebola standing from this case. It is difficult, but it is one of the few ways to contain the disease. Containment also requires swift coordinated action. In this hearing, and investigati
Happening in the future. I want to go into a little more areil first on what we doing to promote safe and effective care. Safe and effective care, we had already begun several days ago to ramp up the education and training of Health Care Workers at this facility. May be doneebola safely, but its hard to do safely. It requires scrupulous attention to Infection Control and even a single inadvertent, innocent slip can result in contamination. We are recommending to the facility that the number of workers that care for anyone with respect to ebola began to an absolute minimum. We recommend the procedures that are undertaken to support the care of that individual be committed to essential procedures will stop forth about we are looking at personal protective equipment, understanding theres about theres a balance and putting more on isnt always safer and may make it harder to provide effective care. Recommending there be a fulltime individual responsible only for the oversight, supervision,
And you standing there just so nice and forceful. Bill, despiteady all the help that you got from Public Office, all of it would not have mattered it was the oneonone, bipartisan consensus that you pulled off. It was pretty incredible. I think the most remarkable thing about jim was that i cannot say the day that he died because i had not seen him for two months before that. The same remarkable man the day that he died that he was when i met him over almost 37, 38 years ago. As the old saying goes, there are two things you have to know about jim brady. One was that he was tougher than you, and two, that he was smarter than you. Those were helpful going in. He had an incredible mind, but the thing that i loved about him most is he seemed more driven by his heart, as much by his heart as his mind. As i said, he never let up. He understood that it was really necessary to get important rings done, to question the judgment of other people. But the thing that he never did which is done today
Tuesday. He said it is always hard to lose. Life is life it just goes on, no need to dwell on it. The European Central bank is offering yet another lifeline to grace. It has reportedly agreed to come up with 3. 8 billion in emergency cash for great banks. It has request a sixmonth loan extension. The eurogroup will meet on friday in brussels to iron out a final agreement. Japanese stocks are soaring. The nikkei hit its highest level in nearly 15 years. The rally was fueled by an announcement that japans trade deficit has plunged nearly 60 . Thanks to strong exports in january. Tom . Tom very good. President obama said the way to fight islam extremists is for International Communities to embrace its muslim immigrants. The president made the comments in a white house summit on combating terrorism. Mr. Obama says the u. S. Has a long tradition of embracing immigrants suggesting muslims in america are more integrated than those in europe. Delegates from 65 countries are attending the three