To answer the questions that you may have about this right 1st yes yes the c. D. C. Is officially linking it to covert 19 but heres the issue that link is not yet fully understood this disease this illness that were all talking about its called pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome and im going to take you through how it was discovered just a minute but before i do that what i need to do is tell you that this syndrome in children is being compared to another rare childhood condition youve heard about this that was called the kawasaki disease now because saki disease does indeed share some symptoms with this new illness that were talking about its not the same disease but they share some of the symptoms in fact should we go and show some of these symptoms to see what they look like whats true that let me let me show you what some of the symptoms are because i think this is important if your child presents with a fever that last 24 hours plus if your child has abdominal pains and d
To answer the questions that you may have about this right 1st yes yes the c. D. C. Is officially linking it to cool illness that were all talking about its called pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome and i want to take you through how it was discovered in just a minute but before i do that what i need to do is tell you that this syndrome in children is being compared to another rare childhood condition you heard about this that was called the kawasaki disease now because saki disease does indeed share some symptoms with this new illness that were talking about its not the same disease but they share some of the symptoms in fact should we go and show some of these symptoms to see what they look like whats true that let me let me show you what some of these symptoms are because i think this is important if your child presents with a fever that last 24 hours plus if you were. Child has abdominal pains and diarrhea and vomiting if your child has a rash or changes in skin color see
Today and we welcome them. Lieutenant dingell, rear admiral bruce gillingham, surgeon of the u. S. Navy. Lieutenant general dorothy hogg, Surgeon General of the United States air force. Mr. Mccaffrey, assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs and lieutenant ronald j. Pace director of Health Agency and mr. Bill tinston Program Executive officer of Defense Health care and management systems. Today we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have members coming in and out. We are getting briefings on covid19 as we speak and theres a few other meetings going on. Your full testimony is available and i know members had it like i did last night to read through it. Well get start. Across is the spectrum of the military health care to benefit care in many cases the budget justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. We hope the Witnesses Today can address the sub
[inaudible] assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. Nd director of the health agencies. And Program Executive officer of Defense Health care and systems. T today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have ce, members coming in and out. E are getting briefings on coindividual 19 covid19 as and there are other meetings going on but your full testimony is available. Last members had it night, like i did, to read through it. So well get started. Spectrum in the military Health Care System to benefit care, in many cases the justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. And an update on the electronic system, m. S. H. Genesis. We look forward to hearing about these topics and more. To thank you for appearing before the subcommittee and now i want to recognize our distinguished mr. Calvert, for his comments. Mr. Calvert thank you, madam chairman. Thank
On capitol hill to testify on the coronavirus and how the military was responding to the outbreak. This subcommittee hearing is an hour and a half. Assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. Nd director of the health agencies. And Program Executive officer of Defense Health care and systems. T today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have ce, members coming in and out. E are getting briefings on coindividual 19 covid19 as and there are other meetings going on but your full testimony is available. Last members had it night, like i did, to read through it. So well get started. Spectrum in the military Health Care System to benefit care, in many cases the justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. And an update on the electronic system, m. S. H. Genesis. We l today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the