Credit spreads really came in a lot. Basically, this tugofwar. Do you look at nearterm challenges or 2021 . Jonathan looking forward to this conversation. Gershon distenfeld is with us. Good practice social distancing. You can take it off for the interview. Great to catch up. The shortterm risk versus the longterm risk. That is a part of the conversation at the moment. One thing that you said that is important, you cannot draw a hard distinction between the shortterm and longterm. Shortterm can actually shape the long term. Can you walk me through your thinking at the moment . Gershon absolutely. The mask is not what you think. It is a plea for you to come home. Know howuse we dont to run elections here doesnt mean that you cannot come home. You may have voted for brexit over there, but you dont really know what you are doing over there. Jonathan i dont think you want me to weigh in on the election right now. You dont need the view from london. I will come home soon. Can we start with
On monday to, i think, information they had 90 efficacy. That was the pfizer vaccine. Demonstrating the vaccination as possible against covid19. The dr. Also said, if vaccine emergency authorization is approved, 20 million doses could be available in the United States in december. There are well over 1 million cases of the coronavirus in california. According to Johns Hopkins with only state with more cases is texas. Over 18,000 people with the virus have died in our state. Californias 14 day test positivity average is up to 4 . The goal is to be under 5 . Santa clara county Officials Say they are seeing a sudden, rapid spike in covid19 cases and are announcing new restrictions, including the elimination of Indoor Dining. Its bad news for restaurants who have just recently returned to Indoor Dining. Reporter thats right. Restaurant owners say this will be tough. They are not sure if they can get enough patio customers in winter to survive. Now, in a news conference, Santa Clara County
Test test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 as i described in my testimony, we know that Nursing Homes with a higher proportion of black and latin residents have higher death rates, however theres not universal reporting of the race and ethnicity of those individuals within Nursing Homes who have been affected by covid. That presents for us a significant challenge when it comes to targeting resources in order to prevent the transmission of covid. Because, you know, when covid19 enters a nursing home its because someone has brought it in and what its telling us that if those Nursing Homes are following the same safety procedures of restricts visitors, ensuge that providers have clean ppe every time theyre coming in, then we shouldnt see these disparities. However we do. And the likelihood these disparities in rates of covid infections within Nursing Homes are going to occur are going to be even higher in communities with a higher burden of covid19. And so what were
The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h
Statements, i want to acknowledge the loss over the weekend of congressman john lewis, a civil rights icon who changed history at great personal sacrifice. In 2015 i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the blood sunday march which he led. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing the confluence of a health crisis, economic depression and a series of killing is that laid bare the Racial Injustice that still paints the country. Our focus is on covid19s disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors. As well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority communities, black and latino residents are infected with a virus, nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine has the worst Racial Disparity in covid19 cases in the country, also comprise less then 2 of maines population, they account for approximately 23 of all cases, lik