system that can respond effectively to emerging threats and meet the public health needs of every american. we will work tirelessly to ensure the health of this nation and the world. thank you. we look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much. we will now begin a round of 5 minute questions of our witnesses. i ask my colleagues to keep track of the clock and if you can stay within those five minutes. dr. walensky covid has exposed the importance of having a robust and well funded public health system before a crisis strikes, which is why i said it's so important that we make sustained investments in public health infrastructure and workforce a priority, including in cdc. over the last year congress provided more than $8 billion to support public health data modernization and expand the workforce through six supplemental bills. what more needs to be done to sustain our public health infrastructure and our workforce so we don't lose these gains when the funding runs out? >> thank you, senator, for that question. you have highlighted that we had challenges with our public he

the public health workforce, enhance public health security, and strengthen immunization infrastructure. we are requesting funds to help states and communities be climate ready and prepared to confront new health risks, such as those associated with vectorborne diseases. the request makes investments in programs that improve health equity, such as the maternal mortality review committee. with these resources, cdc will expand resources to address social determinants of health. increases will address public health problems exacerbated by the pandemic, such as opioids, injury and violence, hiv and sexually transmitted infections. we are grateful for your support and look forward to working together to build a sustainable, resilient public health system that can respond effectively to emerging threats and meet the public health needs of every american. we will work tirelessly to ensure the health of this nation and the world. thank you. we look forward to your questions. rep. delauro: thank you very much. spoke about the work -- you spoke about the work done by cdc with the vaccine. yesterd

the public health workforce, enhance public health security, and strengthen immunization infrastructure. we are requesting funds to help states and communities be climate ready and prepared to confront new health risks, such as those associated with vectorborne diseases. the request makes investments in programs that improve health equity, such as the maternal mortality review committee. with these resources, cdc will expand resources to address social determinants of health. increases will address public health problems exacerbated by the pandemic, such as opioids, injury and violence, hiv and sexually transmitted infections. we are grateful for your support and look forward to working together to build a sustainable, resilient public health system that can respond effectively to emerging threats and meet the public health needs of every american. we will work tirelessly to ensure the health of this nation and the world. thank you. we look forward to your questions. rep. delauro: thank you very much. spoke about the work -- you spoke about the work done by cdc with the vaccine. yesterd

state's health insurance program along with more money for public hospitals and mental health. >> there's a lot to celebrate. this is not the same thing. i think senator and doctor richard pan. this is a core government function of public safety. i think people forget about that. >> newsom's administration is eyeing new future funds for local public health but not until next year. the governor for now is proposing a 3 million dollars study to nail down their needs and lessons learned from the pandemic in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> comedian paul mooney has died at the age of 79 died of a heart attack at his home in oakland this morning, moving been nominated writer wrote for big time comedians like richard pryor, redd foxx also wrote on dave chappelle show and in living color among other comedy, writing credits, the beloved bay area. legend was also a stand-up comic himself. >> you may know them as the oakland 68 group of oakland a's fans who said the left in the right field. you can't miss and music and flags and routing pretty lively generally in support of the team. but t

it will expand public health career paths, recruit and train a diverse group of future public health leaders and launch a public health americorps with a strong and highly skilled workforce ready to respond. it will create new programs intended to increase staffing at our laboratories and prepare them for the future. we are really excited about what this support will mean for our nation's public health capability now and into the future. second, last night, i endorsed the recommendations of cdc's advisory committee on immunization practices, making the pfizer vaccine available to anyone who is 12 years and older. i want to thank the ecip for reviewing and finding the recommendations on the safety and efficacy for adolescents. this is an important step forward in our effort to vaccinate as many people as possible to stop the pandemic. and finally, i want to provide you an update regarding cdc's guidance for fully vaccinated people. over the course of the pandemic, we are continuously gathering data and evidence to inform our decision-making. we now have numerous reports on the literat

state's health insurance program along with more money for public hospitals and mental health. >> there's a lot to celebrate. this is not the same thing. i think senator and doctor richard pan. this is a core government function of public safety. i think people forget about that. >> so governor newsom's administration is eyeing ongoing future funding for public health departments. but that wouldn't take effect until next year. the governor for now is proposing a 3 million dollars study on pandemic lessons learned and other needs these public health departments would have to require essentially reporting live here at state capitol. ashley zavala kron 4 news. thank you so much. ashley. >> we go now to the east bay and educational flyers are going out to people in oakland as concerns about wildfire safety is intensifying. the city's hoping to steer clear of another major catastrophe like what happened in 1991 the fire chief tells us he's concerned about the bay area and the state facing extreme drought. >> obviously that increases the threat to our community increases the hazards to our fire

shelter in place or being asked to wear masks. >> reporter: since the pandemic began, more than 250 public healthsigned or retired early, according to the national association of county and city health officials. laurie freeman, ceo of the association, calling it an exodus. >> we tracked the reasons why people were leaving, and we largely found that they were due to just extensive pressure, elected official interference with public health measures and real kind of efforts to diminish the authority of public health officials during the pandemic what their leadership is really needed most. >> reporter: kaiser says that's exactly what happened to him. you went into public health to do good. were you surprised by the bitterness, the acrimony here? >> we never really dealt with a situation where people simply told us to go jump in a lake when we had to make the necessary orders to protect society. >> reporter: within a month of kaiser's mask mandate the riverside county board of supervisors rescinded his covid-19 orders. after that he says he was given fewer and fewer responsibilities, and two months

it will expand public health career paths, recruit and train a diverse group of future public healthleaders, and launch a public health americorps to recruit a strong, diverse, and highly skilled workforce that is ready to respond. it will create new programs intended to increase staffing at our nation's laboratories and build preparedness for the future. we are really excited about what this support will mean for our nation's public health capability now and into the future. second, last night i endorsed the recommendations of cdc's advisory committee on immunization practices, making the pfizer vaccine available to anyone who is 12 years and older. i want to thank the acip for reviewing the science and providing their recommendations on the safety and efficacy of the vaccines in adolescents. this is an important step forward in our efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible and to stop the pandemic. and, finally, i want to provide you an update regarding cdc's guidance for fully vaccinated people. over the course of the pandemic, we are continuously gathering data and evidence

our nations public health workforce has gotten smaller. this support will immediately add more staff and help to permits across the country, -- in health departments across the country. it will support vaccinations as vaccines are authorized for younger people. it will expand the number of cdc intelligence officers to respond to local outbreaks and help curb the pandemic. it will expand public health career paths, recruit and train a diverse group of leaders, and launch a public-health americorps to recruit a highly skilled workforce that is ready to respond. it will create programs designed to increase staffing at our nations laboratories and build preparedness for the future. we are excited about what this will mean for our nations public-health capabilities now and into the future. second, last night i endorse the recommendations of the cdc's advisory committee on immunization practices, making the pfizer vaccine available to anyone 12 years and older. i want to thank the ec ip for reviewing the silence and reviewing recommendations on t

the united states public health study of untreated syphilis in the negro male. that was the name of the study and that it -- that was what it was first funded for. after the study became known to the public, it then went to -- or they started using the name tuskegee study. that is, in my opinion, wrong and a continued injustice. tuskegee is not the owners of that study. the public -- the u.s. public health service is the owner of the study and so should it be named that. and you also have some type of accountability for that study. none of the medical professionals, even after it became known, were held accountable for the study, so we should start referring to the study as the united states public health service to study at tuskegee -- service study at tuskegee and include macon county because that's where the men came from, rural macon county, and when you disregard that, you are disregarding the whole community of people that were affected by the study so this is why the whole foundation is trying to change and improve their -- improve there. and i think wim w

it will expand public health career paths, recruit and train a diverse group of future public health leaders, and launch a public health americorps and i will create new programs intended to increase staffing at our nation's laboratories and build preparedness for our future. we are really excited about what this support will mean for our nation's public health capability now and into the future. second, last night, i endorsed the recommendations of cdc's advisory committee on immunization practices, making the pfizer vaccine available to anyone who was 12 years and older. i want to thank the acip for reviewing the science and providing their recommendations on the safety and efficacy of the vaccines in adolescents. this is an important step forward in our efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible and to stop the pandemic. and finally, i want to provide you an update regarding cdc's guidance for fully vaccinated people. over the course of the pandemic, we are continuously gathering data and evidence to inform our guidance and decision making. we now have numerous reports in the

there's this question of public health, and often in other . public health, and often in other contextsrnments, not specifically the australian government, saying public health becomes an overriding issue which can actually put into abeyance lots of other standards, even legal standards, and the courts often give governments quite a lot of wiggle room on this. they take a sort of permissive view of this aspect if there's evidence of a major public health concern, and clearly there is when talking about coronavirus. that's probably particularly so in australia because we don't have very strong legislative or even constitutional human rights protection in this country. human rights considerations are not always available for courts to take into account. so there is under our system of law quite a lot of leeway they can be given to governments. and so far quite a lot ofjudicial deference to the powers of the government in this regard. this seems to be — government in this regard. this seems to be the _ government in this regard. this seems to be the case then watch this space. we seems to

[please stand by] >> public health impacts of developing on contaminated land. we all know it's an important tool to learn about the health impacts of a project, but also to voice concerns and ensure proper clean-up and mitigation. i'm quite frankly astounded that the planning department which talks about, quote, that they will place equity at the center of its policies and strategies and then they would exclude processes whereby the public has the right to learn and participate. that's [inaudible] to equity. so, in short, i urge you to support the resolution and the legislation sb37. thank you, have a good day. >> clerk: thank you so much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. kathryn howard, sierra club. the sierra club supports sb 37. often attacked by city government. what is ignored by criticism is sequa has a range. it helps protect public health. the process has been used to help cut climate pollution, and protect open space and wild life habitats. cqua holds government agencies accountable and i think in the current discussion, it minimize

>> there's a huge public policy or public health question.hey don'tes have enoh vaccines of dr. fauci is advising the world what he wants to do what he should tell them there? should they get a vaccine to people who already had it or say the vaccine for those who haven't had it? this is a profoundly important question for a country that has a billion people and might have 200 million vaccines. should they waste a vaccines and people who already got it? the scientists no, but dr. fauci says we are all letting them submit, it's about the uniformity of submission and less about science. >> tucker: these people are scary and i appreciate your asking obvious questions. and thankful you are a physician. you still have a right to do that. good to see you. what's so interesting is that a lot of people in public health seem in private to agree with what senator paul just said. earlier this month, the heads of the fda and cdc as well as tony fauci admitted that about half of their employees have decided not to get vaccinated. >> what percentage of the

making sure people are comfortable, while protecting public health. so that's exactly the kind of conversation we will be having over the course of the next many weeks. >> all right, i know you've already said studentsthe remainder of the school year, should keep their masks on, even in school, even if they are just in the courtyard, but can you talk about whether before june 15th, when you issue more specific directives, there would be specific settings, under which you would recommend hey, check for proof here, let's say it's a big ballpark like at the giant or a school or a concert or restaurant. >> yeah, i mean, in general, we know that high risk activities include those who are indoors, and those who, you know, larger crowded settings. so certainly, withoutainly, wito hey, it's absolutely going to be required or not, certainly i think those operators of venues like that are going to be thinking about, how do we make sure our patrons are protected, so don't be surprised if some folks choose to verify, validate people vaccine status. we just want t

i would like to challenge public health to think about how to do this is measuring over population health not just individuals. how are we looking at addiction overall? are we reducing addiction in san francisco? preventing folks from starting? are we getting folks who have used in the past not using? is there any way to measure at population level whether we have success or not. i don't know. i would ask you to do that. i don't think measuring narcan given out does it. you know, the last thing is treatment on demand. we need to induce demand. we need to be getting more folks. i know there is creative thinking from the response teams about when people do overdose. we can do different things to keep them from dying the next time they overdose. we can intervene to get them, you know, to get them into programming and how do we if we are meeting demand, there is a problem. we are not doing enough to increase demand. we need to fix that as well. those are my questions and comments. >> may i respond to one of the two items? >> yes. >> the logic model you propose of defining the gap pan linking

intelligence officers to respond to local outbreaks and help curb the pandemic it will expand public health career paths, rekrurt and train future health leaders and launch a public health americorp for a long and highly skilled workforce that's ready to respond. it will create new programs sbepded to increase staffing at the nation's laboratory and build preparedness for the future we are really excited about what this support will mean for the public health capability now and into the future. second last night i endorsed the recommendations of cdc's advisory committee making the pfizer vaccine available to anyone is 12 years and older i want to thank the acip for reviewing the science and providing a recommendation on the safety of the vaccines this is an important step forward in our efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible and to stop the pandemic and finally,i want to provide you an update regarding cdc's guidance for fully vaccinated people over the course of the pandemic we are continuously gathering data and evidence to inform the guidance and decision making we now have nume

state's health insurance program along with more money for public hospitals and mental health. >> there's a lot to celebrate. this is not the same thing. senator and doctor richard pan. this is a core government function of public safety. i think people forget about that. >> newsom's administration is eyeing new future funds for local public health but not until next year. the governor for now is proposing a 3 million dollars study to nail down their needs and lessons learned from the pandemic in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> 8.11 is the time and coming up, you're going to see a woman spit and an employee in a restaurant. and san jose will tell you why it happened. its fall to the lakers, but they still have another shot at the playoffs are here from staff and coach kerr. >> 8.14. and when does the word today. it is. yes. so be ready for it. i know it doesn't feel too bad right now. you just wait. yeah, it was not yesterday. and my neck of the woods. erica could be more of the same today this afternoon where we are going to see are wind speeds increase. i mean, last night we s

. >> or topic in this half hour of the washington journal is race and public health. our guest is lily tyson head, voices for a father's legacy foundation and good morning. start by explaining what the foundation does and whose legacy you are focused on?wh >> guest: good morning. john, thank you so much for having me today. excuse me. voices for our father's legacy foundation was organized in 214 as a cyber one c3 nonprofit to remember and honor our ancestors the 620 african-american men who were victimized and unethically treated from 1932-1972, 40 years by the united states public health service syphilis study in alabama. these men were human beings but were dehumanized and abused in labs, excuse me, they were our fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, neighbors and coworkers and dearly loved and the foundation in solidarity with descendents, national centers for bioethics and research and healthcare at the university many dedicated supporters and we are trying and working hard to preserve the history of the longest lasting non- therapeutic study in u.s. history. w

i would like to challenge public health to think about how to do this is measuring over population health just individuals. how are we looking at addiction overall? are we reducing addiction in san francisco? preventing folks from starting? are we getting folks who have used in the past not using? is there any way to measure at population level whether we have success or not. i don't know. i would ask you to do that. i don't think measuring narcan given out does it. you know, the last thing is treatment on demand. we need to induce demand. we need to be getting more folks. i know there is creative thinking from the response teams about when people do overdose. we can do different things to keep them from dying the next time they overdose. we can intervene to get them, you know, to get them into programming and how do we if we are meeting demand, there is a problem. we are not doing enough to increase demand. we need to fix that as well. those are my questions and comments. >> may i respond to one of the two items? >> yes. >> the logic model you propose of defining the gap pan linking to b

matt willis, marin county's public health officer. we thank you for your transparency here with us and your insight. good to talk to you, hope to do it again soon. >>> coming up next, the other big development today. as you know, kids 12 to 15 can now get the vaccine, the lce back. we told you >>i thinky about two big developments today with the cdc thing vaccinated people pretty much don't need a mask inside or outside and majority of situations now. the other is kids 12 to 15 are eligible to get the pfizer vaccine. it comes after the cdc gave a formal approval yesterday. some clinics and pharmacies are already getting shots into young arms. joining us now to talk about this is dr. peter chin-hong, an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me on, kristin. always a pleasure. >> 12 to 15-year-olds are getting there shot throughout the bay area at county clinics, drugstores, hospital chains or they can only get pfizer for now, right? >> yes. on the pfizer has submitted and had their data appro

ensure the pricing of therapeutics reflects a significant taxpayer investment after the end of the public health emergency? >> we need to five basic principles for all things purchased by the government to ensure accessibility, and sure affordability that we can afford it federally or as individuals are part of the health system and ensure accountability they are telling us we have a bona fide cost lining the pockets of the top executives or shareholders beyond what is needed to induce production the market. that all needs to be accounted for. >> thank you very much we have additional questions i will submit for the record. >> you are recognized for your questions. >> let me start i pointing out the gorilla in the room. i come from a competitive background as long as there is a price that is high enough to justify the investment and unfortunately with cms and medicare and medicaid and so much government intervention in the marketplace the medicaid formularies that are impossible to understand that is the reason we have shortages. so from my standpoint to solve this problem we need to as much as

this confusion won't help local public health officials get over - public health officials get over simplencing and it raises whether the government wants to move from legal restrictions to just guidelines, how do you explain to people where they stand? in terms of that road map in england towardsjune 21st, data will be needed, but officials don't have it. how fast does the variant spread? they know it is more transmissible and what does it mean for hospital numbers? that that sort of information may not come for a couple of weeks. we know the number of cases falls and the number of deaths falls, but case numbers are going up in england and scotland, nicola sturgeon said people shouldn't lose heart, it was a bump in the road. in england, ministers will have to make some awkward decisions. what about this data? will it be enough to say we can go ahead on 21st? will they have to delay it or local restrictions, but they don't want to go down that route. so a difficult couple of weeks ahead.— an independent report into allegations of islamophobia within the conservative party has found that "a

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so now i'll read the public health hero award. so marlo simmons is acting director of behavioral health services. you have led with grace with perseverance with a strategic vision which reflects the direction articulated by key stakeholders. the behavioral health executive team and staff are always prioritizing the health needs of our clients. in recognition of your devoted service and commitment to the people of san francisco and the department of public health, you are presented a san francisco department of health public health hero award. >> thank you so much. really, really, it's an honor. i've seen a lot of really amazing people receive that acknowledgement over the years, so it's very humbling and i, hali, have to thank you so much. i would not have come through if it were not for the support you have given. i am very excited after hillary cubbens had joined us. it's just like the greatest thing that's ever happened. so i'm really excited to be part of the department and thank you for the recognition. i really appreciate it.

yes, public health encland of concern. yes, public health england have _ of concern.toring this indian variant and that are three strains of it in the uk. it has spread to a few hundred cases now, more than 500. they have been very quick to say up until now that there is no necessary cause for alarm but they have elevated its status to a variant of concern. it has to be said that a lot of variants, including the south african variant, which is in the uk, is also a variant of concern, as is the original one, discovered in kent towards the end of last year. so they are putting it on to more of an alert status and they will be doing more testing, but they are very quick to say that there is no evidence that it transmits a more rapidly than the kent obedient or that the vaccines are less effective against it, but one to watch on that. . ~ against it, but one to watch on that. ., ~ , ., , ., ., that. here, thank you straight to downin: that. here, thank you straight to downing street. _ that. here, thank you straight to downing street. it _ that. here, thank you straight t

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greene county public health officer doctor matt willis was caught off guard last week when the centers for disease control and prevention relaxed its recommendations on face coverings. it was a surprise. it was surprised. although doctor willis believes the state and his county are close to the point of allowing fully vaccinated. people to keep their masks off. in most situations. he says first more people need to receive the covid-19 vaccine. the state says it intends to drop its mask mandate by mid-june. our vaccination rates at this pace. >> we'll have about 75% of our residents fully vaccinated by that and that's really the target were looking for at the level of community where we feel like it will be safe for us from a policy level to actually allow people to indoors in terms of their facial covered in line with marine county. both the contra costa and alameda county public health department also support the state's decision to delay implementing the cdc's masking recommendations. >> in the past month. doctor willis says there have been no covid-19 related deaths county w

not just a public health system, it's like a portion of the society. it tells you a lot about what is wrong with it. they are drawing us a picture by the things that happen to them. yes, it is more narrowly about the public health system to, but that was my target. to write a book, here is what i thought. this thing is a world historic event. it is like the 1918 pandemic. one of those things at 100 years from now, what was it really like? i thought if i do my job really well, it is a little message in a bottle that will describe american society. that was the hope. that was the ambition. it does lots of other things too. the guiding principle is not what it is about. my editor, he has been my editor my entire career, do not bore your self. keep your self as interested in the material as you can and the reader will stay interested too. i just found this thing, i am glad you think it's my best book, i think it might be my best book. an absolute thrill to write. exhilarating to write. in the way that it is exhilarating, the way it is exhilarating to play

this includes a public health infrastructure to be better prepared for whatever comes next. that is one way we can turn tragedy into lasting progress and improved health for all. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. i look forward to answering your questions. senator murray: thank you. dr. fauci. dr. fauci: thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss with you this morning the role of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases and the research addressing the pandemic. as i mentioned during the last hearing we attended, we have a plan that has four major components, fundamental knowledge of the virus, diagnostics, therapeutics, and the development of safe vaccines. for the purpose of that discussion today, i will focus on the issue of vaccines. we get asked how it could be possible at the virus was discovered in january of 2020 and we had doses of vaccine going into the arms of individuals, a vaccine that was efficacious and safe, 11 months later in december of 2020? the story behind that has been the decades of investment in basic and clinical

so that's the biggest take away from the new health order issued today by public health in santa clarakron four's rob fladeboe. he has details now live for us from san jose, iraq. >> hello, vicki. hello, grab. that's it's not clear right now to what extent are how fast companies will require employees to come back into the office. but based on this new health order. they are free to do just that. beginning tomorrow. let's take a look. >> so for the first time in a long time. i feel optimistic santa clara county public health officer doctor sara cody on tuesday enthusiastically announcing big changes in the county's pandemic protocols as the county is set to move into the yellow tier. the state's blueprint for a safer economy on wednesday. the most significant change means businesses will no longer have to maximize the number of people working from home via teleconferencing and other virtual platforms. the changes represent a huge milestone in the county's path out of the pandemic says doctor cody, i am rescinding the october risk reduction order. and i'm replacing it with a very simple

increase from fiscal year 2021 underscores administration commitment to prepare nation for next public healthses. to address disparities in health care and to support our state and local partners and as well to invest meaningfully behavioral het among other very important priorities. to start budget prpgzs 905 million for strategic national stockpile served critical role in the covid-19 response. but it is in need of upgrading the budget makes largest investment in cdc almost two decades. which is 2022 investment cdc will address preparedness within the united states and strengthen global het security. as we continue to confront new emerging covid-19 variants as well as accelerating surge of cases in places like india, support for cdc work is ever more important. and madam chair budgets provides funding increases to address violence in our communities. 189 million to support and present the domestic violence survivors with 6 million dollars to support victims of human trafficking and torture. violation public a public health issue addressed by doubling funding for firearms, violence preventio

if you imagined our leaders would leverage a public health emergency for their own political gain, thatmed like the one line that even politicians wouldn't cross and yet almost immediately, they crossed it. around the country, democratic governors used quarantine restrictions to reward their allies and to punish their opponents. abortion mill stayed open but the police kept churches closed. you could buy weed, but couldn't get your knee replaced. demonstrations against lockdowns were banned, riots against donald trump were encouraged. watch the governor of michigan shamelessly explain the difference. >> it is probably not going to be safe to congregate in masses for quite a while and it's heartbreaking. we know that michigan is not alone in this moment. this is what's happening all across the country, these big gatherings just can't safely happen right now. the death of george floyd is once again shone a light on a systematic cycle of injustice in our country. to the overwhelming majority who have taken to the streets and protested peacefully, protesting historic inequities, those acros

no, we are not. to — before public health? no, we are not, to be _ before public health? not, to be very precise i before public health? no, we. are not, to be very precise and clear about it in terms of my message. we are taking a balanced approach. i will remind you that the world travel and tourism council, one of the most prestigious private sector bodies in the world, awarded after global award for excellence in terms of the covid response. what we are saying is we need to keep balance, in terms of the economic activity and in terms of health and safety. but there is no balance because - of health and safety. but there is no balance because the - of health and safety. but there. is no balance because the greek economy is not balanced. the truth is you are massively dependent on tourism, i think almost 20% of your entire national income comes from travel and tourism. so, to use that term again, you are dependent on reviving this business, even at the risk of stoking the flames of the pandemic. stoking the flames of the pandemic— stoking the flames of the andemic. ~ �*

virtual event hosted by "mother jones" magazine it was discussed the dangers of misinformation about public healthnd medicine. here's a portion of the program. >> a couple years ago there was an outbreak in eastern europe and romania and at the time world health organization said worst measles outbreak in decades. don't worry, we are disseminating pamphlets. something along those lines. are you kidding me? these movements of anti-vaccine messages and hesitancy, they are not sending pamphlets to get their point across. they are sending videos of a mother crying to the camera and telling you because she's convinced her three-year-old became autistic after getting the vaccine. are you telling me with a video like that with the person telling a story about a child crying, super emotional, you will counter that with some bullet point on a newsletter? that does not meet people where they are. what frustrates me, i trained in medicine and in medical school and around the world we practice evidence-based message but we don't practice evidence-based communication even though we know communication is a make

we had a work order with department of public health for 2012. i will focus on the last three fiscal years. we fund residential treatment beds. this was provided by the department of public health as well as 360 and harbor life. in 18-19 there were 432 referrals for drug treatment. of these 129 enrolleds in treatment and 34 completed. 47 days from the referral to get the client into treatment. 1920. there were 273 referrals leading to 140 treatment enrollments and 49 completions. for this fiscal year the averaging number of days in treatment was 41. current year 161 referrals and 88 enrollments and 15 completions. this has taken 49 days to get someone in treatment on average. there may be outliers for the days to enter treatment because some clients are in custody prior to entering treatment. i do not believe the repersonrals are from people in custody. 40 days to get clients in treatment beds we fund is too long. i am in the middle every ferals for treatment by the staff and i was able to get clients in to treatment the same day through phone ca

none of that was about science or data or public health it was power to show youth who is in charge.nough. we must fight back from those autocrat's in the technocrats in the heartless bureaucrats in those bumbling public health officials who have been wrong, wrong, wrong since day number one that point this puffed up politicians who love the sound of their own voice and you cannot stand the thought of no longer being the center of attention with their endless self regarding press conferences that want their power trip to go on forever. it is time to take back control. we are citizens not subjects. these are our rights not theirs. this is our power. not theirs. we have along a proud tradition to not obey unjust laws the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing if they fight back, if they come for your business fight back if they come for your children, you must fight back. if we all stand together we are more powerful than they are. united we will defeat them. now let's bring in our guest fox news legal analyst and fox news contributor and never let a