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reporter: tisha coleman is the linn county public health administrator in kansas. she said she struggled to keep her rule county say from covid-19. >> my friendship list has decreased. i just -- i don't have -- it is not that important to me to be friends with someone who is going to be so against trying to protect the public because they don't want to be told to do something. reporter: at least 181 health workers and 38 states have resigned, retired or lost their jobs since april. experts say it is the largest exodus of public health officials in american history. . >> this is a huge brain drain in a field where experience in leadership right now really matters. reporter: linda vale is a health officer in michigan. she has received letters at home calling her a communist and a fascist, but she said she will not resign. >> i clearly made that decision and they are not easy to make, because this is not a job you want to leave during the midst of a pandemic. there's an entire community of people that are out there depending on you. reporter: and with the biggest vacc

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employees including part time and seasonal workers this all comes as the occupational safety and health administration in california issues new guidelines for employers amid seen a spike in chronic virus cases the new rules require the workplace to offer free testing after multiple outbreaks are reported in october amazon said at least $20000.00 workers tested positive for covert $1000.00 between march and september according to the company this is 42 percent lower than expected but california's attorney general it's a viewer basara said the online sales giant has not provided enough information on its chronic virus safety protocols and claims amazon has been quiet about the status of infections at its shipping facilities his office sent to subpoena back in august and this week has asked a judge to push amazon for more specifics today amazon has failed to adequately with our woful requests for information into the company's coronavirus cause and the status of over 90 uses of bama zone facilities across the state but there was office disclosed the investigation in a court filing in late july were an em

at 1:40 p.m., joe biden announces his nominees for health-related positions in his administration, including health and human services secretary, surgeon general, and the head of the centers for disease control and prevention. at 2:30 p.m., the senate commerce subcommittee on security hears from admiral charles ray, vice commandant of the u.s. coast guard, on readiness in the arctic. statergia's secretary of announced the state's third election recount showing joe biden won. he emphasized that disinformation regarding election administration should be condemned and rejected. he was joined by the georgia voting system implementation manager. >> ok. get rid of that thing. ok. good morning. i'm glad you're here bright and early. i'm sure you have a place to be probably around 10:00. it's been a long 34 days since the election on november 3. we have now counted legally cast ballots three times. and the results remain unchanged. as secretary of state, i have worked to secure the vote for all georgians. on day one, we outlawed ballot harvesting. we strengthened signature match through the g.b.i. t

invisible enemy, i am privileged to work with the incredible men and women of the veterans health administration who serve our veterans every day. our health care workers' dedication, their resilience, and their innovation, in the face of uncertainty, and unprecedented challenges should inspire all of us. procedures we now consider routine were revolutionary only a few months ago, and were implemented, only through our employees' hard work, and knowledge. teams of experts worked to reshape our facilities' physical structures as well as our policies and procedures. to keep our patients and our staff safe. personally, i have learned so very much from this experience, which i consider one of the most challenging periods of my personal and professional life. first and foremost, i learned that as a senior leader i must embrace vulnerability. i must submit my decisions to constant re-examination. and i must not hesitate to admit when new and better information requires us to change course. over the past 11 months i have tried to do exactly that, and i've encouraged my senior leadership team to do the

nslas vegas review journal reported that the nevada occupational health administration responded theyid regulations. if the casino and the country clubs were where the complaints were, why were the churches the groups focused on by the governor? why? >> well, as you know, nevada is known for the casinos. and its revenue. the governor was placing revenue above churches that are meeting the mental, spiritual and emotional needs of people in the community. the right to practice our faith is explicit in the constitution but the right to playay blackjack is not. >> laura: dr. fauci is calling on people to cancel many of the christmas traditions this year. watch. >> dr. fauci: what we expect unfortunately as we go for the next couple of weeks in to december that we might see a surge super imposed upon that surge that we are already in. i don't want to frighten people but to say it's not too late at all for to usi do something about this. >> laura: "i don't want to frighten people but --" okay. pastor, is christmas a time where people should be isolate who had are willing and able to go to b

today, the substance abuse and mental health services administration administers prevention and treatmentgrams in these areas, while, research activities and mental health and substance abuse are carried out by the national institutes of health. during the 19 seventies, the ph as became heavily involved in the delivery of health services to poor isolated populations. the community health center program supported more than 800 health centers throughout the country, and provided medical care workers to the communities through the national health service corps. these programs remain a vital part of the public health service today, as the needs of the medically underserved continue to grow. the health resources and services administration supports both state and community efforts to serve those who are less fortunate, and provides health care practitioners to staff those systems. the organization continues to support the education of health professionals through scholarships and training programs. to assure the quality and the effectiveness of the services, the agency for health care policy a

joe biden announces his nominees for health-related positions in his administration, including health and human services secretary, surgeon general, and the head of the centers for disease control and prevention. at 2:30 p.m., the senate commerce subcommittee on security hears from admiral charles rate, vice commandant of the u.s. coast guard, on readiness in the arctic. a deep dive into the world of vaccine development, we are joined by dr. david diemert, an associate professor of medicine at george washington university, clinical director of the research unit, where a trial for one of the vaccines is underway. dr. diemert, which vaccine are you studying? explain how this trial is being put together. are a site at gw, we for the phase three clinical vaccine,the moderna and we were chosen to be one of about 100 sites across the country that were already participating in nih-funded clinical trial networks, so it was easy for us to get started on this trial. host: how many people are in the trial? how did you find the people to do this trial? and when did it start? guest: we started enr

undersecretary the department of veterans affairs and for the veterans health administration department of veterans affair affairs, thank you for being here today. we will provide on the clock five minutes for your testimony today beforee o committee. you are now recognized for those five minutes. thank you. >> ranking member tester and other memberof the committee it will focus on the veterans administration provide information about the thr areas in the invitationnd compensation claims fy 18 we have completed one.4 million claims per year and colete these in 100 days and over 125 days and of the most ever in history is 64000. and following the lead to your contract medical examiners and granted benefits usi existing records and in response for in peon exams i appointed one of the most senior leaders to focus on in person exams on - started on june 8 and having stopped exams for so long the inventory of exams nearly 140,000 has grown by an additional 200,000 another is the mility records w get these and with covid-19 they stop providing the records to reopen in september 2020 we work w

the state health administrator says the par care network might have fraudulently gotten the vaccine and given shots to people who were not entitled to them. the state has prioritized front line health care workers and nursing home residents for the vaccine. parcare says it's following the guidelines and will cooperate with the investigation. >>> christine, the vaccine roll o out is underway in europe. demand is high, a new vaccine could be on the market soon. cnn is live in europe. trelegy for copd. ♪ birds flyin' high, you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ breeze drifting on by you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ it's a new dawn... if you've been taking copd sitting down, it's time to make a stand. start a new day with trelegy. no once-daily copd medicine has the power to treat copd in as many ways as trelegy. with three medicines in one inhaler, trelegy helps people breathe easier and improves lung function. it also helps prevent future flare-ups. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. do no

president-elect joe biden announces his nominees for health-related positions in his administration including health and human services secretary, surgeon general, and the head of the cdc. at 2:30 p.m., the senate, subcommittee hear from the vice, dent of the u.s. coast -- vice, commandant of the u.s. coast guard. gave anancy messonnier update on coronavirus vaccine development, ways people can stay safe, and recommendations for wearing masks after being vaccinated. isdr. nancy messonnier currently leading cdcs effort on the covid-19 vaccine. 2019, she directed -- [crosstalk] to activate a center-based response to an unknown respiratory disease in china that later transitioned into a full agency response to the covert 19 pandemic -- covid-19 pandemic. dr. nancy messonnier is leading the effort to support the covid-19 vaccine program in the areas of into mentation, safety, and access for hard-to-reach populations with the goal of ensuring a safe and effective covid-19 vaccine is available for every american who wants one so i want to welcome dr. messonnier to this discussion and i'm very excit

broad strokes and update, and i'm very pleased with our new cdc director and partnership, our health administrator leading the federal oversight. the health of our prison system is being monitored by the federal government. it was taken away from the state many years ago, and we are continuing to build stronger partnerships in terms of our efforts to advance our safety protocols within the system and to mitigate to the best of our ability the spread and ultimately get us through this third wave. >> governor, thank you for taking my question. a lot of curiosity about the state's role in enforcing the vaccine hierarchy as we get into ,he more complex [indiscernible] with all these categories. about whatl us more role the state is going to play and regulating the process. sure this ise proceeding in an orderly way and people are not gaming the system in terms of the vaccine hierarchy? gov. newsom: we've been asking that ourselves for weeks and weeks. at least on two or three previous presentations i have highlighted this point of consideration and concern and i also highlighted just a number of days,

tissue coleman is the len county public health administrator in the state of kansas she says she's struggled to keep her rural county safe from k. that 19 my friendship list has decreased and i just i don't have. it's not that important to me to be friends with someone who's going to be so against trying to protect the public because they don't want to be told to do something at least 181 health workers in $38.00 states have resigned retired or have lost their job since april experts say it's the largest exodus of public health officials in american history this is the range rainer you know you know where you're in. really right now. linda vale is the health officer in michigan she's received letters at home calling her a communist and a fascist but she says she won't resign clearly have made that decision and they're not easy decisions to make because this is not a job that you want to leave during the midst of a pandemic there is an entire community of people that are out there depending on you and with the biggest back the nation campaign in the country's history on the way that may be mo

he'll introduce his picks for a number of health-related positions in his administration, including xavier becerra to serve as health and human services secretary. you're watching live coverage on c-span3. >> good afternoon. today i'm very proud to be announcing our health care and covid team at a critical time as we near the end of one of the toughest years we faced as a nation. more than 285,000 dead americans because of covid-19 and counting. last week, covid-19 was the number one cause of death in america. for black, latino and native americans, were nearly three times as likely to die from it, covid-19 is a mass causality. for families and friends left behind, it's a gaping hole in your heart that never will be fully healed. as a country, we've been living with this pandemic for so long, we're at risk of becoming numb to its toll on all of us. we're resigned to feel that there's nothing we can do. and we can't trust one another. that we must accept death, pain and sorrow. we're in the midst of this deadly pandemic that has infected almost 15 million americans. 1 out of every 22 people

health care workers get it? >> so i think we're thinking about the frontline of the frontline and if the administrative health careear the emergency room, the intensive care unit and involved in that administration, that person would be included in that site. so it's not really based on who you are, like a clinician, a doctor, a nurse, et cetera, it's based on how often you have prolonged contact with someone who might have covid, so it might be the janitorial staff, it might be the transport person. and that equity is really important. >> oh, okay. that's interesting. so it's exposure risk not necessarily the job category. >> yes. >> is that just for ucsf or just for california or is that the cdc guidance? >> i think the cdc didn't really specify but i know that's the way we've been thinking about it here. i mean, it's implied in the way the tiers have worked out. i know that for sure ucsf is being very equitable about it. that is really heartening for me to know. i would much rather forgo my own vaccine to make sure that somebody else who is at higher risk than myself would get it in front of me. >> do you know

health issues. this experience included leading public relations operations of the u.s. food and drug administration the u.s. substance abuse and mental health services administration. he currently combines his interest in the civil war in medical history by volunteering as a docent on a regular basis at the national museum of civil war medicine and also aboard the uss constellation in baltimore harbor. please join me in welcoming brad stone, our civil war santa. >> thank you. thank you, jake. and again, thank you all very, very much for coming out tonight. i hope that since it's christmas time, the presentation i'm going to be giving is not the typical boring history talk. instead i intend it to make a boring history talk in which it can win some exciting prizes during the talk, i'll be giving you some challenges that fit in to this discussion about how the civil war really shaped the christmas holiday we all know and enjoy today. so to start out with, i think it's important to see how christmas was celebrated from the inception of our country to today and how, again, the civil war really shaped th

health care works get it? >> i think we are thinking of the frontline of the frontline in and if the administrative health care worker is near the emergency room, the intensity care unit and involved in that administration, that person would be included in the site, it's not really based on who you are, like a clinician, a doctor, ar nur a nurse, it's how often you is have pro longed contact with somebody who may have covid. it could be the janitorial staff or the transport person and that equity is really, really important. >> oh. okay. that's interesting. so, it's exposure risk, not necessarily the job cat gerhart. is that just for ucsf or just for california or is that the cc cdc guidance. >> i don't think the cdc specified, it's implied in the tiers but i know for ucsf is being equitable about it, and that is really heartening for me to know, and i would rather forego my own vaccine to make sure that somebody else who is at higher risk than myself would get it in front on me. >> do you know when you may get it? >> i'm hoping and crossing my fingers for the next week or two. >> okay. okay. hey, have they gi

friday the president-elect said he has not seen any detailed plans from the administration. health secretary alex azar called that nonsefnlts the president-elect is also expected to roll out his health team as early as this week. >> the president-elect is also facing some growing criticism about diversifying his administration. can we expect to see more people of color named to key rolls in his cabinet? >> well, president-elect biden has said that he will meet with the n.a.a.c.p. on tuesday after it raised concerns along with several other civil rights organizations. the president-elect has already named a diverse roster of individuals but he has not committed to naming a person of color to top tier posts like defense secretary or attorney general. the congressional black caucus says that it has submitted names to-- names to the transition and rename-- remains optimistic. >> duncan: nikole kill yob, in will thing shall-- thank you. >> tonight new fire danger for california. red flag warnings are up across much of the southern parts of the state as warm temperatures and dry vegetati

know the coronavirus pandemic will be its overwhelming early priority of the incoming biden administration health team. the lineup reflects the reality that biden's first year will include a supreme court decision that could reopen the obamacare debate and reflects pressure the president-elect faces to deliver on promises of diversity. xavier becerra running health and human services. he is not a public health expert. he fought for the affordable care act in court. others in significant roles you see them there, including several prominent doctors and public health experts sharply critical of the trump administration's pandemic response. let's continue that conversation. joining us, lisa layer from "new york times." it is fascinating in a presidential transition to see, number one, who does the president-elect want in charge leading the various fights. number two, how do you keep your political promises when it comes to secretary becerra, there will be a bruising confirmation battle, that was a surprise he went to an attorney general, someone who thought he might bring to washington for the justi

optimism from a top administration health official on the 2 million number. >> unfortunately it's optimism that isn't shared by a lot of the health care providers that i'm talking to. remember, the administration set this goal of 20 million doses administered by the end of the year. that's 20 million shots in arms by the end of the year, which now of course is in four days. over the weekend we saw the 2 million number from the cdc, falling well short of the 20 million. now, admiral bret giroir, the assistant secretary of health for hhs, he said he believes this is an underestimate. take a listen. >> the 2 million number is probably an estimate. we distributed 10.8 million doses. that is delayed three to seven days. that's where we are. probably another 30 million doses in january, another 50 million doses in february. so, while of course giroir is saying that number is an underestimate, it will not hit that 20 million mark. can you see he's moving the goal post there. now it's 20 million doses that will be distributed, not administered, by the first week in january. there's a lot of concer

health orders. according to one of cavalry chapel's assistant pastors as of last week the church has racked up about $800,000 in defiance of administrative health orders. she says churches should be considered essential businesses. >> you have churches in tier one. they're completely banned from indoor operation. but you have a lot of other essential businesses that are allowed to remain open. and so that is discrimination. >> reporter: county health officers have been doing their own preaching almost daily against gathering in large groups particularly indoors and especially without wearing masks. >> we cannot emphasize enough this is matter of life and death. so please do not gather. celebrate with just those in your household. >> reporter: in san jose sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> speaking of gatherings, plans for a party that instantly put an entire county on edge have apparently been canceled. the casino is preparing for an indoor new year's eve party with 4,000 guests. officials said they were powerless to stop it because the casino is on tribal land where they have no jurisdiction. but tonight tribal leaders tell us they

the health resources and services administration, overss community health centers across the country. they provide basic care to vulnerable communities across the country. these should be ground zero for vaccine programs. we can't have what is happening in florida and texas, ayman, where basically people are told to show up at a health department and potentially wait hours in line. that cannot be the framework here. the government has resources at play to make this organized and make vaccine access equitable. >> and you make a good point about florida and texas, because he notes in that article, people who waited because of, let's say, distrust or hesitancy, and people who could not be vaccinated because of a lack of access, they will bear the brunt of these continuing outbreaks. my question to you, because they will bear the brunt of the outbreak, what does that do to our health care system down the road? >> well, there are two things. one, you're seeing that the cdc, they are trying to process the people who are more vulnerable. that's the whole point of issuing the guidelines, hopi

health care. becerra had a key congressional role in making obamacare, the affordable care act, into law. since he's been california's attorney general, he's filed a gazillion lawsuits against the trump administration took a lead role in defending the affordable care act at the supreme court against republican states and against the trump administration. president-elect biden also announced jeff zients, formerly the head of president obama's economic council, will serve as the coronavirus coordinator for the new administration. he assigned him a deputy as well. all this means that president-elect biden is setting up his team to be in place for when he takes office in 44 days, but in the meantime and over the course of these next 44 days, he has had this longstanding team working alongside him, advising him daily on coronavirus. that group includes his pick for surgeon general, dr. vivek murthy, but a bunch of other incredibly esteemed and experienced experts. the task force is co-chaired by dr. david kessler, former fda commissioner. he is currently a professor of pediatrics, epidemiology and biostatistics at usf, university of california at san francisco. and dr. kessler joins us live. it's an hon