kristin englund, annexed-- conversation with dr. kristin englund.e are dividing the phone lines regionally. (202) 748-8000 for those in the east of the country. our first call is from bayville, new york. caller: thank you for taking my call. dr. englund, i want to thank you for everything you do. it is fantastic -- so happy you are doing what you are doing. i have a question though that may be a bit out of your wheelhouse, but i think it is important the public health community be more active in considering the funding for long-term public health. the problem of course has been for decades -- refused to bring the funding up to where it should be. if we continue with the same paradigm -- host: you are breaking up a bit, but i think we got the gist of your question. guest: i could not agree with you more. thank you for your statement. i think the covid pandemic has highlighted the poor infrastructure of our public health and how that has declined over the last many decades. we have counted on a number of private organizations and state organizations a

kristin englund, and joe is on the phone from san antonio, texas. good morning. >> yes, doctor englund. i was wondering, do you know anything about the novavax vaccine? when it will be approved, or if it will be approved? and how is this vaccine the same or different from the other vaccines? >> oh! so the novavax, i don't believe is something that is being manufactured here in the united states. and i do not know when that is going to be available. i have not seen anything of far as when it's going to be put in front of the fda, and i'm afraid i don't know where it is in the trial status. on sorry, joe, i don't know the information about novavax. >> hector from boston, massachusetts. good morning. >> good morning, sir. this question is for dr. kristin. if you have had a what they called plasma transfusion in the past, can you still get the covid vaccine without any conflict complications? >> yes, you can. so if you've had a convalescent plasma -- so that is one of the treatments that we were using for folks who had covid. so trying to get the antibod

kristin englund, annexed-- conversation with dr. kristin englund. ividing the phone lines regionally. (202) 748-8000 for those in the east of the country. our first call is from bayville, new york. caller: thank you for taking my call. dr. englund, i want to thank you for everything you do. it is fantastic -- so happy you are doing what you are doing. i have a question though that may be a bit out of your wheelhouse, but i think it is important the public health community be more active in considering the funding for long-term public health. the problem of course has been for decades -- refused to bring the funding up to where it should be. if we continue with the same paradigm -- host: you are breaking up a bit, but i think we got the gist of your question. guest: i could not agree with you more. thank you for your statement. i think the covid pandemic has highlighted the poor infrastructure of our public health and how that has declined over the last many decades. we have counted on a number of private organizations and state organizations and othe

kristin englund from the cleveland clinic talks about the u.s. response to the coronavirus. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. host: good morning morning. the senate gaveling back in session following the recess. the house returning next monday. vice president harris in guatemala today, then mexico. biden departing for great britain. the g7 summit will take place in cornwall, england. ahead of the washington journal, we want to follow-up on an issue that led the sunday show positive conversation, cyber threats, ransomware and its potential to cripple the economy. is the gov