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how prepared are we for the first pandemic? ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn?ry alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four, that's me! get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts! whooo! gimme some! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. whoo! forty-four ladies, that's me! whoo...gonna get some cold cuts today! >>> faced with this outbreak, the world is looking to us, the united states. it's the responsibility that we embrace. we're prepared to take leadership on this to provide the kind of capabilities that only america has and to mobilize the world in ways that only america can do. >> president obama at the cdc in atlanta on
how prepared are we for the first pandemic? ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn?ry alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo!...
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wide range of health law issues including implementation of the international health regulations, pandemic response and infectious disease control. and so we are looking forward to susan bringing a legal perspective here to the discussion. next to susan we've already heard from dr. rat live, but just to give the broader background, dr. rattle is the distinguished professor in the practice of development in the donald f. mchenry chair in global human development at georgeton school of foreign service. steve has held senior positions in the federal government, chief economist at the united states agency for international development and deputy assistant secretary of treasury. steve, as you could tell from the earlier presentation, has advised the government of liberia among many other governments on chick development issues -- on economic development issues. and then last but surely not least is dr. ron waldman who's the professor of global health at the george washington university: ron has had an exceptional and distinguished career in public health including service with the centers for d
wide range of health law issues including implementation of the international health regulations, pandemic response and infectious disease control. and so we are looking forward to susan bringing a legal perspective here to the discussion. next to susan we've already heard from dr. rat live, but just to give the broader background, dr. rattle is the distinguished professor in the practice of development in the donald f. mchenry chair in global human development at georgeton school of foreign...
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is not well prepared to handle its dead the pandemic. years ago congress give the department of homeland security $47 million to purchase drugs and other supplies to protect government personnel in the event of a pandemic but a report by the office of inspector general says much of it may now be worthless missing or unnecessary. that includes 81 percent of the stockpiled antiviral drug set to expire next year. >> marijuana use by teenagers could lead to issues later in life. a new study shows teenagers to use marijuana daily before age 17 are 60 percent less likely to get their high school diploma and those who had never used it. daley adolescent users or 18 times more likely to become dependent on that and eight times more likely to use other drugs and seven times more likely to attempt suicide. the study's authors said the evidence was not sufficient to support a link between marijuana use and suicide out. it raises the risk for high blood pressure and heart disease as they grow older. cdc says kids 6-18 average a 3,300 mg of sodium a
is not well prepared to handle its dead the pandemic. years ago congress give the department of homeland security $47 million to purchase drugs and other supplies to protect government personnel in the event of a pandemic but a report by the office of inspector general says much of it may now be worthless missing or unnecessary. that includes 81 percent of the stockpiled antiviral drug set to expire next year. >> marijuana use by teenagers could lead to issues later in life. a new study...
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before we didn't know that it was a serious flu pandemic we forget about the constant news beat on cnn the lines in the parking lot, all those issues. there was a demand for public action. can we change that and make that argument that the argument that we are going to be safer as a country if the world is safer and so i'm wondering if one would change the conversation. number two and i think this is the long-standing hope can you make the diagonal argument rather than the series of the vertical programs competing against an argument for war is awful, is there an argument that we can actually invest in systems with accountable countries such that when you come back -- a strong health system should treat people with hiv, tb, malaria, ebola etc. effectively and then every other and better in life we know the systems that are well organized and share basic cost of operating. businesses don't operate -- wal-mart doesn't have a separate company for each product on its shelf so it makes sense to have institutions that are well organized. so if we can make the case that broad-based investment
before we didn't know that it was a serious flu pandemic we forget about the constant news beat on cnn the lines in the parking lot, all those issues. there was a demand for public action. can we change that and make that argument that the argument that we are going to be safer as a country if the world is safer and so i'm wondering if one would change the conversation. number two and i think this is the long-standing hope can you make the diagonal argument rather than the series of the...
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human to human, it could potentially -- very unlikely, but could potentially migrate to a global pandemicit's a very remote possibility, but not a zero possibility. >> are you talking about a mutation where the virus could potentially become airborne? >> well, yes, that's -- that would be the most troubling way for the virus to begin to spread. all of these viruses mutate. this virus is -- because they make mistakes when they copy themselves, so most of those mutations are harmless, some are lethal to the virus. some provide the virus an advantage in a new situation that it's in, in this case in the human population when the virus has well adapted to persisting in another species, presumably bats. so what we're concerned about, of course, is step by step that there will be an adaptation to respiratory or some other means of spread. >> stephen, you know, when you hear people like allan, or the acting director of the cdc use this kind of language that typically these people are very conservative with how they speak, and when they start using this kind of language, it could be the worst pand
human to human, it could potentially -- very unlikely, but could potentially migrate to a global pandemicit's a very remote possibility, but not a zero possibility. >> are you talking about a mutation where the virus could potentially become airborne? >> well, yes, that's -- that would be the most troubling way for the virus to begin to spread. all of these viruses mutate. this virus is -- because they make mistakes when they copy themselves, so most of those mutations are harmless,...
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it would potentially very unlikely, but potentially could migrate to a whole new global pandemic.llen are you taking about a mutation where the virus could become air born. >> yes. that would be the -- the most troubling way for the virus to begin to spread. all these viruses mutate. some of them provide the virus in an advantage in a new situation that it is in, in this case, the human population. when the virus is well adapted to persisting in another spearsies presumably bats. so what with are urn canned about, of course, is that step by step, there will be an adeppation to respiratory, or possibly some other means of spread. >> stephen, you know, when you hear people like allen or dr. michael oster holm, who used to be the acting director of the cvc use that language that these people are very conservative with how they speak, and when they use this language that it could become air born that it could be the worst pandemic we have seen, what does that tell you? >> there was a convergence of. into early september, across the spectrum, that this situation is out of control. it w
it would potentially very unlikely, but potentially could migrate to a whole new global pandemic.llen are you taking about a mutation where the virus could become air born. >> yes. that would be the -- the most troubling way for the virus to begin to spread. all these viruses mutate. some of them provide the virus in an advantage in a new situation that it is in, in this case, the human population. when the virus is well adapted to persisting in another spearsies presumably bats. so what...
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. >> tom cotton voted against preparing america for pandemics like ebola. >> he was the only one to votehildren's hospitals. >> my opponent is pro ebola and anti-baby. well, that certainly has to be the most prejortive and accuse or the ad in the senate race, you would think. if you didn't live in alaska. >> alaska turned ugly. the democratic senator criticized his republican challenger dan sullivan. >> i want to show you a crime scene. >> i don't know how long dan sell van lived in alaska, but as attorney general he left a lot of sex offenders get off of life sentences. one got out of prison, broke into an apartment building and murdered a senior couple. [laughter] >> jon: dan sullivan is like a one-man, law and order s.u.v. plot generator. svu obviously not s.u.v. s.u.v. would be just a guy in a truck. [laughter] you try and read. how can a guy like that even dare to run unless, of course, there's some mitigating circumstances that due to the time constraints of that campaign ad was nom included that may shed some exonerating light on sullivan. >> a clerical error was s to blame. >> so
. >> tom cotton voted against preparing america for pandemics like ebola. >> he was the only one to votehildren's hospitals. >> my opponent is pro ebola and anti-baby. well, that certainly has to be the most prejortive and accuse or the ad in the senate race, you would think. if you didn't live in alaska. >> alaska turned ugly. the democratic senator criticized his republican challenger dan sullivan. >> i want to show you a crime scene. >> i don't know how...
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is an area where there has been a lot of inking about in terms of preparation for a devastating pandemic and many other things. i think the public health measures are based on the principles of isolating the sick, quarantining those who are exposed, but not yet ill, and separating the unexposed or the well and creating that space under the principle of breaking transmission. clearly, the two primary goals in this epidemic is to stop his mission inside the zone and prevent spread, prevent seeding of new transmission. >> and prevent spread within the hospital. >> but to stop transmission inside. and so we have highlighted how much we are a globalized world and how much mobility and interdependency there is. so that is a formidable challenge in contrast to 14th-century leaving a ship offshore in venice for 40 days. that part of the modern challenge as well as the ethical challenge. thankfully, we do not live in a world where we sacrifice the victims for the benefit of everybody else. the question you asked, larry, is what are the ethical principles behind using that tool in an effective way
is an area where there has been a lot of inking about in terms of preparation for a devastating pandemic and many other things. i think the public health measures are based on the principles of isolating the sick, quarantining those who are exposed, but not yet ill, and separating the unexposed or the well and creating that space under the principle of breaking transmission. clearly, the two primary goals in this epidemic is to stop his mission inside the zone and prevent spread, prevent...
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in support of their efforts to fighting the pandemic.e to work with all the countries of the world, join hands with the west africa countries concerned to help them weather this crisis. we hope with the all-out support the west african countries and peoples will defeat the crisis at an early date and restore international stability and resume economic development as soon as possible. thank you, madam president. >> i thank the representative of china for his statement. and i now give the floor to the rem representative of australia. >>> madam president, thank you, as we now recognize almost too africa is impacted in its scale and impact. we hear the number of deaths are multiplying exponentially, doubling every three weeks health systems have been stretched to the point of collapse. sick and infected people, as myanmar just said, begging for life, this is obviously appalling in itself. but it's also worsening the spread. health systems c cannot cope wi other epidemic treatment. we heard that ebola is left to continue its alarming spread.
in support of their efforts to fighting the pandemic.e to work with all the countries of the world, join hands with the west africa countries concerned to help them weather this crisis. we hope with the all-out support the west african countries and peoples will defeat the crisis at an early date and restore international stability and resume economic development as soon as possible. thank you, madam president. >> i thank the representative of china for his statement. and i now give the...
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was a whole of society approach adopted to the control of these emerging pandemic threat. interestingly, the one part of the world where there was the least preparedness activity taking lace was in this art of the world where it is occurring now. it just was not seem to be a for thenerable area emergence of these pathogens. when i was working at aig, we had a high risk map and we thought west africa, there were some threads there but it was not on the map and did not reach the level of eating an area of high concern stop we have in addition to the fact that these are poor countries with very fragile health systems and little light being shone on them because of their lack of an epidemic history like this, all of the circumstances coming together that resulted in this late response. i want to add that even when the response did occur, let's say we responded appropriately in june when doctors without borders said they could no longer deal with the. -- deal with it. people have a tendency to hold themselves guilty and we are responding out what we know we should have responde
was a whole of society approach adopted to the control of these emerging pandemic threat. interestingly, the one part of the world where there was the least preparedness activity taking lace was in this art of the world where it is occurring now. it just was not seem to be a for thenerable area emergence of these pathogens. when i was working at aig, we had a high risk map and we thought west africa, there were some threads there but it was not on the map and did not reach the level of eating...
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would like him to step up and say, we're doing everything we can to stamp out isis, it could be a pandemic, and we're going to do everything we can. but let's focus on the most pressing thing to the united states in my opinion, the most dangerous thing to the united states right now is terrorism. >> you can't do two things at one time. >> it is, and it's dismaying that one seems to be more better funded or better funded than the other. but i want to ask you, could it spread here? there's about 200,000 africans from countries hosting the deadly ebola virus who hold temporary visas to the united states. but the president was asked about it and here is his response. >> i want the american people to know that our experts here at the cdc and across our government say that the chances of an ebola outbreak here in the united states are extremely low. we have been taking the necessary precautions, including working with countries in west africa to increase screening at airports, so that someone with this virus doesn't get on the plane for the united states. >> has he taken adequate precautions? >>
would like him to step up and say, we're doing everything we can to stamp out isis, it could be a pandemic, and we're going to do everything we can. but let's focus on the most pressing thing to the united states in my opinion, the most dangerous thing to the united states right now is terrorism. >> you can't do two things at one time. >> it is, and it's dismaying that one seems to be more better funded or better funded than the other. but i want to ask you, could it spread here?...
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now you understand the intricacies and nuances of responses to epidemics and pandemics.han we were with sars and other threats? >> there are things that are better. we have better possibility for fund raising and real treatments. but the thing that is not better is a coordinated global response. we need to find a way of getting everything in place so the next time it happens -- and ebola is a slow-moving virus, you have to have direct contact with bodily fluids, others like pandemic flu this will be much much more quickly moving. right now we have to focus on the immediate response, but we have to think about things like why don't we have a fund that can disperse billions of dollars very quickly and then have that paid back over time by the rich countries, instead of waiting for people to make donations. we're looking at every different possibility. the other piece we have to get in place is these countries did not have the systems that would predict and prevent the spread of these illnesses. from a humanitarian perspective and also the perspective of just protecting eve
now you understand the intricacies and nuances of responses to epidemics and pandemics.han we were with sars and other threats? >> there are things that are better. we have better possibility for fund raising and real treatments. but the thing that is not better is a coordinated global response. we need to find a way of getting everything in place so the next time it happens -- and ebola is a slow-moving virus, you have to have direct contact with bodily fluids, others like pandemic flu...
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part of the government's plan to fight a nationwide pandemic. only catch is. the hand sanitizers are already about to expire. >> i am going to show you some amazing technology that will change how we watch movies. it's a truly immersive experience to have three screens instead of one. we have to weather systems out here. i'll tell you all about it next. bulldog: it's true! i am a bundle of talent! but my friends are learning skills that can change a life. that's why mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to help train dogs like suzie to engage students in schools and special education classes. while ginger visits folks in the hospital offering quiet comfort. with your help, we can do even more! make a donation at mattressdiscountersdogs.com or any mattress discounters. mattress discounters good deed dogs helping dogs help people. a federal investigation suggests the country is not prepared to handle a nation-wide pandemic. congress gave the department of homeland security 47-million- dollars in 2006 to prepare for the possibility of a national me
part of the government's plan to fight a nationwide pandemic. only catch is. the hand sanitizers are already about to expire. >> i am going to show you some amazing technology that will change how we watch movies. it's a truly immersive experience to have three screens instead of one. we have to weather systems out here. i'll tell you all about it next. bulldog: it's true! i am a bundle of talent! but my friends are learning skills that can change a life. that's why mattress discounters...
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is an area where there has been a lot of inking about in terms of preparation for a devastating pandemic and many other things. i think the public health measures are based on the principles of isolating the sick , quarantining those who are exposed, but not yet ill, and filling separating the unexposed or the well and creating that space under the principle of breaking transmission. two primary goals in this epidemic is to stop his mission inside the zone and prevent spread, or vent seeding of new division. >> and prevent spread within the hospital. >> but to stop transmission inside. and so we have highlighted how much we are a globalized world and how much mobility and interdependency there is. so that is a formidable challenge in contrast to off-century leaving a ship venice for 40 days. that part of the modern challenge as well as the ethical challenge. thankfully, we do not live in a world where we sacrifice the victims for the benefit of everybody else. the question you asked, larry, is what are the ethical principles behind using that tool in an effective way. and i think some of
is an area where there has been a lot of inking about in terms of preparation for a devastating pandemic and many other things. i think the public health measures are based on the principles of isolating the sick , quarantining those who are exposed, but not yet ill, and filling separating the unexposed or the well and creating that space under the principle of breaking transmission. two primary goals in this epidemic is to stop his mission inside the zone and prevent spread, or vent seeding of...
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and when you extrapolate that into the math, did you from he dick i can to pandemic with c.d.c. and w.h.o. worried about endemic, where it becomes permanent within these nations. so this is front and center. we'll give a real focus today on "bloomberg surveillance." >> we're going to be joined by dr. anthony fauci. he's going to be joining us in about 10 minutes. make sure you're here for that. they're actually working on a vaccine. i want to talk to him about that. one final point before we move, half the aid workers, about 150, have died. doctors have gone there trying to help, and the doctors are now dying. >> i think we've reached a new level in this world where it has to become a global focus, and certainly president looking at that as well. >> we will discuss that further. i want to get to our last story. tax inversions not stopping some companies. pfizer has talked about an acquisition that would allow pfizer, which is based in new york, to move overseas and reduce taxes. according to people familiar with the situation, pfizer made this approach before the new rules came
and when you extrapolate that into the math, did you from he dick i can to pandemic with c.d.c. and w.h.o. worried about endemic, where it becomes permanent within these nations. so this is front and center. we'll give a real focus today on "bloomberg surveillance." >> we're going to be joined by dr. anthony fauci. he's going to be joining us in about 10 minutes. make sure you're here for that. they're actually working on a vaccine. i want to talk to him about that. one final...
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stuff that would protect people in the event of a national pandemic. is that a national security issue? >> it erodes people's confidence if something were to happen the government will be able to respond. real challenge, if you had all the right things, responding effectively to a pandemic with all the panic associated with it is very difficult thing. go back to h1n1. gerri: no kidding. what should they be doing right now? >> department of homeland security accepted office of inspector general report. they say they're correcting this. they have a whole bunch of recommendations they're going to adopt and taking money an applying it and not walking away. continue to monitor, rotate and make the stockpile effective. not to have it on the shelf. gerri: given in previous reports just like this, how confident are you the problem will be fixed? >> that is the oversight of congress. talking with congressman peter king this is his constant effort. constant effort. got to watch how the department does this stuff. gerri: great to have you here, michael. i know we
stuff that would protect people in the event of a national pandemic. is that a national security issue? >> it erodes people's confidence if something were to happen the government will be able to respond. real challenge, if you had all the right things, responding effectively to a pandemic with all the panic associated with it is very difficult thing. go back to h1n1. gerri: no kidding. what should they be doing right now? >> department of homeland security accepted office of...
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we have, unfortunately, a situation where if a pandemic were to occur that there was some shortfalls,including explorations on some of the medical response that will be necessary. do you have thoughts about that? >> sir, i would prefer to respond in a more wholistic way in consultation with my colleagues. so if i could take that. >> we appreciate you getting back to the commissioner. thank you, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. thanks for those questions, especially the last ones. senator ayotte. and after you've spoken, i'm going to give mr. anderson an opportunity. i'll give you one opportunity to point that you want to make or share with us in the open session before we go to the closed session. you'll have that opportunity, okay. for now, senator ayotte. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you for holding this important hearing, i want to thank our witnesses for what they do to keep the country safe. so secretary taylor, i wanted to follow up on some of the questions that senator baldwin had asked. and i would ask all of you to give me some insight on a comment that i
we have, unfortunately, a situation where if a pandemic were to occur that there was some shortfalls,including explorations on some of the medical response that will be necessary. do you have thoughts about that? >> sir, i would prefer to respond in a more wholistic way in consultation with my colleagues. so if i could take that. >> we appreciate you getting back to the commissioner. thank you, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. thanks for those questions, especially the...
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last year the bipartisan pandemic and all hazards preparedness reauthorization act was signed into law. that came through this committee and, of course i see senator bur r here, who led a lot of effort on that. on his side, senator alexander, senator casey, all worked very hard on this bill. it strengthens cdcs response capables and ensuring the biomedical advance research development committee has the authority it need to spout the attempt of critical dreams and vaccines. the appropriations committee has worked together for years to curtail fundings at cdc to set up a network of disease detection nevers across the globe. we now have ten, including three in africa. we need one in every country africa. it is these centers that are now deploying trained epidemiologists and other staff to help in areas and we'll have more discussion on that when we get to our witnesses with the cdc. i hope and expect that in the ex-day for two the senate will vote in favor of the $88 million we are trying to secure. this is a crucial investment that will enable 100cdc scientists to continue working inest
last year the bipartisan pandemic and all hazards preparedness reauthorization act was signed into law. that came through this committee and, of course i see senator bur r here, who led a lot of effort on that. on his side, senator alexander, senator casey, all worked very hard on this bill. it strengthens cdcs response capables and ensuring the biomedical advance research development committee has the authority it need to spout the attempt of critical dreams and vaccines. the appropriations...
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-- others on the -- because there's no question we're in a a different dynamic than a global flu pandemict, marty, do you want to say something? >> >> just to give some context, i'm not saying i disagree with all of the issues at play, but to be fair be, you know, seasonal ininfliewns sa comes every year. there's hundreds of thousands of cases globally. this is something that's a familiar, recurring threat on the front line of everybody. everybody globally knows somebody who gets the flu and somebody who succumbs to the flu. and that level of prevalence and that level of frequency year in and year out as well as memories of pandemics past like 1918 and the devastation of an evolved, mutated strain to which the whole world is susceptible is a powerful driving influence. and we should not underestimate -- >> no, of course not. >> -- the difference in frequency of currents. i mean, it's easy to see, and there are many explanations behind this, but i don't want to -- >> right. no, but in a pushback, of course, you're totally right, marty. but even with h1n1, and one can imagine this in so man
-- others on the -- because there's no question we're in a a different dynamic than a global flu pandemict, marty, do you want to say something? >> >> just to give some context, i'm not saying i disagree with all of the issues at play, but to be fair be, you know, seasonal ininfliewns sa comes every year. there's hundreds of thousands of cases globally. this is something that's a familiar, recurring threat on the front line of everybody. everybody globally knows somebody who gets...
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. >> pandemics are people and people are pandemics and that is how it is transferred.his is some of the most densely populated areas of the world in some cases. give us your best and worst possible outcomes. >> this clearly is a major emergency. i happen to have been in liberia in may of last year and met with president johnson. they have a weak health infrastructure. at that time there were only 175 physicians in a country of 4 million people. >> how many of those doctors are doctors that may leave for their own safety? >> a number of left because they were there, not trained as infectious disease specialists. the doctors going in now have that kind of training. so liberia and these other countries are really very sususpectable to this kind of epidemic because they don't have the health infrastructure, the facilities, the health personnel, the equipment, all of those things are being brought in. clearly we as a country and the rest of the world need to be better prepared in the future to prevent something like this and not let it get out of hand as it has in west afri
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fear, said it's not a matter of when -- not a matter of if, but a matter of when we have a major pandemic of some kind. people thought it would be thivian flu, didn't turn out that the virus are mutated and spread officially. and it didn't. there's several strains of this, and i don't think we know enough about the disease in it's mutated form, to know whether it's more efficiently being transmitted. >> is that a possibility? mr. fair, that the disease is changed in a way that makes it -- harder to fight, harder to limit? >> it is a possibility. and it has been looked at, and there are very limited mutations in it. at this point, nothing to indicate that what is leading -- a higher transmission rate. sow how do question explain the behavior of the disease that people hasn't predicted? is. >> i go back to the socioeconomic conditions that you encounter. guinea and liberia, @j
fear, said it's not a matter of when -- not a matter of if, but a matter of when we have a major pandemic of some kind. people thought it would be thivian flu, didn't turn out that the virus are mutated and spread officially. and it didn't. there's several strains of this, and i don't think we know enough about the disease in it's mutated form, to know whether it's more efficiently being transmitted. >> is that a possibility? mr. fair, that the disease is changed in a way that makes it --...
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a variety of health issues including implementation of the international health regulations come pandemic response and infectious disease control. and so, we are looking to susan bringing a legal perspective here in the discussion. next to susan, we have heard from her radle, but a sandwich professor of the donald mchenry chair and global human development at your 10 university school for an service. steve has held senior positions in the u.s. government including senior advisor for development of secretary of state hillary clinton, chief economy for international development and deputy assistant secretary of treasury. steve as you could tell from the early presentations advised the governor of liberia among many other governments on economic development issues. and then, last but surely not least is dr. ron waldman, professor of global health at the george washington university. ron has had an exceptional and distinguished career in public health including service at the centers for disease control and prevention, usaid and the world health organization and united nations. his resume is
a variety of health issues including implementation of the international health regulations come pandemic response and infectious disease control. and so, we are looking to susan bringing a legal perspective here in the discussion. next to susan, we have heard from her radle, but a sandwich professor of the donald mchenry chair and global human development at your 10 university school for an service. steve has held senior positions in the u.s. government including senior advisor for development...
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he calls the pandemic a security priority. comments come as the white house request $30 million from congress to pay for the cdc efforts to pay for the outbreak. so far, 2200 people in the region could sicken because clinics in liberia don't have enough space and people are turned away. officials in sierra leone are issuing a lockdown. doctors can treat people door-to-door screenings. a vaccine to cure ebola is showing promise on monkeys, but the animals needed a booster shot for longer protection. the third american infected with ebola is recovering. dr. rick sacra is being treated at a nebraska hospital. he is being treated with an experimental drug different than the one given to two other americans. >>> southern california drenched by storms. up to 2 inches of rain in an hour falling in some areas. remnants of tropical storm norbert causing flash flooding in riverside. closing sections of i-215. authorities called in with more than 70 cars stranded. >> it is unreal. i was hoping my car wasn't going to stall out in that wat
he calls the pandemic a security priority. comments come as the white house request $30 million from congress to pay for the cdc efforts to pay for the outbreak. so far, 2200 people in the region could sicken because clinics in liberia don't have enough space and people are turned away. officials in sierra leone are issuing a lockdown. doctors can treat people door-to-door screenings. a vaccine to cure ebola is showing promise on monkeys, but the animals needed a booster shot for longer...
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away are not transmitting the disease people can be transmitting to another person that's why the pandemic influenza is scarey you have a lot of people with mild symptoms are scary we're not going to have an outbreak in united states the worse is in west africa where the endesk is courage 15 hundred cases i some deaths they're anticipating maybe up to 20 people may actually die before the epidemic is over so for that part of the world it's a huge tragedy and big impact because of their health care structure was poor to begin with our message we're getting out to everybody be calm we're engaged with the health care community we don't anticipate problems we have health care workers from the united states including in the bay area who are traveling to african to provide medical care when they come back we'll make sure they don't have symptoms it's pretty much covers everything >> thank you dr. eric it's reassuring. france who is our public transportation officer from emergency management is going to give you an overview of solicitations in san francisco >> this is brief we have a couple of ev
away are not transmitting the disease people can be transmitting to another person that's why the pandemic influenza is scarey you have a lot of people with mild symptoms are scary we're not going to have an outbreak in united states the worse is in west africa where the endesk is courage 15 hundred cases i some deaths they're anticipating maybe up to 20 people may actually die before the epidemic is over so for that part of the world it's a huge tragedy and big impact because of their health...
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a pandemic is typically thought of as multi-continent. so in this case, people have started to refer to the ebola outbreak in africa as an epidemic because it's multi-national, affecting many nations. if it was to go to another continent, then you have to use the terminology pandemic. some people might refer that to a pandemic. it's affecting more than one area. right now most folks are saying it's an epidemic. >> in philadelphia, janet is watching us there, an independent caller, janet, good morning? janet, got to get your dog under control here. go to yolanda in mansfield, ohio, republican caller. yolan yolanda, go ahead. >> caller: hi, yes. i was just calling. i mean, my hair stood on end when i heard the president wants to send 3,000 of our troops over to fight ebola. i just think maybe we should have experts, people trained in the health field. i mean, our poor guys, they're trained to fight but this is something they're not trained for and it just scares me to death. >> okay. is that true, doctor? >> well, the people who are going o
a pandemic is typically thought of as multi-continent. so in this case, people have started to refer to the ebola outbreak in africa as an epidemic because it's multi-national, affecting many nations. if it was to go to another continent, then you have to use the terminology pandemic. some people might refer that to a pandemic. it's affecting more than one area. right now most folks are saying it's an epidemic. >> in philadelphia, janet is watching us there, an independent caller, janet,...
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keep saying that but that would be a pandemic, wouldn't it?ic has to do with a number of countries involved. there is already an epidemic. they say 500,000 cases, but that is without intervention. the hundreds of facilities is going to help, all of this public health resources from around the world is going to help, all the money is going to help but this underlines the announcements today underlined how huge a problem it is and before you tell me i was underestimating it, i wasn't. i don't believe it won't go airborne. it is a big problem because of these regions and lack of public health and the fear. the more we bring in official military type people, the more we risk inciting fear. stuart: are you opposed the military facilities facilities in west africa? >> i want to be careful the message we send. i am more interested i in the public health officials coming in to teach people in the area how to take care of people. historically in the middle ages, military response hundreds of years ago we are calling off areas making people panic. this
keep saying that but that would be a pandemic, wouldn't it?ic has to do with a number of countries involved. there is already an epidemic. they say 500,000 cases, but that is without intervention. the hundreds of facilities is going to help, all of this public health resources from around the world is going to help, all the money is going to help but this underlines the announcements today underlined how huge a problem it is and before you tell me i was underestimating it, i wasn't. i don't...
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i call on everybody to address the pandemic in ranch. fighting this disease is an important responsibility and provide protection to our people. the distances have become shorter give the advantages of our era. egypt confronted terrorism in the 1990's, and i'm confident that egypt will succeed by virtue of its national identity, egypt will always be a beacon of civilization and egyptians will never hesitate in assuming their role to that affec effect. and we long for a stability to the region. egypt's vision on international relations is founded on the respect for the principles of international law and conventions based on respect and mutual interests and benefits. as you know, egypt is a founding member of the united nations, and has ever since strongly contributed to the realization of its roles especially in the areas of peacekeeping, peace building. from its standpoint in the years 2016-2017, sense from its desire to make use of its membership to achieve the purposes of the organization and protect the interests of developing countr
i call on everybody to address the pandemic in ranch. fighting this disease is an important responsibility and provide protection to our people. the distances have become shorter give the advantages of our era. egypt confronted terrorism in the 1990's, and i'm confident that egypt will succeed by virtue of its national identity, egypt will always be a beacon of civilization and egyptians will never hesitate in assuming their role to that affec effect. and we long for a stability to the region....
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more offer, pandemic diseases in general - we are not as prepared as we need to be to prevent those shocks. we released a study looking at the impact of ebola. we found almost independent of the number of cases is the aversion behaviour, the closing of the ports. it's that behaviour that had the biggest economic impact before s.a.r.s., h1 n 1, that it wasn't the lives lost, but the behaviour that accompanied it that led to the economic shock. we need to, as a doctor, think about the people suffering. it's powerful if we can say, and not only is it the right thing to do. but if you care about the stability of the global economy, prepare better and we'll jump on this so it doesn't spread further. the recent data is if we do nothing, and don't speed up the response, 550 cases is responsible. we pulled in all the stots. what the u.s. d was fnts. they'll be focussed on building -- what the u.s. did was they'll be focus on building hospital beds. >> we worry that our response is not right. are we getting better? we seem to have a similar conversation. you understand the nuances of pan demics. ar
more offer, pandemic diseases in general - we are not as prepared as we need to be to prevent those shocks. we released a study looking at the impact of ebola. we found almost independent of the number of cases is the aversion behaviour, the closing of the ports. it's that behaviour that had the biggest economic impact before s.a.r.s., h1 n 1, that it wasn't the lives lost, but the behaviour that accompanied it that led to the economic shock. we need to, as a doctor, think about the people...