part of our being in public health is knowing that public health depends on public trust. our job is to promote public health or everyone. so i appreciate the conversation and the pragmatic approach that we are taking to various policy conversations and to helping people navigate their own lives. on masks, one of the things i have been emphasizing our a while, and not everybody agrees. to the point dr. adams just made, we don't come from a country that has amassed morning culture. for many people, rightly or wrongly, this is no judgment on this, i have to point out that many people really do not want to be wearing masks. i've been saying that we really need to talk about vaccines. we see all these various tools in our toolbox. the other analogy i like to use is it is like adding liars, in the winter if it is gold you want to put on many lasers. the vaccine is this really excellent coat, the best protection if you will, against this "inclement weather," if you have the vaccine it would be advisable to remove some of these leaders. many people do not like masking. kids are g

and my goal, as you know, you have known me for many years, is the health and safety of the american public. against all health threats. be they the chronic illness that is we have, or the emerging infections that we have to face. one of the things that is a bit disconcerting, obviously, is that we've never had this before where the -- because i'm representing science, i get attacked. that's an attack on science. who would have imagined when you and i were working together that i would have to have federal agents guarding me all the time because of attacks and threats on my life, harassment of my family, my children, my wife. merely because i'm telling people they need to get vaccinated. merely because i'm telling people they need to wear a mask. can you imagine that, bill, it doesn't make any sense. but that's what the reality is. senator frist: you know, it's -- people ask me all the time do you wish you were in washington? i said no. look at dr. fauci of all people. what advice do you have? we have-e we are coming on the holidays here, and we'll wrap things up here. any advice to the pub

they also released a report focused on positioning the public health system for the next pandemic. today's event is two parts. the first part is a recently dr. parekh: recently, our future of health care task force released a report with recommendations related to immediate action that the biden administration and congress needed to take to tackle covid19. they also released a report focused on positioning the public health system for the next pandemic. today's event is two parts. the first part is a recently recorded fire side chat between dr. tony fauci, president biden's chief medical advisor and director of the institute of allergy and infectious diseases and senator frist. our moderated discussion with dr. leana wen, former baltimore city commissioner of health. and dr. jerome adams, executive director of equity initiatives at perdue university and former u.s. surgeon general. cussion wi. leana wen, former baltimore city commissioner of health. and dr. jerome adams, executive director of equity initiatives at purdue university and former u.s. surgeon general. following that mod

baba from the san francisco department of public health. alex wong is here representing senator scott weaner's office and i want to thank in particular the san francisco state university foundation board of directors and chair kimberly brandon. as the superintendent mentioned, access is important, but dollars are important. and so i want to thank the san francisco state university board of directors and chair kimberly brandon for supporting this program. we couldn't have done it without them. we are so proud to be here today to join the san francisco department of public health, the mayor's office and san francisco unified schools in partnering to make sure we get vaccinated. it has been a pleasure to be a president of a university in which the mayor and the department of public health led the nation in its response to the pandemic. not just the state, but the nation. and this is just another step in that direction. the san francisco state, we took the need to get vaccinated very seriously and all of my appeals, we've required vaccination f

capacity train and retain public health workers, upgrade to more modern inclusive interoperable data system, communicate with the public on issues like vaccines. and build partnerships in hard to reach communities. also help our federal public health agency likes to fda, cdc and the assistant secretary for preparedness and response take action to increase lab capacity so we can sequence viruses and identify variants quickly. facilitate the development of new treatments and tests and vaccines and improve the supply chain of medical supplies like syringes, ventilators and personal protective equipment. this up and down has been long and its been deadly it. has hurt our economy, our community and our families beyond measure. but if we continue to take bold action, if we continue to follow the science and experts, if we continue to get people vaccinated and take steps to keep ourselves and those around us safe, we will get through this. and if we learn from this pandemic, if we finally end the cycle of crisis and complacency for public health funding and ensure we have an economy that wo

this is how we will accomplish our goals to rebuild our public health workforce, invest in our public health laboratory infrastructure, ensure rapid response readiness and improve our ability to collect and use data. i hope these bipartisan goals for members of this committee and i look forward to continuing to work with you to achieve these investments. before i close, i want to emphasize that the work we've done collectively to invest in and distribute vaccines has given us our most powerful tool to get out of this pandemic. data show again and again that vaccines work. they are safe and they can save your life. thank you, i look forward to your questions. >> thank you. dr. fauci. >> doesn't seem to work. >> it works. question hear you. -- we can hear you. >> madam chair, ranking member burr, members of the committee. thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss with you the role of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases and conduct of research in support of addressing our nation's response to covid-19. in previous hearings before this committee, i've discus

i think international crisis of this magnitude, a public health crisis you need public health officials who are properly resourced and empowered that notion i think has come under assault and it's not just a right left debate. it's not just conservative liberal. there's a broader swap for americans who are skeptical of public health officials and feel the guidance was ill-informed and shifting, unreliable. and are skeptical of empowering public health officials to put out dictates that are going to impede their decision-making and their ability to sort of take matters into their own hands in terms of how they reduce individual risk and are going to have to have a fundamental debate about what the role is of public health and international crisis because if we don't not going to get anywhere. we won't get a consensus about how toreform the cdc and how to empower it . if we don't have enough of the public saying if public health does right in the setting of a crisis. it is the right vehicle to respond and we need public health officials empowered to make these decisions . >> i wonder if y

and build back better to strengthen our public health infrastructure increase their testing and tracing capacity communicate with the public and address misinformation would also help our federal federal health agencies like the fda cdc assistant secretary to increase lab capacity new treatments and tests and vaccine improve the supply chain legislators and personal protective equipment. it has hurt our economy our community andur our families and take steps to keep ourselves we will get through this. we finally end the cycle make sure were never in a situation like this deal with that i'll turn over to ranking member for his opening statement. >> drug witnesses welcome back to the health committee i'm not sure we could have gotten further away from us, we are grateful to you and we thank you for your service to the american people. each time you have all come before the committee i charged you to look ahead and figure out where we needed to be keep up with this virus. i i will say it again, you are the adults in the room. you need to look around the corner to anticipate what we will ne

you have the public health systems. we don't want covid to mutate and come back into the human population. the way to avoid that is by having systems in place to protect us from that by monitoring. host: who stands or what stands in the place of your vision for a public health system? guest: what stands in the way it is a terrific way of synthesizing it. we don't think of health in this way. fundamentally we need to rethink of health. we have thought that health was something we could buy for ourselves. what we could buy his not health, it is sick care. our health depends on our collective engagement in creating a world that generates our health. that needs to become commonplace until private sector and public sector actors recognize the things they do all matter. what is the health impact of this approach? it asked the question, what is the health impact of this kind of food, this kind of investment, that kind of investment? we will all be together on putting the pieces to create a healthier world. host: regina in birm

these were public health mistakes.s almost scarier. >> well, you know, i think to defend the c.d.c., if i could for a moment, is that one can say something is a mistake because you know now data now that you didn't know then. displeg why aren't we having a national conversation about what went wrong, i mean, apart from this room right now, why isn't there a 9/11-type commission? >> i think what's going to happen is you are going to see that, for sure, margaret. i think the lack of doing that now is because you're focusing on getting this thing under control. i would be astounded if we didn't have a very serious look at what went right, what went wrong. >> brennan: but you want one. >> oh, i absolutely want one. >> brennan: you were quoted as saying it was the worst possible decision for the trump administration to have left things up to the states. >> yeah. >> brennan: where do you rank that? >> i rank that right there maybe a little bit below some of the things you are talking about, but way up there. people always as

many public health workers in the u.s.re quitting their jobs after facing harassment for their role in promoting coronavirus restrictions. more than half of all states are creating laws that will curb public health powers. more from the state of maryland. reporter: travis kelce was serving as the top health official of montgomery county, maryland when the covid 19 pandemic arrived. his mission was simple in regard to the county is one million residents. >> keep them from dying. reporter: as hospitals across the u.s. filled with patients suffering from covid-19, he recommended businesses and schools closed and for everyone to wear masks. the policies were restrictive but worked to keep cases low, and the community in this liberal suburb of washington, d.c. was supportive, but then came signs of inpatients. >> things became more political. the discussion moved from good morning, here's where the cases are, here's what the test positively rate is, those kinds of things, to, well, things are different, why can't we do this act

they manufacture the quantities with the public health labs. each can do about 100 tests a day. if that's not enough then the cdc would workwo with of the clinical lab is to get them set up and if that still wasn't enough,ug you would turn to the commercial manufacturers. i actually got a copy of the plan laid out of how this was going to unfold and they had six months. we didn't have six months were sick days. they were following this model so you could argue two things. numberve one, we didn't have the right agency in charge, we didn't have the right approach to try to get the tools we needed in place to deal with what could be a fast-moving pandemic but we also didn't foresee what this would become. there were still people who thought that this could be controlled even as late as february. we were looking back at the close of the officials in late february and there was still skepticism whether we could contain this. >> let's look forward to today. in an interview or maybe in the book i read the cdc still has not stepped up to this new operational charge and you said in the b

think about all of the work for everyone involved with the department of public health and everything that they -- all of the challenges that they have helped this city to overcome over the last year. i remember my late sister ran a behavioral health clinic in the east bay, in oakland. and i remember the incredible stress in the years before she passed when they were operating in a trailer, in a temporary location. how difficult it was -- not just for the patients and clients, but for all of the staff to come to work in cramped quarters and for people in the community to not even really know where to go to find them. and i remember when they moved back in with the pride and the excitement that i know that folks feel about this amazing facility. and how much it meant to all of the folks who had worked so hard in these temporary locations to actually be in a permanent office to have the city invest in such a meaningful way financially in making sure that there is a home, not just now, but in the years to come, for decades and forever, for all of you to continue serving the community. an

more than half of all states are creating laws that will cover public health powers. hydrogen castro has more from the state of maryland. travis gales was serving as the top health, official of montgomery county, maryland, when the covey 19 pandemic arrived. his mission was simple. in regard to the counties, 1000000 residents keep them all and keep him from dive. as hospitals across the us, filled with patients suffering from coven 19 gales, recommended businesses in schools close. and for everyone to wear masks. the policies were restrictive, but worked to keep cases low in the community. in this liberal suburb of washington, d. c was supportive gail says, but then came signs of impatience while things became more political. the discussion moved from. hi good morning. here's where our cases are. here's what the test positivity rate is and those kinds of things to while things are different, why can't we do this activity and why is this particular thing close and why is this jurisdiction open and why are we open? gail said he also received a threat in email. shared with al jazeera gi

-- significant risk to public health and safety of attendees, so i would like to confirm the findings and to pass a resolution that, for the next 30 days, meetings of the abatement appeals board will be exclusively by teleconferencing technology. >> i'd like to make a motion. >> okay. is there a second? >> second. >> clerk: okay. there's a motion and a second to -- for us to meet remotely. are all commissioners in favor? also, for members of the public by attendance, if you're listening, the public call-in comment number is 415-655-0001, and the access code is 2493-963-1145. to raise your hand on a specific meeting item, press star, three when prompted by the meeting moderator. okay. our next item is item c, the oath. all parties giving testimony before this board today will raise their right hand and be sworn. do you solemnly swear that the testimony you will give will be to the best of your knowledge? i don't see the attendees right now, so the next item is approval of minutes. discussion and possible action to adopt the minutes for meetings held on august 18, 2021 and september 15,

that is very differentfrom a health care system set up to ensure the public's health . and so were going to have to move to one that focus on the private health of the individuals or private payments of medical bills . that's going to be a coupleof different dimensions to that . one is one dimension is investing in public health much more so what's happened is we squeezed out private healthcare component and to squeeze out a component we spend on treating someone who's very ill with a new expensive disease that needs money that can be used for things like public health and pandemic preparation. but the other thing is even for those of us, even outside of that situation, we always knew healthcare was kind of sick and that went when we were sick it didn't work right. the cost was too high. the system was too difficult to use. what we learned is unfortunately that's still true even in a pandemic. that pandemic before trillion dollars doesn't buy you a smooth functioning healthcare system. it's still impossible to use and people are afraid of going to it even in you can use,

are holding regular, even daily calls with local, county, and state health officials, and our public health partners. these calls include state, county, and city health officials, state epidemiologists, state laboratory directors and state organizations and we are conveying the knowledge we have at c.d.c. to these partners and we're relying on their local expertise to provide information back to us. c.d.c.'s efforts throughout the pandemic to understand and address variants such as delta have provided us a unique experience in planning, preparing, and strategically responding to new variants as they emerge. we have the tools and surveillance in place to identify the omicron variants. we also have the tools to prevent omicron from increasing the strain on our society and our health care system. evidence has repeatedly shown that prevention strategies work. with over 80% of our nation's counties still in substantial or high transmission, c.d.c. continues to recommend wearing a mask in public, indoor settings in these areas, washing your hands frequently and physical distancing. these methods

the us less prepared for the next or panoramic gales for one is among the public health officers who have resigned. he leaves behind a county that with his early push, now has among the highest vaccination rates in the country, but that still has named his replacement. heidi joe castro al jazeera silverspring, maryland was staying in the united states and president joe biden has not renominated jerome powell as the head of the federal reserve for a 2nd 4 year term. it's one of the most important economic policy decisions of his presidency. kristen salumi has more from new york bank stocks and treasury yields have moved higher on the news of the new fed chiefs almost as soon as the announcement was made even before the markets officially opened and pre market trading. we saw j. p. morgan and morgan stanley, big banks, financial institutions moving significantly higher jerome policy and as a steady hand at the fed, someone that investors know and trust. particularly as the fed begins to wind down, pandemic stimulus programs. and amid rising inflation, consumer prices are the highest, a

and i think in this unique public health officials who are public resource empowered, i think it has come under assault not just the right left debate, not just conservative and liberal under liberal i think now they're skeptical they feel the guidance of god was so informed and shifting and unreliable and are skeptical of empowering public health official to put out dictate things it will impede their decision-making and their ability to sort ofab take mattes into their own hands and were going to have to have a very fundamental debate about whether role is h of public health is because if weam don't, were not going to get anywhere with congress. but how to reform the cdc how to properly resource and empower us. and if we don't have enough publican, if the public health is done right in a setting of the crisis, it is the right vehicle to respondent in the officials to make these decisions printed. >> i'm wondering if you're going toocl far because it could be in comfortable that they won't meet and comfortable with it an agency of government more effective operationally in the cdc w

osha is not the public health regulator. like the supreme court struck down the eviction moratorium, i expect courts will strike down this moratorium. host: about 15 minutes left with daniel suhr with the liberty justice center. we will start with catherine in south carolina, that line for all others. go ahead. caller: i have looked through the osha manual. there is no legality to what osha is doing at all. i have been through this manual 18 times. legally, they do not have the authority at all. the president has push this through osha with knowledge that they do not have the authority. and to mandate it to these corporations who are private corporations is illegal and he knows it. host: -- guest: i could not agree with you more and good for you for getting through the manual. i think your comment is right. the president -- we saw this on eviction mandates, where the white house knew it did not have the legal authority. it was under pressure from far left elements of its party. it caved to the pressure and then they got stru

ongoing calls to all state health officials and public health partners. these calls include state and county health officials. state laboratory directors. partners for public health organizations. that was something started over the last couple of days. we are continuing around-the-clock coordination as well. the cdc called a meeting today with state labs that will be engaging with state health associations to make sure we are in close contact. >> the president was asked whether he thinks these areas that have done away with mask mandates should reverse them. he did not really answer that. does he believe other places to go back to where they were with the mask mandate? sec. psaki: the guidance from the cdc has not changed. other localities are abiding by it. our advice is to follow the advice of national public health experts. of course they are continuing to assess. any additional steps that need to be taken. our recommendation continues to be to watch that closely and follow that in order to protect your community. >> i want to ask if the white house wa

we also work very closely with the department of public health to provide a lot of our services. >> weof things that volunteers deal do on a day of service. we have folks that help give out lunches in the cafÉ, we have folks who help with the check in, getting people when they arrive, making sure that they find the services that they need to, we have folks who help in the check out process, to make sure they get their food bag, bag of groceries, together hygiene kit, and whatever they need to. volunteers, i think of them as the secret sauce that just makes the whole process works smoothly. >> participants are encouraged and welcomed to come with their pets. we do have a pet daycare, so if they want to have their pets stay in the daycare area while they navigate the event, they are welcome to do that, will we also understand some people are more comfortable having their pets with them. they can bring them into the event as well. we also typically offer veterinary services, and it can be a real detriment to coming into an event like this. we also have a bag check. you don't have to worry

given the public health recommendations issued by the san francisco department of public health mayor breed has lifted restrictions on public teleconference. today, we're participating via teleconference. this will ensure the safety for the board, for the staff, and members of the public. this technology allows us to hold these meetings via teleconference, it may not employ as seamless as we'd like it to be. a reminder to board members and staff to mute themselves while not providing comment to minimize background noise.

when you have one master contract for mental health services and it doesn't shed light in a public wayrent entities that are a part of it, i just as a legislator and policy maker, i'm trying to understand all the different tentacles of our mental health delivery system. what you said about a foster care in another county, working through these residential care facilities, many of them are mom-and-pop. i know them. many of them make sense to me. all you see is health-right 360. they're just the intermediary. they're just writing checks. so this to me is about bringing things out into the public eye. this, to me, is about oversight. this, to me, is about a better understanding of our entire delivery system and why some of these things are still under contract. and it sounds like you all intend to try to get a better grasp on who is being provided services in terms of if it's -- not the who, but if it fits still under this contract and should it be moved to another area? so that was one of my main concerns. and then, you know, just the oversight and responsibility. and we've -- we had a c

we need much greater health financing, at least 3% of it gdp , as public financing of health care., whether infrastructure or supplies and the health workforce not pulling into place. correspondent: covid devastated numerous countries but india's experience especially during the second wave was one of the most shocking pandemic ordeals. the covid impact both insured and the long-term term will be significant especially in the health care sector. i'm discussing the challenges with the former secretary of health for the government of india, the national spokesperson of the pgp. welcome to context india. my first question. is to both of you. . india has inequitable record and dealing with the likes of polio, smallpox. why is it, then, that they were not able to deal with the pandemic? >> you are right. we did a tremendous job in dealing with -- we have done well in infections. it is very infectious and lethal. we were part of god. correspondent: given india's expertise in dealing with health pandemics, why did india not deal with the pandemic better? >> so does india. this pandemic to

lois pace is a public health expert and a covid advisory board member. secretary pace, thank you for being with us this morning. there are not confirmed cases of omnicron in the united states, but given the pattern of how this spreads, it is likely already here. what is the administration doing to stay ahead of this spread? >> first off, thanks for having me, ali, and for reporting on this and many other issues in this space. look, the good news is that we know how to find this, if it is here. we have a very robust surveillance network here in the u.s. the president and his administration has worked to ramp that up this year. and so i'm confident in what the cdc and our public health officials can do to root this out and take action, if and as needed. >> are there plans at the moment or discussions to change any of the public health guidelines that are already take place if omnicron is detected. i know in my circle, people are asking. what should i do? do my vaccines work? should i be canceling plans? >> well, the vp said it very well. look, we know that