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Brett Giroir, asst secretary at HHS, just told a Senate committee that recent declines in #Covid19 cases & deaths could reverse "if we don't continue to follow the national plan."
There's a national plan?
There's a national plan?
2. Bob Kadlec, HHS assistant secretary for preparedness & response, just told the Senate committee about his cloth mask distribution program. What's that, you wonder? @statnews has you covered — even if you didn't get one of the free masks. #Covid19 https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/13/the-trump-administration-haphazardly-gave-away-millions-of-masks-to-schools-broadcasters-and-fortune-500-companies/
3. @CDCgov director Robert Redfield tells Senate Committee he was "deeply saddened" to read of HHS communications director Michael Caputo's claims about the CDC. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/politics/caputo-virus.html
4. Dick Durbin puts Brett Giroir on the hot seat over Trump's claim that testing creates cases.
Not true, Giroir said. Testing finds cases that are there, if they are there.
Not true, Giroir said. Testing finds cases that are there, if they are there.
5. Senator Dick Durbin asks Kadlec, Giroir & Redfield about the plan President Trump has touted as a replacement for the ACA, Obamacare.
Do you know of such a plan?
All three: Not my lane, don't know anything about a replacement plan.
Do you know of such a plan?
All three: Not my lane, don't know anything about a replacement plan.
6. @CDCgov director Robert Redfield had just told a Senate committee it will likely be summer or early autumn 2021 before most Americans can be vaccinated against #Covid19 and the broadcast went blank.
Summer or early autumn 2021.
Summer or early autumn 2021.
7. @CDCgov director Robert Redfield tells Senate committee face masks may offer more protection on an individual level than #Covid19 vaccines when vaccines become available.
Puzzled.
Puzzled.
8. @CDCgov director Redfield tells the Senate Committee it's going to take 6-9 months to vaccinate Americans against #Covid19.
9. @CDCgov director Redfield says CDC needs $5B-$6B to distribute #Covid19 vaccines — and it doesn't have the money.
Bob Kadlec, assistant secretary, says HHS needs an additional $20B for #Covid19 vaccines — and it doesn't have the money.
Bob Kadlec, assistant secretary, says HHS needs an additional $20B for #Covid19 vaccines — and it doesn't have the money.
