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Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SEVERAL PEOPLE DIED AND THE SPREAD QUICKLY. THEN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAID THAT THIS WAS A PANDEMIC, THE FIRST GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT WAS DECLARED...
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| 00:04:39 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF THE PANDEMIC OUTBREAKS FOR THE LAST TIME, OR THE SECOND TO LAST TIME, WITH THE THOUSANDTH TIME. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE FLU VIRUS CAN MUTATE AS THIS...
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| 00:08:07 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY SAID THAT A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY EXISTS ACROSS THE NATION INVOLVING
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| 00:08:17 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THIS VIRUS. AS THE GOVERNMENT PREPARES FOR THE 2009 FLU SEASON, WE MUST MAKE CERTAIN THAT ALL AMERICANS, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY ARE PREPARED...
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| 00:12:16 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
DEMONSTRATING THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN MATTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
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| 00:12:20 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GOVERNMENT- RUN VACCINATION PROGRAM. THE GOVERNMENT HAS THE RESOURCES AND THE ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND TO...
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| 00:15:58 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. HE IS A NATIVE OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ADVISES THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES A MEDICAL AND PUBLIC...
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| 00:18:11 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
WE HAVE HEALTH CARE SETTINGS THAT HAD A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY DEALING WITH THE LARGE NUMBERS OF PATIENTS COMING IN. WE HAD INTENSE MEDIA INTEREST....
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| 00:23:09 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
BEEN INVOLVED IN BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH RELATED TO SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT TO FOR SEVERAL DECADES WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID...
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| 00:28:15 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CONGRESS'S SUPPORT FOR PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
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| 00:28:21 |
Goodman, Jesse - Deputy Commissioner
WHEN THE H1N1 VIRUS EMERGED IN THE SPRING, WE IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED AN INSTANT COMMAND SYSTEM TO SPEED AND COORDINATE OUR RESPONSE. THIS ALLOWED US...
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| 00:37:53 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
H1N1 INFLUENZA IS WHAT WE HAVE SPREADING WIDELY IN THE WEST TODAY. -- IN THE U.S. TO THAT. THAT IS THE DOMINANT STRAIN. ANYONE SHOULD KNOW THAT FOR MOST...
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| 00:38:15 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING OR YOU HAVE AN UNDERLYING CONDITION LIKE DIABETES OR HEART DISEASE OR LUNG DISEASE, CHILDREN WITH CERTAIN NEUROMUSCULAR PROBLEMS...
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| 00:40:19 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE, OLDER THAN 65, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE 80 AND OLDER. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT BURDEN OF DISEASE IN THAT AGE GROUP. THE DIFFERENCE,...
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| 00:41:53 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SAME TESTING AS THE SEASONAL FLU VACCINES WE USE IN OVER 100 MILLION PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. THESE ARE
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| 00:41:59 |
Goodman, Jesse - Deputy Commissioner
VERY TRIED AND TRUE VACCINES. THE SAFETY RECORD OF THEM HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING OVER MANY YEARS. IN TERMS OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS, THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES,...
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| 00:43:40 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
PROFESSIONALS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND HOSPITAL PERSONNEL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MANDATORY WORK RECEIVE THIS SHOTS, CAN SOMEBODY MAKE THE CASE FOR THAT? THERE...
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| 00:44:26 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
EXEMPTION OR A MEDICAL EXEMPTION SUCH AS ALLERGY TO EGGS THAT HEALTH-CARE WORKERS BE EXEMPTED. >> CAN YOU MAKE A CASE
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| 00:44:35 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FOR WHETHER THE STATE HAS A COMPELLING INTEREST FOR THAT?
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| 00:44:38 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
IF THE STATE IS RIGHT THEN WHY ARE WE DOING IT FROM A FEDERAL BASIS OR ARE THESE PEOPLE BEING ADVERSELY FORCED TO DO SOMETHING? >> THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING...
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| 00:44:55 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IN FACT, THE MANDATE THAT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IMPLEMENTED WAS PRIOR TO THE EMERGENCE OF AN -- OF H1N1 VIRUS AND UNRELATED TO IT.
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| 00:45:12 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR THAT MANY PATIENTS BECOME ILL BECAUSE THEY GET INFECTED WITH IN-FLU-ENZA FROM HEALTH-CARE WORKERS. HEALTH-CARE WORKERS ARE THEMSELVES...
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| 00:46:27 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ULTIMATELY ALL GOVERNMENT
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| 00:46:29 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
ENTITIES LIABLE FOR LITIGATION FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
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| 00:46:34 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO RESPOND RELATIVE TO YOUR AGENCIES WHERE THIS BILL ADDRESSES LIABILITY AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT YOUR AGENCIES IF YOU ARE FULLY ABLE...
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| 00:48:37 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
H1N1 VACCINE, THERE ARE FIVE PRIORITY GROUPS. THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE TONIGHT AT TWO OTHER PEOPLE BUT WE PRIORITIZE PREGNANT WOMEN, PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING...
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| 00:49:24 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT -- WE HAVE
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| 00:49:36 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ABOUT 100 SENIOR HOUSES IN MY DISTRICT WITH FOUR OR 500 ELDERLY.
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| 00:49:43 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THEY ARE LOCKED INTO A SITUATION. THEY DON'T HAVE ISOLATION. I WAS WITH TWO GROUPS YESTERDAY AND THEY EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE VACCINE. WHAT IS YOUR...
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| 00:50:36 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
I MENTIONED 36,000 DEATHS EACH YEAR, 92% OF WHICH ARE IN INDIVIDUAL 65 YEARS OR OLDER, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET THIS VACCINE AS SOON AS THEY CAN....
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| 00:52:24 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
YOU PREDICT THAT IT WILL BE SAFE FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV? >> YES, I HAVE LITTLE DOUBT THERE WOULD BE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE SAFETY PROFILE. THE ISSUE WHEN...
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| 00:52:53 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
RESPOND TO A MONTANA AS ROBUST A RESPONSE BUT THEY CAN STILL GETS CONSIDERABLE BENEFIT. SINCE THEY ARE AN IMMUNE- COMPROMISED GROUP, I WOULD LIKE TO...
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| 00:53:40 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HEALTH CARE. IS THIS A CONCERN OF YOURS? IS THERE A POINT WHERE YOU CAN SEE IS GETTING OVERLOADED WITH REGARD TO THESE CASES? IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES...
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| 00:54:45 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
TO CALL BIKE EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE VACCINATED. IT DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD COORDINATION WHERE WE CAN SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES IN MOST AREAS IN MOST...
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| 00:54:58 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
ARE NOT AS GOOD AS WE WOULD LIKE IN SOME GROUPS OF DOCTORS. I THINK THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN HEALTH CARE ARE GOING TO BE PLAYED OUT. THE RESPONSE WILL...
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| 00:56:34 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
YOU MAY
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| 00:56:41 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
SAID -- YOU MAY SAY WE HAVE SPENT $3 BILLION TO PREVENT A SURGE CAPACITY OF AMERICA'S HOSPITALS BUT SOME AMERICA'S HOSPITALS ARE LOCKED INTO OUR SYSTEM...
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| 00:58:51 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
FLU VACCINATION PROGRAM IS 90% THROUGH THE PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND NOT THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR. THE H1N1 RESPONSE WILL BE ORDERED DIFFERENTLY...
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| 00:59:44 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THIS WILL GIVE THE STATE HEALTH THE PARK AUTHORITY TO ORDER WITHIN THE STATE WHERE IT
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| 00:59:51 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
WILL GO AS FAR AS THE H1N1 VIRUS AVAILABILITY AND TO GET IT OUT TO PAY -- PLACES THAT USUALLY DON'T VACCINATE SUCH AS SCHOOLS. >> WHO IS PAYING FOR THE...
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| 01:00:22 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
STORES FIRST, IS MADE POSSIBLE PEOPLE COULD PAY MORE THAN IF THEY WENT DIRECTLY TO THEIR DOCTORS? >>
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| 01:00:28 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
IT WOULD DEPEND ON INDIVIDUAL CHARGES OF DOCTORS VERSUS OTHER PROVIDERS. >> I THINK YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS THING WITH DOCTORS
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| 01:00:36 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
TO DEAL WITH PATIENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS WHO ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING FLU VACCINE AND A CHAIN DRUG STORES ARE GETTING AHEAD OF THE DOCTORS. THAT...
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| 01:00:50 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
THE CDC WEB SITE SAYS THAT EMPLOYMENT
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| 01:00:54 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
SETBACKS IN PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ARE PRIMARILY PRIVATE SECTOR ENDEAVORS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE CDC DO NOT HAVE...
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| 01:01:35 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
THE EARLIER ORDERS GET FILLED FIRST, IN GENERAL. >> THANK YOU. >> LET ME DO ONE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION -- SINCE THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF
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| 01:01:48 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THIS COMMITTEE IS NOT HERE TODAY AND HE HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF THE SIDE
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| 01:01:53 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
EFFECTS OF HEAVY METALS IN VACCINES, CAN YOU DISCUSS
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| 01:01:57 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE
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| 01:02:01 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
LEVEL OF THE SMALL AMOUNT OF METAL THAT IS THE CARRIER IN MANY VACCINES AS TO THE PRESENT FLU VACCINE AND THE H1N1 AND PARTICULARLY AS TO THE CLAIM THAT...
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| 01:02:48 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES THAT HAVE NOT LINKEDTHIMEROSOL WITH AUTISM. AUTISM IS A SERIOUS AND TRAGIC PROBLEM FOR PARENTS. WE NEED...
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| 01:03:59 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
PRESERVATIVE-FREE VACCINE AS POSSIBLE, I THINK FOR PEOPLE AND RISK GROUPS, YOU MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICE BUT GIVEN THAT THERE IS NO
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| 01:04:10 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
KNOWN RISK AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
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| 01:04:14 |
Goodman, Jesse - Deputy Commissioner
INCLUDING THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE IN 2004 FOUND THERE WAS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THIMEROSOL AND AUTISM, PEOPLE SHOULD CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE IDEA OF...
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| 01:04:52 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
PAST THE CONCERN. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, YOU GET HIT EVERY DAY OR EVERY MONTH BY SOMEONE WHO WANTS THE FLORINE OUT OF THE WATER, AS WELL. THERE'S...
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| 01:05:47 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
DISORDERS THAT COMPROMISE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. YOU ARE ON C-SPAN. ONE OF YOU TELL US WHAT THOSE DISEASES ARE? -- WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT THOSE DISEASES...
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| 01:07:21 |
Frieden, Thomas - Director
ANYONE WITH A NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDER, SOMEONE WHO HAS TROUBLE BREATHING ON THEIR OWN. PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS WHICH GIVE THEM LESS RESERVE...
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| 01:08:19 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THIS ON C-SPAN. THAT IS ONE WAY OF GETTING THE WORD OUT. THE CDC HAS A BEAUTIFUL WEBSITE THAT TO CLICK ON AND THEY...
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| 01:08:47 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
FROM THE SECRETARY ON DOWN, THIS IS SOMETHING WE CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT. I AGREE THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP SHOUTING IT FROM THE HILLS SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND....
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| 01:09:28 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THAT CARRYING THE H1N1 VIRUS DOES NOT CONTAIN ADJUTANTS WHICH IT WOULD INCREASE THE POTENCY OF VACCINES. YOU ARE TESTING THEM, AS WELL.
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| 01:09:38 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
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| 01:09:40 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
WE INCLUDE THAT IN OUR FLEET -- SEASONAL FLU SHOTS DO WE NOT? >> NO. >> THERE'S A RUMOR WE WILL RUN OUT OF THIS VACCINE AS SOON AS WE PRODUCE IT. IS...
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| 01:10:04 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
IT. WE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE ENOUGH OF THE SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINE BASED ON THE HISTORY
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| 01:10:09 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
OF SEASONAL FLU VACCINE. WE FEEL CONFIDENT WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS AND NEEDS IT WITHOUT THE
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| 01:10:15 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
USE OF ADJUTANT'S. >> I DO BELIEVE THAT SOMETIMES THAT WE OPERATE, SADLY, IN A CULTURE OF MEDIOCRITY IN OUR COUNTRY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
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| 01:10:45 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THAT WE HOLD OUR IN -- ALL ARE AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE. THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO DO BUT I AGREE THAT WE CANNOT HAVE ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE WE THINK WE...
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| 01:11:26 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I GO TO THE CDC WEBSITE EVERY DAY. THEY ARE A FOUNT OF INFORMATION. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IF ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE KINDS OF THINGS...
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| 01:11:49 |
Fauci, Anthony S. M.D. - Director
YOU COULD SEARCH ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH FLU AND RISK CATEGORIES AND VACCINES. >> WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT PEOPLE HAVE GOOD INFORMATION....
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| 01:12:19 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
PEOPLE WILL THINK YOU ALSO. LET ME THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TIME YOU HAVE SPENT HERE WITH THE COMMITTEE IN ANSWERING ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE RAISED....
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