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HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> Jon: DAN SPRINGER, THANKS.
>> Jon: DAN SPRINGER, THANKS. >> Sandra: LET’S BRING IN THE
>> Sandra: LET’S BRING IN THE HEADLINER HEALTH AND HUMAN
HEADLINER HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ALEX AZAR.
SERVICES SECRETARY ALEX AZAR. GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME. DEFINITELY A LOT TO GET TO WITH
DEFINITELY A LOT TO GET TO WITH YOU HERE.
YOU HERE. FIRST I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A
FIRST I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A NEW ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE ON THE
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE ON THE ONGOING PREPARATIONS BEING MADE.
ONGOING PREPARATIONS BEING MADE. WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?
WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT? >> WELL, WE’RE BRINGING IN THE
>> WELL, WE’RE BRINGING IN THE GRAND PRINCESS THAT WILL DOCK
GRAND PRINCESS THAT WILL DOCK TODAY AS WELL AS START
TODAY AS WELL AS START OFFLOADING PASSENGERS FROM THAT
OFFLOADING PASSENGERS FROM THAT SHIP.
SHIP. THEY WILL BE OFFLOADED TO
THEY WILL BE OFFLOADED TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FIRST AND
PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FIRST AND FOREMOST AND SECONDLY PROTECTS
FOREMOST AND SECONDLY PROTECTS THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS. THEY’LL BE IN AN ISOLATION
THEY’LL BE IN AN ISOLATION QUARANTINE ENVIRONMENT AND THEN
QUARANTINE ENVIRONMENT AND THEN GO TO FACILITIES WE’VE ARRANGED
GO TO FACILITIES WE’VE ARRANGED AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR
AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR OWN CARE.
OWN CARE. THEY’LL BE TESTED AND GO INTO
THEY’LL BE TESTED AND GO INTO 14-DAY QUARANTINE.
14-DAY QUARANTINE. WE’LL LEAVE THE CREW ON BOARD
WE’LL LEAVE THE CREW ON BOARD THE SHIP ALTHOUGH WE’RE SURGING
THE SHIP ALTHOUGH WE’RE SURGING MEDICAL STAFF.
MEDICAL STAFF. WE HAVE PUT PEOPLE ON BOARD THE
WE HAVE PUT PEOPLE ON BOARD THE SHIP TO ISOLATE THOSE
SHIP TO ISOLATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE SURE
INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE SURE APPROPRIATE ISOLATION AND
APPROPRIATE ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE IS HAPPENING ON
QUARANTINE IS HAPPENING ON BOARD THAT SHIP AND WORKING
BOARD THAT SHIP AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM
CLOSELY WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND ON
AND THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND ON THESE EFFORTS.
THESE EFFORTS. >> Jon: THERE IS CRITICISM OF
>> Jon: THERE IS CRITICISM OF THE FEDERAL EFFORT.
THE FEDERAL EFFORT. I WANT TO GET FROM YOU.
I WANT TO GET FROM YOU. DO
DO YOU FEEL YOUR DEPARTMENT AND
DO YOU FEEL YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND YOUR
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAVE THEIR ARMS
DEPARTMENT HAVE THEIR ARMS AROUND THIS CRISIS?
AROUND THIS CRISIS? >> WE’VE BEEN ON THIS FROM DAY
>> WE’VE BEEN ON THIS FROM DAY ONE WHEN WENERS TO PROTECT THE
ONE WHEN WENERS TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE HAVE GOTTEN A DIAGNOSTIC OUT
WE HAVE GOTTEN A DIAGNOSTIC OUT THERE.
THERE. IT IS IN THE FIELD AND
IT IS IN THE FIELD AND AVAILABLE FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
AVAILABLE FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH LABS AND LABS AND SPITALS.
LABS AND LABS AND SPITALS. SO OVER A MILLION SHIPPED OVER
SO OVER A MILLION SHIPPED OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. WE HAVE 2.1 MILLION AVAILABLE
WE HAVE 2.1 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES.
FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES. SO TESTING IS FULLY AVAILABLE
SO TESTING IS FULLY AVAILABLE TO OUR PROVIDERS.
TO OUR PROVIDERS. WE’VE GOT RAPID WORK ON A
WE’VE GOT RAPID WORK ON A VACCINE THAT SHOULD GO TO
VACCINE THAT SHOULD GO TO CLINICAL TRIALS VERY SOON.
CLINICAL TRIALS VERY SOON. A THERAPEUTIC ALREADY IN
A THERAPEUTIC ALREADY IN CLINICAL TRIALS.
CLINICAL TRIALS. BORDER PATROL MEASURES TO
BORDER PATROL MEASURES TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND
PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND TAKE AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO
TAKE AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO PROTECT AMERICA.
PROTECT AMERICA. >> Sandra: THERE IS A LOT TO
>> Sandra: THERE IS A LOT TO BREAK DOWN AS FAR AS THE
BREAK DOWN AS FAR AS THE VACCINE AND THE TIMING OF IT.
VACCINE AND THE TIMING OF IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE MIXED
THERE SEEMS TO BE MIXED COMMUNICATION ON THAT.
COMMUNICATION ON THAT. IF I COULD TURN EVERYONE’S
IF I COULD TURN EVERYONE’S ATTENTION TO THE DOW.
ATTENTION TO THE DOW. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE U.S.
WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE U.S. STOCK MARKET SINCE IT OPENED
STOCK MARKET SINCE IT OPENED FOR TRADING OVER AN HOUR AGO
FOR TRADING OVER AN HOUR AGO AND RIGHT NOW THERE IS A
AND RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT SELL-OFF HAPPENING
SIGNIFICANT SELL-OFF HAPPENING ON WALL STREET.
ON WALL STREET. MORE THAN A 5% DROP ON THE DOW.
MORE THAN A 5% DROP ON THE DOW. IT IS A 1,380 POINT DROP.
IT IS A 1,380 POINT DROP. DUE IN PART TO CORONAVIRUS
DUE IN PART TO CORONAVIRUS FEARS.
FEARS. SO DOES THE ADMINISTRATION FEEL
SO DOES THE ADMINISTRATION FEEL LIKE IT HAS PUT OUT A CONFIDENT
LIKE IT HAS PUT OUT A CONFIDENT MESSAGE AND ONE EASILY
MESSAGE AND ONE EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY THE AMERICAN
UNDERSTOOD BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TO LIMIT THOSE FEARS?
PUBLIC TO LIMIT THOSE FEARS? THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY PLAYING
THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY PLAYING OUT IN OUR STOCK MARKET THIS
OUT IN OUR STOCK MARKET THIS MORNING.
MORNING. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DELIVERED A HISTORICALLY STRONG
DELIVERED A HISTORICALLY STRONG ECONOMY WHETHER IT’S AN
ECONOMY WHETHER IT’S AN UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS OR ON
UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS OR ON PRODUCTIVITY.
PRODUCTIVITY. HE WILL KEEP DOING THAT.
HE WILL KEEP DOING THAT. HIS NUMBER ONE CONCERN ACROSS
HIS NUMBER ONE CONCERN ACROSS THE WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT ALONG
THE WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT ALONG WITH VICE PRESIDENT PENCE IS
WITH VICE PRESIDENT PENCE IS LEADING THE PUBLIC HEALTH
LEADING THE PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE EFFORT HERE.
EFFORT HERE. OUR ECONOMIC TEAM WILL WORK ON
OUR ECONOMIC TEAM WILL WORK ON ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THIS AND
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THIS AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVING
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVING DELIVERED THE BEST ECONOMY IN
DELIVERED THE BEST ECONOMY IN MODERN HISTORY HAS THE TOOLS
MODERN HISTORY HAS THE TOOLS AND KNOWS THE TOOLS TO KEEP
AND KNOWS THE TOOLS TO KEEP THIS ECONOMY GOING.
THIS ECONOMY GOING. >> Sandra: DID HE HAVE ANYTHING
>> Sandra: DID HE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT STOCK MARKET
TO SAY ABOUT THAT STOCK MARKET SELL-OFF THIS MORNING?
SELL-OFF THIS MORNING? >> I HAVEN’T SPOKEN TO THE
>> I HAVEN’T SPOKEN TO THE PRESIDENT YET THIS MORNING.
PRESIDENT YET THIS MORNING. >> Sandra: OKAY.
>> Sandra: OKAY. >> Jon: THE PRESIDENT IN THE
>> Jon: THE PRESIDENT IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW AS WE UNDERSTAND
AIR RIGHT NOW AS WE UNDERSTAND IT HAVING JUST TAKEN OFF FROM
IT HAVING JUST TAKEN OFF FROM WEST PALM BEACH A LITTLE WHILE
WEST PALM BEACH A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
AGO. GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, DEMOCRAT
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, DEMOCRAT OF NEW YORK HAS BEEN CRITICAL
OF NEW YORK HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF THE FEDERAL EFFORT.
OF THE FEDERAL EFFORT. HERE IS WHAT HE TOLD MARIA
HERE IS WHAT HE TOLD MARIA BARTIROMO.
BARTIROMO. >> TESTING IS LIMITED AND THIS
>> TESTING IS LIMITED AND THIS IS, I THINK, MARIA, ONE OF THE
IS, I THINK, MARIA, ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES WE HAVE BOTH IN
MAIN ISSUES WE HAVE BOTH IN REALITY AND IN PERCEPTION.
REALITY AND IN PERCEPTION. WHEN YOU WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE
WHEN YOU WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE SO ANXIOUS AND THE FEAR, IT IS
SO ANXIOUS AND THE FEAR, IT IS BECAUSE THE INFORMATION THEY’RE
BECAUSE THE INFORMATION THEY’RE GETTING TENDS TO CHANGE AND
GETTING TENDS TO CHANGE AND THEY ARE GETTING MIXED MESSAGES.
THEY ARE GETTING MIXED MESSAGES. >> Jon: HOW DO YOU ANSWER THAT
>> Jon: HOW DO YOU ANSWER THAT LAST PART IN PARTICULAR, MIXED
LAST PART IN PARTICULAR, MIXED MESSAGES SAYS THE GOVERNOR?
MESSAGES SAYS THE GOVERNOR? >> LISTEN, I’M DISTURBED BY
>> LISTEN, I’M DISTURBED BY THAT COMMENT.
THAT COMMENT. GOVERNOR CUOMO HAS BEEN A
GOVERNOR CUOMO HAS BEEN A REALLY GOOD PARTNER WORKING
REALLY GOOD PARTNER WORKING WITH US.
WITH US. I’M CONFUSED BY WHAT HE IS
I’M CONFUSED BY WHAT HE IS SAYING THERE.
SAYING THERE. NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK
NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK CITY HAVE ALL THE LAB TESTS
CITY HAVE ALL THE LAB TESTS THEY’VE ASKED FOR.
THEY’VE ASKED FOR. WE’VE OFFERED THEM MORE AND
WE’VE OFFERED THEM MORE AND REFUSED FURTHER SHIPMENTS OF
REFUSED FURTHER SHIPMENTS OF LAB TESTS.
LAB TESTS. THERE IS NO FACTUAL BASIS FOR
THERE IS NO FACTUAL BASIS FOR WHAT HE IS SAYING THERE.
WHAT HE IS SAYING THERE. HE HAS BEEN A GOOD PARTNER AND
HE HAS BEEN A GOOD PARTNER AND WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH NEW
WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE.
YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE. A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WE
A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WE APPROVED NEW YORK STATE LAB
APPROVED NEW YORK STATE LAB TEST THEY DEVELOPED THAT WE
TEST THEY DEVELOPED THAT WE ACTUALLY APPROVED.
ACTUALLY APPROVED. THEY HAVE BEEN UP AND RUNNING
THEY HAVE BEEN UP AND RUNNING WITH CAPACITY FOR ANY NEED
WITH CAPACITY FOR ANY NEED THEY’VE HAD.
THEY’VE HAD. LET ME BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT
LET ME BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT ONE POINT.
ONE POINT. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME SINCE THE CDC DEVELOPED THE LAB
SINCE THE CDC DEVELOPED THE LAB TEST THAT ANY PUBLIC HEALTH
TEST THAT ANY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL IN THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL IN THE UNITED STATES WHO NEEDED TO GET SOMEBODY
WHO NEEDED TO GET SOMEBODY TESTED FOR THE NOVEL
TESTED FOR THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN UNABLE TO
CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THAT PERSON TESTED THROUGH
GET THAT PERSON TESTED THROUGH THE CDC’S TEST IN ATLANTA.
THE CDC’S TEST IN ATLANTA. WE HAVE HAD CAPACITY AND
WE HAVE HAD CAPACITY AND THROUGH-PUT AT EVERY MOMENT
THROUGH-PUT AT EVERY MOMENT SINCE WE DEVELOPED THIS TEST.
SINCE WE DEVELOPED THIS TEST. THAT’S A FACT.
THAT’S A FACT. >> Sandra: SECRETARY AZAR.
>> Sandra: SECRETARY AZAR. FOX NEWS IS JUST NOW REPORTING
FOX NEWS IS JUST NOW REPORTING THAT THE WHITE HOUSE HAS MADE
THAT THE WHITE HOUSE HAS MADE THE DECISION TO LIMIT CERTAIN
THE DECISION TO LIMIT CERTAIN IN-PERSON MEETINGS BECAUSE OF
IN-PERSON MEETINGS BECAUSE OF THE GROWING SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
THE GROWING SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. ACCORDING TO A SENIOR
ACCORDING TO A SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL, THE
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL, THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE STATE
WHITE HOUSE AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT ARE DISCOURAGING
DEPARTMENT ARE DISCOURAGING FOREIGN OFFICIALS FROM COMING
FOREIGN OFFICIALS FROM COMING TO VISIT.
TO VISIT. INSTEAD OPTING FOR PHONE CALLS
INSTEAD OPTING FOR PHONE CALLS AND VIDEOCONFERENCES WHEN
AND VIDEOCONFERENCES WHEN POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT?
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT? >> WELL, I DON’T HAVE ALL THE
>> WELL, I DON’T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS.
DETAILS. I’M SITTING HERE WITH YOU AS
I’M SITTING HERE WITH YOU AS ANY ANNOUNCEMENT LIKE THAT HAS
ANY ANNOUNCEMENT LIKE THAT HAS BEEN MADE.
BEEN MADE. WE’LL TAKE STEPS LIKE PRIVATE
WE’LL TAKE STEPS LIKE PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO INSURE PROTECTION
INDUSTRY TO INSURE PROTECTION OF OUR PEOPLE AND TAKE
OF OUR PEOPLE AND TAKE REASONABLE STEPS.
REASONABLE STEPS. THE CDC IS EMBEDDED IN THE
THE CDC IS EMBEDDED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND IN
STATE OF WASHINGTON AND IN CALIFORNIA, WE’RE ADVISING THEM
CALIFORNIA, WE’RE ADVISING THEM ON FUTURE MITIGATION STEPS TO
ON FUTURE MITIGATION STEPS TO TAKE INCLUDING SOCIAL
TAKE INCLUDING SOCIAL GATHERINGS TO ESPECIALLY
GATHERINGS TO ESPECIALLY PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY
PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY AND THOSE WHO ARE MEDICALLY
AND THOSE WHO ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE.
FRAGILE. AS YOU TALKED ABOUT IN THE
AS YOU TALKED ABOUT IN THE OPENING HERE THERE IS A CERTAIN
OPENING HERE THERE IS A CERTAIN COHORT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
COHORT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE MOST AT-RISK FROM SEVERE AND
MOST AT-RISK FROM SEVERE AND CRITICAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS
CRITICAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARISING OUT OF THIS NOVEL
ARISING OUT OF THIS NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND WE NEED TO TAKE
CORONAVIRUS AND WE NEED TO TAKE EXTRA PROTECTIONS TO INSURE
EXTRA PROTECTIONS TO INSURE PROTECTION CONTROL AND PEOPLE
PROTECTION CONTROL AND PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM SETTINGS THAT
TO STAY AWAY FROM SETTINGS THAT PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK.
PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK. >> Sandra: SECRETARY AZAR,
>> Sandra: SECRETARY AZAR, THERE IS ALSO CONFUSION ABOUT
THERE IS ALSO CONFUSION ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. IF YOU COULD WE TALKED ABOUT
IF YOU COULD WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST HOUR AND WE SAID WE
THIS LAST HOUR AND WE SAID WE WOULD ASK YOU.
WOULD ASK YOU. THE CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN AROUND
THE CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SOME TIME.
FOR SOME TIME. THE COVID-19 STRAIN OF THE
THE COVID-19 STRAIN OF THE CORONAVIRUS THAT HAS CAUSED ALL
CORONAVIRUS THAT HAS CAUSED ALL OF THIS -- ALL OF THESE
OF THIS -- ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT STRAIN
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT STRAIN AND WHAT MAKES THAT SO
AND WHAT MAKES THAT SO DIFFERENT THAN THE CORONAVIRUS
DIFFERENT THAN THE CORONAVIRUS THAT HAS EXISTED?
THAT HAS EXISTED? >> THERE IS A NORMAL
>> THERE IS A NORMAL CORONAVIRUS, A COUPLE STRAINS
CORONAVIRUS, A COUPLE STRAINS OF IT THAT EXIST AND HAVE
OF IT THAT EXIST AND HAVE EXISTED FOR A LAONG TIME IN
EXISTED FOR A LAONG TIME IN HUMANITY.
HUMANITY. OUR BODIES ARE USED TO DEALING
OUR BODIES ARE USED TO DEALING WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. THEY HAVE A KNOWN PROFILE AND
THEY HAVE A KNOWN PROFILE AND PEOPLE ARE USED TO DEALING WITH
PEOPLE ARE USED TO DEALING WITH THAT.
THAT. SARS, MERS, AND NOW COVID-19
SARS, MERS, AND NOW COVID-19 ARE GENETIC MODIFICATIONS TO
ARE GENETIC MODIFICATIONS TO THAT VIRUS THAT THE HUMAN BODY
THAT VIRUS THAT THE HUMAN BODY IS NOT USED TO DEALING WITH,
IS NOT USED TO DEALING WITH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF
DOES NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF RESPONSE MECHANISM BUILT IN FOR
RESPONSE MECHANISM BUILT IN FOR IT.
IT. AND HAS A PARTICULAR SEVERITY,
AND HAS A PARTICULAR SEVERITY, MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY PROFILE
MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY PROFILE DIFFERENT FROM THE COMMON COLD.
DIFFERENT FROM THE COMMON COLD. IN PARTICULAR WHAT WE’RE SEEING
IN PARTICULAR WHAT WE’RE SEEING IS THE ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS
IS THE ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE ARE
WHO ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE ARE MOST AT RISK OF SEVERE AND
MOST AT RISK OF SEVERE AND CRITICAL COMPLICATIONS FROM THE
CRITICAL COMPLICATIONS FROM THE DISEASE.
DISEASE. FORTUNATELY WE’RE SEEING WHILE
FORTUNATELY WE’RE SEEING WHILE CHILDREN AND YOUNGER
CHILDREN AND YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS CAN GET THE
INDIVIDUALS CAN GET THE DISEASE, GLOBALLY THE DATA
DISEASE, GLOBALLY THE DATA SEEMS TO BE INDICATING THEY ARE
SEEMS TO BE INDICATING THEY ARE LESS AT RISK OF SEVERE OR
LESS AT RISK OF SEVERE OR CRITICAL COMPLICATIONS FROM THE
CRITICAL COMPLICATIONS FROM THE VIRUS.
VIRUS. BUT WE’RE CONTINUING TO LEARN
BUT WE’RE CONTINUING TO LEARN EVERY DAY AND WE’RE CONTINUING
EVERY DAY AND WE’RE CONTINUING -- PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL INSIST
-- PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL INSIST WE TAKE AGGRESSIVE MEASURES IN
WE TAKE AGGRESSIVE MEASURES IN A WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH
A WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AS
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AS OUR FIRST PRIORITY.
OUR FIRST PRIORITY. >> Sandra: WE HEAR YOU PUTTING
>> Sandra: WE HEAR YOU PUTTING OUT A CONFIDENT MESSAGE, ONE
OUT A CONFIDENT MESSAGE, ONE WHERE YOU SAY THE MESSAGING IS
WHERE YOU SAY THE MESSAGING IS COMING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE IS
COMING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE IS ACCURATE, AND ALL INCLUSIVE.
ACCURATE, AND ALL INCLUSIVE. WE ALSO HEAR YOU SAYING THAT
WE ALSO HEAR YOU SAYING THAT DESPITE WHAT WE’VE HEARD FROM
DESPITE WHAT WE’VE HEARD FROM OTHER ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS
OTHER ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS IF YOU WANT A TEST FROM THE CDC
IF YOU WANT A TEST FROM THE CDC YOU’LL GET A TEST.
YOU’LL GET A TEST. NO ONE IS BEING DENIED THAT.
NO ONE IS BEING DENIED THAT. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE AND STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW IN ALL
AND STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW IN ALL OF THIS?
OF THIS? >> OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT
>> OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS TO INSURE THAT WE
NOW IS TO INSURE THAT WE CONTAIN FURTHER SPREAD INTO THE
CONTAIN FURTHER SPREAD INTO THE UNITED STATES AND THAT WE WORK
UNITED STATES AND THAT WE WORK WITH OUR STATE AND LOCAL
WITH OUR STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO MITIGATE SPREAD IN
PARTNERS TO MITIGATE SPREAD IN AREAS WHERE WE HAVE HAD
AREAS WHERE WE HAVE HAD COMMUNITY SPREADING.
COMMUNITY SPREADING. THAT IS WORKING WITH GOVERNOR
THAT IS WORKING WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY
INSLEE AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND WORKING WITH NEW YORK STATE
AND WORKING WITH NEW YORK STATE AND CITY AND FLORIDA.
AND CITY AND FLORIDA. TO TAKE THE AGGRESSIVE MEASURES
TO TAKE THE AGGRESSIVE MEASURES NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN THE SPREAD
NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN THE SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE SO WE CAN
OF THIS DISEASE SO WE CAN ALWAYS CONTINUE TO BUY TIME AND
ALWAYS CONTINUE TO BUY TIME AND MITIGATE THE IMPACT IN THE
MITIGATE THE IMPACT IN THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A
MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM.
SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM. NOBODY IS TRYING TO MINIMIZE
NOBODY IS TRYING TO MINIMIZE THAT.
THAT. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PUBLIC
IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT TO THE PEOPLE OF
HEALTH THREAT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THAT’S
THE UNITED STATES AND THAT’S WHY PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM DAY
WHY PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM DAY ONE HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVE WITH A
ONE HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVE WITH A WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH
WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. >> Sandra: I SAID LAST QUESTION.
>> Sandra: I SAID LAST QUESTION. ONE MORE.
ONE MORE. THERE ARE SCHOOLS OPEN ALL OVER
THERE ARE SCHOOLS OPEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. SOME DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN AS A
SOME DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION.
PRECAUTION. DO YOU RECOMMEND ANY FURTHER
DO YOU RECOMMEND ANY FURTHER SCHOOL CLOSINGS AT THE FEDERAL
SCHOOL CLOSINGS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, SECRETARY AZAR, BASED ON
LEVEL, SECRETARY AZAR, BASED ON WHAT YOU’RE SEEING AND HEARING
WHAT YOU’RE SEEING AND HEARING ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WHITE HOUSE IS LIMITING
WHITE HOUSE IS LIMITING IN-PERSON MEETINGS?
IN-PERSON MEETINGS? >> WE HAVEN’T RECOMMENDED THAT
>> WE HAVEN’T RECOMMENDED THAT EVERY COMMUNITY IN AMERICA
EVERY COMMUNITY IN AMERICA CLOSE SCHOOLS.
CLOSE SCHOOLS. WE’RE WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL
WE’RE WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES BASED ON THE DATA
COMMUNITIES BASED ON THE DATA IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND WHAT
IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND WHAT CASES THEY HAVE SEEN.
CASES THEY HAVE SEEN. SOME COMMUNITIES CLOSING
SOME COMMUNITIES CLOSING SCHOOLS IS A VERY APPROPRIATE
SCHOOLS IS A VERY APPROPRIATE MEASURE.
MEASURE. IN OTHERS IT MIGHT BE HAVING
IN OTHERS IT MIGHT BE HAVING SCHOOL BUT LIMITING ASSEMBLES
SCHOOL BUT LIMITING ASSEMBLES AND LARGER GATHERINGS WITHIN
AND LARGER GATHERINGS WITHIN THE SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL. IT IS VERY MUCH A LOCAL AND
IT IS VERY MUCH A LOCAL AND STATE DECISION ABOUT THE
STATE DECISION ABOUT THE APPROACH TO TAKE BASED ON DATA,
APPROACH TO TAKE BASED ON DATA, WE’RE THERE TO HELP AND ADVISE
WE’RE THERE TO HELP AND ADVISE THEM.
THEM. >> Jon: ALEX AZAR, YOU WITH A