EPIDEMIC" AND NED PRICE. HE WORKED ON THE EBOLA CRISIS
HE WORKED ON THE EBOLA CRISIS DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. AND CONGRESSMAN, WE LEARNED AN
AND CONGRESSMAN, WE LEARNED AN AWFUL LOT TODAY.
AWFUL LOT TODAY. WE DIDN’T KNOW ALL OF THIS ABOUT
WE DIDN’T KNOW ALL OF THIS ABOUT THE WHISTLE-BLOWER REPORT WHEN
THE WHISTLE-BLOWER REPORT WHEN SECRETARY AZAR WAS TESTIFYING
SECRETARY AZAR WAS TESTIFYING TODAY.
TODAY. BUT WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
BUT WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHAT THIS WHISTLE-BLOWER REPORT
WHAT THIS WHISTLE-BLOWER REPORT MIGHT INDICATE HAS HAPPENED IN
MIGHT INDICATE HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR DISTRICT?
YOUR DISTRICT? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, OUR
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, OUR PRAYERS AND BEST WISHES GO OUT
PRAYERS AND BEST WISHES GO OUT TO THIS LADY THAT IS VERY, VERY
TO THIS LADY THAT IS VERY, VERY SICK AT THIS MOMENT.
SICK AT THIS MOMENT. BEYOND THAT WE HAVE A VERY
BEYOND THAT WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHERE WE DO HAVE
SERIOUS PROBLEM WHERE WE DO HAVE COMMUNITY INFECTION.
COMMUNITY INFECTION. THE PROBLEM FACING US IS THAT WE
THE PROBLEM FACING US IS THAT WE DON’T KNOW WHO IS ILL.
DON’T KNOW WHO IS ILL. THE TESTING PROTOCOLS ARE SO
THE TESTING PROTOCOLS ARE SO RESTRICTIVE THAT THIS WOMAN FELL
RESTRICTIVE THAT THIS WOMAN FELL INTO THE VOID AND HER SICKNESS
INTO THE VOID AND HER SICKNESS WAS ALLOWED TO BE FORWARD
WAS ALLOWED TO BE FORWARD UNNOTICED FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
UNNOTICED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. SO WE’VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH
SO WE’VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH TESTING.
TESTING. THE CDC HAS MADE A TERRIBLE
THE CDC HAS MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE IN NOT ALLOWING EARLY
MISTAKE IN NOT ALLOWING EARLY TESTING AND NOT PREPARING WITH
TESTING AND NOT PREPARING WITH TEST KITS.
TEST KITS. THEREFORE, ALL OF THE EFFORT TO
THEREFORE, ALL OF THE EFFORT TO TRY TO CONTAIN THIS MAY GO TO
TRY TO CONTAIN THIS MAY GO TO NAUGHT BECAUSE WE SIMPLY DON’T
NAUGHT BECAUSE WE SIMPLY DON’T KNOW WHO IS ILL.
KNOW WHO IS ILL. WE DO KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY OF
WE DO KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY OF SALONO COUNTY WE NOW HAVE A
SALONO COUNTY WE NOW HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. WE KNOW WE’RE GEARING UP TO TRY
WE KNOW WE’RE GEARING UP TO TRY TO DEAL WITH IT.
TO DEAL WITH IT. BUT EVEN TO THIS MOMENT THERE
BUT EVEN TO THIS MOMENT THERE ARE NO TEST KITS, AND CDC HAS
ARE NO TEST KITS, AND CDC HAS REFUSED TO ALLOW THE STATE OF
REFUSED TO ALLOW THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO USE ITS VERY HIGH
CALIFORNIA TO USE ITS VERY HIGH QUALITY, VERY, VERY CAPABLE LABS
QUALITY, VERY, VERY CAPABLE LABS IN BERKELEY AND RICHMOND,
IN BERKELEY AND RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, TO DO THE TESTING.