Senate HELP Committee Hearing on COVID-19 Pandemic Response
2021-03-18T10:01:40-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGVkXC8yMDIxMDMxODEwMjAyODAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testified with other federal officials on the COVID-19 pandemic response before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Dr. Walensky said that as of March 17, 2021, more than 113 million doses of the vaccine had been administered, including 73 million people who had received at least one dose and 40 million who were fully vaccinated. Dr. Fauci told lawmakers the biggest challenge facing the U.S. in its pandemic response was “to stay ahead of the variants,” which might not be as susceptible to the current vaccines. Other topics included herd immunity, therapeutics, vaccine hesitancy, reaching vulnerable communities, reopening schools, and maintaining mitigation measures.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testified with other… read more
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testified with other federal officials on the COVID-19 pandemic response before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Dr. Walensky said that as of March 17, 2021, more than 113 million doses of the vaccine had been administered, including 73 million people who had received at least one dose and 40 million who were fully vaccinated. Dr. Fauci told lawmakers the biggest challenge facing the U.S. in its pandemic response was “to stay ahead of the variants,” which might not be as susceptible to the current vaccines. Other topics included herd immunity, therapeutics, vaccine hesitancy, reaching vulnerable communities, reopening schools, and maintaining mitigation measures. close
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Peter W. Marks M.D. Director U.S. Food and Drug Administration->Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
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