BEGAN OUR CONVERSATION WITH WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
AND NO RIGHT NOW.
>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW IS
THAT ACCORDING TO ALL OF OUR
EXPERTS, WHO RISK CONTRACTING
THE CORONAVIRUS REMAINS LOW.
NEVERTHELESS, BEGINNING IN
JANUARY, PRESIDENTIAL ACTION,
SUSPENDING ALL TRAVEL FROM
CHINA, QUARANTINED AMERICANS WHO
CAME HOME.
CAME HOME. WE’VE ESTABLISHED SCREENING IN
ITALY AND SOUTH KOREA WHILE WE
PUT TRAVEL ADVISORIES ON AREAS
OF THOSE COUNTRIES OUR FOCUS IS
SPECIFICALLY NOW.
SPECIFICALLY NOW. I’M PUTTING THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF AMERICANS FIRST.
WE HAVE OVER 100 AMERICANS WHO
CONTRACTED THE DISEASE, MOST ARE
RECOVERING AND DOING WELL.
I’LL MEET WITH THE GOVERNMENT
AND INTRA- STATE OF WASHINGTON
HAS ALL THEY NEED TO CONFRONT
TRAJAN CASES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE
READY THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP
THIS PRESIDENT, THE DEDICATION
OF OUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
AT EVERY LEVEL AND THE
DEDICATION OF GOVERNORS THE
COUNTRY, IT’S ALL ANNE’S ON DECK
APPROACH.
APPROACH. IT’S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY
UNTIL WE FIND A WAY TO TREAT THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> THE COORDINATION, THE
PRESIDENT CHOSE YOU BECAUSE OF
YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE AND
KNOWLEDGE OF THE COUNTRY.
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FIRST
RESPONDERS, THE HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES AND THE STATE
GOVERNORS AS WELL.
IS THAT GOING AS YOU WANT IT?
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THING IN
RESPONSE TO THE RISE.
REACH OUT TO GOVERNORS IN THE
STATE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND
HAVE CORONAVIRUS CASES.
MONDAY THE STATE GOVERNORS AND
GOVERNORS OF THREE TERRITORIES
TO ASSURE THEM THAT WE
UNDERSTAND, THIS PRESIDENT
UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE FOUR
FULL RESOURCES ARE BEING BROUGHT
TO THIS, WE KNOW IT’S STATE
HEALTH OFFICIALS AND LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS AND INCREDIBLE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON THE FRONT
LINES.
LINES. THAT’S THE REASON WHY WE’VE BEEN
WORKING TIRELESSLY TO MAKE MASKS
AVAILABLE AND GLOVES AVAILABLE.
I’LL BE TRAVELING TO MINNESOTA
TOMORROW, STOPPING AT 3M WHERE
CONGRESS IS COMPLETING THEIR
WORK OVER THE NEXT WEEK ON A
FUNDING BILL, WE ARE GOING TO
MAKE SURE WE CONTRACT FOR AND
MAKE AVAILABLE THE KIND OF MASKS
AND GLOVES AND I ACTION SO
HEALTHCARE WORKERS CAN BE THERE
FOR WHATEVER IMPACT THE
CORONAVIRUS HAS.
CORONAVIRUS HAS. LOU: THE VACCINE, THE DISCUSSION
OF VACCINES, ANTIVIRALS, THE
PRESIDENT MAKE THEIR TO BE
MOVING RAPIDLY TO PRODUCE IT FOR
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE KNOW WE ARE
EXTRAORDINARILY DEPENDENT UPON
CHINA FOR INGREDIENTS IN
PHARMACEUTICALS, ABOUT THAT
DEPENDENCY AND WHAT KIND OF
OBSTACLE IS IT FOR US?
>> THE PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED IN
JANUARY GOVERNMENT APPROACH WHAT
HE ASKED ME TO DO WAS TO MAKE
SURE CLOSE A WHOLE AND AMERICA.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, HE HAD ALL
THE LEADERS OF THE
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES COME IN
TO THE CABINET ROOM, WE TALKED
ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF
MEDICINE FOR AMERICA’S WE HAVE
ENCOURAGING NEWS.
ENCOURAGING NEWS. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES HAVE
NOT FORMED A CONSTRUCTION TO
SHARE INFORMATION IN THE
DEVELOPING, NOT JUST VACCINES,
WE THINK A VACCINE WILL BE A
CLINICAL TRIAL IN SIX WEEKS,
AVAILABLE TO THE REPUBLICAN
PUBLIC IN A YEAR END HALF, BUT
LONG BEFORE THAT, THERAPEUTICS,
MEDICINES PEOPLE CAN TAKE TO GET
RELIEF, WE THINK THAT COULD
LITERALLY BE AVAILABLE IN A
MATTER OF MUCH.
THE PHARMACEUTICAL ELEMENT ".
WE HAD MEETINGS TODAY WITH THE
AIRLINE INDUSTRY, NURSING HOME
LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND I
JUST CAME FROM A VERY IMPORTANT
MEETING WITH THE TOP CEOS OF
COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES IN THIS
COUNTRY BECAUSE WHILE TESTING IS
AVAILABLE NOW, STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT CAN ADMINISTER
CORONAVIRUS TESTS, UNIVERSITIES
CAN DO A TEST THERE.
WE HAVE 1.5 MILLION TESTS GOING
OUT IN 25 TEST KIT THIS WEEK TO
GET CORONAVIRUS TESTS TO YOUR
LOCAL DOCTOR, TO YOUR GOOGLE CBS
OR MED CHEST, WE NEED
LABORATORIES TO WORK AND
LITERALLY, JUST MOMENTS AGO, I
WAS INFORMED OUR COMMERCIAL
LABORATORIES HAVE ALSO FORMED A
CONSTRUCTION, THEY’LL WORK
CLOSELY TOGETHER TO RULE TESTING
OUT BY THE THOUSANDS OF
ADDITIONAL TESTS WITHIN THE NEXT
WEEK AND LITERALLY, WE WANT THIS
TEST TO BE AVAILABLE PEOPLE ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BY PARTNERING WITH LABORATORIES.
WE KNOW WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN
IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.
LOU: YOU HAVE A DEADLINE OR WHEN
THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE?
>> AS I MENTIONED, I TALKED TO
GOVERNOR THIS MORNING, THANKS TO
THE FDA EFFORTS THIS WEEKEND,
THE PRESIDENT DIRECTION, NOW
STATE LABORATORIES CAN CONDUCT
CORONAVIRUS TESTS ON THEIR OWN
UNDER AN APPROVED PROCEDURE.
AROUND THE COUNTRY, THEY CAN DO
THE SAME.
THE SAME. STATE IRAQ ACROSS THE COUNTRY
CAN CONDUCT THIS TEST BUT WE
HAVE KIDS GOING OUT, 2500 KIDS
HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND
PARTICULARLY AREAS AFFECTED THAT
HAVE REQUESTED IT.
AGAIN, DOCTOR BURKE SHARED WITH
ME WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO MAY BE
CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, IF THERE’S
A CASE OF CORONAVIRUS IN A
COMMUNITY IS LITERALLY TO BE
ABLE TO GO TO YOUR LOCAL DOCTOR,
TO GO TO YOUR MINUTE CLINIC AND
IT WILL BE AVAILABLE.
WE THINK LITERALLY WILL HAVE
THOUSANDS OF THE TESTS IN THE
PROCESS THROUGH OUR COMMERCIAL
LABORATORIES NEXT WEEK AND
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS JUST
TOLD GIVEN THE IMMENSE CAPACITY
OF OUR COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES,
THEY TOLD ME WITHIN A MATTER OF
WEEKS IT COULD BE IN THE
MILLIONS.
MILLIONS. LOU: I LOOKED AT YOUR SCHEDULE,
I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE,
YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN THE BUSIEST
IN THE OFFICE, YOU’RE GOING TO
BE EVEN BUSIER NOW.
WE WISH YOU GODSPEED, APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME.
YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, LOU.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAIN SHOULD
JUST KNOW ABOUT THE RISK OF THE
AVERAGE AMERICAN TO CONTRACT THE
CORONAVIRUS REMAINS LOVE BUT
THIS PRESIDENT HAS DEPLOYED FULL
RESOURCES OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO CONFRONT THE
CORONAVIRUS WE ARE BRINGING
TOGETHER AND WE WILL FIND OUR