H1N1 Preparedness

Nov 18, 2009

House Committee Energy & Commerce | Oversight and Investigations House Committee Energy & Commerce | Health

Two House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees held a joint hearing to examine the federal government’s preparedness and response to the H1N1 swine flu virus and to get an update from vaccine makers on its production and distribution. Panel one included government health officials, and panel two consisted of H1N1 vaccine makers and state health .. Read More
Two House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees held a joint hearing to examine the federal government’s preparedness and response to the H1N1 swine flu virus and to get an update from vaccine makers on its production and distribution. Panel one included government health officials, and panel two consisted of H1N1 vaccine makers and state health officials.

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00:00:28 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. TODAY, WE ARE HAVING A JOINT HEARING OF THE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE AND...
00:05:12 Walden, GregU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR CONVENING THIS HEARING. H ONE AND ONE HAS BEEN DOMINATING THE...
00:11:20 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative GERMANS TO PACK?
00:11:21 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH ME. -- CHAIRMAN STUPAK.
00:11:32 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative TODAY WE CONTINUE OUR COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE 2009 PANDEMIC H1N1 FLEW BY EXAMINING THE PRODUCTION...
00:16:38 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative A GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY. MR. WHITFIELD.
00:16:41 Whitfield, EdwardU.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I SUSPECT EVERY MEMBER OF THIS PANEL HAS RECEIVED MANY PHONE CALLS...
00:17:51 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. MR. WAXMAN.
00:17:58 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING...
00:24:15 Dingell, John D. Jr.U.S. Representative I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND THE CHAIRMAN FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING. SINCE THE INITIAL OUTBREAK OF MARCH...
00:29:17 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. NEXT IS A GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. Ni LIKE SO MANY OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON...
00:32:34 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. BURGESS.
00:32:40 Eshoo, Anna G.U.S. Representative THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS IMPORTANT JOINT HEARING ON H1N1 PREPARED THIS, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION....
00:35:04 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. MURPHY.
00:35:13 Murphy, Timothy "Tim"U.S. Representative THANK YOU. AS WE LOOK HOW WE ARE HANDLING THIS LATEST CRISIS, I REFLECT BACK ON A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN...
00:39:25 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. MR. BLOGUNT.
00:39:39 Blunt, RoyU.S. Representative THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AND ONE WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT...
00:42:29 Doyle, Michael "Mike" F.U.S. Representative AS THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL REPORTED, THIS HAS CLAIMED OVER 4000 LIVES SINCE APRIL OF THIS...
00:44:26 Blackburn, MarshaU.S. Representative MIND YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO PREPARE AND TO COME IN BE IN FRONT OF US....
00:47:11 Harman, JaneU.S. Representative IN TERMS OF PREPARING THE PUBLIC, WE HAVE DONE VERY WELL AND I COMMEND THE PANEL . IN TERMS OF DISTRIBUTING...
00:48:45 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA.
00:48:51 Gingrey, Phil MDU.S. Representative TODAY, THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATION WILL HAVE AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY...
00:50:50 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS.
00:50:57 Ross, Michael "Mike" A.U.S. Representative I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER FOR HAVING ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE HERE...
00:52:54 Pitts, JosephU.S. Representative WE NEED TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND. ON OUR SECOND PANEL, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME...
00:54:47 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN.
00:55:01 Baldwin, TammyU.S. Representative I HOPE THAT THEY WILL ADDRESS THIS IN THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE. CLEARLY A RESPONSE TO A FLU EPIDEMIC...
00:57:10 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA.
00:57:29 Sullivan, JohnU.S. Representative I AM INTERESTED TO ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANUFACTURERS. MANUFACTURERS HAVE DELIVERED 48.5...
00:59:11 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU.
00:59:15 Castor, Katherine "Kathy" AnneU.S. Representative THANK YOU. THE CDC AND SECRETARY CIVILIANS AND ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL IN YOUR PUBLIC...
01:02:02 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. A GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS -- WOMGENTLEWOMAN FROM ILLINOIS.
01:02:19 Schakowsky, Janice "Jan"U.S. Representative I WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THE EFFECTIVE MANNER IN WHICH WE ARE HANDLING THE VACCINE. THE DEPARTMENT...
01:03:59 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. THE GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH, MR. MATHESON.
01:04:07 Matheson, James "Jim" DavidU.S. Representative MY STATE IS NOT UNLIKE MY COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE HAD OUR OUTBREAKS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE...
01:05:58 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU.
01:06:11 Space, Zack T.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR CONDUCTING THIS IMPORTANT HEARING. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ALLUSIONS TO ...
01:08:08 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK-YOU.
01:08:17 Sutton, BettyU.S. Representative SO MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THIS COMMITTEE HELD ITS FIRST MEETING BACK IN APRIL. AT THIS TIME, THE FLUTE...
01:10:44 DeGette, Diana L.U.S. Representative THE OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE HAS HAD A NUMBER OF HEARINGS OVER THE YEARS ON FLU PANDEMIC...
01:12:52 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative NEXT IS THE GENTLE MAN FROM CONNECTICUT.
01:12:58 Murphy, Christopher S.U.S. Representative THANK YOU FOR A MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE THIS HEARING. I APPRECIATE IT ESPECIALLY AS THE...
01:15:22 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, MS. CHRISTENSEN.
01:15:49 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THE GENTLEWOMAN PASSES.
01:15:52 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative HER MICROPHONE IS NOT WORKING.
01:15:56 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative I AM SORRY.
01:15:58 Christensen, Donna M.Congressional Delegate I THINK THE CHAIRS AND RANKING MEMBERS FOR HAVING THIS HEARING. AS A PHYSICIAN AND A PUBLIC HEALTH...
01:17:34 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU.
01:17:38 Weiner, AnthonyU.S. Representative I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE PANEL BOTH FOR THE WORK AND FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I PRESENT THE...
01:20:10 Barrow, JohnU.S. Representative I THANK THE CHAIR MAN. MY THANKS TO THE WITNESSES FOR THE PARTICIPATION, THE WORK.
01:20:26 Braley, BruceU.S. Representative IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE WORD SMITE HAS BEEN UTTERED IN THIS HEARING. MY THREE CHILDREN ARE...
01:21:42 Braley, BruceU.S. Representative I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE OR FAIR THAT BIG WALL STREET FIRMS BE GIVEN PRIORITY, ACCESS TO...
01:22:57 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. SARBANES?
01:22:58 Sarbanes, John P.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD FORWARD TO YOUR TESTIMONY. I...
01:24:48 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. SARBANES. MR. RANGEL?
01:24:50 Engel, EliotU.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND I.T. WILL BE BRIEF. I AM THE LIGHT OF THAT WE ARE HOLDING THIS...
01:26:50 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. INGLE. I BELIEVE WE CONCLUDE OUR OPENING STATEMENTS. SO WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE...
01:28:07 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director NOTHING TO.
01:28:08 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative DR. LURIE?
01:28:09 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary NO THANK YOU.
01:28:10 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative YOU SAID NO? AND DOCTOR GOODMAN? KNOW, OKAY. SO THEN WE WILL STAND, EACH OF YOU SHOULD STAND. WE WILL...
01:29:00 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, AND STUPAK, RANKING MEMBER WALDEN AND MEMBERS OF THE SITE TODAY. I AM REALLY...
01:34:59 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, DR. SCHUCHAT. DR. LURIE?
01:35:00 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary THANK YOU. I TOO AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO TALK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT A PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
01:35:05 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative MAYBE PUT THAT MICROPHONE ON LITTLE CLOSER TO THERE.
01:35:09 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary IS THAT BETTER? THANK YOU FOR YOUR FORESIGHT AND HELPING TO REBUILD OUR COUNTRY'S VACCINE INFRASTRUCTURE....
01:41:09 Goodman, JesseDeputy Commissioner THANK YOU, DOCTOR LAURA. TRANSIXTY WAS CHAIRMAN STUPAK, MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, I REALLY APPRECIATE...
01:48:31 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, DR. GOODMAN. FAQ TO ALL OF YOU. THE WAY WE PERCEIVE AS WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES PERIOD OF QUESTIONS...
01:51:08 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director THANK YOU. THE CDC ISSUES NATIONAL STANDARDS ABOUT THE POPULATIONS AT GREATEST RISK FOR DISEASE THAT...
01:52:10 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director YEAH, I THINK THAT ISSUE WAS OF CONCERN TO ALL OF US, DR. FREEDMAN SENT A LETTER OUT TO ALL OF THE...
01:52:31 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative AND I UNDERSTAND. I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT ALTHOUGH SOME HAVE, THAT GOLDEN OR OTHERS ARE GETTING IT...
01:53:09 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director WILL HAVE A MAJOR COMMITMENT TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND TO THE UNDERSERVED, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT...
01:53:23 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVEN'T, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYBE GET BACK TO ME AT SOME POINT TO TALK ABOUT...
01:54:26 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary LET ME TRY TO CLARIFY HERE. I THINK THE CHRONIC UNDERFUNDING HAS BEEN IN THE VACCINE INFRASTRUCTURE...
01:55:27 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative AGAIN, I DON'T WANT, I SAID TO WANT TO BE TWO GUYS OF TODAY, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT THE CONGRESS...
01:56:00 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT.
01:56:02 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:56:08 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative WE HAVE EIGHT MINUTES LEFT. WE HAVE THREE VOTES. HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT BEFORE BREAK, AND...
01:56:18 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND I WOULD JUST BE PRETTY SHORT. I APPRECIATE BARTS FOCUS BECAUSE IN MY OPENING...
01:57:28 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director WHAT I CAN SAY IS WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD SEVERAL IN PROSIT REVIEWS ALREADY, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO AFTER...
01:57:37 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative DR. LURIE?
01:57:38 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary I WOULD ADD TO THAT AND I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT THERE ARE PROCESSES IN PLACE, NATURAL EMERGENCY USE...
01:57:58 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative IF SOMETHING HIT THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT AND WE LOOK AT THIS TIME IT, THEN I GUESS WE IDENTIFY IT,...
01:58:12 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director THERE ARE SEVERAL MITIGATION STEPS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID THIS SUMMER IS UPDATE GUIDANCE FOR MITIGATION....
01:58:41 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative DR. GOODMAN?
01:58:42 Goodman, JesseDeputy Commissioner I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. WE WANT TO HAVE A VERY AGILE PUBLIC HEALTH ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY....
02:00:09 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE THREE VOTES AND WE'LL COME RIGHT BACK INTO THAT. THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS IN RECESS....
02:00:26 Baldwin, TammyU.S. Representative THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE. AND OUR NEXT MEMBER IS THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MS. BALDWIN....
02:01:18 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary SURE. I THINK MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, IN THE UNITED STATES WE HAVE THE DEFENSE...
02:03:16 Baldwin, TammyU.S. Representative I ALSO AM I OPENING STATEMENT TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT USING THIS PANDEMIC SEASONAL FLU AS WAS THE...
02:04:08 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary I THINK IT IS A REALLY GREAT QUESTION. I THINK AGAIN BARDA IS IN RIGHT NOW HERE, THREE OF US, FIVE...
02:07:01 Baldwin, TammyU.S. Representative ISN'T MY UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THAT TECHNOLOGY ALSO MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS...
02:07:13 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary RIGHT. AND I THINK WE'RE CONTINUING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE, BUT I THINK A LOT OF THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES...
02:07:35 Goodman, JesseDeputy Commissioner I WOULD JUST ADD ONE THING, WHICH IS THERE IS A LOT OF AMAZING INNOVATION, INCREDIBLY PROMISING TECHNOLOGY....
02:09:08 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. AND I KNOW THAT, I KNOW THAT WE DID...
02:09:47 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary I JUST WONDER THAT MIGHT BE OKAY IF I JUST RESPONDED TO SOMETHING I HEARD IN A COUPLE OF COMMENTS...
02:09:53 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative OF COURSE.
02:09:54 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary I WAS CONCERNED THAT WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO I THINK CORRECT SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS HERE....
02:10:32 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DID YOU WANT -- MR. GINGRICH ERA OR COME HE HASN'T HAD A CHANCE TO...
02:10:46 Gingrey, Phil MDU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. I AM PLEASED THAT THE FIRST PANEL IS STILL HERE. YOU KNOW, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS,...
02:13:33 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director THANKS FOR THOSE COMMENTS. COMMUNICATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US, AND BE CLEAR AND NOT CONFUSING....
02:15:11 Gingrey, Phil MDU.S. Representative WITH ALL DUE RESPECT BECAUSE MY TIME IS LIMITED I WANT TO MAKE ONE OF THE POINTER AND I APPRECIATE...
02:16:48 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative I'M GOING TO LET YOU AND MR. GINGRICH'S QUESTION. AND ALSO, I'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL HERE, DR. LURIE,...
02:17:10 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative RESPOND MR. GINGREY.
02:17:13 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director YOU RAISE ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF THIS PANDEMIC. AT THE VERY TIME PEOPLE ARE WAITING...
02:18:47 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative ARE YOU DONE WITH MR. GINGREY'S RESPONSE? OKAY. MR. GREEN, LET ME JUST EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED IS IT...
02:19:09 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative DR. LURIE, YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE MILITARY AND GETTING THE CONTROL OF THE DRUG TO THE MILITARY,...
02:19:17 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary NO, THIS WHOLE CONTROL IS RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
02:19:18 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative SO YOU DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ACT ONE, HAS RECEDED, IF ANYONE AT ONE, HAS A. YOU DON'T KNOW THE 218...
02:19:35 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative WHAT IS YOUR SOURCE THEN --
02:19:36 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THEY HAVE PRETTY STRICT CRITERIA JUST LIKE WE DO. GOING TO U.S....
02:19:47 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative BUT THE POINT IS --
02:19:49 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative I JUST WANT TO SPEAK UNDER ALL OF YOU SAID THEY DID NOT RECEIVE A. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. WENT MAJOR...
02:20:12 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO IS CORRECT A MISCONCEPTION ABOUT HOW THE VACCINE WAS JUST RIVETED. I DO NOT...
02:20:21 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative RECORD I REALIZED UNIFORM PERSONAL ARBOR REQUIRED FIRST. AND EVEN THESE DETAINEES WILL HAVE A RIGHT...
02:20:41 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary FAIR ENOUGH.
02:20:42 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative MR. GREEN.
02:20:44 Green, GeneU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE OF OUR WITNESSES. YOU BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. I...
02:22:56 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS WE COULD DO TO STRENGTHEN OUR RESPONSE FOR SEASONAL FLU AS WELL AS...
02:23:30 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director IN THE PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WITH PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS. WE COULD DO MUCH BETTER TARGETING OF PRIORITY...
02:23:52 Green, GeneU.S. Representative AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND WE'RE GOING THE RUN OUT OF TIME, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEDIATRICIANS....
02:24:21 Schuchat, Anne M.D.Director A BROADER MANUFACTURING CAPACITY, BUT WITH CHILDREN IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PANDEMIC, IT'S DISPROPORTIONATELY...
02:25:00 Lurie, NicoleAssistant Secretary CERTAINLY, AND I WOULD REALLY SECOND THE COMMENTS ABOUT REALLY STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE...
02:25:55 Green, GeneU.S. Representative THE GENERATION THAT DEALT WITH POLIO, I KNOW WE USED THAT GENERATION MANY TIMES AT OUR HEARINGS. ...
02:26:23 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. I GUESS I'M GOING TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN. I WON'T REPEAT WHAT I SAID AGAIN THOUGH. THANK...
02:26:43 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS]
02:27:08 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative WE'VE DONE A LITTLE SWITCHING HERE, AND WE'LL CALL OUR SECOND PANEL UP. THIS INCLUDES MR. PAUL WE ALL...
02:29:06 Perreault, PaulPresident GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. DISTRIBUTER OF INFLUENZA VACCINES...
02:34:00 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative THANK YOU. DOCTOR? WOULD YOU LIKE TO TESTIFY? PULL THAT UP AND TURN THAT MIC ON, PLEASE. THANK YOU....
02:34:06 Narasimhan, VasPresident GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN STUPAK, CHAIRMAN PALLONE, RANKING MEMBER WALL DON AND THE...
02:38:30 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative THANK YOU, DOCTOR. YOUR TESTIMONY, PLEASE. TURN THE GREEN LIGHT ON AND TINT FORWARD. THANK YOU.
02:38:37 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President CHAIRMAN STUPAK, PALLONE, RANKING MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY...
02:43:16 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative THANK YOU, DOCTOR. MR. HASBACK, YOUR TESTIMONY, PLEASE.
02:43:21 Hosbach, PhilipVice President GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE THE SUBCOMMITTEES...
02:48:31 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative THANK YOU. DR. LEAHY?
02:48:33 Lakey, DavidCommissioner CHAIRMAN STUPAK, CHAIRMAN PALLONE AND MEMBERS, RANKING MEMBER WALL DIN, I'M THE COMMISSIONER OF THE...
02:50:25 Lakey, DavidCommissioner THESE PLANS RELATED TO THE SEVERITY OF THIS PANDEMIC. WE DECIDED TO USE THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE LOCAL...
02:55:43 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative PLEASE SUMMARIZE.
02:55:44 Lakey, DavidCommissioner OKAY. I THINK WE ALSO HAVE A CHALLENGE RELATED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BEEN FUNDED AND THAT'S BEEN...
02:56:24 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative THANK YOU, DOCTOR. DR. LEVY? YOUR TESTIMONY.
02:56:28 Levi, JeffreyExecutive Director THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN STUPAK, CHAIRMAN PALLONE, RANKING MEMBER AND MR. GREEN. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY...
03:01:53 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. DOCTOR -- HOW DO YOU SAY YOUR LAST NAME?
03:02:04 Narasimhan, VasPresident FAR SIMILAR MONO.
03:02:06 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT NOVEMBER 3RD, YOU SIGNED THE LETTER BACK TO US, TO THE COMMITTEE, WE ASKED A...
03:03:00 Narasimhan, VasPresident THAT'S CORRECT. WE HAVE TWO H1N1 VACCINES LICENSED IN EUROPE AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD WITH...
03:03:12 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative OKAY. IS THERE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH -- I THINK THE FDA SAID THEY HAD NOT APPROVED IT, AND IF MY NETWORK...
03:03:28 Narasimhan, VasPresident THE MF59'S NOT APPROVED IN THE U.S., BUT WE'VE LICENSED IT IN EUROPE. WE HAVE A PRETTY BROAD RANGE...
03:03:53 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative MY 15 YEARS HERE I'VE ALWAYS BONN DRUG COMPANIES. YOU SAY IT'S BEEN LICENSED SINCE '97 IN THE REST...
03:03:59 Narasimhan, VasPresident THAT'S CORRECT. IN THE ELDERLY. WE HAVE IT LICENSED DOWN NOW TO SIX MONTHS OF AGE. OVERSEAS THEY'RE...
03:04:08 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative OKAY. I THOUGHT I HEARD DR. GOODMAN OF THE LAST PANEL INDICATE THEY'VE ORDERED A STOCKPILE OF THIS...
03:04:19 Narasimhan, VasPresident THAT IS CORRECT. WE'RE MAINTAINING STOCKPILE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.
03:04:25 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative AND I ASKED HIM, THEN, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO USE IT? WHERE -- WHEN DO WE GET TO THE POINT WE'RE GOING...
03:04:35 Narasimhan, VasPresident WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THEM IN EARLY MAY AS TO HOW TO PROCEED, AND THE DECISION AT THAT POINT WAS...
03:05:08 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative OKAY. I THINK IN YOUR TESTIMONY YOU STARTED DISCUSSING THIS 2007 WHETHER YOU SHOULD USE ADDY VENT...
03:05:23 Narasimhan, VasPresident WE APPLIED FOR A NEW DRUG APPLICATION, IND, AN INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG IN 2008, AND WE'VE BEEN GOING...
03:05:36 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative DO YOU SEE THIS ISSUE, THAT JUST WON'T BE WITH H1N1, BUT REALLY ANY KIND OF A VACCINE, ISN'T IT? ...
03:05:47 Narasimhan, VasPresident THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S A NUMBER OF BENEFITS. ONE IS YOU IMPROVE THE IMMUNEY IN ADDITIONTY SO IF YOU...
03:06:24 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative DR. RE VIE, IS IT FAIR TO SAY THIS IS SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT AS A COUNTRY? I KNOW YOU MENTIONED...
03:06:39 Levi, JeffreyExecutive Director OH, IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT CLOSELY, AND I BELIEVE THE FDA IS DOING THIS IN A...
03:07:15 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative SURE.
03:07:17 Levi, JeffreyExecutive Director TO ADD ON THROUGH AN EMERGENCY USE APPLICATION A NEW ELEMENT THAT MAY, INDEED, BE SAFE COULD WELL...
03:07:30 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative SO THIS ONE'S BEEN AROUND FOR, AS THEY SAID, I THINK '97 OR SO AND BEEN APPROVED. WOULD IT BE PRUDENT...
03:07:48 Levi, JeffreyExecutive Director IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS SO MUCH HESITANCY AROUND VACCINES IN GENERAL.
03:07:54 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative RIGHT.
03:07:56 Levi, JeffreyExecutive Director AND A PARTICULAR VACCINE. I THINK WE HAD A REAL PUBLIC HEALTH QUESTION AS TO WHETHER PEOPLE WOULD...
03:08:03 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative RIGHT.
03:08:06 Levi, JeffreyExecutive Director NOW, IF THINGS HAD BEEN WORSE AND THIS HAD BEEN A MUCH MORE SEVERE PANDEMIC, WE MAY HAVE NEEDED TO...
03:08:31 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative MY TIME'S UP. MR. WALDEN FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE.
03:08:33 Walden, GregU.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'T SPEND OUR LIVES IN THE WORLD YOU'RE IN,...
03:08:46 Narasimhan, VasPresident SURE, THEY'VE BEEN USED IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE 1920s, THERE'S ONE CALLED ALUM THAT'S BEEN...
03:08:53 Walden, GregU.S. Representative PULL THAT MIC A LITTLE CLOSER.
03:08:56 Narasimhan, VasPresident GEY VENTS ARE ACTUALLY ADDITIVES THAT WE PUT IN THE VACCINE THAT ACTUALLY BOOST THE IMMUNE RESPONSE....
03:09:16 Walden, GregU.S. Representative AND IF YOUR CLINICAL TRIALS OVERSEAS, DID I HEAR YOU SAY CORRECTLY YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANY ADVERSE RESPONSE...
03:09:27 Narasimhan, VasPresident I ALSO WANTED TO CORRECT, WE HAVE NOW 25,000 SUMMITS THAT ARE NON-ELDERLY, WE HAVE QUITE A ROBUST...
03:09:45 Walden, GregU.S. Representative WHEN IN '08 DID YOU APPLY TO FDA FOR APPROVAL?
03:09:48 Narasimhan, VasPresident JUST TO CLARIFY, THE FIRST STEP IS TO FILE AN IND, AND SO WE FILED FOR THE IND WHICH WOULD THEN ALLOW...
03:10:08 Walden, GregU.S. Representative RIGHT. AND WHEN IN '08 DID YOU DO THE FIRST --
03:10:11 Narasimhan, VasPresident I COULD GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE EXACT DATE, I THINK IT WAS MID '08.
03:10:14 Walden, GregU.S. Representative AND WHAT ELSE DO YOU HEAR FROM FDA THAT YOU NEED TO SUPPLY THAT YOU HAVEN'T?
03:10:20 Narasimhan, VasPresident I THINK THEY, THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED STUDIES UNDER FDA OVERSIGHT...
03:10:52 Walden, GregU.S. Representative OKAY. SO GOING BACK THEN, WELL, LET ME RUN THIS ON OUT. I MEAN, IF THIS WERE THE FEARED AVIAN FLU...
03:11:29 Narasimhan, VasPresident I MEAN, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE AGENCY, BUT THE UNDERSTANDING IS IS IF THE VACCINES HAD NOT WORKED,...
03:12:00 Walden, GregU.S. Representative BUT LOOKING AT IT FROM WHERE YOU ARE TODAY WITH THE FDA, WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE DO YOU THINK YOU AND...
03:12:20 Narasimhan, VasPresident THE WAY, THE WAY WE LOOK AT THIS IS WE HAVE AN H1N1 ADD JEWISH VENTED, OUR GOAL IS TO GET ONE OR ALL,...
03:12:47 Walden, GregU.S. Representative YEAH. ARE WE THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THE ADJUVANT?
03:12:54 Narasimhan, VasPresident AT LEAST FOR NOVARTIS, THE ONLY COUNTRY WE DO NOT SUPPLY THESE VACCINES TO IS THE UNITED
03:12:59 Walden, GregU.S. Representative ALL RIGHT.
03:13:01 Perreault, PaulPresident SO IF I COULD JUST COMMENT --
03:13:03 Walden, GregU.S. Representative YEAH, GO AHEAD.
03:13:07 Perreault, PaulPresident CSL HAS A UNIQUE ADJUVANT AS WELL THAT WE DEVELOPED IN AUSTRALIA, AND WE DID PUT IT INTO THE H5N1...
03:13:18 Walden, GregU.S. Representative AND THAT'S WHAT?
03:13:20 Perreault, PaulPresident THAT'S THE BIRD FLU, THE AVIAN FLU.
03:13:22 Walden, GregU.S. Representative GOT IT.
03:13:26 Perreault, PaulPresident WE ALSO HAVE MULTIPLE RESEARCH PROGRAMS GOING ON UTILIZING OUR ADJUVANT, AND IT'S BEING MANUFACTURED...
03:13:34 Walden, GregU.S. Representative SO WE MANUFACTURE IT HERE, WE JUST CAN'T USE IT HERE?
03:13:37 Perreault, PaulPresident IT'S BEING USED IN CLINICAL TRIALS WITH NEW VACCINES BEING DEVELOPED BY OTHER COMPANIES THAT WE PARTNER...
03:13:44 Walden, GregU.S. Representative AND AS YOU'VE USED IT IN OTHER COUNTRIES, IF I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY --
03:13:49 Perreault, PaulPresident WE'VE DONE THE STUDIES FOR H5N1 IN AUSTRALIA.
03:13:52 Walden, GregU.S. Representative AND DID YOU FIND --
03:13:55 Perreault, PaulPresident WE FOUND IT TO BE SAFE AND EFFICACIOUS.
03:13:58 Narasimhan, VasPresident WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO PRODUCE MF59 IN THE HOLLY SPRINGS FACILITY IN NORTH CAROLINA TO BE OPERATIONAL...
03:14:03 Walden, GregU.S. Representative ALL RIGHT. MY TIME HAS EXPIRED, I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER MEMBERS HERE WHO WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS. THANK...
03:14:12 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO ASK, USE MY TIME WITH DR. LAKE KEY HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE THE STATE GUY, AND...
03:15:32 Lakey, DavidCommissioner SURE. LET ME PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND RELATED TO HOW WE DO THIS. WE HAVE THE ACIP GUIDELINES, THE ...
03:16:35 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative AND JUST TO INTERRUPT YOU, I'VE HAD THAT PHENOMENA, TOO, WHERE ONE OF MY SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAS THE...
03:17:08 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative SO YOU USE EMPLOYERS AS WELL THE WAY NEW YORK DOES?
03:17:10 Lakey, DavidCommissioner WE'RE NOT -- WELL, WE'RE PROVIDING IT TO THE PHYSICIANS, THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS --
03:17:16 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative SO YOU DON'T ACTUALLY, I KNOW I'M INTERRUPTING YOU, BUT I'M GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME. YOU DON'T ACTUALLY...
03:17:31 Lakey, DavidCommissioner I HAVE 13,000 REGISTERED PROVIDERS ON OUR SYSTEM, AND IT'S A COMBINATION OFMANY OF THOSE. THERE MAY...
03:17:48 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative DO YOU THINK THAT -- I MEAN, I'M ASKING YOU TO CRITICIZE ANOTHER STATE, BUT WOULD YOU -- NEW YORK,...
03:17:58 Lakey, DavidCommissioner WELL, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS.
03:17:59 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative I UNDERSTAND.
03:18:00 Lakey, DavidCommissioner OF NEW YORK. FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED IS THAT THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO MEET THE PRIORITY GROUPS AND...
03:18:15 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative LET ME ASK CROW THIS, YOU DID MENTION THE CHALLENGES OF INTERMITTENT PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING AND DR....
03:18:40 Lakey, DavidCommissioner SURE. I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF ISSUES HERE. ONE IS THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE,...
03:19:21 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative BUT YOU OBVIOUSLY FEEL THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE STATES TO HAVE A LOT OF DISCRETION HERE. IN OTHER...
03:19:41 Lakey, DavidCommissioner I GUESS CLARIFICATION, THAT'S FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE BEING VACCINATED RIGHT NOW?
03:19:46 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative IN TERMS OF THE DISTRIBUTION.
03:19:47 Lakey, DavidCommissioner THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM? I THINK WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW FOLKS ARE TIGHTENING UP THOSE GROUPS. I THINK...
03:20:29 Pallone, Frank Jr.U.S. Representative ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
03:20:34 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative MR. SHIMKUS FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE.
03:20:37 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PANELISTS FOR BEING HERE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE SPENT A LOT...
03:21:22 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President YEAH. I CAN EXPLAIN IT. I THINK THERE ARE TWO REASONS FOR THAT. AT MEDIMMUNE WE DEVELOP OUR OWN ...
03:22:43 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President I CAN TELL YOU WE HAVE MANUFACTURED OVER 100 MILLION DOSES, AND WE COULD EASILY HAVE GONE UP TO 200...
03:22:56 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative WHAT PIQUED MY INTEREST IS ALSO SOME OF THE COMMENTS WHEN CHAIRMAN BLOWN GOT INTO THE DISCUSSION A...
03:23:20 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President THAT'S CORRECT.
03:23:22 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative I THINK HE MENTIONED SCHOOLS, DIDN'T WANT TO DO A NASAL SPRAY.
03:23:28 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President I THINK WE ARE NOT, UNIT, WE DO NOT HAVE REGNANT WOMEN IN OUR LABEL AND WE CANNOT ADMINISTER THE INTERNASAL...
03:24:24 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, DR. LAKEY. THE TITLE OF THE HEARING IS AN UPDATE ON VACCINE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION,...
03:25:05 Lakey, DavidCommissioner THAT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, MANUFACTURED, WE ORDER IT AND IT IS SHIPPED. THAT SYSTEM SEEMS TO WORK...
03:25:18 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO DO, BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY LISTEN TO THE OPENING STATEMENT. MY CONCERN...
03:25:37 Lakey, DavidCommissioner I GUESS I'VE LEARNED THROUGH OTHER EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANES, ETC., BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE TIME AFTERWARDS...
03:26:08 Shimkus, John M.U.S. Representative AND I AGREE. MY TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, PALE.
03:26:19 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative MR. GREEN, QUESTIONS, PLEASE.
03:26:20 Green, GeneU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND DR. LAKEY, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND GLAD WE GET TO MEET EARLIER....
03:27:10 Lakey, DavidCommissioner I THINK WHAT YOU SEE OR HAVE SEEN IN TEXAS IS A MOSAIC OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES WORKING TOGETHER TO...
03:28:13 Green, GeneU.S. Representative CAN YOU TELL US HOW PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FUNDS HELP YOU AND OTHER STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT...
03:28:24 Lakey, DavidCommissioner EXCUSE ME, GINTHER?
03:28:27 Green, GeneU.S. Representative HOW THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FUNDS HELP WITH THAT?
03:28:32 Lakey, DavidCommissioner THEY CAME INTO THREE COMPONENTS AND THEY BEEN CRIPPLED TO OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND. THE FIRST PART HAD...
03:29:38 Green, GeneU.S. Representative DR. LEE, I KNOW YOU RELEASED A REPORT ON THE AUTHOR STATES SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ARE THE POPULATION...
03:30:27 Levi, JeffreyExecutive Director ABSOLUTELY. CERTAINLY USING THE SCHOOL-BASED THE SULLEYS FOR BOTH IMMUNIZATIONS AND OTHER TYPES OF...
03:31:04 Green, GeneU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN, I APPRECIATE, MY LAST QUESTION ASKED FOR THE REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY, AND IT IS TO ASK...
03:31:39 Hosbach, PhilipVice President I THINK CELL CULTURE IS NOT AGAIN CHANGE. I WILL STEAL THAT PHRASE. THE GAME CHANGER PROBABLY ALONG...
03:33:10 Green, GeneU.S. Representative SO THE CAPACITIES HERE WHAT IS PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND I KNOW WE HAVE ONE PRODUCTION IN...
03:33:21 Narasimhan, VasPresident I THINK THERE IS AN IMPORTANT DYNAMIC HERE, FOR THE SEXY. BUT WHAT WE SAW WITH THE AVIAN INFLUENZA...
03:34:43 Green, GeneU.S. Representative QUICKLY HERE.
03:34:45 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President FOR US, YOU KNOW, THE EGGS ARE WORKING WELL. I THINK IF YOU HAD THE SELF CULTURE TECHNOLOGY ALSO ...
03:35:41 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative THANK YOU. MR. BURGESS, FOR QUESTIONS, MENTION YOU'RE ONE OF THE MEMBERS FOR BRITAIN TO MYSELF AND...
03:35:55 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative YOUR KIND TO POINT OUT THAT I DIDN'T WIND. YOU JUST FINISH UP ON AN EXCELLENT POINT, DOCTOR LEVITT...
03:36:32 Perreault, PaulPresident I WILL RESPOND FIRST. I THINK THAT WE DID NOT, BECAUSE WE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PANDEMIC RFP...
03:37:40 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative SO YOU DID COMMUNICATE THEIR CONFERENCE CALLS? AND THAT WOULD BE IN JUNE.
03:37:43 Perreault, PaulPresident YES, SIR. DID. WE COMMUNICATE IN JUNE AND PUT A NEW SCHEDULE TOGETHER IN JULY BASED ON OUR ASSUMPTIONS....
03:37:50 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative WHAT WAS BARTERS EXPERIENCED?
03:37:52 Narasimhan, VasPresident WITH NOVARTIS, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR CLOUDY SAKE WE CAN'T CONFIRM DEALS UNTIL WE HAVE RECEIVED...
03:38:12 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative MEDIMMUNE IS DIFFERENT, BUT WHAT ABOUT --
03:38:16 Hosbach, PhilipVice President ACTUALLY THE SAME FOR US IN TERMS OF REALIZING THAT WE FIRST STARTED OUT ON A VERY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE...
03:38:37 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAD CONVERSATIONS IN AUGUST WITH THE CDC AND NIH AND WAS GIVEN ASSURANCES...
03:39:23 Perreault, PaulPresident AT CSO, WHAT WE DID WAS, WHEN WE DID RECEIVE A CALL, WE TOOK ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR ABILITY TO FILL AND...
03:39:57 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative AND HE DID THAT AS A RESULT OF THE CALL ON OCTOBER 2019?
03:40:01 Perreault, PaulPresident WE WERE EVALUATING ALL ALONG THE WAY, BUT THAT WAS ALSO A CALL TO REINFORCE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING...
03:40:08 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative LET ME ASK, WAS A PROBLEMATIC FOR YOU THAT YOU ARE AT THE POINT WHERE YOU WERE GEARING UP FOR THE...
03:40:19 Narasimhan, VasPresident I THINK IT WAS JUST A COMPRESSION OF THE TIMELINES. WE HAD TO COMPLETE OUR SEASONAL FLU, AT LEAST...
03:40:39 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative BUT THERE'S BEEN DIFFICULTY GETTING SEASONAL FLU VACCINE, I KNOW OUR TEAM UNITY HAS BEEN LACKING FOR...
03:40:51 Narasimhan, VasPresident IN OUR CASE, WE COMPLETED OUR SEASONAL DELIVERY IN EARLY OCTOBER AND.
03:40:58 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative MY WAL-MART BACK HOME IS NOT. I KNOW I CAN GET DOMINION, AND I SHOULDN'T DO THAT. BUT OF THE OTHER...
03:41:26 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President WE DON'T USE ANY ADJUVANTS.
03:41:27 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative BECAUSE YOUR YIELD AND THE METHOD OF IT SUCH THAT THE EULA SO I?
03:41:34 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President IT IS BY FAR THE HIGHEST AND IT IS REPLICATING THE NASAL CAP, THAT YOU DON'T NEED AN ADJUVANT.
03:41:40 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative DR. LAKEY'S LET ME --
03:41:43 Machielse, BenExecutive Vice President THAT WE BE COMPLETED OUR SEASONAL MANUFACTURING ALSO ON TIME. AND EVEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE FOR H1N1....
03:41:58 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative DR. LAKEY, LET ME JUST ASK YOU, BECAUSE TEXAS HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THEM MADE THEIR WAY...
03:42:13 Lakey, DavidCommissioner I THINK WE LEARNED AS VACCINE WAS COMING OUT THAT IT WASN'T WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED, SO EARLY OCTOBER....
03:42:29 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative DO YOU FEEL THAT CDC AND HHS TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOU IN A TIMELY FASHION?
03:42:36 Lakey, DavidCommissioner WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE CALLS WITH THE CDC AND THE OFFICES OF THE SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE,...
03:42:47 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative HAVE THEY BEEN HELPFUL IN HELPING YOU ADAPT TO THE CHANGE IN THE VACCINE AVAILABILITY?
03:42:56 Lakey, DavidCommissioner THE CDC HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO US IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES THAT HAVE AROSE...
03:43:22 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative HOW ABOUT THE MANUFACTURES AND SELLS? SIMILAR RESPONDED WITH INFORMATION WHEN YOU NEEDED IT, OR DIGITAL...
03:43:31 Lakey, DavidCommissioner MY COMMUNICATION GOES THROUGH THE CDC, AND MANUFACTURES WOULD DISCUSS THAT INFORMATION WITH CDC'S....
03:43:43 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative AND UN MR. PALLONE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FUNDING. DO YOU HAVE, I GET THE FEELING THAT THE LEVEL...
03:43:58 Lakey, DavidCommissioner THIS IS FOR FIRST FUNDING RIGHT NOW. THEY TALKED TO STATE HEALTH OFFICERS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY...
03:44:47 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative YOU'VE INDICATED TO ME THAT YOU SEE A NUMBER OF CASES IS ACTUALLY DIMINISH OVER WHAT IT WAS EVEN JUST...
03:45:20 Lakey, DavidCommissioner THAT IS CORRECT. WE MONITOR THE PERCENTAGE OF BUSINESS TO PHYSICIANS FLOOR INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS....
03:45:50 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative MY, I HAVE TO WRAP THIS UP.
03:45:51 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative JUST AS A FINAL THOUGHT. WE ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO MEXICO WHICH IS WHERE THIS BEGAN A YEAR AGO, IS...
03:46:10 Lakey, DavidCommissioner I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN INTELLIGENTLY ANSWER THAT. I THINK WE PREDICT THAT THEY WILL HAVE, YOU KNOW,...
03:46:36 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative BUT IT DEFINITELY BACK AT US LAST YEAR WHEN THEY BECAME ILL, WE DEVELOP SYMPTOMS VERY QUICKLY IN OUR...
03:46:43 Lakey, DavidCommissioner INFECTIOUS DISEASE DO NOT RESPECT BORDERS, AND IT CAME ACROSS OUR BORDER VERY RAPIDLY. AND THROUGHOUT...
03:47:05 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative THANK YOU, DOCTOR. I YIELD BACK, MR. CHAIRMAN.
03:47:09 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative WE WILL HAVE VOTES HERE IN A FEW MINUTES, AND WILL FINISH UP WITH SPAM AND FINISH UP IS A. DR. LAKEY,...
03:47:30 Lakey, DavidCommissioner I'M NOT SURE IF, THERE'S PROBABLY SEVERAL FACTORS INTERACTING. THE HISTORY OF PANDEMICS COMING IN...
03:48:05 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative SO AS MR. BURGESS SAID, AS WE MOVE ABOUT DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, THAT COULD VERY WELL SPREAD INTO...
03:48:15 Lakey, DavidCommissioner AS WE GET INTO THE COLDER SEASON, AS PEOPLE ARE MORE INSIGHT, AS THE HUMIDITY CHANGES, THE ENVIRONMENT...
03:48:26 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative AND WE COULD VERY WELL HAVE
03:48:28 Lakey, DavidCommissioner EXACTLY.
03:48:30 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative LET ME ASK YOU ALL THIS QUESTION AND THEN SUMMARIZE. IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM LISTENING THROUGHOUT...
03:48:57 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative YOU ARE ALL NODDING HER HEAD YES REX OKAY. MIKE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CLOSE IT DOWN?
03:49:05 Burgess, MichaelU.S. Representative I AM DISTURBED AT THE SECRETARY SEBELIUS DID INDICATE TO US THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IS THAT WE NEEDED,...
03:50:03 Stupak, BartU.S. Representative YES, SIR. THAT WE HAD A ROSY FORECAST OF THE SECRETARY, THAT HAS NOT HELD TO. I THINK BETWEEN THE...

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