% >>
A PBS
WISCONSIN
ORIGINAL
% PRODUCTION.%THE FOLLOWING
PROGRAM
IS PART
% OF
OUR
"H
ERE
AND NOW"
2020 % ELECTION COVERAGE.
% >> I'M
FREYBERG.
% A
WISCONSIN
COVID-19
AND
% REPRESENTATIVES
GALLAGHER
POCAN
% DISCUSS SHORTAGES
ON
MARCH 6th.
% >>
MORE
PEOPLE
ARE
BEING
TESTED % FOR
CORONAVIRUS
IN
WISCONSIN.% BUT AT
WEEKS'
END
THERE
ARE NO
% NEW
POSITIVE
CASES.
% THE
STATE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
% SERVICES
REPORTS
A
TO
TAL
OF
44
% PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN TESTED
AND
A
% DOZEN RESULTS
ARE
STILL
PENDING.
% ONE
PERSON
WHO
TESTED POSITIVE
% EARLIER HAS
RECOVERED.
% HEALTH OFFICIALS
ALSO
REPORT
% THERE IS
NO
INDICATION
OF % COMMUNITY
TRANSMISSION
IN
THE
PRESIDENT
SIGNED
ON
% TO
$8
BILLION
IN
EMERGENCY
% FUNDING
FOR
STATES
TO HELP
% MANAGE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE.%
TOM
HAUPT
IS
HE
RE.
% >>
THE
NUMBERS
OF
PEOPLE
BEING
% TESTED HAS JUMPED
IN
RECENT
% DAYS.
% DOES WISCONSIN HAVE ADEQUATE
% TEST
KITS
TO
DO THE
% SURVEILLANCE
WE NEED?
% >>
AT
THIS
TIME
WE
DO
HAVE % ENOUGH TEST
KITS
AVAILABLE.
% WE
HAVE TO
APPROVE THE
TESTING.
% WE
WANT
TO
BE
SURE
WE'RE
USING
%
THE
TEST
KITS
APPROPRIATELY AND
% BEING SMART
WITH
OUR
DECISIONS.
% WE DON'T WANT
TO
RUN
OUT
OF % KITS DURING
A CRITICAL
TIME.
% >>
YOU
HAVE
THE
SCIENTISTS
WHO
% NEED TO DO
THE TESTING?
% >> AT
THIS
TIME
WE
HAVE
THE
% CAPACITY AND
SURGE CAPACITY % SHOULD IT
GET WORSE.
% >> WHAT
ARE
THE
CIRCUMSTANCES
% OF
THE LATEST
PEOPLE
BEING
% TESTED
% >>
IS
MAJORITY
OF
THEM
ARE
% TRAVELERS
AND
VACATIONERS
% COMING BACK FROM
COUNTRIES
THAT
% HAVE
A
LEVEL
THREE
OR
TWO % TRAVEL
ALERT CHINA,
ITALY,
% SOUTH
KOREA.
% WE'RE
ALSO
GETTING STUDENTS % COMING
BACK
AS
WELL.% SO WE'VE
HAD
PEOPLE
WHO
ARE
PUT
% UNDER
INVESTIGATIONS
WHO
ARE
% BOTH
VACATIONERS AND RETURNING %
TO
WISCONSIN.
% >> ON STUDY
ABROAD PROGRAMS.
% >>
YES.
% >>
THERE
SEEMS
TO BE
SUPER
% HEIGHTENED CONCERN
ABOUT
THE % PUBLIC.%WHAT SHOULD
WE KNOW
ABOUT THE
% RISK AND WHAT
TO
EXPECT?
% >>
AGAIN,
THIS
IS
AN
EVOLVING % SITUATION AND
RELATIVELY EARLY
%
IN
THE
INVESTIGATION.% WE
ARE
COUNTING
ON
OUR
% COLLEAGUES FROM
THE
WORLD
% HEALTH
ORGANIZATION AND
CENTERS
% FOR
DISEASE
CONTROL
AND
% PREVENTION
TO
GUIDE US
WITH
% MORE
INFORMATION.
% WE
WANT TO
LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE
% EXACT
INCUBATION PERIOD.
% HOW LONG
PEOPLE
ARE
INFECTIOUS.
% AT
THIS
POINT
WE'RE
SAYING
THE
% RISK IS
STILL
LOW
BUT
WE'RE
% PREPARED IN
CASE
IT
DOES
BECOME % MORE WIDESPREAD WE
FEEL
WE
HAVE
% THE
PLANS
AND
CAPABILITIES
TO
% MAKE A
RESPONSE
TO
PROTECT THE
%
CITIZENS OF WISCONSIN.
% >> %>> WHAT'S THE GUIDANCE F
OR % NURSING HOMES IN WISCONSIN?%
>> IT JUST CAME OUT.%WE'RE ANAL
YZING THAT AS WE THEY % NEED TO SCRE
EN VISITORS COMING % IN AND ASK TH
EM IF THEY'VE DONE % ANY TRAVEL.
% AT THIS POINT THAT
IS
NOT
% RECOMMENDED.%BUT WE REALLY
WANT
THEM
TO
% AWARE
THAT
PEOPLE
SHOULD
NOT
BE % COMING IN
IF
THEY
DO
HAVE
ANY % KIND
OF
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS.
%
WE'RE
IN
THE
MIDDLE
OF
FLU % SEASON AND
HIGH
INFLUENZA % ACTIVITY.
% >>
DO
YO
U
EXPECT
THE
NUMBER
OF
% TESTS
BEING
CONDUCTED WILL
JUMP
% AS THE DAYS
PROGRESS
HERE?
% >>
I
BELIEVE THE
NUMBER
OF
TEST
% EFS
WILL DEFINITELY
JUMP
% ESPECIALLY SINCE
WE
HAVE
% COMMERCIAL LABS COMING
ONLINE
% AS
WELL.% AND AGAIN,
WE
HAVE
A
LITTLE % MORE
LENIENCY
FOR
TESTING SINCE
% THE
GUIDANCE
WAS CHANGED IN
% PAST
WEEK.
%
>>
HOW
IMPORTANT
IS
THE
MONEY
% NEWLY
COMING
IN TO
STATES
% ?FRJTS I
BELIEVE
THE
MONEY
IS
%
VERY
IMPORTANT
AND
IS NOT
% DECIDED HOW
TO
USE
IT.
% IT
CAN HELP
WITH
PERSONNEL
% COSTS.
% FOR
PURCHASING
MAYBE SOME
% PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
% THERE
IS
A
LOT
OF
RUMORS
OUT
% THERE
ARE
SHORTAGES
OF % MASKS,
GOWNS, HAND SANITIZERS.
% THE PEOPLE
IN
OUR
% ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ARE %
WORKING HARD TO
TRY
TO
COME
UP
% WITH
A PLAN
HOW TO BEST
USE
% THAT
MONEY.
% >> TOM HAUPT.%THANK YOU
VERY
MUCH.
% >>
APPRECIATE
THE
OPPORTUNITY
% FOR TALKING
TO YOUR VIEWERS.
% >>
NOW
TO
COVID-19
AND
HOW
% FEDERAL
LAWMAKERS
ARE
% RESPONDING TO
CERTAIN
ASPECTS
% OF
IT
INCLUDING
THE
% INTRODUCTION
OF
A
BILL
CALLED
% THE
MEDICAL
SUPPLY
CHAIN
% SECURITY
ACT DESIGNED TO
% STRENGTHEN THE
FLOW
OF
MEDICAL
% SUPPLIES
BY
GIVING NEW
% AUTHORIZATIONS TO
THE
FOOD
AND
% DRUG ADMINISTRATION.%AMONG OT
HER THINGS
THE
BILL
% GIVES
THE
FDA
MORE POWER
TO
% LOCATE
AND
DIRECT
THE
FLOW
OF
% MEDICAL
SUPPLIES
AND
REQUIRES
% MEDICAL MANUFACTURERS
TO NOTIFY
% THE
GOVERNMENT
WHEN SUPPLIES
% ARE
RUNNING
LOW.% THE
BILL
WAS
INTRODUCED
THIS
% WEEK BY
REPUBLICAN
U.S.
% REPRESENTATIVE MIKE
GALLAGHER
% WHO
JOINS US
FROM
GREEN
BAY
AND
% DEMOCRATIC U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
% MARK
POCAN WHO
IS
IN
MADISON.% WELCOME
TO
YOU
BOTH.% FIRST,
REPRESENTATIVE POCAN,
% WHY
DID YOU
INTRODUCE
THE
BILL?
% >>
MIKE
REACHED
OUT
TO
US
AND
% SENATOR HAWLEY
INTRODUCED
THE
% BILL.
% I'VE
BEEN
WORKING
THROUGH
OUR % COMMITTEE
ALL
THINGS
% CORONAVIRUS.
% THERE
IS
A PROBLEM AROUND
% SUPPLY CHAINS
PERIOD.
% WE
KEEP
TRACK
OF
DRUGS
PRODUCED
% IN
CHINA
BUT
NOT
THINGS
LIKE % THE ACTIVE
INGREDIENTS FOR % DRUGS THAT
ARE MADE
IN
OTHER
%
PLACES.%AND
WE
DON'T
KEEP
TRACK
OF % THINGS
FOR
MEDICAL
DEVICES.
% WHEN
THIS
BILL
CAME OVER
FROM
% MIKE'S OFFICE
WE
WERE
HAPPY TO % DO
IT
WITH
HIM.% IT IS AN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION % THAT WE
HAVE TO
HAVE
WHETHER
IT
% BE
ON DRUGS
OR
MEDICAL DEVICES.% IF
WE
DON'T KNOW
A TIME
LIKE % THIS OR
ANY
TIME
IN
THE
FUTURE
% YOU NEED TO
KNOW
WHERE THINGS % ARE
PRODUCED
SO YOU
DON'T
HAVE % SHORTAGES.
% >>
WHY DID
YOU
SPEARHEAD
THIS?
% >>
COVID-19
PROVIDES AN ACUTE
% ILLUSTRATION OF
SOMETHING
WE'VE
% BEEN
LEARNING
OVER
THE
LAST
% THREE
YEARS OR
WAKING
UP TO,
% WHICH
IS THE
FACT
THAT
A
LOT
OF
% OUR
SUPPLY
CHAINS
RUN
THROUGH
% BEIJING
AND THEREFORE
ARE
% INHERENTLY FRAGILE.
% AS
WE
ATTEMPT
TO
INCENTIVIZE
% MORE
DOMESTIC
MANUFACTURING WE
% SHOULD
START
WITH
KEY
NATIONAL % SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
BUT
MEDICAL
% MANUFACTURING.%WE'RE LEARNING
NOW THAT
SO
MANY
% OF
THE DRUGS
WE RELY
UPON,
SO
% MANY
OF
THE
SIMPLE
DEVICES
THAT
% WE
NEED IN
TIMES
LIKE
THIS,
% WHETHER
IT'S
MASKS,
REST
PIR
% ATEORS
ARE
OFTEN MASS
PRODUCED % IN CHAIN.
% YEAH
UNACCEPTABLE
WHEN
YOU'RE
% DEALING WITH
SOMETHING
LIKE % COVID-19.
% A SMALL WAY WE CAN
BEGIN
TO
% SHORE
UP
AND
STRENGTHEN
OUR
% DOMESTIC
MANUFACTURING
% CAPABILITY AND KEEP
CITIZENS % HEALTHY.%>> WHAT
CAN
YOU
TELL
US
ABOUT
% SHORTAGES IN
PLACE
NOW
AS
A
%
RESULT OF
CORONAVIRUS
OR % POTENTIALLY THREATENING OUR %
RESPONSE
TO
IT?
% >>
A
WEEK
AGO
FRIDAY
I
ASKED % THIS VERY
QUESTION
AT
ONE
OF % THE
PANELS
WE HAD.
% WE
KNOW
THERE
IS AT
LEAST
20
% DRUGS
THAT
ARE
PROBABLY SOLELY % SOURCED
IN
CHINA.
%
THERE
COULD
BE
SHORTAGES
% BECAUSE OF
PRODUCTION
OVERALL
% LIST OF 146
DRUGS
AS
OF A
WEEK
% AGO FRIDAY
ON
THAT
LIST
.
% BUT
WHAT
WE
DON'T
KEEP
TRACK
OF
% ARE
THINGS
LIKE
MEDICAL
DEVICES
% WHICH IS WHY MIKE
AND I
HAVE
% THIS BILL.
% WE
DON'T
KEEP TRACK
OF
ACTIVE
% INGREDIENTS.
% A
DRUG
MAY
BE
PRODUCED
IN
INDIA
% OR
ANOTHER
COUNTRY
BUT
THE
% ACTIVE INGREDIENT
IS STILL
% PRODUCED
IN CHINA.
% WE DON'T KEEP
TRACK OF
THAT
AT % ALL.
% THOSE AR
E SOME
OF
THE
THINGS
WE
%
HAVE TO KNOW
OR
ELSE
YOU COULD
% HAVE SHORTAGES HERE
IN THE
% UNITED STATES
OR
YOU
COULD
EVEN
% HAVE
CHINA
SAY THAT
ANY
% PRODUCTION IN
CHINA
THE
% PRIORITY WILL
STAY
IN
CHINA.
% >>
THIS
LEGISLATION
WOULD
BE
% FOR NEXT
TIME THOUGH, RIGHT?
% WE'RE CURRENTLY IN
THE
% CIRCUMSTANCE
WE HAVE
THE OVER
% RELIANCE
OF PRODUCTS
MADE
IN
% CHINA.
% >>
WHY
IT'S
GOOD
WE CAME
% TOGETHER YESTERDAY BEFORE
MARK
%
AND
I
LEFT
D.C.
TO
PASS
$8
% BILLION
IN
EMERGENCY
% SUPPLEMENTAL
FUNDING
TO GET
AT
% THIS
CRISIS.% $4
BILLION
OF
WHICH
WOULD BE
% GEARED
TOWARDS RAPID
PRODUCTION %
OF
TESTING.
% IF
YOU
TALK
TO
OFFICIALS
IN
% HONG KONG
AND
IN
KOREA,
THEY
% WILL
SWEAR
THAT
FAST,
RAPID
% DEPLOYMENT OF TESTING IS
THE
% PATH
TO GETTING A
HANDLE
ON
% THIS.%THAT'S WHERE WE NEED
TO
BE
% DOING
MORE.
% I'M
GLAD
MOST
OF OUR
COLLEAGUES
% CAME
TOGETHER
IN A
BIPARTISAN
% FASHION TO
PROVIDE
THE
CDC
AND
%
OTHER HEALTH
OFFICIALS
AT
HHS % THE RESOURCES
THEY
NEED
IN % ORDER TO
DEVOLVE
RESOURCES
TO
% THE
STATES, COUNTY GOVERNMENTS
% TO
DO AS MUCH
TESTING
AS
% POSSIBLE.%>>
REPRESENTATIVE
POCAN
HOW
% MUCH OF
THAT
$8
BILLION
MIGHT % BE
COMING
WISCONSIN'S
WAY?
% >> NOT
EXACTLY.
% HOWEVER, AGAIN EVEN THAT MONEY
% SOME
OF
IT
IS GOING
FOR
%
FIGHTING THE
VIERS
AND
HELPING
% LOCAL AND STATE
HEALTH
% DEPARTMENTS.%THE ISSUE
WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW
% THAT
WE
REALLY
HAVE
TO
FOCUS
% THE
MOST ON
IS
THE
TESTING.
%
AND AS
OF
THIS
WEEK
THE
NUMBERS % OF TESTS STILL
AREN'T THAT
MANY.
% BY
THE
END OF
NEXT
WEEK
IT'S
AT % A
LEVEL MORE
USEFUL.% MY
REAL
CONCERN
IS
WE'RE
NOT
% PROACTIVELY TESTING MORE
PEOPLE
% ESPECIALLY
PEOPLE
IN
MONTHS
% HOSPITALS WHO
HAVE
% PNEUMONIA-LIKE SYMPTOMS.%TH
ERE HAS
BEEN
BAD PRESS.
% PEOPLE
GONE
TO
GET
A
TEST,
% TESTED NEGATIVE AND
WOUND
UP
% WITH
A $3200 BILL
IS
SPOOKING
% PEOPLE.%WE
DON'T
HAVE
ANSWERS
FOR
HOW
% TO MAKE SURE
NO
ONE
WOULD
BE
% TURNED AWAY BECAUSE
THEY DON'T
% HAVE
THE
RESOURCES.
% IT
IS
DEFINITELY
IN
PROGRESS % AND WE
FIGURE
IT
OUT.
% MISSTEPS EARLY ON
ESPECIALLY
% AROUND TESTING.
% BUT
I
AND
A
LOT
OF
MEDICAL
% PEOPLE INCLUDING
THE
PERSON
WHO % RAN
THE
EBOLA
CRISIS,
THE
CZAR % DURING PRESIDENT OBAMA
THINK
WE
% HAVE
TO
CHANGE
FOCUS
AND
START % TESTING
THESE
PEOPLE
AND
WE'RE % NOT DOING
THAT
RIGHT
NOW.
% >>
REPRESENTATIVE GALLAGHER DO
% YOU
AGREE TESTING IS THE
KEY
% RIGHT
NOW?
% >>
WELL,
I
DO
THINK TESTING
IS % THE
KEY.
% WE
HAVE
I
UNDERSTAND
IT CDC
% HAS
LOOSENED
SOME OF
THE
% REGULATIONS
IN TERMS
OF
WHAT
% FACILITIES ARE
ALLOWED
TO
TEST.
% I
THINK
ONE
THING WE
SHOULD
% ALSO
LOOK
AT
IN
THIS
SPACE
IS
% HOW
DO WE
WAIVE
IF
NOT
LOWER
% THE
COST
OF
TELE
HEALTH
% PROCEDURES
AS WE
TRY
TO PREVENT
% COMMUNITY
SPRAE.D
I'M
HEARING
% FROM
HOSPITAL SYSTEMS ARE
% WORRIED
ABOUT
BEING
IN
% VIOLATION OF
STARK
LAW
AND
%
TRYING TO
DO
MORE TELE
HEALTH
% SERVICES NOW.
% WE'RE
LE
ARNING A LOT
OF
THINGS
% ABOUT
THE
SYSTEM
NOT
ALWAYS
% OPERATING EFFICIENTLY BUT
I'M
% GLAD
MARK
AND
I
FAIR
TO SAY
% DISAGREE
ON
A LOT
OF
HEALTHCARE
% RELATED ISSUES
WERE ABLE
TO
% COME
TOGETHER
ON AN
AREA
WE
% AGREE
IN THE
FACE OF
SOMETHING
% LIKE
THIS.
%
PUT ASIDE PARTISAN
DIFFERENCES
% AND
TRY
TO
DO WHAT'S
BEST
FOR % WISCONSIN.
% >>
WHAT
DO
YOU
THINK
OVERALL
% THIS
OUTBREAK
HAS
BEEN
MANAGED
% BY
TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION?
% >>
IT'S
IN
PROGRESS.
%
CLEARLY
THERE
HAVE
BEEN SOME
% MISSTEPS
EARLY
ON.
% I WOULD
BE
MUCH
HAPPIER
IF
THE
% ONLY
PEOPLE WHO
WERE
THE
% SPOKESPERSONS
TO THE AMERICAN
% PEOPLE WERE
DOCTORS.
% DR.
FAUCI
HAS
RESPECT FROM
% DEMOCRATS
AND
REPUBLICANS.
% HAVING POLITICIAN
BE
THE
% SPOKESPERSON IS NOT
THE
SAME
% THING.%YOU SHOULDN'T GO
TO WORK
WITH
% THE
CORONAVIRUS.
% THAT WOULD BE
AN
AWFUL
IDEA.
% THE
MOST
IMPORTANT
THING
FOR
% EVERYONE TO
KNOW
IS
WASH
YOUR
% HANDS,
COUGH
INTO
YOUR
ELBOW
%
AND DON'T
TOUCH
YOUR
FACE.% IT
IS MUCH
HARDER.
% AS THEY TOLD
US
THAT
I WAS
% HOLDING MY FACE
IN
MY HAND
AT
% THE
BRIEFING.
% IF
WE
FOLLOW THAT FOR MOST
% PEOPLE
WE ARE OEF
GOOD
SHAPE.
% THE
PROBLEM
IS
BY
NOT
KEEPING
% TRACK
EARLIER
THIS
WEEK
WE QUIT
% KEEPING
TRACK
OF
HOW MANY
% PEOPLE
WE
TESTED.% THEY'RE
DOING
THAT
AGAIN.
% CERTAIN POPULATIONS,
OVER 60
OR
%
HEALTH AILMENTS.
% 15
TO
20%
EVER
PEOPLE
WILL WIND
% UP BEING
HOSPITALIZED
FOR
THIS.
% WE
HAVE
TO
BE
FOLLOWING
THIS % VERY
CLOSELY
SO
THAT
THE % APPROPRIATE POPULATIONS
ARE
% PROTECTED.
% >> REPRESENTATIVE
GALLAGHER
% THERE
SEEM
TO
HAVE BEEN SOME
% MIXED MESSAGES OUT
OF
THE
TRUMP
% ADMINISTRATION
FROM
THE % PRESIDENT
HIMSELF THAT CONTRARY
% TO
WHAT
SOME
OF
THE
SCIENTIFIC
% OR MEDICAL
OFFICIALS
ARE
SAYING.
% WHAT
ABOUT
THAT
AND
HOW
SHOULD
% CITIZENS KIND
OF UNDERSTAND
% WHAT'S
GOING
ON?
% >>
WELL, I
THINK
THE
TRUMP
% ADMINISTRATION WAS RIGHT TO
% BEFORE
LEANING
ON
THE
TARGETED % TRAVEL
BAN
IN
CHINA.
% WE
NOW
HAVE
THE
SAME
IN
PLACE
%
FOR IRAN AND
CERTAIN
PARTS OF
% THE ITALY
AND SOUTH
KOREA.
% THAT'S SOMETHING
WE
NEED TO
% CONTINUE TO
MONITOR.% BUT
IN A
GLOBALIZED ECONOMY
% MARK
AND
I
KNOW
WE
FLY ON
% AIRPLANES TWICE
A
WEEK
IT
IS
% HARD WHERE PEOPLE
ARE
FLYING
% ALL
THE
TIME
TO
FULLY
CONTAIN % THE SPREAD
EVEN
WITH A
TAR
% G *ETED TRAVEL
BAN
IN
PLACE.% WHERE I
THINK
WE
SHOULD BE MORE % FORWARD LEANING
AS WE
TRY
TO
% THINK
ABOUT
THE
NEXT
TIME
% SHOULD THERE BE
A
NEXT
TIME
IS
% LET
US
RECOGNIZE
THAT
THE
% CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY OUT
OF
% FEAR
OF
ITS
OWN
CITIZENS'
% KNOWLEDGE HAS
--
HAD
REFUSED
% THE HELP
OF OUR
EXPERTS
AND
EN % GAINING
ERD
GLOBAL
HEALTH.
% IT
IS
SOMETHING
WE
HAVEN'T
BEEN
% FORCEFUL ENOUGH
SENDING
THAT
% MESSAGE
TO EVERYONE
AROUND
THE
% WORLD.
% THE
CCP
IS
A
CORRUPT
% ORGANIZATION THAT
IS
%
ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF
PEOPLE % ALL OVER
THE
WORLD.
% >>
WE
NEED TO
LEAVE
IT
THERE.
% REPRESENTATIVE GALLAGHER
IN
% GREEN
BAY
AND REPRESENTATIVE
% POCAN
IN MADISON.% THANKS
TO
YOU
BOTH.
% WORK
IS
ONGOING
TO
WASHINGTON
% TO
HELP
MEDICAL
SUPPLY
% SHORTAGES DOCTORS ON
THE
FRONT
% LINE OF
THE
CORONAVIRUS
% OUTBREAK
ARE
LIVING
IT
% INCLUDING DR. NASIA
SAFDAR
FROM
% MADISON.
% SHE
IS
A
PROFESSOR
OF
% INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND JOINS US
% NOW.
% THANK
YOU
VERY MUCH
FOR
BEING
% HERE.
% WE
KNOW
YOUR HOSPITAL TREATED
% THE
FIRST
AND
TODAY
THE
ONLY
% PERSON WITH
CORONAVIRUS WHO
HAS
% NOW
RECOVERED.
% BUT
INCREASING
NUMBER
OF
TESTS
% ARE BEING
DONE
RIGHT
NOW.% WHAT
IS
YOUR
EXPECTATION
AS TO
% THE
PROGRESSION OR
HOW
THIS
% DEVELOPS?
% >>
I
THINK WE'RE
SEEING
GLOBAL % SPREAD
OF
THE VIRUS.
% EVERY
DAY
THERE
IS
INCREASING % NUMBER OF
CASES
BEING
REPORTED.
% IT
SEEMS
INEVITABLE IT WILL % ARRIVE HERE
AS
WELL.
%
>>
YOUR
HOSPITAL
HAS
INSTITUTED
%
ITS
PREPAREDNESS
PLAN
INCLUDING % A HOTLINE
NUMBER
WHICH
WE
WANT
% TO
JUST
PUT
UP
ON
THE SCREEN
% THAT
IS
608-720-5300.
% WHO SHOULD
USE
THAT
HOTLINE?% WHAT IS
IT
FOR?
% >>
GENERALLY
IT'S
FOR
THE
% PUBLIC UW HEALTH
PATIENTS
AND
% THOSE
THAT
HA
VE
QUESTIONS
ABOUT % WHETHER THEIR
SYMPTOMS
NEED
TO % BE
EVALUATED
OR
IF
THEY
HAVE
% PARTICULAR
CONCERNS ABOUT
% TRAVEL
AND
SYMPTOMS.
% >>
AND HOW
DOES
THAT
WORK?
% IF SOMEONE
FEELS
THEY
NEED
TO
% BE
SEEN
THE
EXPECTATION
IS
THAT
% THEY WOULDN'T
JUST
WALK INTO
% THE
EMERGENCY
ROOM.
% >>
WE
WANT
TO
PROVIDE THE
BEST
% CARE POSSIBLE
IN
ALL
SETTINGS.
% WE
RECOMMEND
THAT
PEOPLE CALL
% FOR TWO
REASONS.
% ONE
IS
TO
EVALUATE WHETHER
ONE
% REALLY NEEDS
TO
BE
SEEN,
ARE
% THE
SYMPTOMS
MILD
THEY WOULD % RECOVER
ON THEIR
OWN.% THE
OTHER
IS
TO
PR
EPARE
THE
% HEALTH
SYSTEM
AND
HEALTHCARE
% WORKERS TO
RECEIVE
THEM
AND
% PROVIDE THE SAFEST
CARE % POSSIBLE.
% >>
YOU
MUST
HAVE
HAD
THROUGH
% YOUR
HOSPITAL
AND
EMERGENCY
% ROOM
SOME
OF
THESE
PEOPLE % COMING
IN
SUSPECTING
THAT THEY
% HAD
THIS
VIRUS.
% >>
THAT'S
CORRECT.
% >>
AND WHAT
DO
YOU
DO?
% HOW
DOES THAT
PROTOCOL
WORK
IN % TERMS OF BEING PREPARED
FOR % THAT?
% >>
I
THINK
THE
PROTOCOL
WORKS
% IS
THAT
WE
FIRST
SCREEN
TO
SEE
% WHAT
THE RISK
IS
OF
COVID-19.
% SINCE
WE
HAVEN'T
HAD ANY % ADDITIONAL
CASES
IN
WISCONSIN
% WE'RE
FOCUSING
ON
TRAVEL
AND % EXPOSURE TO
KNOWN
CASES
TO THE
% EXTENT
THE
PATIENT MAY
BE
AWARE
%
OF.%IF
THERE
IS
SUCH
A
RISK,
THEN
% WE
PLACE
THEM
IN
THESE
PRIVATE
%
ROOMS THAT
ARE
NEGATIVE
% PRESSURE ROOMS
AS
RECOMMENDED
% BY
THE
CDC,
HEALTHCARE
WORKERS
% WITH GOWN AND
GLOVE
AND
PUT
ON
% A RESPIRATOR
AND ASSESS
THEM.
% EVEN THOUGH
WE'RE
FOCUSING
ON
% DIAGNOSTIC
TESTING
FOR COVID-19 % OTHER
VIRUSES
NEED TO
BE
TESTED
% FOR.
% >>
YOUR
PLAN
CONCERNS
% CONSERVING MASS,,
GLOVES,
HAND % SANITIZER.%WHAT'S THE
STATUS
OF
THE
STOCKS
% IN
YOUR
HOSPITAL
OF THESE
% THINGS AND
WHAT
ARE YOU
DOING
% TO
CONSERVE?
% >>
I
THINK FROM
THE
% PREPAREDNESS
STANDPOINT.
% THERE
ARE
A
FEW
PATIENTS
AND
A % FEW
MORE
THAN
THAT AND
A
TRUE
% SURGE.
% THE
WAY
WE
CONSERVE
THE
% EQUIPMENT IS
THAT
ORDINARILY
IF
% THERE IS
NO
PROSPECT
OF
A
% SHORTAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT
% YOU
WOULD
USE
A
MASK,
A % RESPIRATOR FOR
HEALTHCARE
% WORKERS, USE
IT
FOR
ONE % ENCOUNTER AND
DISPOSE
OF
IT.% THE CDC
HAS
GUIDANCE
HOW
TO
%
EXTEND THE
LIFE
OF
THEM
BY
% REUSING THEM
FOR
THE
SAME
% PATIENT
IN
MULTIPLE ENCOUNTERS.% WE
HAVE
INSTITUTED
THAT.
% WE
THINK
IT'S
IMPORTANT
ONLY
% ESSENTIAL PEOPLE
ENTER
THE
ROOM
% TO
PRESERVE THINGS THAT SK
% INSTITUTED AS
WELL.
% KEEPING
AN
EYE
ON
INVENTORY
AND
% AUDITING TO
MAKE
SURE USAGE IS
% GOING
AS PLANNED.
% >>
DO
YOU
HAVE
SHORTAGES
OF % I.V. BAGS
AND
MEDICINE?
% >>
AT THE MOMENT IT
DOESN'T
% SEEM
TO BE
THE
KAI.S
AS
THINGS
% PROGRESS AND
ESCALATE WE'LL % KEEP AN
EYE
ON THOSE
THINGS
AS
% WELL.
% >>
TERMS
OF
ESCALATION
AND % PROGRESSION
WHAT
CONCERNS
DO
% YOU HAVE OF
STAFF
SHORTAGES
IN
% THE
EVENT OF
A
WIDESPREAD
% OUTBREAK?
% >>
OTHER
PLACES
THAT
HAVE
% EXPERIENCED
IT
STAFF
SHORTAGES
% ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
IF
THERE
% ARE A
NUMBER
OF
CASES IN THE % HEALTH SYSTEM
AND TO
BE
ABLE TO
% PLAN
FOR
THAT.
% IT
MEANS
BEING
FLEXIBLE
AND
% CREATIVE
IN
THINKING
HOW
BEST
% CAN
THE
WORKFORCE BE
PUT
TO
USE.
% IF A
HEALTHCARE WORKER
NEEDS
TO
% BE OUT OF
WORK BECAUSE
THEY
% WERE
EXPOSED
TO
SOMEBODY
WITH
%
COVID-19 AND TELE
MEDICINE
CAN
% CONTINUE.%INDIVIDUALS
MAY
WILL
THINK
% ABOUT
BEING
FLEXIBLE AND
DO
% DIFFERENT WORK.
% MD
TRAINED
PHYSICIANS
WE CAN BE
% FLEXIBLE
IN WORK.% ASK
OTHER MEMBERS
OF
THE
% WORKFORCE.
% >>
THANK
YOU
VERY MUCH, DOCTOR, % FOR
YOUR
INFORMATION.
% >> THANK YOU.
% >>
NOW
TO
THE
STORY
OF A
% WISCONSIN
MAN
WHO
HAS
A
VERY
% BIG
PERSONAL
STAKE
IN
THE % FUTURE
MANAGEMENT
OF
% CORONAVIRUS.%IT'S
THE
STORY
OF
JAMES
% MALECHEK.
% HE
HAS
BEEN QUARANTINED
IN
% BEIJING, CHINA.
% HE IS
THE
COACH
FOR
THE CHINESE
% OLYMPIC
SWIM TEAM.
%
HE AND
COACHING STAFF WERE IN
% THE
MIDST OF
A
TRAINING
CAMP % PREPARING
FOR
THE
TOKYO
OLYMPIC
% GAMES WHEN THE
CORONAVIRUS
% OUTBREAK BEGAN.
% HE
JOINS
US
FROM
HIS
BEIJING
% APARTMENT IN
A
COMPLEX
WHERE
HE
% AND
HIS
ATHLETES
ARE
GATED FROM
% THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
% JAMES, THANKS
VERY MUCH
FOR
% JOINING
US.
% >>
MY
PLEASURE.
% >>
WE UNDERSTAND
AGAIN
THAT
IT
% HAS BEEN SIX
WEEKS
THAT
YOU % HAVE
BEEN
IN
ISOLATION.
% WHAT HAS
THAT
BEEN
LIKE?
% >>
IT'S BEEN
AN
INTERESTING
% EXPERIENCE.
% MANY
OF
THE
ATHLETES
AND % COACHING
STAFFS
HAVE
--
WE'VE
% BUILT
KIND
OF A
BOND OF
% UNDERSTANDING EVEN
THOUGH
WE'RE % FROM
COMPLETELY
OPPOSITE
SIDES % OF THE WORLD
THAT
HAVE
A
LOT
% MORE
IN
COMMON.
%
IT'S
BEEN A VERY
UNIQUE
% EXPERIENCE TO
SAY
THE LEAST.
% >>
HAVE
YOU
AND
YOUR
FOLLOW
% COACHES AND
ATHLETES BEEN % TESTED
FOR CORONAVIRUS?
% >>
YES.
% WE
INITIALLY
WHEN
WE
GOT
% QUARANTINED ON
THE
27th
WE
HAD
% BEEN SCHEDULED REGULARLY
FOR
% ROUTINE
CHECKS.
% SINCE
THEN
IT'S
BEEN
MOSTLY
% TEMPERATURE CHECKS
AND
%
OCCASIONALLY SOME BLOOD
WORK
TO
% MAKE
SURE
THAT
EVERYONE
IS
% STILL FREE
FROM
THE
CORONAVIRUS.
% >>
AND
TO
DATE
THAT
IS
TRUE, % THAT
EVERYONE IS NEGATIVE.
% >>
SO
FAR
I'VE
HEARD
ZERO
% PEOPLE
WITHIN
THIS COMPLEX HAVE
% HAD
IT.
% >>
SO
STILL
HOW FRIGHTENING HAS
% IT
BEEN
TO
BE
IN
CHINA
DURING % THIS
DEADLY
OUTBREAK
THERE?
% >>
IT'S
BEEN
FAIRLY CONTROLLED
% ON
OUR
END.
% EVEN
BEFORE
WE
WERE PUT
INTO
% ISOLATION,
MAKE
SURE
YOU
AREN'T
% GOING
INTO HEAVILY CROWDED
% AREAS, CERTAIN
PARTS
OF
THE
% CITY
ARE
KNOWN FOR
LARGER
% TRAFFIC
AREAS.
% THEY SLOWLY
STARTED
TO
WEAN
US
% AWAY
FROM
THOSE AREAS
AND
SINCE
% THE
QUARANTINE
WE
HAVEN'T
HAD
% ANY
CONTACT WITH
THE
OUTSIDE
% SOURCES.
% SO
TO
ME IT'S
--
NOT
BAD.
% >>
I
WAS GOING
TO
ASK
WHAT
% ABOUT
YOUR CHINESE
SWIMMERS
OR
% STAFF?
% DO THEY
HAVE FAMILIES
THAT
THEY
% CONTINUE
TO
BE
CONCERNED
ABOUT
% OUTSIDE THE
ISOLATION
THAT
YOU % ARE
NOW
LIVING IN?
% >>
SE
VERAL
OF
THE
COACHES
ARE
% ACTUALLY FROM
WUHAN
ORIGINALLY
% AND WHEN
THE
OUTBREAK
HAPPENED,
% WE
WERE
ALREADY
AT
TRAINING
% CAMP
SO
THEY
WEREN'T
ALLOWED
TO
% GO
HOME
FOR SPRING
FESTIVAL
AND
% SEE
THEIR
FAMILIES,
WHICH
THEIR
% FAMILIES ARE
STILL
IN
WUHAN AND
% STILL IN
ISOLATION.
%
SO
SOME
OF
THE
COACHES
ARE
A
% LITTLE WORRIED
STILL
AND
HAVE
% OBVIOUSLY
CONCERN
FOR
THEIR
% LOVED ONE,
THEIR
FAMILIES STILL % TRAPPED
IN
WUHAN.
% >>
WHAT
ARE YOUR
CONCERNS
RIGHT
% NOW?
% >>
MY
BIGGEST
CONCERN
IS
JUST
% THAT
EVERYONE'S
SAFETY
IS
STILL
% KEPT TO
A
HIGH
STANDARD.
% WE'VE
BEEN
IN
THIS
QUARANTINE
% FOR
SO
LONG
ALREADY
THAT
TO ME
%
THE
SAFETY HAS
TO BE
TOP
% PRIORITY STILL.
% AS
MUCH
AS
WE
WOULD
ALL
LIKE
TO
% GET
OUT AND
HAVE
THE
ABILITY
TO
% GO
GET
DIFFERENT
FOOD
OR
% ANYTHING
LIKE
THAT,
WE STILL
% HAVE
TO
REMEMBER FIRST
AND
% FOREMOST
THAT WE'RE
PREPARING % FOR TOKYO.
% THAT'S
GOT
TO BE
THE
END
GOAL.
% THAT
MEANS
SPENDING
MORE
TIME
% IN QUARANTINE, SO
BE
IT.
% >>
ARE
YOU
TRYING TO
GET % EVACUATED BACK TO
THE
UNITED
% STATES?
% >>
I
HAVE
THOUGHT
ABOUT
IT
% SEVERAL
TIMES SINCE
THE
% QUARANTINE STARTED.
% INITIALLY MY
CONCERN
WAS
FAIRLY % HIGH ABOUT
GETTING BACK
TO THE
% U.S.%BUT SINCE
WE'VE
BEEN
IN
HERE
SO
% LONG
I'VE
SEEN
THE
PRECAUTIONS
% AND
THE
CLEANING
ROUTINES AND
% THE
CONSISTENT CHECKUPS
ON
THIS
% END.
% I'M
INDIFFERENT
BECAUSE
PART
OF
% ME WANTS TO
GO
HOME
BUT
THE
% OTHER
PART
OF
ME
LOOKS AT
THIS
% AND
GOES
WE'VE
BEEN HERE
FOR
% SIX
WEEKS,
YOU
HAVE
ZERO
CASES,
% THAT'S A
HARD
NUMBER
TO
GO % AGAINST
IN
MY
BOOK.
% SO PART OF
ME
DOES.
% >>
PART OF
YOU
DOES AND
PART
OF
% YOU
WANTS
TO
STAY
PUT AND
SEE
% IT
THROUGH.
% HOW
CONCERNED
ARE
YOUR
FAMILY
% AND
FRIENDS BACK
HERE IN % WISCONSIN?
% >>
NOT
AS
CONCERNED AS
THEY
% ORIGINALLY WERE.
% ONCE
I
HAVE
CONTACTED
THEM
AND
% JUST
TALKING
THEM
THROUGH
AND
% HELPING
THEM
TO
UNDERSTAND
THE
% WAY
THAT
THE
SITUATION
IS,
THEY
%
STEPPED
UP
ALL
THE
NECESSARY % PRECAUTIONS
FROM
THIS
END.
% TO
ME
IT'S
PRETTY
SAFE
ON
MY
% SIDE FOR
THE
TIME
BEING.
% NOW,
I
AM
A LITTLE
CONCERNED % THAT IF WE WERE
TO BE
LET OUT
% OF
QUARANTINE THAT WE'RE
% OBVIOUSLY EXPOSED
TO
THE
RISK.
% BUT
THE
RISK
IS
WORTH
BEING ON % QUARANTINE.
% >>
JAMES
MALECHEK, WE % APPRECIATE YOU
CHECKING
IN AND
% TELLING US
ABOUT THE
% CIRCUMSTANCE AND
WE HOPE
TO % CHECK IN
WITH
YOU
IN
THE
FUTURE
% AND
GOOD
LUCK ON
YOUR
COACHING
% DUTIES.%>> THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
%
>>
BECAUSE
OF
HIS
ROLE
% COORDINATING THE U.S.
% GOVERNMENT
RESPONSE TO
THE
% CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK,
VICE
% PRESIDENT
MIKE
PENCE
CANCELED
A
% SCHEDULED
CAMPAIGN STOP
IN
% ONALASKA THURSDAY.
% POST SUPER
TUESDAY
THE
STOP IN
% WISCONSIN WAS
EXPECTED TO
RALLY
%
SUPPORT FOR
DONALD
TRUMP
EVEN % AS
THE
DYNAMICS
FOR THE
% DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
SHIFTED.% THE SURPRISING
RISE
OF
JOE
% BIDEN
THIS
WEEK
AND
THE
% DEPARTURE OF
MAJOR CANDIDATES
% SAVE
BERNIE
SANDERS
LEAVE IT
A
% TWO-MAN RACE
FOR
THE
NOMINATION.
% WE
CHECKED
WITH IN
UW
PROFESSOR
% OF
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
DAVID
% CANNON SAYS BIDEN
IS
IN
FOR
AN
% INFUSION NOT
IMAGINED
DAYS
AGO.
% >>
BLOOMBERG
WILL
CONTINUE
%
SPENDING AND
GIVE
BIDEN
HIS % WHOLE OPERATION
OF ALL
OF
THE
% STUFF
THAT
HE
HAS
ON
THE
GROUND
% RIGHT
NOW
IN
THESE STATES
AND
% CONTINUE SPENDING.
% HE
HAS
INDICATED
HE
WILL SPEND
% ALL
THE
WAY
THROUGH THE
GENERAL
% ELECTRIC SHUN.
% COULD BE
A BILLION
DOLLARS.
% IT'S AMAZING.
% >>
WHAT DOES
THAT
MEAN
FOR
% BERNIE SANDERS
WHO WON
% WISCONSIN
IN
2016?
% >>
SANDERS
I
THINK
NOW
IS
A
% LONG SHOT TO
WIN
CERTAINLY
A
% MAJORITY.
% RIGHT NOW I
THINK
538
ONE OF
% THE
LEADING
PROGNOSTICATORS
HAS
% SANDERS AT 8%
CHANCE
WINNING
% THE MAJORITY
OF
THE
DELEGATES.
% HE
COULD
COME
IN CLOSE
TO
BIDEN
% AND NEITHER OF
THEM
HAVING
A
% MAJORITY.%AND SO
THAT IS
STILL
A
% POSSIBILITY.%BUT EVEN
THAT
SEEMS
LESS
LIKELY
% NOW.
% >> WISCONSIN WILL
NOT
ONLY
MAKE
% A
DEMOCRATIC
PICK
FOR
PRESIDENT % ON
APRIL
7th,
VOTERS
WILL
ALSO % CHOOSE THE
NEXT STATE
SUPREME
% COURT
JUSTICE.
% FRIDAY
NIGHT
MARCH
27th
THE
% CANDIDATES
INCUMBENT
JUSTICE
% KELLY
AND
CHALLENGER
WILL BE
% HERE
FOR A
LIVE
ONE-HOUR
DEBATE.
% WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
SHAWN
% JOHNSON AND
I WILL
MODERATE
THE
% EVENT.
% THAT'S OUR
PROGRAM
FOR TONIGHT.
% I'M
FREDERICA
FREYBERG.% HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
% >>
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MORE
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AND
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