Coronavirus. A lot of people are scared - and money is being made off of our fear. In this episode, let's take a calm look at the facts presented under oath by health professionals in Congress and in official press conferences. What is happening? How does this virus work? How is it transmitted? Why are we all being told to stay home? By the end of this episode, you will have those answers and (hopefully) be better prepared to handle the bad news that’s soon to come. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Bills H.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Congress.gov Articles/Documents Article: Who Is Dr. Deborah Birx? All About the Health Official Fighting Coronavirus by DeAnna Jones, Oprah Magazine, March 17, 2020 Article: House may not return to session until third coronavirus response bill is ready by Lindsey McPherson, Roll Call, March 16, 2020 Article: What Went Wrong with Coronavirus Testing in the U.S. by Robert P. Baird, The New Yorker, March 16, 2020 Article: Senate Leadership Is Pushing Through a Dangerous Surveillance Bill as Americans Are Focused on Covid-19 by Sandra Fulton, Common Dreams, March 16, 2020 Article: Biden falsely says Trump administration rejected WHO coronavirus test kits (that were never offered) by Jon Greenberg and Victoria Knight, Politifact, March 16, 2020 Article: Central banks, the virus, and inequality By Nomi Prins, Asia Times, March 14, 2020 Article: Oscar Launches First Testing Center Locator for COVID-19, Oscar, March 13, 2020 Article: Cleveland Clinic-Oscar Health partnership shows success in concierge medicine by Mary Vanac, Modern Healthcare, March 9, 2020 Article: 5 U.S. cities to start testing patients with flu-like symptoms for coronavirus by Erika Edwards, NBC News, February 14, 2020 Additional Resources Vote Results: FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 102, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, March 14, 2020 Vote Results: FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 98, USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act, March 12, 2020 State Advisory: COVID-19 Sentinel Surveillance, Disease Outbreak Control Division, State of Hawaii, Department of Health Disease Outbreak Control Division Event Update March 6, 2020: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events, SXSW Homepage Thrive Capitol Sound Clip Sources Interview: The coronavirus could kill millions of Americans: ‘Do the math,’ immunization specialist says by William Feuer, CNBC, March 19, 2020 Interview: Failure to identify, isolate coronavirus infections puts U.S. on dark path, MSNBC, March 18, 2020 Interview: Bill Ackman's plea to President Donald Trump to save U.S. from coronavirus' economic destruction, CNBC, March 18, 2020 Briefing: Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, White House, March 18, 2020 Speakers Deborah Birx: White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator ** Was the AIDS Ambassador during the Obama administration Transcript: 35:00 Deborah Birx:So the test kits that we put out last week through the approval, the rapid movement of that meeting that President Trump called less than two weeks ago, that has resulted in bringing our private sector to the table, because the tests and the platform that was out there could only run between four and 12 tests per platform per day. We've now moved into platforms that can run basically 10's of thousands of tests per day. So the reason I'm grateful for your question, because it allows me to point out that of course then there was a backlog. There we