1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:16,410 --> 00:00:18,610 Alright , everyone , thank you all for 3 00:00:18,620 --> 00:00:20,676 being here and thank you on the line 4 00:00:20,676 --> 00:00:23,240 for joining us . As you are aware , 5 00:00:23,240 --> 00:00:26,870 today's briefing is a Kobe 19 update on 6 00:00:27,620 --> 00:00:30,290 departments guidance . And today we 7 00:00:30,290 --> 00:00:33,140 have with us Mr Tom McCaffrey . He's 8 00:00:33,150 --> 00:00:35,317 the assistant secretary of defense for 9 00:00:35,317 --> 00:00:38,060 health Affairs . Mr . Tom , your he's 10 00:00:38,070 --> 00:00:40,292 the director of Washington headquarters 11 00:00:40,292 --> 00:00:43,730 services , and Mr Learners favor He is 12 00:00:43,740 --> 00:00:45,629 the deputy assistant secretary of 13 00:00:45,629 --> 00:00:47,960 defense for military and military 14 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:51,780 personnel policy . Again , as you , uh , 15 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,930 are called on , please limit your 16 00:00:53,930 --> 00:00:57,590 questions to one question and a related 17 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,260 follow up . If there any questions that 18 00:01:00,270 --> 00:01:02,270 were not able to answer in the room 19 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:04,381 today , please feel free to follow up 20 00:01:04,381 --> 00:01:06,437 with me afterwards . And I will make 21 00:01:06,437 --> 00:01:06,320 sure you get response accordingly . 22 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:08,922 That's a without further ado . 23 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:16,570 Okay , good afternoon . Just briefly 24 00:01:16,570 --> 00:01:18,330 as introduced . My name is Tom 25 00:01:18,330 --> 00:01:20,386 McCaffrey and assistant Secretary of 26 00:01:20,386 --> 00:01:22,680 Defense for Health Affairs . And , ah , 27 00:01:22,940 --> 00:01:25,107 in a nutshell , I oversee the military 28 00:01:25,107 --> 00:01:27,162 health system . So we obviously have 29 00:01:27,162 --> 00:01:29,162 been involved in many facets of the 30 00:01:29,162 --> 00:01:31,384 department's response to the pandemic . 31 00:01:31,384 --> 00:01:33,496 Everything from deployment of medical 32 00:01:33,496 --> 00:01:35,750 assets in support of the domestic 33 00:01:35,750 --> 00:01:38,230 requirements , everything that we do in 34 00:01:38,230 --> 00:01:41,130 terms of providing guidance for force 35 00:01:41,130 --> 00:01:43,241 health , protection of our troops and 36 00:01:43,241 --> 00:01:45,297 our employees on everything that the 37 00:01:45,297 --> 00:01:47,730 military health system does in terms of 38 00:01:47,740 --> 00:01:49,530 military related research and 39 00:01:49,530 --> 00:01:51,680 development for things like vaccines 40 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,950 and therapeutics . And so I will look 41 00:01:53,950 --> 00:01:55,950 forward to answer any questions you 42 00:01:55,950 --> 00:01:57,950 have with regard to the role of the 43 00:01:57,950 --> 00:01:59,617 military health system in the 44 00:01:59,617 --> 00:02:01,617 department's response . Thank you . 45 00:02:01,617 --> 00:02:03,783 Good afternoon . My name is Tom . Your 46 00:02:03,783 --> 00:02:05,617 I'm the director of Washington's 47 00:02:05,617 --> 00:02:07,728 quarter services . As discussed , I'm 48 00:02:07,728 --> 00:02:09,783 in responsible , accountable for the 49 00:02:09,783 --> 00:02:11,561 customer experience here in the 50 00:02:11,561 --> 00:02:13,506 Pentagon reservation for tenants , 51 00:02:13,506 --> 00:02:16,060 customers , visitors on the tenants of 52 00:02:16,060 --> 00:02:18,282 the reservation itself . That's part of 53 00:02:18,282 --> 00:02:19,727 my duties . I perform the 54 00:02:19,727 --> 00:02:21,560 responsibilities as the military 55 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,782 installation commander for the Pentagon 56 00:02:23,782 --> 00:02:25,838 reservation on . So , of course , we 57 00:02:25,838 --> 00:02:27,949 find ourselves today and phase two of 58 00:02:27,949 --> 00:02:29,838 our Pentagon reservation plan for 59 00:02:29,838 --> 00:02:31,893 resilience , welcoming back a lot of 60 00:02:31,893 --> 00:02:34,116 our workforce that has been teleworking 61 00:02:34,116 --> 00:02:33,430 over the last three or four months . 62 00:02:33,490 --> 00:02:35,546 And I'm happy to answer questions on 63 00:02:35,546 --> 00:02:37,823 the impact of the Pentagon reservation . 64 00:02:37,823 --> 00:02:39,890 Thank you again . I'm learning , say 65 00:02:39,890 --> 00:02:42,730 bear and my portfolio involves all 66 00:02:42,830 --> 00:02:45,090 types of military personnel policies . 67 00:02:45,090 --> 00:02:46,923 Think of assignments , promotion 68 00:02:46,923 --> 00:02:49,090 separations , but specific to Cove in 69 00:02:49,090 --> 00:02:51,750 19 the travel restriction policies of 70 00:02:51,820 --> 00:02:55,700 the department has put in place . All 71 00:02:55,700 --> 00:02:57,811 right , so the further do we're gonna 72 00:02:57,811 --> 00:02:59,700 go ahead with the question answer 73 00:02:59,700 --> 00:03:01,700 session . Um , starting here in the 74 00:03:01,710 --> 00:03:05,530 room , Barbara . Sure . Which one 75 00:03:05,540 --> 00:03:08,010 uses for maybe you , Mr McCaffrey , but 76 00:03:08,020 --> 00:03:10,810 could you Whoever all of you address 77 00:03:11,810 --> 00:03:13,977 there is so much out there right now , 78 00:03:13,977 --> 00:03:15,754 of course , about the uptick in 79 00:03:15,754 --> 00:03:19,130 civilian society and Covic cases . What 80 00:03:19,140 --> 00:03:21,960 are you seeing in the military in as 81 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:25,060 you make your decisions and trend lines 82 00:03:25,090 --> 00:03:28,630 in increased , uh , cove it 83 00:03:29,020 --> 00:03:31,990 cases symptomatic or asymptomatic ? 84 00:03:31,990 --> 00:03:34,620 Just people who have trendline of 85 00:03:34,620 --> 00:03:36,676 increase in the number of people who 86 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,360 have viruses . And how is this 87 00:03:40,370 --> 00:03:43,990 impacting the civilian sector situation 88 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,222 impacted your decision making about the 89 00:03:46,222 --> 00:03:48,278 military around the country ? Sure . 90 00:03:48,278 --> 00:03:50,970 Let me Let me take that , um , in my 91 00:03:50,970 --> 00:03:54,350 colleagues can chime in . So , um , not 92 00:03:54,350 --> 00:03:57,160 surprisingly , we're seeing some uptick 93 00:03:57,170 --> 00:04:00,040 in in our cases in terms of infection , 94 00:04:00,310 --> 00:04:02,477 largely around where we're seeing that 95 00:04:02,477 --> 00:04:04,366 in the civilian community . So in 96 00:04:04,366 --> 00:04:07,120 Florida and Texas and Arizona , some 97 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,490 parts of California . So that's that 98 00:04:09,490 --> 00:04:11,434 wouldn't be a surprise . That mean 99 00:04:11,434 --> 00:04:13,490 we're part of the community . And so 100 00:04:13,490 --> 00:04:15,657 where there are some upticks , they're 101 00:04:15,657 --> 00:04:17,823 or we're seeing that as well . Um , in 102 00:04:17,823 --> 00:04:19,990 addition , though for us it's probably 103 00:04:19,990 --> 00:04:23,370 also a factor of in the beginning , 104 00:04:23,370 --> 00:04:25,580 parts of the pandemic . We , like the 105 00:04:25,580 --> 00:04:27,980 rest of society , was really focused on 106 00:04:28,190 --> 00:04:30,246 making sure we were testing those at 107 00:04:30,246 --> 00:04:32,357 them had symptoms . And we're sure in 108 00:04:32,357 --> 00:04:34,412 showing up with symptoms . Um , over 109 00:04:34,412 --> 00:04:36,630 the last couple of months , we have 110 00:04:36,630 --> 00:04:39,540 dunmore testing of those who don't have 111 00:04:39,540 --> 00:04:41,960 symptoms . Folks that are deployed on a 112 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,530 mission , Some are strategic assets . 113 00:04:44,590 --> 00:04:46,701 And so we would expect if we're doing 114 00:04:46,701 --> 00:04:48,423 mawr testing of those that are 115 00:04:48,423 --> 00:04:50,840 asymptomatic , we're going to Seymour . 116 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:53,100 We would see more of an oven uptick in 117 00:04:53,100 --> 00:04:55,980 cases . So right now , our focus is 118 00:04:56,230 --> 00:04:58,650 looking at the data we have with regard 119 00:04:58,650 --> 00:05:00,890 to our particular installations and 120 00:05:00,890 --> 00:05:04,230 health facilities in those areas where 121 00:05:04,230 --> 00:05:06,530 there are hot spots in the community 122 00:05:07,150 --> 00:05:09,206 and making determinations based upon 123 00:05:09,206 --> 00:05:11,261 what's happening on the ground . You 124 00:05:11,261 --> 00:05:13,206 know , do we need to take any more 125 00:05:13,206 --> 00:05:16,380 actions with regard to that that local 126 00:05:16,380 --> 00:05:19,610 installation in terms of force , health 127 00:05:19,610 --> 00:05:22,770 protection , access to the base ? Um 128 00:05:22,780 --> 00:05:25,002 what ? What we're not seeing , which is 129 00:05:25,002 --> 00:05:27,250 a good sign , is we're not seeing any 130 00:05:27,250 --> 00:05:31,030 material uptick in metrics that 131 00:05:31,030 --> 00:05:32,974 would indicate that we are . We're 132 00:05:32,974 --> 00:05:35,600 seeing , um , the infection rates 133 00:05:36,410 --> 00:05:38,870 translate into , um , you know , 134 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,936 sickness or wellness . Meaning we're 135 00:05:40,936 --> 00:05:43,320 not seeing material increases in our 136 00:05:43,330 --> 00:05:46,470 hospitalization of our of our active 137 00:05:46,470 --> 00:05:50,280 duty or employees . And so , um , you 138 00:05:50,280 --> 00:05:52,410 know , right now across our systems , 139 00:05:52,410 --> 00:05:55,500 of all of our facilities in the country , 140 00:05:55,500 --> 00:05:58,820 we have 57 total inpatient 141 00:05:58,820 --> 00:06:01,010 admissions there are tied to cove it . 142 00:06:01,350 --> 00:06:04,310 So is this again ? I'm sorry . I don't 143 00:06:04,310 --> 00:06:06,421 know which is best to answer . How is 144 00:06:06,421 --> 00:06:09,070 this affecting in in you mentioned ? 145 00:06:09,370 --> 00:06:11,148 Florida , Texas , Arizona , and 146 00:06:11,148 --> 00:06:13,870 California . How is this affecting 147 00:06:14,010 --> 00:06:17,130 decisions about bases ? Have you seen 148 00:06:17,130 --> 00:06:21,080 any base commanders tighten up again , 149 00:06:21,090 --> 00:06:22,930 if you will , because of what's 150 00:06:22,930 --> 00:06:24,986 happening in their communities . And 151 00:06:24,986 --> 00:06:28,130 you have any concerns about your uptick 152 00:06:28,190 --> 00:06:30,550 in these Aaron military active duty ? 153 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,850 Right . Okay . So do you have any 154 00:06:32,860 --> 00:06:35,500 concerns that you are seeing now in a 155 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:37,167 particular what you've always 156 00:06:37,167 --> 00:06:39,278 characterized is a relatively young , 157 00:06:39,278 --> 00:06:41,890 relatively healthy population . It's as 158 00:06:41,890 --> 00:06:44,057 I said , This is the guidance from the 159 00:06:44,057 --> 00:06:47,690 department is that we provide , you 160 00:06:47,690 --> 00:06:51,120 know , data and factors for local 161 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,580 installation commanders to use um in 162 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:56,830 making decisions about what types of 163 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,287 public health mitigation strategy they 164 00:06:59,287 --> 00:07:01,009 want to put in place for their 165 00:07:01,009 --> 00:07:03,120 installation . It's very much tied to 166 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:04,898 what's happening in their local 167 00:07:04,898 --> 00:07:06,898 community , a zai mentioned . While 168 00:07:06,898 --> 00:07:09,009 we're seeing some upticks in the same 169 00:07:09,009 --> 00:07:11,064 places that there are upticks in the 170 00:07:11,064 --> 00:07:13,900 civilian sector again , that is not 171 00:07:13,900 --> 00:07:17,010 necessarily overly surprising in that 172 00:07:17,010 --> 00:07:19,232 we've been doing more testing and we've 173 00:07:19,232 --> 00:07:21,343 been doing more testing of those that 174 00:07:21,343 --> 00:07:24,170 are asymptomatic , so that information 175 00:07:24,180 --> 00:07:26,700 is something that the installation 176 00:07:26,700 --> 00:07:29,030 commanders have . They use that 177 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,560 information to make decisions based 178 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,671 upon their local circumstance , their 179 00:07:33,671 --> 00:07:35,640 local mission . It is definitely 180 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,807 something we are , you know , we track 181 00:07:37,807 --> 00:07:39,862 these cases on , we get reports on a 182 00:07:39,862 --> 00:07:41,973 daily basis , and that information is 183 00:07:41,973 --> 00:07:44,820 shared with the commander on the ground 184 00:07:44,820 --> 00:07:46,580 to make you know well informed 185 00:07:46,580 --> 00:07:48,802 decisions about what to do . That could 186 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:51,420 be everything from , um , you know how 187 00:07:51,430 --> 00:07:54,470 you access to to that installation . 188 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,311 You know what types of gatherings are 189 00:07:57,311 --> 00:07:59,367 allowed or not allowed , but again , 190 00:07:59,367 --> 00:08:01,450 it's all it's all locally based in 191 00:08:01,450 --> 00:08:03,617 tailored . If I could follow onto that 192 00:08:03,617 --> 00:08:05,339 kind explains sort of what Tom 193 00:08:05,339 --> 00:08:07,561 dismissing how we did that here for the 194 00:08:07,561 --> 00:08:09,672 Pentagon reservation . If we use this 195 00:08:09,672 --> 00:08:11,894 as a military installation , looking at 196 00:08:11,894 --> 00:08:13,728 the same data from authoritative 197 00:08:13,728 --> 00:08:13,610 sources , state and local public health 198 00:08:13,610 --> 00:08:15,832 authorities . We also tracking military 199 00:08:15,832 --> 00:08:17,832 health , writing us from a military 200 00:08:17,832 --> 00:08:19,666 catering facilities are military 201 00:08:19,666 --> 00:08:21,777 positives from our records coming off 202 00:08:21,777 --> 00:08:23,943 our military forces . But the majority 203 00:08:23,943 --> 00:08:23,930 of us here in the Pentagon , of course , 204 00:08:23,930 --> 00:08:26,700 are civilians . 20% military , about 205 00:08:26,700 --> 00:08:29,220 72% civilian here in the Pentagon were 206 00:08:29,220 --> 00:08:31,510 a product of the civilian economy , 207 00:08:31,510 --> 00:08:33,677 rather for healthcare for most of us . 208 00:08:33,677 --> 00:08:35,788 And so we tracked , of course , three 209 00:08:35,788 --> 00:08:38,010 regions now D C . Maryland and Virginia 210 00:08:38,010 --> 00:08:39,899 about a 50 mile radius around the 211 00:08:39,899 --> 00:08:42,066 Pentagon , tracking those trends of 14 212 00:08:42,066 --> 00:08:44,177 day downward trend for influenza like 213 00:08:44,177 --> 00:08:46,288 illnesses in Kobe like symptoms . The 214 00:08:46,288 --> 00:08:48,288 14 day downward trend for new cases 215 00:08:48,288 --> 00:08:50,010 There are spikes in the linear 216 00:08:50,010 --> 00:08:51,899 regression , but we're tracking a 217 00:08:51,899 --> 00:08:54,066 linear regression discussion over a 14 218 00:08:54,066 --> 00:08:56,232 day trend , a 14 day downward trend in 219 00:08:56,232 --> 00:08:58,010 positive cases and then , as Mr 220 00:08:58,010 --> 00:08:59,954 Catherine , Mexico's Tom mentioned 221 00:08:59,954 --> 00:09:02,290 looking at hospital capacity and PPE 222 00:09:02,300 --> 00:09:04,411 and personal protective equipment and 223 00:09:04,411 --> 00:09:06,633 testing for health care workers . We're 224 00:09:06,633 --> 00:09:08,800 fortunate in the D C region that those 225 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:10,800 are all trending downward work of a 226 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:12,800 local public health authorities who 227 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:12,650 have a public health office here in the 228 00:09:12,650 --> 00:09:15,190 Pentagon itself that drove us to make 229 00:09:15,190 --> 00:09:18,370 the decision last week to move to phase 230 00:09:18,370 --> 00:09:20,426 two of our resilience plan effective 231 00:09:20,426 --> 00:09:22,592 this Monday . So we're seeing a return 232 00:09:22,592 --> 00:09:24,648 of the workforce once again his miss 233 00:09:24,648 --> 00:09:26,870 tarmacs and based on local conditions , 234 00:09:26,870 --> 00:09:28,592 applicability to this military 235 00:09:28,592 --> 00:09:30,648 installation , making those informed 236 00:09:30,648 --> 00:09:32,592 decisions using authoritative data 237 00:09:32,592 --> 00:09:34,759 sources . And I would imagine the rest 238 00:09:34,759 --> 00:09:36,981 of military installation commanders are 239 00:09:36,981 --> 00:09:39,410 doing the same thing . Yes . All right . 240 00:09:39,510 --> 00:09:43,040 We're gonna go to the line . We have a 241 00:09:43,050 --> 00:09:47,040 uterus . Great . 242 00:09:47,050 --> 00:09:49,383 Thank you . Two quick questions . First , 243 00:09:49,383 --> 00:09:51,830 give the number of people who have 244 00:09:51,830 --> 00:09:54,470 tested positive at the Pentagon 245 00:09:54,470 --> 00:09:57,910 reservation . And secondly , have you 246 00:09:57,910 --> 00:09:59,966 seen instances of people refusing to 247 00:09:59,966 --> 00:10:02,370 wear masks , and if so , BP been 248 00:10:02,370 --> 00:10:04,481 penalized . And is there any policy ? 249 00:10:04,481 --> 00:10:06,920 Thank you . I think I'll take that 250 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:08,753 question . This is time you're a 251 00:10:08,753 --> 00:10:10,864 director washing headquarter services 252 00:10:10,864 --> 00:10:13,031 for the Pentagon reservation . We have 253 00:10:13,031 --> 00:10:15,087 We have reported throughout the code 254 00:10:15,087 --> 00:10:17,309 pandemic . Our numbers have been rolled 255 00:10:17,309 --> 00:10:19,309 up reported daily through the joint 256 00:10:19,309 --> 00:10:21,531 staff provided to the public and to the 257 00:10:21,531 --> 00:10:23,753 media for the Pentagon reservation . As 258 00:10:23,753 --> 00:10:25,587 all other military installations 259 00:10:25,587 --> 00:10:27,698 reported . Our reporting is rolled up 260 00:10:27,698 --> 00:10:27,440 in that reporting . I can tell you that 261 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,662 our numbers are significantly less than 262 00:10:29,662 --> 00:10:31,718 our surrounding communities that the 263 00:10:31,718 --> 00:10:33,829 Pentagon is a safe place to work on , 264 00:10:33,829 --> 00:10:35,829 that we take great measures to make 265 00:10:35,829 --> 00:10:37,829 sure that it's a safe place for our 266 00:10:37,829 --> 00:10:39,940 workforce to work . Reference masks . 267 00:10:39,940 --> 00:10:41,996 It's a great question for cloth face 268 00:10:41,996 --> 00:10:41,520 coverings . Of course , you'll see . 269 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,742 Sign it everywhere here in the Pentagon 270 00:10:43,742 --> 00:10:45,853 reservation toe where your cloth face 271 00:10:45,853 --> 00:10:48,020 coverings when you cannot maintain six 272 00:10:48,020 --> 00:10:50,131 feet of social distance signs are all 273 00:10:50,131 --> 00:10:50,030 over the place on our military 274 00:10:50,030 --> 00:10:52,030 reservation , not just here but the 275 00:10:52,030 --> 00:10:53,808 mark center in our least office 276 00:10:53,808 --> 00:10:55,752 buildings on a raven Rock mountain 277 00:10:55,752 --> 00:10:57,974 complexes . Well , we have asked as you 278 00:10:57,974 --> 00:11:00,197 come into the door toe , have a mask on 279 00:11:00,197 --> 00:11:02,197 if you don't have a mass where face 280 00:11:02,197 --> 00:11:04,419 covering one will be provided for you . 281 00:11:04,419 --> 00:11:06,419 Andi , we've had very few instances 282 00:11:06,419 --> 00:11:08,697 where that has been an issue . In fact , 283 00:11:08,697 --> 00:11:08,360 if you walk the halls of Peg on here , 284 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,790 you'll see nearly 100% of close not 285 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:12,870 100% . There may be wanted to 286 00:11:12,870 --> 00:11:14,981 exceptions , but that's because there 287 00:11:14,981 --> 00:11:17,092 taking a sip of coffee or something . 288 00:11:17,092 --> 00:11:19,148 So we are seeing great behaviors who 289 00:11:19,148 --> 00:11:21,037 have a well educated and informed 290 00:11:21,037 --> 00:11:23,259 workforce . They know what they need to 291 00:11:23,259 --> 00:11:25,203 do to protect themselves and their 292 00:11:25,203 --> 00:11:27,148 family . And you can see it in the 293 00:11:27,148 --> 00:11:29,148 hallways here in the Pentagon there 294 00:11:29,148 --> 00:11:31,370 observing those best practices and good 295 00:11:31,370 --> 00:11:33,148 behaviors . Hand hygiene , hand 296 00:11:33,148 --> 00:11:33,010 sanitizers , maintaining social 297 00:11:33,010 --> 00:11:34,843 distances and wearing cloth face 298 00:11:34,843 --> 00:11:36,788 coverings when they can't maintain 299 00:11:36,788 --> 00:11:39,180 social distance right back into the 300 00:11:39,180 --> 00:11:42,120 room . Making what is the breakdown of 301 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,180 symptomatic versus asymptomatic 302 00:11:44,550 --> 00:11:46,828 positives that you're seeing right now ? 303 00:11:46,828 --> 00:11:48,772 The reason I ask is that this 100% 304 00:11:48,772 --> 00:11:50,883 accountability testing for some units 305 00:11:50,883 --> 00:11:53,050 rolled out like end of April May was a 306 00:11:53,050 --> 00:11:55,106 pretty stable month for Kobe cases . 307 00:11:55,106 --> 00:11:57,328 But this past few weeks has been huge . 308 00:11:57,328 --> 00:12:01,080 18 20% increases week over week . So 309 00:12:01,090 --> 00:12:02,923 how does that stack up for their 310 00:12:02,923 --> 00:12:05,034 Maurice symptomatic people showing up 311 00:12:05,034 --> 00:12:07,090 now than there were a month ago on ? 312 00:12:07,090 --> 00:12:09,312 And what is the breakdown ? Yeah . So , 313 00:12:09,312 --> 00:12:11,479 um , what I would I would need to kind 314 00:12:11,479 --> 00:12:13,479 of follow up with you to give you a 315 00:12:13,479 --> 00:12:15,534 break down because you just identify 316 00:12:15,534 --> 00:12:17,312 were doing different testing at 317 00:12:17,312 --> 00:12:19,201 different platforms and different 318 00:12:19,201 --> 00:12:21,423 populations . So I don't have it rolled 319 00:12:21,423 --> 00:12:23,646 up as an aggregate , and it probably is 320 00:12:23,646 --> 00:12:25,812 more meaningful to be able to break it 321 00:12:25,812 --> 00:12:27,923 down to say , for example , in navy , 322 00:12:27,923 --> 00:12:30,034 you know pre deployment . What are we 323 00:12:30,034 --> 00:12:31,590 seeing ? Symptomatic versus 324 00:12:31,590 --> 00:12:33,312 Asymptomatic . Same thing with 325 00:12:33,312 --> 00:12:35,780 accessions in basic training . You know , 326 00:12:35,780 --> 00:12:39,400 I will say , for example , the data 327 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,550 from the TR When they did some follow 328 00:12:41,550 --> 00:12:43,470 up testing there , there was a 329 00:12:43,470 --> 00:12:45,860 significant proportion . I have to get 330 00:12:45,860 --> 00:12:48,150 back to you with the exact percentage 331 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,351 you know that were asymptomatic . And 332 00:12:50,351 --> 00:12:52,296 again , that's that's not all that 333 00:12:52,296 --> 00:12:54,530 surprising . If indeed , we're testing 334 00:12:54,530 --> 00:12:57,020 a cohort that is a younger demographic . 335 00:12:57,220 --> 00:12:59,870 We're going to see more asymptomatic 336 00:12:59,870 --> 00:13:02,092 that are part of that that result . But 337 00:13:02,092 --> 00:13:04,370 we can fall up and give you breakdowns . 338 00:13:04,370 --> 00:13:07,560 I follow for Mr Bear to , um so Florida 339 00:13:07,560 --> 00:13:09,616 and California are still a no go for 340 00:13:09,616 --> 00:13:11,671 travel . But Texas and Arizona , who 341 00:13:11,671 --> 00:13:13,782 are having these massive spikes still 342 00:13:13,782 --> 00:13:15,838 wide open their governors are asking 343 00:13:15,838 --> 00:13:17,671 people to stay at home . They're 344 00:13:17,671 --> 00:13:19,782 shutting down bars and restaurants in 345 00:13:19,782 --> 00:13:22,004 Arizona . Is there a possibility that D 346 00:13:22,004 --> 00:13:24,060 O D y ? They will go back on the red 347 00:13:24,060 --> 00:13:26,060 list ? So I think so . The question 348 00:13:26,060 --> 00:13:28,004 there's there's probably a lack of 349 00:13:28,004 --> 00:13:30,830 understanding across the population 350 00:13:30,890 --> 00:13:33,570 that outside the department as to what 351 00:13:33,570 --> 00:13:35,681 our policy is , our policies tiered . 352 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:39,730 So , uh , the state has to first meet 353 00:13:40,330 --> 00:13:42,330 the gating criteria . But once they 354 00:13:42,330 --> 00:13:44,530 meet it , then we devolved down to the 355 00:13:44,530 --> 00:13:47,110 installation assessments on . And , as 356 00:13:47,110 --> 00:13:49,332 you can imagine across the entire state 357 00:13:49,332 --> 00:13:52,180 of Texas , that the outbreak is is 358 00:13:52,190 --> 00:13:54,468 different , right ? And some locations , 359 00:13:54,468 --> 00:13:56,301 more rural locations that others 360 00:13:56,590 --> 00:13:58,646 perhaps the metropolitan areas . You 361 00:13:58,646 --> 00:14:01,250 have greater spikes . Installations do 362 00:14:01,250 --> 00:14:03,770 their assessments based on local travel 363 00:14:03,770 --> 00:14:06,160 restrictions based on the availability 364 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,610 of health care on that sort of thing . 365 00:14:08,610 --> 00:14:11,820 So they then provide that a military 366 00:14:11,820 --> 00:14:13,764 department secretary who makes the 367 00:14:13,764 --> 00:14:15,764 decision whether or not to lift the 368 00:14:15,764 --> 00:14:17,764 travel restrictions . Uh , that's a 369 00:14:17,764 --> 00:14:20,370 long way of saying that we because we 370 00:14:20,370 --> 00:14:23,860 don't want to , uh , do wholesale 371 00:14:24,610 --> 00:14:26,554 closing down and lifting of travel 372 00:14:26,554 --> 00:14:28,221 restrictions were gonna do it 373 00:14:28,221 --> 00:14:30,277 installation by installation and all 374 00:14:30,277 --> 00:14:32,554 those installations like , for example , 375 00:14:32,554 --> 00:14:34,666 for code . A lot of people like to go 376 00:14:34,666 --> 00:14:36,777 out in Austin if Austin that bars are 377 00:14:36,777 --> 00:14:36,690 open . And Austin , is there a concern 378 00:14:36,690 --> 00:14:38,857 that if you're assigned Fort Hood that 379 00:14:38,857 --> 00:14:40,968 you might be getting sick when you're 380 00:14:40,968 --> 00:14:43,079 going out on the weekends ? Sure . So 381 00:14:43,079 --> 00:14:45,190 the all the insulation commanders are 382 00:14:45,190 --> 00:14:47,357 following local public health guidance 383 00:14:47,357 --> 00:14:50,130 and making sure that that , uh as was 384 00:14:50,130 --> 00:14:52,352 mentioned earlier , we have a very well 385 00:14:52,352 --> 00:14:54,740 informed , educated forces is evidence 386 00:14:54,740 --> 00:14:56,962 by the behavior that they're exhibiting 387 00:14:56,962 --> 00:14:58,990 throughout this pandemic . They're 388 00:14:58,990 --> 00:15:01,046 concerned about their family , as is 389 00:15:01,046 --> 00:15:03,550 the secretary of Defense . And they're 390 00:15:03,550 --> 00:15:05,494 doing the sorts of things that are 391 00:15:05,494 --> 00:15:08,960 necessary toe make their peers and 392 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,350 their families safe . And so we're 393 00:15:11,350 --> 00:15:13,406 seeing very good behavior out of the 394 00:15:13,406 --> 00:15:15,628 force . All right , we're gonna go back 395 00:15:15,628 --> 00:15:17,239 to the line . Laura Signal . 396 00:15:20,940 --> 00:15:22,980 Hi . Thanks for doing this . I'm 397 00:15:22,980 --> 00:15:25,147 wondering if you conclude , give us an 398 00:15:25,147 --> 00:15:27,780 update on , um , over more Eden and the 399 00:15:27,780 --> 00:15:30,530 vaccine . Specifically . Earlier , 400 00:15:30,530 --> 00:15:33,640 officials said that , uh , you will get 401 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,580 a vaccine by January 2021 402 00:15:38,060 --> 00:15:39,838 fully distributed by then , I'm 403 00:15:39,838 --> 00:15:41,616 wondering if that is still your 404 00:15:41,616 --> 00:15:43,782 assessment or whether there's been any 405 00:15:43,782 --> 00:15:46,270 changes to that time frame . So , uh , 406 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,450 in terms of operation warp speed in 407 00:15:49,750 --> 00:15:51,861 goals that they've established in our 408 00:15:51,861 --> 00:15:54,028 working toward , I think it's best for 409 00:15:54,028 --> 00:15:56,028 me to refer to upper operation warp 410 00:15:56,028 --> 00:15:59,130 speed on those particulars . But in 411 00:15:59,130 --> 00:16:01,760 terms of the Department of Defense , I 412 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,670 think as many of you know , the 413 00:16:03,670 --> 00:16:05,781 department , you know , as an ongoing 414 00:16:05,781 --> 00:16:08,700 basis before cove it after Cove it we 415 00:16:08,700 --> 00:16:11,860 do a lot of of military medical related 416 00:16:11,870 --> 00:16:14,710 research and development for items that 417 00:16:14,710 --> 00:16:17,870 have , ah , you know , direct impact on 418 00:16:17,870 --> 00:16:20,640 military purposes . Eso It's natural 419 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,790 that we do research on vaccines on 420 00:16:23,890 --> 00:16:26,850 prophylaxis treatments because we make 421 00:16:26,860 --> 00:16:28,804 one . Make sure if our troops were 422 00:16:28,804 --> 00:16:30,804 deployed somewhere , that they have 423 00:16:30,804 --> 00:16:32,582 that kind of protection against 424 00:16:32,582 --> 00:16:34,638 infectious diseases . So some of the 425 00:16:34,638 --> 00:16:36,693 research that we have been doing for 426 00:16:36,693 --> 00:16:38,916 military purposes is Aziz , part of the 427 00:16:38,916 --> 00:16:41,027 all of government effort . And so the 428 00:16:41,027 --> 00:16:43,249 research we're doing on several vaccine 429 00:16:43,249 --> 00:16:45,790 candidates and therapeutic candidates 430 00:16:45,790 --> 00:16:47,957 are part of that . All of government , 431 00:16:47,957 --> 00:16:50,190 an operation warp speed effort , you 432 00:16:50,190 --> 00:16:52,412 know , to meet that that operation warp 433 00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:54,468 speed goal in terms of having enough 434 00:16:54,468 --> 00:16:56,750 vaccine available on and then also 435 00:16:56,750 --> 00:17:00,680 therapeutics . And sorry 436 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:02,902 if I could just follow up in terms of , 437 00:17:02,902 --> 00:17:05,920 um , the antibody tests are I 438 00:17:05,930 --> 00:17:08,670 understand there was some concern early 439 00:17:08,670 --> 00:17:11,150 on that he has for both he or not 440 00:17:11,150 --> 00:17:13,500 totally accurate has there give us an 441 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:16,510 update on that as well ? Do you have 442 00:17:16,510 --> 00:17:18,732 more confidence in antibody tests these 443 00:17:18,732 --> 00:17:21,420 days ? So that's actually one of the 444 00:17:21,420 --> 00:17:23,730 areas that the department and others 445 00:17:23,820 --> 00:17:27,750 are looking at in terms of what is the 446 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:31,280 the type of antibody test in 447 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,840 capability that we want to see . And 448 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,910 what I mean by that is it's it's kind 449 00:17:36,910 --> 00:17:39,920 of Ah , multi step number one . You 450 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,920 want to see if someone who has been 451 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:45,270 infected has the antibodies associated 452 00:17:45,270 --> 00:17:47,700 with that ? But more importantly , it 453 00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:50,620 is . What we're after is the 454 00:17:50,630 --> 00:17:52,463 neutralizing antibodies that the 455 00:17:52,463 --> 00:17:54,940 antibodies , the type of antibodies in 456 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:56,890 the volume or concentration of the 457 00:17:56,890 --> 00:17:59,360 antibodies that can actually fight off 458 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:01,880 the infection . And we are not at a 459 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,590 place where , um , you know , we there 460 00:18:04,590 --> 00:18:07,200 is a go to test that we believe has 461 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,422 that kind of accuracy . But that is one 462 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:11,478 of the areas the department is is in 463 00:18:11,478 --> 00:18:13,800 the middle of researching to come to 464 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,060 come back with a product , a solution 465 00:18:16,060 --> 00:18:18,310 that will give us that kind of kind of 466 00:18:18,310 --> 00:18:20,032 definitive information to make 467 00:18:20,032 --> 00:18:23,150 decisions on all right back to her . 468 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,170 Measuring . That's indicating the 469 00:18:27,170 --> 00:18:29,210 Afghan journalist . My question is 470 00:18:29,210 --> 00:18:31,760 regarding a used troop in Afghanistan . 471 00:18:32,910 --> 00:18:35,750 The question is what sort off special 472 00:18:35,750 --> 00:18:38,960 crooner why the safeguards are in place 473 00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:43,090 for used troops in Afghanistan . So 474 00:18:43,550 --> 00:18:45,660 troops in Afghanistan , a couple of 475 00:18:45,660 --> 00:18:49,010 things we have department wide guidance 476 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,540 by which , before troops get deployed 477 00:18:52,550 --> 00:18:55,810 to an overseas location that , for 478 00:18:55,810 --> 00:18:58,200 example , that's a combination of 479 00:18:58,210 --> 00:19:01,640 testing and then having the period of 480 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,529 time where there's restrictive of 481 00:19:03,529 --> 00:19:05,810 movement , where they are isolated for 482 00:19:05,810 --> 00:19:09,490 14 days , a za way to make sure that 483 00:19:09,650 --> 00:19:12,250 we capture any anyone that developed 484 00:19:12,250 --> 00:19:14,840 symptoms and infection before they get 485 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,120 deployed overseas . Secondly , 486 00:19:18,340 --> 00:19:21,900 we have in a widespread testing , you 487 00:19:21,900 --> 00:19:23,850 know , for , you know , across the 488 00:19:23,850 --> 00:19:26,580 board in terms of operational missions . 489 00:19:26,580 --> 00:19:29,600 And so , for example , with accessions 490 00:19:29,870 --> 00:19:33,540 similar approach . We , uh it varies 491 00:19:33,540 --> 00:19:36,530 by military department in location , 492 00:19:36,790 --> 00:19:38,860 but in general it would be something 493 00:19:38,860 --> 00:19:42,290 where , before a smaller group 494 00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:45,860 of trainees or deployed individuals is 495 00:19:45,860 --> 00:19:48,430 put out to a larger population . They 496 00:19:48,430 --> 00:19:51,420 are they're tested their kept isolated 497 00:19:51,420 --> 00:19:54,780 for 14 days . Um and , uh and then once 498 00:19:54,780 --> 00:19:57,280 they test out of that being testing 499 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,447 negative , they would then go out to a 500 00:19:59,447 --> 00:20:01,280 larger the larger pool of either 501 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,060 trainees or a deployed unit . 502 00:20:06,340 --> 00:20:09,470 All right , back to the line . Jeff 503 00:20:09,470 --> 00:20:10,470 show . 504 00:20:13,710 --> 00:20:15,960 Thank you so much for doing this . Back 505 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,600 on May 22nd OSD said there had been a 506 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,240 total of 152 positive cases at the 507 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,730 Pentagon reservation . Since that 508 00:20:24,730 --> 00:20:26,750 information is available , can you 509 00:20:26,750 --> 00:20:29,160 please provide an update . Your most 510 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,460 recent update of the positive cases at 511 00:20:31,470 --> 00:20:33,637 the Pentagon reservation . Thank you , 512 00:20:35,390 --> 00:20:37,557 Mr Sugarless . Is Tom your again ? The 513 00:20:37,557 --> 00:20:39,390 director washing headquarters is 514 00:20:39,390 --> 00:20:41,334 mentioned earlier . We roll up our 515 00:20:41,334 --> 00:20:43,450 numbers for all positive cases on the 516 00:20:43,450 --> 00:20:45,672 Pentagon reservation to the joint staff 517 00:20:45,672 --> 00:20:47,617 and those reported as a roll up by 518 00:20:47,617 --> 00:20:49,506 breakdown of services civilians , 519 00:20:49,506 --> 00:20:51,850 contractors , independence on that 520 00:20:51,850 --> 00:20:54,520 rollup is available both publicly on we 521 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,853 can get you a copy of the latest ruling . 522 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,462 Thank you . I'm asking specifically for 523 00:21:00,462 --> 00:21:02,518 the Pentagon reservation . And since 524 00:21:02,518 --> 00:21:04,684 you provided this information before , 525 00:21:04,684 --> 00:21:06,907 I'm hoping you can kindly do so again . 526 00:21:06,907 --> 00:21:08,907 And I'll take that one for action . 527 00:21:08,907 --> 00:21:12,390 Thank you , sir . All right . Further . 528 00:21:12,590 --> 00:21:15,720 Any additional questions by 529 00:21:16,140 --> 00:21:19,110 building on the vaccine question ? 530 00:21:19,500 --> 00:21:22,900 Lingual . When will service members get 531 00:21:22,970 --> 00:21:25,081 the vaccine ? Are they gonna be among 532 00:21:25,081 --> 00:21:27,210 the first group to get it ? I'm gonna 533 00:21:27,210 --> 00:21:29,377 show you how old I am . I remember the 534 00:21:29,377 --> 00:21:33,000 swine flu vaccination back in 1976 535 00:21:33,610 --> 00:21:36,010 and service members got the swine flu 536 00:21:36,010 --> 00:21:38,270 thing before anybody else in America 537 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,770 did a sort of a test . Is is that 538 00:21:41,780 --> 00:21:44,630 what's gonna happen with this ? So , um , 539 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,050 the determination of obviously the 540 00:21:47,220 --> 00:21:50,260 first task is completing the research 541 00:21:50,900 --> 00:21:53,011 after we complete the research , then 542 00:21:53,011 --> 00:21:55,233 it's really and when I say we , I don't 543 00:21:55,233 --> 00:21:57,344 mean just the department , but across 544 00:21:57,344 --> 00:21:59,456 the board , you know , the activities 545 00:21:59,456 --> 00:22:01,622 Operation Warp Speed is doing on their 546 00:22:01,622 --> 00:22:04,040 own sponsored research with 547 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,540 manufacturers , but its first to 548 00:22:06,540 --> 00:22:08,651 complete the clinical trials that are 549 00:22:08,651 --> 00:22:11,360 required , then to get FDA approval to 550 00:22:11,360 --> 00:22:13,304 use it in a , you know , a limited 551 00:22:13,304 --> 00:22:15,220 fashion as part of the overall 552 00:22:15,220 --> 00:22:17,810 development on . And then finally , is 553 00:22:17,810 --> 00:22:20,040 this ah , vaccine of product that can 554 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:23,310 be widely used A to that stage , you 555 00:22:23,310 --> 00:22:25,366 know , based upon what you know what 556 00:22:25,366 --> 00:22:27,532 the product is , what efficacy is with 557 00:22:27,532 --> 00:22:29,699 the situation the country is . Then we 558 00:22:29,699 --> 00:22:31,810 be looking to operation warp speed to 559 00:22:31,910 --> 00:22:34,132 to determine . Then , you know , how do 560 00:22:34,132 --> 00:22:36,299 we allocate that ? You know , what are 561 00:22:36,299 --> 00:22:38,660 the priority populations ? Be it front 562 00:22:38,660 --> 00:22:41,030 line health care workers , you know , 563 00:22:41,030 --> 00:22:42,974 be it ? Ah , certain demographic . 564 00:22:43,130 --> 00:22:45,430 Where does where does the military fit 565 00:22:45,430 --> 00:22:47,541 into that ? But we're not . We're not 566 00:22:47,541 --> 00:22:49,708 there yet , but that will be something 567 00:22:50,150 --> 00:22:52,372 that will have to be determined once we 568 00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:54,094 get closer to having a vaccine 569 00:22:54,094 --> 00:22:56,050 available . Thank you . 570 00:22:58,520 --> 00:22:59,964 Have a little more time . 571 00:23:03,140 --> 00:23:05,590 However , it's allocated for your own 572 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,600 decision making . Do you anticipate two 573 00:23:08,610 --> 00:23:10,670 questions ? Do you anticipate this , 574 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,440 Dina ? Mandatory vaccine for U . S 575 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:17,390 troops . And I just wanted to come back 576 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:19,622 one last time to what Meghan was asking 577 00:23:19,622 --> 00:23:22,580 about . Symptomatic versus asymptomatic . 578 00:23:22,590 --> 00:23:24,479 Especially on the increased cases 579 00:23:24,479 --> 00:23:28,160 you're seeing . What are you ? Give us 580 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,550 some perspective . Are you concerned ? 581 00:23:31,340 --> 00:23:34,090 And why ? Or why not about the 582 00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:36,760 increases you're seeing in the amongst 583 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,620 the military in these civilian hot spot 584 00:23:39,790 --> 00:23:43,580 locations . I 585 00:23:43,580 --> 00:23:45,747 take it they're not only symptomatic , 586 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,560 correct , correct . Give us a little 587 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,820 more context on that . And is this 588 00:23:50,820 --> 00:23:53,042 going to be a mandatory vaccine ? So on 589 00:23:53,042 --> 00:23:55,640 the on the context , in terms of 590 00:23:55,650 --> 00:23:59,130 asymptomatic and symptomatic again 591 00:23:59,590 --> 00:24:01,757 what we're seeing , which would not be 592 00:24:01,757 --> 00:24:05,700 surprising that as you doom or testing 593 00:24:06,010 --> 00:24:09,420 of , of large groups of people and a 594 00:24:09,420 --> 00:24:11,531 big chunk of those are folks that are 595 00:24:11,531 --> 00:24:13,420 not presenting with symptoms . So 596 00:24:13,420 --> 00:24:15,309 they're asymptomatic . Um , those 597 00:24:15,309 --> 00:24:17,420 typically , you know , not across the 598 00:24:17,420 --> 00:24:19,476 board , but tend to be the younger , 599 00:24:19,476 --> 00:24:21,642 never demographic , and so would not . 600 00:24:21,642 --> 00:24:23,698 It's not surprising to us that we're 601 00:24:23,698 --> 00:24:26,690 seeing an uptick in infection rates , 602 00:24:26,820 --> 00:24:29,042 particularly where we're seeing it in a 603 00:24:29,042 --> 00:24:31,270 local community . And a lot of that and 604 00:24:31,270 --> 00:24:33,381 again I'd have toe get back to you in 605 00:24:33,381 --> 00:24:35,603 terms of breakdowns . But a lot of that 606 00:24:35,603 --> 00:24:37,826 is tied to those who are asymptomatic . 607 00:24:38,990 --> 00:24:42,630 And so it's It is a data point , Um , 608 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,040 you know , as Mr Mirror , Mr Abraham 609 00:24:45,110 --> 00:24:47,332 pointed out , it's a data point that we 610 00:24:47,332 --> 00:24:50,670 make sure they it's not a across the 611 00:24:50,670 --> 00:24:54,160 board aggregate intervention or 612 00:24:54,370 --> 00:24:56,537 action steps . It is based upon what's 613 00:24:56,537 --> 00:24:58,648 happening in that local at that local 614 00:24:58,648 --> 00:25:00,770 installation , that mission and that 615 00:25:00,770 --> 00:25:04,620 community as to what we're seeing in . 616 00:25:04,630 --> 00:25:06,950 What would that what would that lead us 617 00:25:06,950 --> 00:25:10,160 to do either differently in terms of 618 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,493 public health mitigation measures again , 619 00:25:12,500 --> 00:25:15,460 access to the installation really , 620 00:25:15,460 --> 00:25:17,571 frankly , in terms of following a lot 621 00:25:17,571 --> 00:25:20,850 of the CDC guidance for asymptomatic 622 00:25:20,850 --> 00:25:23,960 could still , um , transmit the 623 00:25:24,390 --> 00:25:28,370 correct , but our concern well , so so 624 00:25:29,020 --> 00:25:32,920 figuring . So we 625 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:34,930 would be concerned with with any 626 00:25:35,010 --> 00:25:37,350 identification of new infections . But 627 00:25:37,460 --> 00:25:40,850 we were taking the same measures 628 00:25:41,100 --> 00:25:42,933 that the Public Health Committee 629 00:25:42,933 --> 00:25:44,989 community community writ large would 630 00:25:44,989 --> 00:25:47,100 take . So if we're doing more testing 631 00:25:47,190 --> 00:25:49,190 of asymptomatic , so we find people 632 00:25:49,190 --> 00:25:51,023 that are infected well , they're 633 00:25:51,023 --> 00:25:53,190 isolated , and we do contact tracing , 634 00:25:53,190 --> 00:25:55,190 just like what is being done in the 635 00:25:55,190 --> 00:25:58,250 community So that is a normal , um you 636 00:25:58,250 --> 00:26:00,060 know , established process the 637 00:26:00,060 --> 00:26:02,227 department again , not just for cove , 638 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:04,338 it , but for decades . We have a very 639 00:26:04,338 --> 00:26:06,610 strong public health surveillance 640 00:26:06,610 --> 00:26:09,870 apparatus in policies that would guide 641 00:26:09,870 --> 00:26:12,560 us . And so it's about when we get that 642 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:16,020 data and we see on Uptick it is , we're 643 00:26:16,020 --> 00:26:18,131 going to intervene . We're gonna make 644 00:26:18,131 --> 00:26:20,187 sure that that person , if they need 645 00:26:20,187 --> 00:26:22,298 care , gets care . If they need to be 646 00:26:22,298 --> 00:26:24,464 isolated , they're gonna be isolated . 647 00:26:24,464 --> 00:26:26,520 And we'll do the appropriate contact 648 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,360 tracing in order to to contain any 649 00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:31,540 further spread of the infection . Just 650 00:26:31,540 --> 00:26:33,660 ask if you have a sense that any of 651 00:26:33,670 --> 00:26:36,490 this is coming through in these air 652 00:26:36,490 --> 00:26:38,657 geographic areas you mentioned through 653 00:26:38,660 --> 00:26:40,790 inter action with local , the local 654 00:26:40,790 --> 00:26:44,720 community being out on the town , going 655 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,650 to shops , going to the big box , Is it 656 00:26:47,660 --> 00:26:49,716 even if they're asymptomatic ? Is it 657 00:26:49,716 --> 00:26:51,960 coming through interaction with these 658 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,016 hot spot communities ? And so that's 659 00:26:54,016 --> 00:26:56,016 That's one of the things that we're 660 00:26:56,016 --> 00:26:57,793 looking at again based upon the 661 00:26:57,793 --> 00:26:59,904 targeted installation and community . 662 00:26:59,904 --> 00:27:02,016 Looking at the data that we're seeing 663 00:27:02,016 --> 00:27:04,470 from , you know , our population , what 664 00:27:04,470 --> 00:27:06,581 is the connection to what's happening 665 00:27:06,581 --> 00:27:08,900 in local community on and therefore 666 00:27:08,910 --> 00:27:11,132 What would we need to do in partnership 667 00:27:11,132 --> 00:27:13,510 with that local community in terms of 668 00:27:13,510 --> 00:27:15,677 those further public health mitigation 669 00:27:15,677 --> 00:27:19,120 factors ? But again , the our core 670 00:27:19,120 --> 00:27:21,370 approaches . We want to make sure we're 671 00:27:21,370 --> 00:27:23,580 using data and providing guidance and 672 00:27:23,580 --> 00:27:25,900 factors to consider that could be made , 673 00:27:26,130 --> 00:27:28,297 you know , at the local level , Taylor 674 00:27:28,297 --> 00:27:32,060 to that particular situation . Timeline . 675 00:27:32,460 --> 00:27:34,682 Do we have any callers on the line that 676 00:27:34,682 --> 00:27:35,793 having follow ups ? 677 00:27:39,890 --> 00:27:43,270 All right , we'll take one here in the 678 00:27:43,380 --> 00:27:46,170 first kind of kind of this kind of a 679 00:27:46,170 --> 00:27:48,170 barber is asking , but where you're 680 00:27:48,170 --> 00:27:50,337 seeing upticks , right are places that 681 00:27:50,337 --> 00:27:52,590 are reopening . And so no matter what 682 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:54,810 the rules are on insulation , you can 683 00:27:54,810 --> 00:27:56,977 go out in town and go to a bar and not 684 00:27:56,977 --> 00:27:59,199 necessarily wear a mask of your service 685 00:27:59,199 --> 00:28:01,310 member . And then you can go back and 686 00:28:01,310 --> 00:28:03,643 bring that to your family to , you know , 687 00:28:03,643 --> 00:28:05,810 to the motor pool on Monday . And when 688 00:28:05,810 --> 00:28:05,130 we first started having this 689 00:28:05,130 --> 00:28:06,741 conversation about reopening 690 00:28:06,741 --> 00:28:09,074 installations , General Heightened said , 691 00:28:09,074 --> 00:28:11,019 Well , installation commanders can 692 00:28:11,019 --> 00:28:13,019 always be tighter . You know , your 693 00:28:13,019 --> 00:28:15,186 chain of command can always be tighter 694 00:28:15,186 --> 00:28:17,297 than what the local laws are . Are we 695 00:28:17,297 --> 00:28:19,352 seeing that ? Are we seeing military 696 00:28:19,352 --> 00:28:21,519 commanders say I don't care if you can 697 00:28:21,519 --> 00:28:23,630 go to . If you can legally go far out 698 00:28:23,630 --> 00:28:25,741 in town , I don't want you to go . Or 699 00:28:25,741 --> 00:28:27,908 if I don't care , if you don't have to 700 00:28:27,908 --> 00:28:27,190 wear a mask in this state , you will 701 00:28:27,190 --> 00:28:30,920 wear a mask because thesis cases , 702 00:28:30,930 --> 00:28:32,652 even with more testing cases , 703 00:28:32,652 --> 00:28:34,874 shouldn't be going up . If everybody is 704 00:28:34,874 --> 00:28:37,041 staying safe , they should be going up 705 00:28:37,041 --> 00:28:38,986 on this level So clearly there are 706 00:28:38,986 --> 00:28:41,097 people in the military who are taking 707 00:28:41,097 --> 00:28:43,263 advantage of the fact that they can go 708 00:28:43,263 --> 00:28:42,540 out in town and not wear a mask and go 709 00:28:42,540 --> 00:28:44,707 to a bar in some of these places . And 710 00:28:44,707 --> 00:28:46,873 then that is spiking your numbers . Is 711 00:28:46,873 --> 00:28:48,762 there any thought to pushing down 712 00:28:48,762 --> 00:28:50,873 policy that says We're not just going 713 00:28:50,873 --> 00:28:53,207 to stay in line with what the city says ? 714 00:28:53,207 --> 00:28:55,040 We know better , but our our our 715 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:56,651 overall guidance in terms of 716 00:28:56,651 --> 00:28:58,818 installation by installation . I don't 717 00:28:58,818 --> 00:29:01,040 know if Mr Abra has kind of some of the 718 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:04,310 the status of , you know , base by base , 719 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:07,170 but that is a core Part of our guidance 720 00:29:07,180 --> 00:29:10,720 is what is the data you know , both 721 00:29:10,770 --> 00:29:12,800 with our population instantly in an 722 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:14,744 installation , what's happening in 723 00:29:14,744 --> 00:29:18,190 local community to either either be 724 00:29:18,190 --> 00:29:20,370 more stringent or less stringent based 725 00:29:20,370 --> 00:29:24,150 upon that local commanders , you know , 726 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,950 mission in and gold . So but will 727 00:29:27,950 --> 00:29:29,950 day and will they get pressure from 728 00:29:29,950 --> 00:29:32,290 higher up if those results are not 729 00:29:32,300 --> 00:29:35,130 being seen ? Um , I I fully believe 730 00:29:35,140 --> 00:29:38,410 that , um uh , local commanders are 731 00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:41,830 going to make the right decision both 732 00:29:41,830 --> 00:29:43,950 for the health and wellness of their 733 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,260 active duty , their civilian employees , 734 00:29:47,650 --> 00:29:49,890 the families of active duty , and to 735 00:29:49,890 --> 00:29:51,946 make sure that they could meet their 736 00:29:51,946 --> 00:29:53,834 mission , that they will take the 737 00:29:53,834 --> 00:29:56,057 necessary action using the department's 738 00:29:56,057 --> 00:29:58,300 guidance to make that local local 739 00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:02,060 decision whether or not it is exactly 740 00:30:02,060 --> 00:30:04,116 aligned with what's happening in the 741 00:30:04,116 --> 00:30:07,470 local community . I mean of the 742 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:10,420 later on , you'll receive an update 743 00:30:10,430 --> 00:30:12,770 from us on the number of installations 744 00:30:12,770 --> 00:30:15,048 that have lived to travel restrictions . 745 00:30:15,210 --> 00:30:17,730 One of the criteria for lifting travel 746 00:30:17,730 --> 00:30:21,180 restrictions is to move below health 747 00:30:21,180 --> 00:30:23,180 protection condition Charlie , with 748 00:30:23,180 --> 00:30:26,010 which is all the things that we've been 749 00:30:26,010 --> 00:30:28,130 talking about to make sure that the 750 00:30:28,140 --> 00:30:31,650 troops and their families are safe . As 751 00:30:31,650 --> 00:30:34,890 of right now on Lee , 70 have met the 752 00:30:34,990 --> 00:30:36,870 criteria for lifting travel 753 00:30:36,870 --> 00:30:39,390 restrictions and so gives you some idea 754 00:30:39,390 --> 00:30:43,120 out of out of Ah , 200 let's see where 755 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,880 we get read out of 231 major insulation , 756 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:48,936 70 have lifted it . So give you some 757 00:30:48,936 --> 00:30:51,158 sense of what they're doing . Yes , but 758 00:30:51,158 --> 00:30:52,880 that doesn't control anybody's 759 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:54,991 behaviour off base . No , but they're 760 00:30:54,991 --> 00:30:58,940 being I mean , we believe , based on 761 00:30:58,940 --> 00:31:00,996 the results that we've seen . Thus , 762 00:31:00,996 --> 00:31:03,218 for that , the population has been well 763 00:31:03,218 --> 00:31:05,329 informed and that service members are 764 00:31:05,329 --> 00:31:07,384 not willing to risk their families . 765 00:31:07,384 --> 00:31:09,496 And they're doing the kinds of things 766 00:31:09,496 --> 00:31:11,551 toe keep themselves and their family 767 00:31:11,551 --> 00:31:14,040 safe . And so And commanders , you know , 768 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,570 this is not something that just came up 769 00:31:16,570 --> 00:31:18,830 with pandemic commanders every day 770 00:31:19,170 --> 00:31:22,400 throughout their careers have been 771 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,690 making calls and talking to their 772 00:31:24,690 --> 00:31:27,100 troops and making sure they understood 773 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,470 the necessity of making informed 774 00:31:30,620 --> 00:31:33,480 choices about what they do off duty . 775 00:31:33,940 --> 00:31:36,620 And so it's can't go to this bar . You 776 00:31:36,620 --> 00:31:38,509 can't go to this restaurant . The 777 00:31:38,509 --> 00:31:40,509 question is , is that happening now 778 00:31:40,509 --> 00:31:42,398 because of Cove it , and not just 779 00:31:42,398 --> 00:31:44,620 because of other shenanigans that would 780 00:31:44,620 --> 00:31:46,842 be going on . What we're seeing is that 781 00:31:46,842 --> 00:31:49,009 they're they're continuing to maintain 782 00:31:49,009 --> 00:31:51,176 very high standards with regard to the 783 00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:53,398 safety right , So the health protection 784 00:31:53,398 --> 00:31:55,342 conditions for the majority of the 785 00:31:55,342 --> 00:31:57,680 installations out there still fairly 786 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:59,870 high ramped up , which tells us that 787 00:31:59,870 --> 00:32:02,480 they are . We have time for one more 788 00:32:02,490 --> 00:32:06,470 question , just up , well done that So 789 00:32:06,670 --> 00:32:08,892 the local commanders will work . Well , 790 00:32:08,892 --> 00:32:11,510 do the thing for the green . I'm just 791 00:32:11,510 --> 00:32:13,530 wondering how how this changes 792 00:32:13,540 --> 00:32:15,707 assignments overseas . There are a lot 793 00:32:15,707 --> 00:32:17,929 of countries , for example , that don't 794 00:32:17,929 --> 00:32:19,873 want Americans . They're right now 795 00:32:19,873 --> 00:32:21,929 they're closing , reported . How was 796 00:32:21,929 --> 00:32:25,500 that complicated your job and or 797 00:32:25,500 --> 00:32:29,220 hasn't complicated your thank U s . 798 00:32:29,230 --> 00:32:32,780 So it is . It's not a complication as 799 00:32:32,780 --> 00:32:36,490 much as it is way have to be able to 800 00:32:36,490 --> 00:32:38,830 communicate widely , right ? So the 801 00:32:38,830 --> 00:32:41,640 commander at Lackland Air Force Base 802 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:43,862 needs to understand what the conditions 803 00:32:43,862 --> 00:32:45,862 are in Germany if they have a troop 804 00:32:45,862 --> 00:32:48,150 that's getting ready to to transit to 805 00:32:48,150 --> 00:32:51,050 Germany . And making that information 806 00:32:51,050 --> 00:32:53,272 available to local level has been a key 807 00:32:53,272 --> 00:32:56,570 component to this . The local travel 808 00:32:56,570 --> 00:32:59,120 restrictions is a significant factor in 809 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,950 whether or not travel is lifted . You 810 00:33:01,950 --> 00:33:05,230 know , moving across country or across 811 00:33:05,230 --> 00:33:07,830 to another country is difficult enough 812 00:33:08,130 --> 00:33:10,186 for our families , and what we don't 813 00:33:10,186 --> 00:33:12,130 want to do is put him in place and 814 00:33:12,130 --> 00:33:14,700 circumstance where it's not conducive 815 00:33:14,700 --> 00:33:16,720 to setting up a household that they 816 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:19,140 can't , you know , go look at houses or 817 00:33:19,140 --> 00:33:22,150 rent a place or get access to central 818 00:33:22,150 --> 00:33:24,261 services that you would need in order 819 00:33:24,261 --> 00:33:26,317 to establish a household . So all of 820 00:33:26,317 --> 00:33:28,428 that is part of the criteria that the 821 00:33:28,428 --> 00:33:30,317 insulation commander has to judge 822 00:33:30,317 --> 00:33:32,428 before making a recommendation to the 823 00:33:32,428 --> 00:33:34,594 secretary of the military Department . 824 00:33:34,594 --> 00:33:36,539 Toe lift . The travel restrictions 825 00:33:38,090 --> 00:33:40,368 composed the Q and A session . General , 826 00:33:40,368 --> 00:33:42,534 do you have anything you'd like to add 827 00:33:42,534 --> 00:33:44,740 or thank you ? All right . Thank you 828 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:45,160 for joining .