RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining us ░░░░░░░░ is vice president Mike ░░░░░░░░ Mr Vice president good ░░░░░░░░ to you Good morning ░░░░░░░░ Let s start with ░░░░░░░░ doctor said and settle ░░░░░░░░ once and for all ░░░░░░░░ is much more lethal ░░░░░░░░ the seasonal flu correct ░░░░░░░░ is Savannah According to ░░░░░░░░ of our health experts ░░░░░░░░ the White House Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ force it does not ░░░░░░░░ we look at global ░░░░░░░░ present as much a ░░░░░░░░ to younger Americans particularly ░░░░░░░░ under the age of ░░░░░░░░ But for senior citizens ░░░░░░░░ serious underlying health conditions ░░░░░░░░ represents a threat of ░░░░░░░░ serious consequences It s ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons why ░░░░░░░░ president took the unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ yesterday of suspending all ░░░░░░░░ from Europe just as ░░░░░░░░ has done so in ░░░░░░░░ with China and we ░░░░░░░░ going to be screening ░░░░░░░░ asking every American who ░░░░░░░░ from Europe over the ░░░░░░░░ 30 days to self ░░░░░░░░ for 14 days It ░░░░░░░░ a we want to ░░░░░░░░ on those that are ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable but we also ░░░░░░░░ to work on ensuring ░░░░░░░░ the Coronavirus is not ░░░░░░░░ brought into our country ░░░░░░░░ Europe And we re ░░░░░░░░ continuing to focus in ░░░░░░░░ of California Washington State ░░░░░░░░ New York where we ░░░░░░░░ seen what the experts ░░░░░░░░ community spread It s ░░░░░░░░ combination of efforts that ░░░░░░░░ re addressing because of ░░░░░░░░ because of the threat ░░░░░░░░ m hoping that we ░░░░░░░░ just get a lot ░░░░░░░░ facts out in the ░░░░░░░░ minutes we have together ░░░░░░░░ Just leveling with people ░░░░░░░░ president has said as ░░░░░░░░ as two days ago ░░░░░░░░ will go away Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Anthony foucci said you ░░░░░░░░ expect millions and millions ░░░░░░░░ get it the worst ░░░░░░░░ yet to come Congress ░░░░░░░░ own doctor said that ░░░░░░░░ third of the American ░░░░░░░░ could get Coronavirus Do ░░░░░░░░ agree with that number ░░░░░░░░ do your experts tell ░░░░░░░░ the number of infected ░░░░░░░░ is likely to be ░░░░░░░░ m looking for a ░░░░░░░░ if you have it ░░░░░░░░ let me be clear ░░░░░░░░ from early on the ░░░░░░░░ has declared a public ░░░░░░░░ emergency suspended all travel ░░░░░░░░ China we limited we ░░░░░░░░ travel and issued advisories ░░░░░░░░ portions of Italy and ░░░░░░░░ Korea Yes but on ░░░░░░░░ number Now suspension of ░░░░░░░░ from Europe precisely for ░░░░░░░░ reason that we know ░░░░░░░░ will be thousands more ░░░░░░░░ of Coronavirus in this ░░░░░░░░ Thousands or millions Well ░░░░░░░░ ll leave it to ░░░░░░░░ experts to make the ░░░░░░░░ of how many people ░░░░░░░░ be infected And it ░░░░░░░░ important for your viewers ░░░░░░░░ remember Savannah that the ░░░░░░░░ majority of people that ░░░░░░░░ contract the Coronavirus will ░░░░░░░░ flu like symptoms and ░░░░░░░░ ll fully recover But ░░░░░░░░ s because of the ░░░░░░░░ population seniors with serious ░░░░░░░░ underlying health conditions that ░░░░░░░░ re focusing so much ░░░░░░░░ on nursing homes we ░░░░░░░░ communicating so much with ░░░░░░░░ officials and families that ░░░░░░░░ seniors in a vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ We re looking at ░░░░░░░░ most vulnerable We re ░░░░░░░░ community spread But the ░░░░░░░░ the president took yesterday ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented action suspending travel ░░░░░░░░ Europe for 30 days ░░░░░░░░ all because we know ░░░░░░░░ will be more infections ░░░░░░░░ In the days ahead ░░░░░░░░ we re trying to ░░░░░░░░ that number down as ░░░░░░░░ as possible That s ░░░░░░░░ reason the president took ░░░░░░░░ action regarding Europe No ░░░░░░░░ We re seeing unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of sports ░░░░░░░░ companies travel all across ░░░░░░░░ country Right Let s ░░░░░░░░ about testing There s ░░░░░░░░ catching up to this ░░░░░░░░ even trying to slow ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ South Korea whose onset ░░░░░░░░ around the same time ░░░░░░░░ the U S testing ░░░░░░░░ 15 000 people a ░░░░░░░░ and tested more than ░░░░░░░░ 000 people overall Every ░░░░░░░░ is that the U ░░░░░░░░ Has not tested anywhere ░░░░░░░░ that number of people ░░░░░░░░ not Well from early ░░░░░░░░ in this effort we ░░░░░░░░ been addressing the testing ░░░░░░░░ We made changes through ░░░░░░░░ FDA that allowed for ░░░░░░░░ labs and university hospitals ░░░░░░░░ hospitals to engage in ░░░░░░░░ and I m pleased ░░░░░░░░ report every state lab ░░░░░░░░ America can do testing ░░░░░░░░ Many university laboratories are ░░░░░░░░ it Washington State the ░░░░░░░░ of Washington is doing ░░░░░░░░ work But we are ░░░░░░░░ working hour by hour ░░░░░░░░ expand the testing and ░░░░░░░░ think the key Savannah ░░░░░░░░ going to be what ░░░░░░░░ call commercial laboratories like ░░░░░░░░ And quest who are ░░░░░░░░ spinning up production at ░░░░░░░░ president s direction last ░░░░░░░░ on tests that can ░░░░░░░░ available on a broad ░░░░░░░░ in the days ahead ░░░░░░░░ the American people We ░░░░░░░░ making real progress but ░░░░░░░░ assured we re going ░░░░░░░░ continue to drive forward ░░░░░░░░ anyone that feels that ░░░░░░░░ may have contracted the ░░░░░░░░ should call their doctor ░░░░░░░░ doctor can contact the ░░░░░░░░ lab and determine where ░░░░░░░░ can take place today ░░░░░░░░ all 50 states Was ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ lag time slowness about ░░░░░░░░ in particular the World ░░░░░░░░ Organization in February sent ░░░░░░░░ a Coronavirus test to ░░░░░░░░ countries but the U ░░░░░░░░ Was not among them ░░░░░░░░ the U S Wanted ░░░░░░░░ develop its own test ░░░░░░░░ it a mistake to ░░░░░░░░ just take that W ░░░░░░░░ O Test while we ░░░░░░░░ for our own test ░░░░░░░░ the testing could ramp ░░░░░░░░ earlier Well it s ░░░░░░░░ fair question and Dr ░░░░░░░░ and I were talking ░░░░░░░░ congressional leadership in both ░░░░░░░░ last night and that ░░░░░░░░ came up What the ░░░░░░░░ said was that s ░░░░░░░░ not the way we ░░░░░░░░ it in the United ░░░░░░░░ Frankly we re the ░░░░░░░░ leader in infectious diseases ░░░░░░░░ CDC and then our ░░░░░░░░ produce and approve tests ░░░░░░░░ our incredible health care ░░░░░░░░ in this country So ░░░░░░░░ s more of a ░░░░░░░░ of that decision according ░░░░░░░░ what Dr Foucci said ░░░░░░░░ viewers should know that ░░░░░░░░ are continuing to lean ░░░░░░░░ this effort The president ░░░░░░░░ me to lead the ░░░░░░░░ House Coronavirus task force ░░░░░░░░ two weeks ago We ░░░░░░░░ in all of the ░░░░░░░░ of of course health ░░░░░░░░ industries nursing homes bankers ░░░░░░░░ But we brought in ░░░░░░░░ commercial labs like quest ░░░░░░░░ labcorp that are already ░░░░░░░░ their websites already producing ░░░░░░░░ tests for Americans The ░░░░░░░░ news as the president ░░░░░░░░ last night is any ░░░░░░░░ who feels that they ░░░░░░░░ have been exposed to ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus or has symptoms ░░░░░░░░ know that because of ░░░░░░░░ president s leadership all ░░░░░░░░ our health insurance companies ░░░░░░░░ waived co pays on ░░░░░░░░ On testing Have agreed ░░░░░░░░ extend coverage for treatment ░░░░░░░░ we ve made sure ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid and Medicare recipients ░░░░░░░░ this country have the ░░░░░░░░ same benefits financials persons ░░░░░░░░ financial situations should not ░░░░░░░░ a barrier to being ░░░░░░░░ nor should the risk ░░░░░░░░ losing your job The ░░░░░░░░ s going to continue ░░░░░░░░ drive for family leave ░░░░░░░░ for hourly workers for ░░░░░░░░ businesses so that anyone ░░░░░░░░ feels they may have ░░░░░░░░ exposed can stay home ░░░░░░░░ fear of losing a ░░░░░░░░ Mr Vice president I ░░░░░░░░ you have another interview ░░░░░░░░ ve got to jump ░░░░░░░░ just want to ask ░░░░░░░░ real quickly unfortunately this ░░░░░░░░ been infected by Politics ░░░░░░░░ so many things and ░░░░░░░░ people think this is ░░░░░░░░ hysteria and media hype ░░░░░░░░ mean the president himself ░░░░░░░░ on Monday the fake ░░░░░░░░ media and their partner ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party is doing ░░░░░░░░ to inflame the Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ There are people out ░░░░░░░░ who believe this and ░░░░░░░░ are going about their ░░░░░░░░ like nothing s going ░░░░░░░░ and we have about ░░░░░░░░ 15 seconds for you ░░░░░░░░ get your message to ░░░░░░░░ for people who aren ░░░░░░░░ afraid of Coronavirus and ░░░░░░░░ it s just Politics ░░░░░░░░ hype Some irresponsible rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ the American people should ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump has ░░░░░░░░ higher priority than the ░░░░░░░░ and safety and well ░░░░░░░░ of the people of ░░░░░░░░ country You can go ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus gov right now ░░░░░░░░ find out what every ░░░░░░░░ can do to keep ░░░░░░░░ your family your workplace ░░░░░░░░ your school safe Thank ░░░░░░░░ You can rest assured ░░░░░░░░ re going to focus ░░░░░░░░ communities where we ve ░░░░░░░░ community spread and the ░░░░░░░░ s action yesterday suspending ░░░░░░░░ from Europe is one ░░░░░░░░ example of how he ░░░░░░░░ putting the health of ░░░░░░░░ first All right I ░░░░░░░░ you re taking it ░░░░░░░░ Mr Vice president thank ░░░░░░░░ very much for your ░░░░░░░░ I ll let you ░░░░░░░░