RUSH TRANSCRIPT The staff ░░░░░░░░ the White House Alex ░░░░░░░░ right Kelly O At ░░░░░░░░ White House Thanks kel ░░░░░░░░ Phillips thank you for ░░░░░░░░ here So the president ░░░░░░░░ Dr Fauci they were ░░░░░░░░ asked about testing at ░░░░░░░░ s briefing Let s ░░░░░░░░ a listen to it ░░░░░░░░ are Americans that have ░░░░░░░░ and they can t ░░░░░░░░ the tests What do ░░░░░░░░ say Well I m ░░░░░░░░ hearing it I get ░░░░░░░░ same calls that many ░░░░░░░░ you get That someone ░░░░░░░░ into a place who ░░░░░░░░ a symptom and wants ░░░░░░░░ get a test And ░░░░░░░░ one reason or another ░░░░░░░░ logistic technical what have ░░░░░░░░ they can t get ░░░░░░░░ That is the reality ░░░░░░░░ is happening now Is ░░░░░░░░ the same as it ░░░░░░░░ a few weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ not Dr Phillips conflicting ░░░░░░░░ there In your mind ░░░░░░░░ are we as far ░░░░░░░░ testing goes You think ░░░░░░░░ who needs to be ░░░░░░░░ is getting one And ░░░░░░░░ everyone need to be ░░░░░░░░ Sure Alex That s ░░░░░░░░ good question I have ░░░░░░░░ say that was a ░░░░░░░░ remarkable exchange I thought ░░░░░░░░ the president and Dr ░░░░░░░░ going back and forth ░░░░░░░░ how they see testing ░░░░░░░░ I can say is ░░░░░░░░ it does appear that ░░░░░░░░ are perhaps more testing ░░░░░░░░ Now ers are offering ░░░░░░░░ testing Even here in ░░░░░░░░ York state where I ░░░░░░░░ there are drive through ░░░░░░░░ to get testing However ░░░░░░░░ come with caveats You ░░░░░░░░ to have a doctor ░░░░░░░░ prescription or doctor s ░░░░░░░░ to get tested And ░░░░░░░░ can kind of turn ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ cyclical situation For example ░░░░░░░░ of the ideas that ░░░░░░░░ doctors have to adhere ░░░░░░░░ to order a test ░░░░░░░░ a patient number one ░░░░░░░░ either have to be ░░░░░░░░ ill and have tested ░░░░░░░░ for other things that ░░░░░░░░ cause that illness like ░░░░░░░░ flu or strep throat ░░░░░░░░ two they need to ░░░░░░░░ had direct contact with ░░░░░░░░ who tested positive for ░░░░░░░░ So we can see ░░░░░░░░ if one of the ░░░░░░░░ to get tested is ░░░░░░░░ had to have been ░░░░░░░░ contact with someone who ░░░░░░░░ many people in your ░░░░░░░░ won t be tested ░░░░░░░░ that will create a ░░░░░░░░ situation where no one ░░░░░░░░ t be tested because ░░░░░░░░ are no positive tests ░░░░░░░░ which to base the ░░░░░░░░ Very interesting conflict internally ░░░░░░░░ on that Okay What ░░░░░░░░ treatment Lots of discussion ░░░░░░░░ possible treatments for Covid ░░░░░░░░ The old Malaria ug ░░░░░░░░ Abigan and using blood ░░░░░░░░ is recovered from patients ░░░░░░░░ have themselves recovered Any ░░░░░░░░ these treatments are they ░░░░░░░░ We certainly hope so ░░░░░░░░ most important thing is ░░░░░░░░ are no FDA approved ░░░░░░░░ now for Coronavirus What ░░░░░░░░ are doing what we ░░░░░░░░ and I have never ░░░░░░░░ drug manufacturers really rise ░░░░░░░░ the occasion like this ░░░░░░░░ should be commended We ░░░░░░░░ looking at ways to ░░░░░░░░ drugs which are FDA ░░░░░░░░ but for other illnesses ░░░░░░░░ the drug you just ░░░░░░░░ it was also discussed ░░░░░░░░ the press conference yesterday ░░░░░░░░ is an old drug ░░░░░░░░ approved in 1949 for ░░░░░░░░ layer Ya And hydroxycholoroquine ░░░░░░░░ for autoimmune disease There ░░░░░░░░ been small studies Dr ░░░░░░░░ called them anecdotal Because ░░░░░░░░ are so small one ░░░░░░░░ 20 to 30 patients ░░░░░░░░ France To put it ░░░░░░░░ perspective they have been ░░░░░░░░ on thousands if not ░░░░░░░░ of people But we ░░░░░░░░ working with what we ░░░░░░░░ with Coronavirus Small studies ░░░░░░░░ to 30 people showed ░░░░░░░░ those who are moderate ░░░░░░░░ severely ill especially those ░░░░░░░░ have the severe pneumonia ░░░░░░░░ comes along with Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ choloroquine could be helpful ░░░░░░░░ There are some other ░░░░░░░░ One is remdesivir which ░░░░░░░░ an were anti ebola ░░░░░░░░ all purpose anti viral ░░░░░░░░ is hope behind that ░░░░░░░░ is being used widely ░░░░░░░░ China Drug manufacturers are ░░░░░░░░ it in bulk to ░░░░░░░░ for experiments in that ░░░░░░░░ The last thing you ░░░░░░░░ mentioned was a monoclonal ░░░░░░░░ where you are taking ░░░░░░░░ and developing treatments based ░░░░░░░░ people who have had ░░░░░░░░ disease and recovered from ░░░░░░░░ That would be something ░░░░░░░░ It wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ treat people who have ░░░░░░░░ disease It would help ░░░░░░░░ help people to prevent ░░░░░░░░ sick in the first ░░░░░░░░ Okay So for example ░░░░░░░░ care workers people who ░░░░░░░░ really in the front ░░░░░░░░ who may become sick ░░░░░░░░ Someone living at home ░░░░░░░░ someone who has the ░░░░░░░░ These are some of ░░░░░░░░ ideas we re looking ░░░░░░░░ You are very generous for