Quotes by Jeffrey Levi

“Were way behind. The United States cannot come close to that 25% level. For us, that would be at least 75 million treatments. We have to hope that the pandemic doesnt strike before weve ordered enough and received enough that it will provide some kind of protection.”

“We need to make sure that in the federal government we have clear leadership.”

“It appears that this is the only effective intervention we have once someone has been infected. Its the one treatment. The problem is that we dont have enough of it.”

“This should be read as something of a wake-up call to health departments.”

“We need more than just a plan; we need the resources to actually activate it. The real test of the plan will be whether it comes with dollars attached.”

“We are going to need some serious money for us to implement a really good plan for us to be prepared.”

“We recognize the need for liability protections to get the industry into the game, but were uncomfortable with the breadth of the liability protections and the fact that they are not balanced by an appropriately strong compensation program.”

“Its a depressing situation. We are way, way behind.”

“Half of Americas workers have no sick leave.”

“We should not be talking about the reusability of masks or other devices until we know whether they actually work to begin with.”