[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1073-H1074]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ONE DOSE OF THE PFIZER VACCINE

  (Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, thanks to Operation Warp 
Speed, we now have a pathway out of the pandemic using anti-COVID 
vaccines, but I want to share some more good news.
  A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows 
that just one dose of the Pfizer vaccine has an efficacy of close to 93 
percent. The clinical difference between 92 percent and 95 percent of 
the two-dose regimen is minuscule.
  If we gave everyone, except possibly the most vulnerable, just the 
first dose, we could possibly double our supply immediately and thus 
inoculate our citizens much faster. Using this strategy, we could 
possibly prevent the spread of new variants and mutants and effect a 
quicker end to this tragic pandemic, which has already cost hundreds of 
thousands of lives in this country.
  Yesterday, I joined some of my fellow physician colleagues, asking 
the Health and Human Services Department to consider adopting this 
strategy.
  Acting now could prevent the spread of new variants and the further 
spread of this tragedy, the kind of tragedy already felt and continuing 
to be felt by thousands across this country.
  Madam Speaker, I strongly urge the Health Secretary to follow the 
science.

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        RECOGNIZING VENANGO MUSEUM OF ART, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize the Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry in Oil City, 
Pennsylvania.
  The museum plays a big role in maintaining the culture and history of 
the region with educational programming and rotating exhibits.
  Recently, the executive director of the museum, Betsy Kellner, 
reached out to my office to let us know of an exciting project the 
museum was able to complete thanks to funding provided by the 
Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the 
Humanities through the CARES Act.
  The museum is the proud owner of a 1928 Wurlitzer pipe organ, which 
was previously held in the historic Latonia Theater in Oil City. The 
museum was able to refurbish the organ, a feat that took thousands of 
volunteer hours and more than 600 different pipes.
  After the organ was successfully refurbished, the Venango Museum of 
Art, Science and Industry hosted a virtual concert for residents to 
enjoy. The concert can also be viewed online at venangomuseum.org.
  I would like to thank Betsy and the museum team for providing this 
enriching cultural experience for the residents of Venango County 
during the pandemic.

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