Some health experts call White House rush on vaccine a political stunt
Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said November ‘feels awfully early.’
By Associated Press - September 05, 2020Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said November ‘feels awfully early.’
By Associated Press - September 05, 2020The CDC now doesn’t recommend testing for those who have been in contact with infected patients, which could both show fewer cases but lead to more virus spread.
By Associated Press - August 26, 2020A recent study found that children aged 10 and older spread the coronavirus at the same rates adults do.
By Josh Israel - August 10, 2020‘To get this right, we first need to dramatically reduce community spread.’
By Kim Schrier - August 04, 2020A third peak is possible — or even likely — given that only an estimated 10% of Americans have been infected so far, experts said.
By Associated Press - August 01, 2020Zero states meet the health criteria necessary to reopen laid out by Trump’s own officials.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 27, 2020The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said people should wear face masks in public.
By Josh Israel - July 16, 2020Sen. John Kennedy told people who want to keep schools closed to kiss his ass.
By Josh Israel - July 14, 2020Trump administration officials are making lots of threats but offering no real solutions for opening schools safely.
By Emily Singer - July 13, 2020Trump continues to spread falsehoods about a pandemic that is not under control.
By Associated Press - July 13, 2020Donald Trump is attacking the CDC as the coronavirus threatens his reelection chances.
By Josh Israel - July 13, 2020The CDC will not revise its guidelines despite the vice president’s claim that it would.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 09, 2020Earlier in the week, Trump told schools to open amid a surge in coronavirus cases or face a loss of federal funding.
By Emily Singer - July 09, 2020Education Secretary Betsy DeVos echoed Trump’s call for schools to open in the fall.
By Emily Singer - July 08, 2020Donald Trump continues to lie about the security of voting by mail.
By Josh Israel - July 08, 2020Alex Azar downplayed agency guidance this week meant to keep schools safe for students and teachers.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 07, 2020‘Americans must put a president in the White House come January, 2021, who will understand that public health should not be guided by partisan politics,’ a Lancet editorial said.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 15, 2020The CDC drafted the guidance more than a month ago, and it was initially shelved by the administration.
By Associated Press - May 15, 2020A new order would give the director of the CDC final say on when U.S. borders are reopened to immigrants.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 14, 2020Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) says ‘bureaucracy’ at the CDC is behind the Trump administration’s coronavirus testing failures.
By Josh Israel - May 13, 2020The new mask policy comes after two aides who have close contact with Trump and Pence tested positive for the coronavirus.
By Emily Singer - May 11, 2020HHS Secretary Alex Azar blamed workers at meatpacking plants for virus transmission the CDC says results from conditions at the plants.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 07, 2020The guidance from the CDC offered specific, tailored recommendations for reopening for businesses across the country.
By Associated Press - May 07, 2020Experts worry that Trump is putting his staff, military personnel, and local and state officials at unnecessary risk.
By Associated Press - May 05, 2020‘I should have worn a mask at the Mayo Clinic,’ Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday night.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 04, 2020The new recommendations show the administration trying to address political concerns brought on by efforts to fight the virus.
By Associated Press - April 08, 2020Former Vice President Joe Biden vows to wear a mask in public following CDC advice, while Donald Trump refuses to do so.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 06, 2020Also: Conservation efforts could save the oceans in a generation, and states across the country are taking steps to help residents during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 03, 2020In a span of three years, Trump dismantled a top pandemic response team and ignored multiple warnings about the potential fallout from future outbreaks like the one currently ravaging the country.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 02, 2020‘What we’re really concerned about is making sure everyone is safe.’
By Associated Press - March 27, 2020