Trump to Present Virus Therapy ‘Breakthrough’ After Hitting FDA
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump to Present Virus Therapy ‘Breakthrough’ After Hitting FDA

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump’s chief of staff blamed federal bureaucrats for slowing the U.S. response to the virus pandemic, ahead of an announcement Sunday on a “therapeutic breakthrough” promised by the White House. After Trump claimed on Saturday that Food and Drug Administration employees are causing delays to sabotage his re-election, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on “Fox News Sunday” that the president’s Twitter comment reflected “frustration” with FDA bureaucrats. That’s what the tweet was all about.” White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said late Saturday that Trump will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. EDT on Sunday on a “major therapeutic breakthrough” against Covid-19. “This president wants real results and that’s why he took to Twitter.” Asked whether he believes FDA employees are delaying a vaccine for political purposes ahead of the general election, Meadows said: “I believe there are a number of people that do not see the same sense of urgency that he sees.” There’s no public evidence that FDA scientists and staff members are delaying treatments or vaccines, and Trump didn’t present any.

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Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health

Associated Press  

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Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health

LA Times  

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Trump's brain drain: Fox News personalities tapped to become America's next top scientists, doctors
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump's brain drain: Fox News personalities tapped to become America's next top scientists, doctors

Salon  

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A Look At How Some Of Trump's Picks To Lead Health Agencies Could Help Carry Out Kennedy's Overhaul
1 month ago

A Look At How Some Of Trump's Picks To Lead Health Agencies Could Help Carry Out Kennedy's Overhaul

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans’ health — from health care and medicines to food …

What to know about Trump's picks for CDC, FDA and surgeon general
1 month ago

What to know about Trump's picks for CDC, FDA and surgeon general

NPR  

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Trump fills out his key public health roles
1 month ago

Trump fills out his key public health roles

CNN  

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Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with optimism and dismay
1 month ago

Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with optimism and dismay

The Independent  

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Trump warned his second term would mean ‘retribution’. His alarming cabinet picks show he means it
1 month ago

Trump warned his second term would mean ‘retribution’. His alarming cabinet picks show he means it

The Independent  

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“Pack your bags” RFK Jr. tells FDA. His war on public health under Trump would only accelerate
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

“Pack your bags” RFK Jr. tells FDA. His war on public health under Trump would only accelerate

Salon  

President elect Donald Trump says he plans to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “big role” in health care in the new administration and let him “go wild” on health, food and medicine. “I am worried about the impact that could have on our nation's health, on our nation's economy, on our global security.” In the last weeks before Trump …

'Reckless' Trump slammed by final House panel
2 years ago

'Reckless' Trump slammed by final House panel

Raw Story  

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White House virologist was reassigned from Covid to election fraud by 2020 obsessed Trump, new emails reveal
3 years, 2 months ago

White House virologist was reassigned from Covid to election fraud by 2020 obsessed Trump, new emails reveal

The Independent  

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Expect a bumpy ride this week when FDA advisers consider Covid-19 booster shots
3 years, 3 months ago

Expect a bumpy ride this week when FDA advisers consider Covid-19 booster shots

CNN  

CNN — Last December, when advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration met to consider whether the agency should authorize Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, it was generally understood that the answer would be yes. “There are several sources of data we’re using to make this decision, and they are just different from each other,” said Dr. Eric Rubin, a member …

Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days
3 years, 6 months ago

Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days

Associated Press  

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Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages
4 years ago

Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages

CNN  

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White House threatens FDA chief’s job over vaccine approval
4 years ago

White House threatens FDA chief’s job over vaccine approval

Associated Press  

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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told FDA chief Stephen Hahn vaccine must be authorized Friday or he needs to resign
4 years ago

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told FDA chief Stephen Hahn vaccine must be authorized Friday or he needs to resign

CNN  

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4 years ago

Many aren’t buying public officials’ ‘stay-at-home’ message. Experts say there’s a better way

LA Times  

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Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges

Live Mint  

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Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges

Associated Press  

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4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump’s stunning abdication of leadership comes as coronavirus pandemic worsens

CNN  

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Trump’s aides frustrated after Meadows’s silence on infection
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s aides frustrated after Meadows’s silence on infection

Live Mint  

Some of Donald Trump’s White House and campaign aides are frustrated that the president’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, didn’t issue a statement after he tested positive for coronavirus this week, instead informing only a close circle of advisers. He spent time upstairs in the White House residence on Tuesday with Trump’s family, including all of his adult children, according …

Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19

The Independent  

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TV Hosts Confront Trump Advisers On President's Smear Against Doctors
4 years, 1 month ago

TV Hosts Confront Trump Advisers On President's Smear Against Doctors

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers on Sunday faced tough questions from political talk show hosts about the president’s unsubstantiated claim that doctors are being paid to inflate the number of COVID-19 deaths. So what they do is, they say, ‘I’m sorry, but everybody dies of COVID.’” “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace confronted Trump campaign adviser Corey …

On Fox News, Trump gives made-for-TV update on his health
4 years, 2 months ago

On Fox News, Trump gives made-for-TV update on his health

LA Times  

President Trump appeared on Fox News Friday evening for his first on-camera television interview since announcing last week that he’d tested positive for COVID-19. The event: a made-for-TV “medical exam” by the network’s resident medical expert, Dr. Marc Siegel, during “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “This is not officially a tele-visit,” said Siegel, an associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health …

Donald Trump fears coronavirus: Urgency US president showed in seeking treatment puts paid to lies about pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump fears coronavirus: Urgency US president showed in seeking treatment puts paid to lies about pandemic

Firstpost  

The facts of Trump’s experience with coronavirus, including how how quickly it sickened him to the point of requiring intensive medical care, are the best tools to fight the misinformation campaign against COVID-19 Something momentous happened late last week, a brief pinprick of clarity piercing through the haze: President Donald Trump finally showed Americans the truth about the coronavirus. But …

FDA publishes vaccine guidelines opposed by White House
4 years, 2 months ago

FDA publishes vaccine guidelines opposed by White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration released updated safety standards Tuesday for makers of COVID-19 vaccines despite efforts by the White House to block them, clearing the way for requirements that are widely expected to prevent the introduction of a vaccine before Election Day. A senior administration official confirmed Monday that the White House had blocked FDA’s plans to …

Trump Administration Blocks New FDA Coronavirus Vaccine Standards
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump Administration Blocks New FDA Coronavirus Vaccine Standards

Slate  

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What we know and what we don’t about Trump’s COVID illness
4 years, 2 months ago

What we know and what we don’t about Trump’s COVID illness

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump’s release from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and return to the White House make one thing blindingly clear: He is eager to get his battle with COVID-19 behind him, as a reelection campaign clouded by the pandemic draws to a close. Sean Conley, said Monday that Trump “may not entirely be out of the woods yet” …

White House could veto FDA’s vaccine rules, says Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

White House could veto FDA’s vaccine rules, says Trump

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump signalled that he could veto any tightening of US rules for the emergency clearance of a coronavirus vaccine, a move that could increase concerns that the race to find a Covid-19 shot is being politicized ahead of the presidential election. Trump said it “sounds like a political move” when asked whether the FDA was considering stricter standards …

US President Donald Trump says may block stricter FDA guidelines for coronavirus vaccine
4 years, 3 months ago

US President Donald Trump says may block stricter FDA guidelines for coronavirus vaccine

India Today  

US President Donald Trump has said that he may or may not approve any new, more stringent FDA standards for an emergency authorisation of a coronavirus vaccine, saying such a proposal would appear political. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would issue the guidance to boost transparency and public trust as health experts have …

Trump claims White House can overrule FDA’s attempt to toughen guidelines for coronavirus vaccine
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump claims White House can overrule FDA’s attempt to toughen guidelines for coronavirus vaccine

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that the White House could override the US Food and Drug Administration if the agency released tougher standards for the authorization of a Covid-19 vaccine, casting such a move as “political.” His comments come as the FDA considers new Covid-19 vaccine guidelines that would likely push an authorization beyond Election Day, according …

Coronavirus | Donald Trump says vaccine could be ready in a month
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Donald Trump says vaccine could be ready in a month

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccine may be available within a month but added that the pandemic could go away by itself. “We’re within weeks of getting it you know — could be three weeks, four weeks.” Only hours earlier, speaking to Fox News, Mr. Trump had said a vaccine could come in “four weeks, …

Apology, no firing: Official said US scientists hurt Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

Apology, no firing: Official said US scientists hurt Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Trump health appointee who is accused of trying to muzzle an important scientific publication in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic apologized Tuesday for a separate video in which he reportedly says scientists battling the virus are conspiring against President Donald Trump and warns of shooting in America if Trump loses the election. Then on Monday came …

Trump puts pressure on FDA for coronavirus silver bullet ahead of Election Day
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump puts pressure on FDA for coronavirus silver bullet ahead of Election Day

CNN  

Washington CNN — Facing a persistent polling deficit and a struggling economy, President Donald Trump has cranked up pressure on administration health officials to expedite work both on a coronavirus vaccine and on treatments that might signal to voters there is an end in sight to the life-altering pandemic that has imperiled his reelection prospects. But the public session could …

Internal tensions and a resignation to virus’ spread govern President Trump’s pandemic response
4 years, 3 months ago

Internal tensions and a resignation to virus’ spread govern President Trump’s pandemic response

CNN  

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Health agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders
4 years, 3 months ago

Health agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies was under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts said smacked of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to move past the devastating toll of the coronavirus ahead of the November election. “There is a concern that if you are not seeing …

Trump’s aggressive stance on virus treatments raises concerns about putting politics ahead of safety
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s aggressive stance on virus treatments raises concerns about putting politics ahead of safety

CNN  

CNN — As President Donald Trump races to reassure Americans that good news is on the way before the November election, there are concerns that efforts to fast-track coronavirus therapeutics and a vaccine are putting politics before health and safety. The document’s bullet points include, “Develop a Vaccine by The End Of 2020” and “Return to Normal in 2021.” “And …

Coronavirus Updates: China authorises emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese companies
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Updates: China authorises emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese companies

Firstpost  

11:48 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus in US LATEST Updates Trump pushes for COVID-19 treatments, claims slowdown at FDA Pushing for breakthroughs in treatments for the coronavirus, White House officials suggested Sunday there were politically motivated delays by the Food and Drug Administration in approving a vaccine and therapeutics for the disease. The accusations, the latest assault from President Donald …

Trump says without proof that FDA deep state slowing Covid trials
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump says without proof that FDA deep state slowing Covid trials

India Today  

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused members of the “deep state” at the Food and Drug Administration, without providing evidence, of working to slow testing of COVID-19 vaccines until after the November presidential election. In a Twitter post, Trump said the deep state “or whoever” at the FDA was making it very difficult for drug companies to enroll people …

Trump Accuses FDA Of 'Deep State' Conspiracy Against Him Over COVID-19 Vaccine Testing
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump Accuses FDA Of 'Deep State' Conspiracy Against Him Over COVID-19 Vaccine Testing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump accused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a wildly paranoid tweet of a “deep state” conspiracy against him over COVID-19 vaccine testing. Trump tweeted that the FDA was specifically out to hurt him — “obviously,” he tweeted — by delaying progress on a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment until after the presidential election. Hahn …

Trump, without evidence, accuses FDA of delaying coronavirus vaccine trials and pressures agency chief
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump, without evidence, accuses FDA of delaying coronavirus vaccine trials and pressures agency chief

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused, without providing any evidence, the US Food and Drug Administration of deliberately delaying coronavirus vaccine trials, pressuring the man he had picked to head the agency. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday called Trump’s tweet “very scary” and “a very dangerous statement,” saying that “even for him, it went beyond the pale.” …

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