Sanders says his campaign consults local health officials before rallies
4 years, 10 months ago

Sanders says his campaign consults local health officials before rallies

CNN  

Washington CNN — Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that his campaign is consulting with local public health officials before his rallies as he chases the Democratic presidential nomination amid mounting concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus. And we, before we do rallies, consult with local public health officials to make sure that it’s OK. So we’ve never done a rally without the approval of local public health officials,” Sanders told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “Cuomo Prime Time.” The coronavirus outbreak has presented a unique challenge to the remaining Democratic primary candidates and President Donald Trump as they travel around the country for rallies and events that involve handshakes and other personal interactions with supporters. “So one of the proposals that we have made is that in this moment while we move toward Medicare for All, every worker in America should be able to go to a doctor when you are sick right now to make sure that you get the testing that you need to to determine whether or not you are sick.” His comments Monday night come just before a slate of critical states vote during Tuesday’s presidential primaries.

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Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember

Salon  

At a campaign event in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump asked the crowd a question Ronald Reagan also asked voters in the 1980 election against Jimmy Carter, and one many presidents before have asked. “People are still framing questions like that as if where we were four years ago was not in the early stages of a …

We’re Expecting the Wrong Things From the CDC
2 years, 9 months ago

We’re Expecting the Wrong Things From the CDC

Slate  

America’s favorite pandemic punching bag, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is making many people angry once again. As medical historian Daniel Goldberg of the University of Colorado conceptualizes it, there have long been competing “narrow” and “broad” views of public health’s mandate. “Health policy decisions are always about values even if we don’t always articulate them,” said Cecília …

A year of coronavirus: Trump is gone. It's time to let go of the partisan responses to the pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

A year of coronavirus: Trump is gone. It's time to let go of the partisan responses to the pandemic

Salon  

After delaying long enough to cause serious anxiety among prominent public health experts, on Monday the Centers for Disease Control finally released their recommendations for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Many prominent public health experts celebrated the loosening of restrictions on vaccinated people because, as Harvard-based epidemiologist Julia Marcus explained on Twitter, "Vaccines provide a true reduction …

Many aren’t buying public officials’ ‘stay-at-home’ message. Experts say there’s a better way
4 years, 1 month ago

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

LA Times  

With the coronavirus running rampant in Los Angeles and hospitals projected to overflow by Christmas, officials have fallen back on a familiar refrain: Stay home. “It’s not because the public is irresponsible; it’s because they are losing trust in public health officials who put out arbitrary restrictions,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious-disease specialist at UC San Francisco. “We are …

Trump rallies led to more than 700 Covid deaths, study says
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump rallies led to more than 700 Covid deaths, study says

The Independent  

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Health contractors vetted stars' politics for US virus ad
4 years, 2 months ago

Health contractors vetted stars' politics for US virus ad

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Public relations firms hired by the Department of Health and …

Trump aide: ‘We’re not going to control the pandemic’
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump aide: ‘We’re not going to control the pandemic’

Associated Press  

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — The coronavirus has reached the upper echelons of the White House again, with an outbreak among aides to Vice President Mike Pence just over a week from Election Day. A top White House official declared: “We’re not going to control the pandemic.” Officials on Sunday also scoffed at the notion of Pence dialing back in-person campaigning despite …

Trump heads to rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin as states break coronavirus case records
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump heads to rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin as states break coronavirus case records

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hours before Donald Trump’s …

Trump Coronavirus Update: The Latest On The President's Health And The GOP COVID-19 Outbreak
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Coronavirus Update: The Latest On The President's Health And The GOP COVID-19 Outbreak

Huff Post  

Christie was one of several people who helped the president prepare for his first debate against Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Barrett’s nomination event at the White House Rose Garden less than two weeks ago has come under scrutiny after multiple guests — including President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and two Republican senators — later tested positive for coronavirus. …

More than 200,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S.
4 years, 3 months ago

More than 200,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S.

LA Times  

Nurses and healthcare workers light candles in an April demonstration at a New York hospital, mourning colleagues who have died of COVID-19. COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, as outbreaks of the disease flare in little-touched parts of the country and authorities brace for a rising caseload with the onset of autumn. The pandemic’s relentless progression has …

What virus? At GOP's convention, pandemic is largely ignored
4 years, 4 months ago

What virus? At GOP's convention, pandemic is largely ignored

India Today  

It was a scene from a bygone era: Vice President Mike Pence shaking hands with and fist-bumping audience members who had rushed forward, standing shoulder to shoulder, to greet him and the president after Pence's speech at the Republican National Convention. Some told reporters they had not been tested for the coronavirus before Wednesday night's gathering at Fort McHenry in …

Infectious Disease Experts On What Frustrates Them Most During COVID-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Infectious Disease Experts On What Frustrates Them Most During COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the coronavirus pandemic rages on in the United States, infectious disease experts continue to work tirelessly in spite of their exhaustion and frustration. Here’s what infectious disease experts told us is frustrating them the most at this stage of the pandemic: People are disobeying public health guidelines, putting themselves and others at risk. It is the …

Trump makes call for new White House doctor’s virus advice
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump makes call for new White House doctor’s virus advice

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has found a new doctor for his coronavirus task force — and this time there’s no daylight between them. In television appearances, Atlas has called on the nation to “get a grip” and argued that “there’s nothing wrong” with having low-risk people get infected, as long as the vulnerable are protected. “You want clear independent …

Trump’s pandemic pivot is about politics, not policy (opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump’s pandemic pivot is about politics, not policy (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. Trump declared, “It will probably get worse before it gets better.” That would come as a shock to anyone who has limited their intake of information to the President’s rosy statements. For a moment, he sounded like a man who actually understands the virus is …

Health official: Trump rally ‘likely’ source of virus surge
4 years, 6 months ago

Health official: Trump rally ‘likely’ source of virus surge

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of participants and large protests “likely contributed” to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases, Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said Wednesday. Although the health department’s policy is to not publicly identify individual settings where people may have contracted the virus, …

AIDS activists feel sense of déjà vu as they watch the coronavirus policy battle unfold
4 years, 6 months ago

AIDS activists feel sense of déjà vu as they watch the coronavirus policy battle unfold

LA Times  

From left, professor and former Botswana Health Minister Sheila Tlou, AIDS activist Phill Wilson, Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and infectious Diseases and then-UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe gathered at the XIX International AIDS Conference in 2012 in Washington. “Coronavirus is like a wildfire.” Sheridan is among a coalition of activists, frontline workers and public health professionals …

Public health experts are increasingly frustrated with America’s lack of leadership on coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Public health experts are increasingly frustrated with America’s lack of leadership on coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Even after widespread lockdowns, the United States has failed to stomp out the coronavirus and again finds itself in a rapid surge of cases. “When you make it a partisan thing or when you simply as the leader mock it conceptually, mock the disease, make up things about the disease trajectory that are not true, talk about manners …

Nothing in America fits the GOP’s ‘back to normal’ fantasy (opinion)
4 years, 6 months ago

Nothing in America fits the GOP’s ‘back to normal’ fantasy (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the forthcoming book “OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind,” and of “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.” Follow her on Twitter. But instead of absorbing that information and using it to make better decisions going forward, some Republican governors are charging …

Tulsa health director wishes Trump would postpone rally because of spike in Covid-19 cases
4 years, 7 months ago

Tulsa health director wishes Trump would postpone rally because of spike in Covid-19 cases

CNN  

CNN — The director of the Tulsa Health Department said he wishes President Donald Trump would postpone his planned campaign rally set to take place there on Saturday, citing concerns about a recent increase in local cases of Covid-19. In an interview with the local newspaper, Tulsa World, Bruce Dart said, “I wish we could postpone this to a time …

Coronavirus: 'US has no science-based reopening policy', Bernie Sanders warns
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: 'US has no science-based reopening policy', Bernie Sanders warns

The Independent  

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Americans at WHO warned Trump about spread of coronavirus last year
4 years, 8 months ago

Americans at WHO warned Trump about spread of coronavirus last year

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. China “stalled for weeks” in allowing WHO experts …

The dangerous disconnect between Trump’s rhetoric and the reality for potential coronavirus treatments
4 years, 9 months ago

The dangerous disconnect between Trump’s rhetoric and the reality for potential coronavirus treatments

CNN  

Washington CNN — There is a glaring messaging gap between President Donald Trump and top public health officials regarding medicines being used to treat coronavirus. Trump said the drugs might be a “total game-changer” and implied that good news from clinical trials was just days away, only to be corrected by the nation’s top infectious disease expert, who steered clear …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump extends US social distancing guidelines till 30 April as govt expert predicts over 100,000 deaths
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump extends US social distancing guidelines till 30 April as govt expert predicts over 100,000 deaths

Firstpost  

Washington: Bracing the nation for a death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public-health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a horrible number,” Trump said, but added, “We all together have done a very good job.” Brought …

5 takeaways from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on the coronavirus response
4 years, 9 months ago

5 takeaways from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on the coronavirus response

CNN  

CNN — Joe Biden during a CNN town hall Friday night detailed how he’d respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Describing Trump’s view as a “false choice,” Biden argued that the economy could only rebound once the public health emergency was brought under control. “It’s a false choice to make, saying that you either open the economy or everything goes to …

Leaders and individuals must both play their part in public health (Opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

Leaders and individuals must both play their part in public health (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jennifer S. Hirsch is professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. A set of projections done by colleagues of mine at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health show how three different scenarios – “no control, some control, severe control” – play out in terms of the progression of coronavirus across the country. …

America is racing to contain the spread of coronavirus. Here’s how the pandemic changed the country this week
4 years, 9 months ago

America is racing to contain the spread of coronavirus. Here’s how the pandemic changed the country this week

CNN  

CNN Films’ documentary “Unseen Enemy: Pandemic” airs tonight at 11 p.m. CNN — America is coming to a halt while authorities race to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. • The states: Almost 7 million Northern California residents began sheltering in place under health officials’ orders. Wednesday, March 18 Video Ad Feedback U.S.-Canada border closes to non-essential travel 01:39 …

Trump’s coronavirus conversion
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s coronavirus conversion

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. CNN — “Beautiful day outside,” President Donald Trump gushed on Sunday from the White House podium. It had taken several weeks, much too long during an epidemic, but the efforts of public health experts, and a stubbornly pessimistic stock market, finally tore apart the President’s …

How the coronavirus is upending American politics
4 years, 9 months ago

How the coronavirus is upending American politics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The most elemental act of American democracy — voting — will be tested Tuesday as four states set to hold presidential primaries confront the impact of a global pandemic that has turned everyday life upside-down. Former Vice President Joe Biden is moving closer to securing the Democratic presidential nomination, but could face a setback if the older voters …

Joe Biden: The virus lays bare the shortcomings of the Trump administration
4 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden: The virus lays bare the shortcomings of the Trump administration

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Former Vice President Joe Biden is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President. When asked a legitimate public health question, he said, “Yeah, no, I don’t take responsibility at all.” It is the job of the President to take responsibility – and his response is unacceptable. It lays out immediate steps we must take to deliver a …

How Trump should be handling this crisis (opinion)
4 years, 10 months ago

How Trump should be handling this crisis (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joe Lockhart was White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton’s administration. Joe Lockhart Courtesy Joe Lockhart While the President and his coronavirus task force addressed some pressing issues like testing, many questions remain as we deal with this public health crisis. Given my experience – I served as former President Bill Clinton’s press secretary and …

Coronavirus is changing political campaigning as we know it
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus is changing political campaigning as we know it

LA Times  

Workers tear down the setup for a canceled Joe Biden election-night rally in Cleveland on March 10. Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden, 77, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, 78 — whose advanced ages make COVID-19 particularly hazardous for their own safety — have effectively stopped holding in-person events, instead relying on broadcast speeches and “virtual” town halls. After announcing …

Do Not Listen To Trump On Coronavirus. Listen To Health Experts, Please.
4 years, 10 months ago

Do Not Listen To Trump On Coronavirus. Listen To Health Experts, Please.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The coronavirus outbreak “is going to get worse,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious disease, told lawmakers on Wednesday ― a warning that stands in stark contrast to the messages coming from President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. “It’s really working out.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy …

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden cancel campaign events as coronavirus fears upend Democratic primary
4 years, 10 months ago

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden cancel campaign events as coronavirus fears upend Democratic primary

Firstpost  

The disruption to traditional campaigning was the first powerful sign that the virus is changing American politics, coming at the height of a primary season as Senator Bernie Sanders and former vice-president Joe Biden battle for the Democratic nomination The US presidential race entered an unpredictable new phase on Tuesday after the two leading Democratic candidates canceled big primary-night campaign …

Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns
4 years, 10 months ago

Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly canceled election-night rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus — as public health fears began transforming the 2020 race. The Democratic National Committee also announced that the party’s next debate, being held Sunday in Arizona, would not have a live audience, “at …

Bernie Sanders Slams Trump For Saying 'Stupid' Things As Coronavirus Spreads
4 years, 10 months ago

Bernie Sanders Slams Trump For Saying 'Stupid' Things As Coronavirus Spreads

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus in a Fox News town hall on Monday, describing some of the president’s remarks as “absurd” and “stupid.” “You got millions of people in this country today who may feel they have a symptom — but you know what? You don’t suggest people go to work.” …

US Coronavirus: Number of cases reach 1,000 as officials continue to call off large gatherings
4 years, 10 months ago

US Coronavirus: Number of cases reach 1,000 as officials continue to call off large gatherings

CNN  

CNN — As the number of novel coronavirus cases in the United Statesreached 1,000 on Tuesday, officials further clamped down on large public gatherings and increasingly called for students to take classes online. Among the effects of the spreading virus: California’s Santa Clara County said it would temporarily ban gatherings of more than 1,000 people – after the county reported …

2020 campaign and coronavirus: Precautions don’t apply for presidential candidates
4 years, 10 months ago

2020 campaign and coronavirus: Precautions don’t apply for presidential candidates

CNN  

CNN — Public health officials continue to warn older Americans that they are the most vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, but the nation’s three most prominent men in their 70s – Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump – don’t seem to think the precautions apply to them. “I’m running for president of the United States and that requires …

Fissures widen between White House and health agencies over coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Fissures widen between White House and health agencies over coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Fissures between the White House and national health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have begun to expand as the coronavirus pandemic spreads to more American states, creating dissonance between President Donald Trump and the professionals tasked with containing the virus further. Trump’s visit to the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta Friday did little to quell …

Trump defends holding campaign rallies even as coronavirus spreads
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump defends holding campaign rallies even as coronavirus spreads

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump said Monday he thinks it’s “very safe” to continue hosting crowded campaign rallies around the country even as his administration contends with a growing outbreak of coronavirus in the United States. Trump said Democratic presidential candidates should be presented with the same question about hosting rallies in the age of coronavirus, though in the …

Trump seeks a ‘miracle’ as virus fears mount
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump seeks a ‘miracle’ as virus fears mount

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump is hoping for a “miracle” that will make the coronavirus disappear but tanking stock markets and signs the disease is stalking America are delivering their verdict on his scattershot management of the crisis. One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear,” Trump said at the White House Thursday as the virus marched across …

As Coronavirus spreads, Elizabeth Warren unveils disease-prevention plan
4 years, 11 months ago

As Coronavirus spreads, Elizabeth Warren unveils disease-prevention plan

Live Mint  

The coronavirus has been in the news for only a few weeks, but Elizabeth Warren already has a plan to fight it. “Diseases like coronavirus remind us why we need robust international institutions, strong investments in public health, and a government that is prepared to jump into action at a moment’s notice,” she wrote in a Medium post announcing the …

Bernie Sanders says he was 'dumb' to ignore health warnings
5 years, 3 months ago

Bernie Sanders says he was 'dumb' to ignore health warnings

The Independent  

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