A bird flu pandemic is inevitable – and it’s only a matter of time before it strikes, according to former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield.
Redfield’s comments come amid mounting concerns over the detection of the virus in dozens of cattle herds across the United States and the first reported human death in Mexico.
In a recent interview with NewsNation, Redfield expressed his belief that a bird flu pandemic is a high likely. “I really do think it’s very likely that we will, at some time,” he said. “It’s not a question of if; it’s more of a question of when we will have a bird flu pandemic.” He emphasized the significant mortality rate associated with the virus, with an estimation of a mortality rate of “somewhere between 25 and 50 percent,” in contrast to the 0.6 percent death rate observed in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Redfield’s comments come amid mounting concerns over the detection of the virus in dozens of cattle herds across the United States and the first reported human death in Mexico.
In a recent interview with NewsNation, Redfield expressed his belief that a bird flu pandemic is a high likely. “I really do think it’s very likely that we will, at some time,” he said. “It’s not a question of if; it’s more of a question of when we will have a bird flu pandemic.” He emphasized the significant mortality rate associated with the virus, with an estimation of a mortality rate of “somewhere between 25 and 50 percent,” in contrast to the 0.6 percent death rate observed in the Covid-19 pandemic.
- 6/19/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Documents and interview transcripts released by a congressional committee shine additional light on how the Trump administration interfered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, undermining the agency’s efforts to communicate the seriousness of the pandemic to the American people as the virus began to spread throughout the country.
Emails and transcripts of interviews with former senior CDC officials released by the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis reveal just how far administration officials went to tamp down the CDC’s public health communication efforts in the...
Emails and transcripts of interviews with former senior CDC officials released by the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis reveal just how far administration officials went to tamp down the CDC’s public health communication efforts in the...
- 11/13/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to impose guidelines on the vaping industry, ensuring (for now, at least) that the agency will continue to regulate e-cigarettes and vaporizers as it sees fit.
The challenge — brought by a Mississippi vape store called Big Time Vapes, Inc., as well as the United States Vaping Association — alleges the 2009 Tobacco Control Act gives an unconstitutional amount of power to the Fda. The agency has broad discretion as to how it regulates the tobacco industry,...
The challenge — brought by a Mississippi vape store called Big Time Vapes, Inc., as well as the United States Vaping Association — alleges the 2009 Tobacco Control Act gives an unconstitutional amount of power to the Fda. The agency has broad discretion as to how it regulates the tobacco industry,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
A year ago, schools across the country closed their doors in hopes of slowing the spread of a strange new virus. What happened next depended on a parent’s zip code, their income, the political persuasion of their state officials, and the relative power of their local teachers unions. In the absence of any official advice or guidance — save late-summer admonition from then-President Trump that “Schools Must Open In The Fall!!!” — bewildered parents were left to navigate whatever options were available to them on their own. That’s when many of them turned to economist,...
- 3/4/2021
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
As the virus continues to kill Americans at a record clip, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy went on national television on Sunday morning and urged citizens not to get caught up in the euphoria of the coming vaccine, and to follow health officials’ guidelines because the coming weeks “are going to be hell.” So far more than 298,000 people have died of the virus in the U.S., and we are still months away from mass distribution of the vaccine.
“For all the good news, the light at the end of...
“For all the good news, the light at the end of...
- 12/13/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The dark winter that health officials warned about is upon us.
As news of the coming Covid-19 vaccines has brought optimism that the pandemic may be manageable in the near future, the grim reality of the daily mounting death toll will be with us for at least the next few months, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said.
As Redfield spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday — a day after a record 3,253 died from the virus, and by day’s end another 2,902 US deaths were reported — the doctor painted...
As news of the coming Covid-19 vaccines has brought optimism that the pandemic may be manageable in the near future, the grim reality of the daily mounting death toll will be with us for at least the next few months, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said.
As Redfield spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday — a day after a record 3,253 died from the virus, and by day’s end another 2,902 US deaths were reported — the doctor painted...
- 12/11/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
As the United States approached the date commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor, it found itself facing a new tragic event. In the five days leading up to December 7, the average number of daily deaths in America related to Covid-19 was 2,566. That surpassed the tragic loss of 2,403 American lives on that Day of Infamy 79 years ago.
What’s more, Covid-19 became the leading cause of death in the U.S. last week. And it is projected to get worse.
Health officials long have warned about a potential surge after family gatherings and travel during Thanksgiving. Essentially, because numbers had already been increasing moving into winter, that would put us with a “surge on top of a surge,” according to Los Angeles County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
But now with daily cases breaking records day after day — up 100% over the past two weeks in California — White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr.
What’s more, Covid-19 became the leading cause of death in the U.S. last week. And it is projected to get worse.
Health officials long have warned about a potential surge after family gatherings and travel during Thanksgiving. Essentially, because numbers had already been increasing moving into winter, that would put us with a “surge on top of a surge,” according to Los Angeles County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
But now with daily cases breaking records day after day — up 100% over the past two weeks in California — White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr.
- 12/7/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Washington, Dec 6 (Ians) In another grim milestone, the number of coronavirus cases in the US have surged to more than 14.5 million, while the deaths have increased to over 281,130, the two tallies currently the highest in the world.
In its latest update on Sunday, the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (Csse) revealed that the country's overall caseload and death toll stood at 14,575,623 and 281,134, respectively.
On Friday, the US reported 225,201 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic in the country, currently the worst-hit in the world.
On December 1, the country had set a world record of single-day case count, as 196,227 new cases were reported and hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the first time.
Due to the unabated resurgence, California, one of the worst-hit, will enter a new stay-at-home order on Sunday night, as many parts of the state have hit the 15 per cent or...
In its latest update on Sunday, the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (Csse) revealed that the country's overall caseload and death toll stood at 14,575,623 and 281,134, respectively.
On Friday, the US reported 225,201 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic in the country, currently the worst-hit in the world.
On December 1, the country had set a world record of single-day case count, as 196,227 new cases were reported and hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the first time.
Due to the unabated resurgence, California, one of the worst-hit, will enter a new stay-at-home order on Sunday night, as many parts of the state have hit the 15 per cent or...
- 12/6/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Washington, Dec 6 (Ians) In another grim milestone, the number of coronavirus cases in the US have surged to more than 14.5 million, while the deaths have increased to over 281,130, the two tallies currently the highest in the world.
In its latest update on Sunday, the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (Csse) revealed that the country's overall caseload and death toll stood at 14,575,623 and 281,134, respectively.
On Friday, the US reported 225,201 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic in the country, currently the worst-hit in the world.
On December 1, the country had set a world record of single-day case count, as 196,227 new cases were reported and hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the first time.
Due to the unabated resurgence, California, one of the worst-hit, will enter a new stay-at-home order on Sunday night, as many parts of the state have hit the 15 per cent or...
In its latest update on Sunday, the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (Csse) revealed that the country's overall caseload and death toll stood at 14,575,623 and 281,134, respectively.
On Friday, the US reported 225,201 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic in the country, currently the worst-hit in the world.
On December 1, the country had set a world record of single-day case count, as 196,227 new cases were reported and hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the first time.
Due to the unabated resurgence, California, one of the worst-hit, will enter a new stay-at-home order on Sunday night, as many parts of the state have hit the 15 per cent or...
- 12/6/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Washington, Dec 6 (Ians) The White House has planned to host a series of indoor holiday parties, despite warnings from top health officials regarding the unabated coronavirus resurgence across the country, according to media reports.
An NBC News report said that one such party was held on December 1 where President Donald Trump made a brief appearance.
According to the report, several people in attendence were without face masks, including Republican National Convention chair Ronna McDaniel, who has tested positive for the virus in September, just few days before the President had confirmed his diagnosis.
Shrugging off concerns over the indoor gatherings, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters: "If you can loot businesses, burn down buildings, engage in protests, you can also go to a Christmas party. You can celebrate the holiday of Christmas, and you can do it responsibly.
"We will engage in the celebration of Christmas."
In a statement last week,...
An NBC News report said that one such party was held on December 1 where President Donald Trump made a brief appearance.
According to the report, several people in attendence were without face masks, including Republican National Convention chair Ronna McDaniel, who has tested positive for the virus in September, just few days before the President had confirmed his diagnosis.
Shrugging off concerns over the indoor gatherings, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters: "If you can loot businesses, burn down buildings, engage in protests, you can also go to a Christmas party. You can celebrate the holiday of Christmas, and you can do it responsibly.
"We will engage in the celebration of Christmas."
In a statement last week,...
- 12/6/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Washington, Dec 4 (Ians) The US has set a new world record for the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations reported in a single day, as the country's overall infection tally has surpassed the 14 million mark.
It took only six days for the country to add another 1 million new cases, Xinhua news agency.
In its latest update, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday said that there were 196,227 new cases and 2,762 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
With this, the overall caseload and death toll has now increased to 14,124,678 and 276,148, respectively.
The new daily case count set a new world record, bringing 7-day average daily increase to over 163,000.
Wednesday also marked the 25th consecutive day that daily case increase in the US surpassed 100,000.
The daily death count also marked a new high since late April.
The latest figure from The Covid Tracking Project showed there were 100,226 infected patients hospitalised across the US,...
It took only six days for the country to add another 1 million new cases, Xinhua news agency.
In its latest update, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday said that there were 196,227 new cases and 2,762 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
With this, the overall caseload and death toll has now increased to 14,124,678 and 276,148, respectively.
The new daily case count set a new world record, bringing 7-day average daily increase to over 163,000.
Wednesday also marked the 25th consecutive day that daily case increase in the US surpassed 100,000.
The daily death count also marked a new high since late April.
The latest figure from The Covid Tracking Project showed there were 100,226 infected patients hospitalised across the US,...
- 12/5/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Washington, Dec 4 (Ians) The US has set a new world record for the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations reported in a single day, as the country's overall infection tally has surpassed the 14 million mark.
It took only six days for the country to add another 1 million new cases, Xinhua news agency.
In its latest update, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday said that there were 196,227 new cases and 2,762 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
With this, the overall caseload and death toll has now increased to 14,124,678 and 276,148, respectively.
The new daily case count set a new world record, bringing 7-day average daily increase to over 163,000.
Wednesday also marked the 25th consecutive day that daily case increase in the US surpassed 100,000.
The daily death count also marked a new high since late April.
The latest figure from The Covid Tracking Project showed there were 100,226 infected patients hospitalised across the US,...
It took only six days for the country to add another 1 million new cases, Xinhua news agency.
In its latest update, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday said that there were 196,227 new cases and 2,762 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
With this, the overall caseload and death toll has now increased to 14,124,678 and 276,148, respectively.
The new daily case count set a new world record, bringing 7-day average daily increase to over 163,000.
Wednesday also marked the 25th consecutive day that daily case increase in the US surpassed 100,000.
The daily death count also marked a new high since late April.
The latest figure from The Covid Tracking Project showed there were 100,226 infected patients hospitalised across the US,...
- 12/4/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Unless more people follow precautions, “This winter will be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation” according to CDC director Robert Redfield on Wednesday. That’s a strong statement given the Influenza of 1918 took the lives of an estimated 675,000 Americans. But worried public health officials are going there as the current Covid-19 pandemic deepens.
“We’re seeing terrifying increases in numbers in L.A. County,” said that region’s public health director, Barbara Ferrer, on Wednesday. “That can only be turned around if everyone — businesses and individuals — use the tools to slow the spread.”
The usually optimistic Ferrer struck a more somber tone on Wednesday, the day after the county saw its highest number of daily new infections — by far — since the beginning of the pandemic.”
“We do have a choice, each one of us, to make,” said Ferrer. “Do we want to be a...
“We’re seeing terrifying increases in numbers in L.A. County,” said that region’s public health director, Barbara Ferrer, on Wednesday. “That can only be turned around if everyone — businesses and individuals — use the tools to slow the spread.”
The usually optimistic Ferrer struck a more somber tone on Wednesday, the day after the county saw its highest number of daily new infections — by far — since the beginning of the pandemic.”
“We do have a choice, each one of us, to make,” said Ferrer. “Do we want to be a...
- 12/2/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
One day after the country set a single-day record for positive Covid-19 cases—77,000 —the nation’s top infectious disease expert told Americans that the president is more detached than ever from the government’s leading scientists and health officials.
Dr. Anthony Fauci told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd on Friday that not only has Trump stopped attending coronavirus task force meetings for “several months” but the number of meetings themselves has “diminished.” Fauci said the shift from several meetings per week to only one has coincided with the president...
Dr. Anthony Fauci told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd on Friday that not only has Trump stopped attending coronavirus task force meetings for “several months” but the number of meetings themselves has “diminished.” Fauci said the shift from several meetings per week to only one has coincided with the president...
- 10/23/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Katie Porter became a breakout star of Congress’ class of 2018 by wielding a dry-erase marker. The California congresswoman, a former law student of Elizabeth Warren’s, has spent the past two years exposing the arrogance and incompetence of Trump lackeys and American CEOs by asking very simple questions, often involving a little back-of-the-envelope math.
On March 12th, for example, at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, Porter took out her dry-erase board and sketched out the costs the average uninsured American might incur if they went to the...
On March 12th, for example, at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, Porter took out her dry-erase board and sketched out the costs the average uninsured American might incur if they went to the...
- 10/14/2020
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Anyone living under a rock over the past eight months, blissfully unaware that the country mismanaged the coronavirus outbreak and caused thousands of unnecessary deaths, would do well to watch “Totally Under Control.” Churned out by prolific documentarian Alex Gibney with co-directors Suzanne Hillinger and Ophelia Harutyunyan over the last few months, this infuriating overview of the government’s response to the virus isn’t revelatory or groundbreaking, but
“Totally Under Control” is far from the first documentary to tackle coronavirus fallout (recent efforts “76 Days” and Ai Weiwei’s “Coronation” reveal the struggle inside Wuhan), but it’s the first serious assessment outside of nightly news shows to illustrate how much America bungled its response. Gibney and his collaborators fold in a lot of material into two hours, from the tick-tock of CDC efforts to downplay the virus and Donald Trump’s lunacy in conflicting science at every turn,...
“Totally Under Control” is far from the first documentary to tackle coronavirus fallout (recent efforts “76 Days” and Ai Weiwei’s “Coronation” reveal the struggle inside Wuhan), but it’s the first serious assessment outside of nightly news shows to illustrate how much America bungled its response. Gibney and his collaborators fold in a lot of material into two hours, from the tick-tock of CDC efforts to downplay the virus and Donald Trump’s lunacy in conflicting science at every turn,...
- 10/7/2020
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Washington — In a little-noticed ruling on Friday evening, the Trump administration rejected a petition by a coalition of labor unions that had asked the federal government to require passengers to wear masks on airplanes, trains, and other major forms of transportation.
The Department of Transportation told the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO labor federation that the agency would not proceed with a regulation to mandate that passengers wear masks on modes of major commercial transportation used by tens of millions of Americans. Right now in the U.S., a patchwork of airport authorities,...
The Department of Transportation told the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO labor federation that the agency would not proceed with a regulation to mandate that passengers wear masks on modes of major commercial transportation used by tens of millions of Americans. Right now in the U.S., a patchwork of airport authorities,...
- 10/3/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the country’s top experts on the coronavirus pandemic, called some of Fox News’ reporting on the virus “outlandish” and added that some media stories are “taken out of context or are actually incorrect.”
In an interview with CNN’s Brian Stelter on Monday, Fauci spoke about the news media’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
“There is so much misinformation during this very divisive time that we’re in, and the public really needs to know the facts,” Fauci said. “Some of the media that I deal with…I wouldn’t say distort things, but certainly give opposing perspectives on what seems to be a pretty obvious fact.”
Dr. Fauci: “If you listen to Fox News, with all due respect to the fact that they do have some good reporters, some of the things that they report there are outlandish, to be honest with you.
In an interview with CNN’s Brian Stelter on Monday, Fauci spoke about the news media’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
“There is so much misinformation during this very divisive time that we’re in, and the public really needs to know the facts,” Fauci said. “Some of the media that I deal with…I wouldn’t say distort things, but certainly give opposing perspectives on what seems to be a pretty obvious fact.”
Dr. Fauci: “If you listen to Fox News, with all due respect to the fact that they do have some good reporters, some of the things that they report there are outlandish, to be honest with you.
- 9/29/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
The coronavirus tracker from Johns Hopkins University — a widely used metric — indicated on Friday that one million people across the globe have now died from the virus. The exact number, according to Johns Hopkins, is 1,000,555.
The United States is far and away the country that has recorded the most fatalities from Covid-19. The country recently lost its 200,000th coronavirus patient. That means it accounts for 20% of all deaths worldwide, even though it contains only 4% of the globe’s population.
Brazil is second with 142,000 virus deaths, and India a distant third with 92,000 lives lost.
Last month, Centers for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield put America’s Covid battle in perspective saying, “This is the greatest public health crisis in a century.”
In fact, Redfield saw the coming flu season in Dickensian terms.
“It’s dependent on how the American people choose to respond. It’s really the worst of times or the best of times,...
The United States is far and away the country that has recorded the most fatalities from Covid-19. The country recently lost its 200,000th coronavirus patient. That means it accounts for 20% of all deaths worldwide, even though it contains only 4% of the globe’s population.
Brazil is second with 142,000 virus deaths, and India a distant third with 92,000 lives lost.
Last month, Centers for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield put America’s Covid battle in perspective saying, “This is the greatest public health crisis in a century.”
In fact, Redfield saw the coming flu season in Dickensian terms.
“It’s dependent on how the American people choose to respond. It’s really the worst of times or the best of times,...
- 9/29/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
“Certainly cases are going up,” said California’s director of Health and Human Services Dr. Mark Ghaly on Friday. Ghaly called this an “early worry” sign and warned that, ahead of what promises to be a hot weekend in much of the state, Californians should not let their guard down.
State and local health experts have been warning for weeks about a potential rise in cases after Labor Day, as people gathered for parties and barbecues. Ghaly said Friday’s numbers could be the first indication of that trend.
The state reported 3,400 new cases on Friday, which marks a slight uptick from recent lows, but the more concerning number is the 14-day rolling average of new cases which has begun to climb ever so slightly in the past few days. It’s up by 100 or so daily cases.
One variable in the equation is testing volume. There were 99,000 tests reported in the state on Friday.
State and local health experts have been warning for weeks about a potential rise in cases after Labor Day, as people gathered for parties and barbecues. Ghaly said Friday’s numbers could be the first indication of that trend.
The state reported 3,400 new cases on Friday, which marks a slight uptick from recent lows, but the more concerning number is the 14-day rolling average of new cases which has begun to climb ever so slightly in the past few days. It’s up by 100 or so daily cases.
One variable in the equation is testing volume. There were 99,000 tests reported in the state on Friday.
- 9/26/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah announced the winners of the 2020 Pandemmy Awards on Sunday, awarding winners in categories including “Best Bullshit,” “Best Supporting Disaster” and “Outstanding Achievement in Wishful Thinking.”
Donald Trump was the big winner of the evening, taking home the Pandemmys for Most Optimistic Performance for saying Covid-19 would “disappear” and Outstanding Stunt Coordination for the video of him struggling down a ramp at West Point. The president was also given a special award for Outstanding Achievement in Self-Editing.
The Pandemmys, a parody of Sunday’s Emmy Awards where “The Daily Show” lost in the variety talk series category to “Last Week Tonight,” were announced by Noah last Friday. The awards honor “the most notable performances during the coronavirus pandemic,” Noah said. Winners were decided by an online fan vote.
Watch the clip from Monday’s episode below:
The people have spoken. Here they are, the winners...
Donald Trump was the big winner of the evening, taking home the Pandemmys for Most Optimistic Performance for saying Covid-19 would “disappear” and Outstanding Stunt Coordination for the video of him struggling down a ramp at West Point. The president was also given a special award for Outstanding Achievement in Self-Editing.
The Pandemmys, a parody of Sunday’s Emmy Awards where “The Daily Show” lost in the variety talk series category to “Last Week Tonight,” were announced by Noah last Friday. The awards honor “the most notable performances during the coronavirus pandemic,” Noah said. Winners were decided by an online fan vote.
Watch the clip from Monday’s episode below:
The people have spoken. Here they are, the winners...
- 9/22/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Donald Trump added even more confusion to the administration’s Covid-19 effort when he contradicted statements made just hours earlier by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Trump insisted that Dr. Robert Redfield “made a mistake” when he told a Senate committee that a Covid-19 vaccine would not be widely available until the late second quarter or early third quarter of 2021. Redfield said that a vaccine could be available for some use by the end of the year, but it will only cover a segment of the population.
Trump said that he talked to Redfield after he made the statement, which conflict rosier scenarios that the president has made when it comes to vaccine availability.
At the Senate committee hearing, Redfield also held up a face mask and told the Senate committee, “This face mask is more guaranteed to protect...
At a press conference on Wednesday, Trump insisted that Dr. Robert Redfield “made a mistake” when he told a Senate committee that a Covid-19 vaccine would not be widely available until the late second quarter or early third quarter of 2021. Redfield said that a vaccine could be available for some use by the end of the year, but it will only cover a segment of the population.
Trump said that he talked to Redfield after he made the statement, which conflict rosier scenarios that the president has made when it comes to vaccine availability.
At the Senate committee hearing, Redfield also held up a face mask and told the Senate committee, “This face mask is more guaranteed to protect...
- 9/16/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump — who has returned to holding indoor political rallies with poor social distancing and even worse mask-wearing compliance — continues to cast doubt on the effectiveness of wearing face masks to control the spread of coronavirus, which has killed nearly 200,000 Americans.
At a town hall hosted by ABC Tuesday night, Trump rambled, unscientifically, about why “a lot of people think the masks are not good,” citing his recent interaction with a waiter.
Uncommitted voter asks Pres. Trump in a special @ABC2020 event: "Why don’t you support a mandate for national mask wearing?...
At a town hall hosted by ABC Tuesday night, Trump rambled, unscientifically, about why “a lot of people think the masks are not good,” citing his recent interaction with a waiter.
Uncommitted voter asks Pres. Trump in a special @ABC2020 event: "Why don’t you support a mandate for national mask wearing?...
- 9/16/2020
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
In a disturbing new report from Politico, politically appointed cronies of the president have been interfering and making changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly scientific reports in order to better align with Trump’s publicly stated messages regarding the coronavirus.
Politico’s Friday exclusive cites administration communications aides, including former Trump campaign officer and now assistant secretary for public affairs of the Department of Health and Human Services Michael Caputo — who has no medical or scientific qualifications — sending emails successfully pressuring CDC officials “to change...
Politico’s Friday exclusive cites administration communications aides, including former Trump campaign officer and now assistant secretary for public affairs of the Department of Health and Human Services Michael Caputo — who has no medical or scientific qualifications — sending emails successfully pressuring CDC officials “to change...
- 9/12/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
California’s Health and Human Services Director Dr. Mark Ghaly began his Tuesday news conference by pointing out that he is a pediatrician.
Ghaly then went on to reveal some shocking statistics for a state in the midst of a pandemic.
Among children ages 0-18, he said, “California is running at only two-thirds the vaccination level we were at the same point in 2019.”
On a more granular level, Ghaly said that the state has seen two great drops in vaccinations this year and both have coincided with more stringent stay-at-home orders in April and July.
“When we went to a stay-at-home order,” he noted, “we saw a significant decrease in vaccinations of young people.”
“The fact that we are still very low, compared to the peak in August, is a concern,” said Dr. Ghaly. “We hope to see that number increase.”
Vaccinations are crucial leading into the fall and winter flu season,...
Ghaly then went on to reveal some shocking statistics for a state in the midst of a pandemic.
Among children ages 0-18, he said, “California is running at only two-thirds the vaccination level we were at the same point in 2019.”
On a more granular level, Ghaly said that the state has seen two great drops in vaccinations this year and both have coincided with more stringent stay-at-home orders in April and July.
“When we went to a stay-at-home order,” he noted, “we saw a significant decrease in vaccinations of young people.”
“The fact that we are still very low, compared to the peak in August, is a concern,” said Dr. Ghaly. “We hope to see that number increase.”
Vaccinations are crucial leading into the fall and winter flu season,...
- 8/18/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
“This is the greatest public health crisis in a century,” said Centers for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield bluntly on Thursday.
In fact, Redfield sees the coming flu season in Dickensian terms.
“It’s dependent on how the American people choose to respond. It’s really the worst of times or the best of times, depending on the American public,” he said, paraphrasing the opening of Charles Dickens’s classic A Tale of Two Cities.
The current pandemic, paired with the oncoming flu season, could create the “worst fall, from a public health perspective, we’ve ever had,” said the CDC director in an interview with WebMD.
On which side of the scale will the U.S. fall? Redfield said that depends on how consistently Americans wear face masks, stay 6 feet away from each other, wash their hands and avoid crowded gatherings.
“I’m not asking some of America to...
In fact, Redfield sees the coming flu season in Dickensian terms.
“It’s dependent on how the American people choose to respond. It’s really the worst of times or the best of times, depending on the American public,” he said, paraphrasing the opening of Charles Dickens’s classic A Tale of Two Cities.
The current pandemic, paired with the oncoming flu season, could create the “worst fall, from a public health perspective, we’ve ever had,” said the CDC director in an interview with WebMD.
On which side of the scale will the U.S. fall? Redfield said that depends on how consistently Americans wear face masks, stay 6 feet away from each other, wash their hands and avoid crowded gatherings.
“I’m not asking some of America to...
- 8/14/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden and his new running mate Kamala Harris are calling for mask mandates across the country, arguing that state requirements will help save lives.
At an event in Wilmington, De, Biden said that “every single American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum.” He called on state governors to mandate wearing masks, pointing to estimates that it will save 40,000 lives.
“There is overwhelming evidence that the mask and the type of mask you wear increases exponentially the prospect that you, if you are a carrier and don’t even know it, that you will not infect anyone when you cough, sing, sneeze, shout,” he said.
He and Harris got a briefing from public health experts on the coronavirus.
“It is not about your rights, it’s about your responsibilities,” Biden said. He then put on his mask before calling...
At an event in Wilmington, De, Biden said that “every single American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum.” He called on state governors to mandate wearing masks, pointing to estimates that it will save 40,000 lives.
“There is overwhelming evidence that the mask and the type of mask you wear increases exponentially the prospect that you, if you are a carrier and don’t even know it, that you will not infect anyone when you cough, sing, sneeze, shout,” he said.
He and Harris got a briefing from public health experts on the coronavirus.
“It is not about your rights, it’s about your responsibilities,” Biden said. He then put on his mask before calling...
- 8/13/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In his role as ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent, Jonathan Karl has helped tell the story of the Trump administration’s oversight of the United States. Now he and the news outlet are gearing up to tell the story behind the story.
ABC News will on Tuesday, July 28, at 9 p.m. unveil a “20/20” report that is three months in the making. “American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here?” will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how the United States missed opportunities, warning signs and chances to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic, and interviews past and current U.S. officials in an attempt to figure out how the nation will proceed.
“This is the beginning of our reporting on the understanding of how we got here,” says Karl, in an interview Wednesday. “It’s a big step, but it’s a first step.”
ABC News’ production is the latest in...
ABC News will on Tuesday, July 28, at 9 p.m. unveil a “20/20” report that is three months in the making. “American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here?” will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how the United States missed opportunities, warning signs and chances to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic, and interviews past and current U.S. officials in an attempt to figure out how the nation will proceed.
“This is the beginning of our reporting on the understanding of how we got here,” says Karl, in an interview Wednesday. “It’s a big step, but it’s a first step.”
ABC News’ production is the latest in...
- 7/22/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Verses 14 through 16 in Matthew 5 follow Jesus’ proclamation of the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount. “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden,” it begins. “Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
A beacon can...
A beacon can...
- 7/10/2020
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that targeted social media companies. The order came in reaction to a blue “fact check” link placed by Twitter on two of the president’s more politically-minded posts, tacitly questioning their veracity.
There is No Way (Zero!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Just hours before the signature ceremony, Twitter also used that the same blue “fact check” label on anti-American propaganda from Lijan Zhao, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry.
Zhao’s tweet questioned Congressional testimony by Cdc Director Robert Redfield, asserting that Redfield was “was caught on the spot” during an exchange with lawmakers and that “it might be Us army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan.
There is No Way (Zero!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Just hours before the signature ceremony, Twitter also used that the same blue “fact check” label on anti-American propaganda from Lijan Zhao, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry.
Zhao’s tweet questioned Congressional testimony by Cdc Director Robert Redfield, asserting that Redfield was “was caught on the spot” during an exchange with lawmakers and that “it might be Us army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan.
- 5/28/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump on Thursday said “we are not closing our country” if the U.S. is hit by a second wave of Covid-19.
His comments come on the same day that the United States reported another 2.4 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week That brings the total of new unemployment claims to more than 38 million in nine weeks..
In reference to states like California which have not reopened as quickly as others Trump said, “I don’t think the people are going to stand for it.” Yet Texas, North Carolina and Arizona have reported spiking numbers of cases as they’ve moved into reopening.
“People say that’s a very distinct possibility, it’s standard,” Trump said when asked about a second wave.
In a worst-case scenario, the infection curve of Covid-19 could mimic the most deadly pandemic in American history, the Spanish Flu.
More people died during...
His comments come on the same day that the United States reported another 2.4 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week That brings the total of new unemployment claims to more than 38 million in nine weeks..
In reference to states like California which have not reopened as quickly as others Trump said, “I don’t think the people are going to stand for it.” Yet Texas, North Carolina and Arizona have reported spiking numbers of cases as they’ve moved into reopening.
“People say that’s a very distinct possibility, it’s standard,” Trump said when asked about a second wave.
In a worst-case scenario, the infection curve of Covid-19 could mimic the most deadly pandemic in American history, the Spanish Flu.
More people died during...
- 5/21/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: Anthony Fauci said that they “hope to know” in late fall or early winter whether the development of a coronavirus vaccine is successful.
He said that he was “cautiously optimistic” that there will be a vaccine with “some degree” of effectiveness. Eight vaccines are in development, he said.
“We have many candidates and hope to have multiple winners,” Fauci told a Senate committee on Tuesday, as he outlined the relatively rapid pace of development of a vaccine and treatment for the virus.
He also warned that there were potential downsides.
“I must warn that there is also the possibility of negative consequences, where certain vaccines may enhance the negative effect of the infection,” he said. “The big unknown is efficacy. Will there be presence or absence, and how durable will it be?”
He also said that it was “a bit of a bridge too far” to expect that a...
He said that he was “cautiously optimistic” that there will be a vaccine with “some degree” of effectiveness. Eight vaccines are in development, he said.
“We have many candidates and hope to have multiple winners,” Fauci told a Senate committee on Tuesday, as he outlined the relatively rapid pace of development of a vaccine and treatment for the virus.
He also warned that there were potential downsides.
“I must warn that there is also the possibility of negative consequences, where certain vaccines may enhance the negative effect of the infection,” he said. “The big unknown is efficacy. Will there be presence or absence, and how durable will it be?”
He also said that it was “a bit of a bridge too far” to expect that a...
- 5/12/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, who has stood beside President Trump throughout much of the administration’s response to the coronavirus, will tell the Senate Tuesday that Americans will experience “needless suffering and death” if the country reopens prematurely.
“If we skip over the checkpoints in the guidelines to ‘Open America Again,’ then we risk the danger of multiple outbreaks throughout the country,” Fauci wrote in an email to The New York Times , previewing the comments he will make before the Senate Health Committee. “This will...
“If we skip over the checkpoints in the guidelines to ‘Open America Again,’ then we risk the danger of multiple outbreaks throughout the country,” Fauci wrote in an email to The New York Times , previewing the comments he will make before the Senate Health Committee. “This will...
- 5/12/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
“It is scary to go to work,” White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said while discussing admiration staff members testing positive for coronavirus.
Hassett made the admission during an appearance on CBS News’ Face the Nation. Host Margaret Brennan asked President Trump’s economic adviser about wearing a mask at the White House now that two members of the staff — Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller and one of the president’s personal valets — tested positive for the virus.
“I’ve got a mask right here. And...
Hassett made the admission during an appearance on CBS News’ Face the Nation. Host Margaret Brennan asked President Trump’s economic adviser about wearing a mask at the White House now that two members of the staff — Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller and one of the president’s personal valets — tested positive for the virus.
“I’ve got a mask right here. And...
- 5/10/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
This story appears in the June 2020 issue of Rolling Stone.
Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, flanked Donald Trump at the podium in the White House briefing room. It was February 29th, the day of the first reported U.S. death from the coronavirus, and the president fielded an urgent question: “How should Americans prepare for this virus?” a reporter asked. “Should they go on with their daily lives? Change their routine? What should they do?”
In that moment, America was flying blind into a...
Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, flanked Donald Trump at the podium in the White House briefing room. It was February 29th, the day of the first reported U.S. death from the coronavirus, and the president fielded an urgent question: “How should Americans prepare for this virus?” a reporter asked. “Should they go on with their daily lives? Change their routine? What should they do?”
In that moment, America was flying blind into a...
- 5/10/2020
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and undisputed media star of the Covid-19 White House press briefings, is going into “modified quarantine” after making a “low risk” contact with an White House staffer who tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The member of the White House’s coronavirus task force shared the news Saturday with multiple news organizations, including CNN, ABC News and CBS News.
Additionally, Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, will self-quarantine for two weeks after coming into contact with an infected White House staffer, Katie Miller.
Fauci’s “modified quarantine” involves him staying at home, working remotely and wearing a mask continually for 14 days. He also will be tested every day; his Friday test was negative he told news networks. If he...
Additionally, Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, will self-quarantine for two weeks after coming into contact with an infected White House staffer, Katie Miller.
Fauci’s “modified quarantine” involves him staying at home, working remotely and wearing a mask continually for 14 days. He also will be tested every day; his Friday test was negative he told news networks. If he...
- 5/10/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Dr. Anthony Fauci will go into “modified quarantine” after coming into contact with an unnamed White House staffer who tested positive for the coronavirus.
A member of the White House’s coronavirus task force told CNN that the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ contact with the staffer was deemed “low risk,” which is measured by proximity, and he will self-quarantine for two weeks.
Fauci will work from home, wear a mask and may go to the Nih office during the two-week self-quarantine, he told CBS News,...
A member of the White House’s coronavirus task force told CNN that the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ contact with the staffer was deemed “low risk,” which is measured by proximity, and he will self-quarantine for two weeks.
Fauci will work from home, wear a mask and may go to the Nih office during the two-week self-quarantine, he told CBS News,...
- 5/10/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
NBC News and MSNBC Chairman Andrew Lack says that journalists are succeeding in their reporting on the coronavirus in the face of attacks from the White House.
He also defended the way that the network has carried and covered President Donald Trump’s daily White House press briefings.
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In an essay for the network’s opinion site NBC News Think, Lack wrote that “Trump came into office railing against many of the foundations of our democratic institutions, including a free press. Forty months into his administration, coverage of the coronavirus outbreak is the latest sign that — contrary to conventional wisdom — he hasn’t laid a glove on serious journalism. His attacks,...
He also defended the way that the network has carried and covered President Donald Trump’s daily White House press briefings.
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In an essay for the network’s opinion site NBC News Think, Lack wrote that “Trump came into office railing against many of the foundations of our democratic institutions, including a free press. Forty months into his administration, coverage of the coronavirus outbreak is the latest sign that — contrary to conventional wisdom — he hasn’t laid a glove on serious journalism. His attacks,...
- 4/27/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As President Donald Trump again griped that the news media has been too fixated on the negative in covering his administration’s response to the coronavirus, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent had enough of it.
After the president, at his Wednesday briefing, started to grouse that there was a lot of “bad reporting out there,” Karl interjected, “That’s not true. That’s not true.”
Trump’s attacks on the media are a regular feature of his nightly briefings, but what is less common is when a reporter calls him out so blatantly.
The exchange occurred just as Trump was telling those in the briefing room, “You people aren’t satisfied.
After the president, at his Wednesday briefing, started to grouse that there was a lot of “bad reporting out there,” Karl interjected, “That’s not true. That’s not true.”
Trump’s attacks on the media are a regular feature of his nightly briefings, but what is less common is when a reporter calls him out so blatantly.
The exchange occurred just as Trump was telling those in the briefing room, “You people aren’t satisfied.
- 4/23/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In the middle of a crisis, it can be difficult to comprehend the full scope of the failures that brought the nation to its knees. To reframe the coronavirus pandemic, and the Trump administration’s catastrophic response, Rolling Stone presents here a timeline.
It shows that the pandemic was not a “black swan” event — some unforeseeable tragedy. Rather, a global pandemic of this sort has been predicted for decades, and indeed previous administrations, both Republican and Democrat, had sought to prepare the country for just such an outbreak. Yet upon taking office,...
It shows that the pandemic was not a “black swan” event — some unforeseeable tragedy. Rather, a global pandemic of this sort has been predicted for decades, and indeed previous administrations, both Republican and Democrat, had sought to prepare the country for just such an outbreak. Yet upon taking office,...
- 4/15/2020
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Vice President Mike Pence’s office has reversed itself and will now allow two top public health officials to appear on CNN, after earlier blocking the medical professionals from appearing on the network because it has not carried the nightly White House Coronavirus Task Force briefings in their entirety.
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will appear on a CNN coronavirus town hall on Thursday evening and Dr. Anthony Fauci will guest on New Day on Friday, the network said.
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Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will appear on a CNN coronavirus town hall on Thursday evening and Dr. Anthony Fauci will guest on New Day on Friday, the network said.
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- 4/9/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will appear on a CNN town-hall broadcast Thursday evening, ending a short stand-off between the White House and the cable-news outlet over its recent coverage of the Trump administration’s daily coronavirus briefings.
CNN said Thursday afternoon that Cdc Director Dr. Robert Redfield had been booked for the town hall and that Dr. Robert Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-diseases expert, was slated to appear Friday on “New Day.”
CNN had been told earlier Thursday by a spokesman for Vice President Michael Pence that it could not have access to top government health officials grappling with the nation’s coronavirus pandemic unless it televised specific portions of the Trump Administration’s daily briefings on the spread of the disease.
“When you guys cover the briefings with the health officials then you can expect them back on your air,” a Pence spokesperson told CNN,...
CNN said Thursday afternoon that Cdc Director Dr. Robert Redfield had been booked for the town hall and that Dr. Robert Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-diseases expert, was slated to appear Friday on “New Day.”
CNN had been told earlier Thursday by a spokesman for Vice President Michael Pence that it could not have access to top government health officials grappling with the nation’s coronavirus pandemic unless it televised specific portions of the Trump Administration’s daily briefings on the spread of the disease.
“When you guys cover the briefings with the health officials then you can expect them back on your air,” a Pence spokesperson told CNN,...
- 4/9/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Lest you think coronavirus stupidity is solely a Republican problem, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made the same uninformed and incorrect statements that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp made this week. de Blasio also tried to claim that until very recently, scientists were not aware that asymptomatic or presymptomatic people with coronavirus, meaning people who carry the virus but are not showing symptoms, could transmit it to other people.
The remarks were made by the New York mayor when he spoke with Wnyc’s Brian Lehrer. When Lehrer said...
The remarks were made by the New York mayor when he spoke with Wnyc’s Brian Lehrer. When Lehrer said...
- 4/4/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
President Trump wants Americans to believe he’s taking the coronavirus seriously.
“This is a pandemic,” he told reporters on Tuesday, his tone more grave than when he had addressed the virus previously. “I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic … I’ve always viewed it as very serious.”
This is, of course, a lie. For weeks, the president brushed off the threat of Covid-19, which in turn led Fox News and Republican lawmakers to downplay its severity, which in turn emboldened countless Americans to...
“This is a pandemic,” he told reporters on Tuesday, his tone more grave than when he had addressed the virus previously. “I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic … I’ve always viewed it as very serious.”
This is, of course, a lie. For weeks, the president brushed off the threat of Covid-19, which in turn led Fox News and Republican lawmakers to downplay its severity, which in turn emboldened countless Americans to...
- 3/19/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Using a whiteboard and a deep breadth of knowledge regarding the costs of testing for the coronavirus, Representative Katie Porter peppered Trump administration officials into submission, finally causing them to cry uncle and commit to free testing for Americans “regardless of insurance.”
During a Thursday House hearing on the government’s reaction to the coronavirus, the Democratic representative from California first ran through a number of questions to Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Robert Kadlec regarding out-of-pocket costs for the uninsured for Covid-19 tests and hospital costs. He did not fare well.
During a Thursday House hearing on the government’s reaction to the coronavirus, the Democratic representative from California first ran through a number of questions to Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Robert Kadlec regarding out-of-pocket costs for the uninsured for Covid-19 tests and hospital costs. He did not fare well.
- 3/12/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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