The chief adviser to the Trump administration's accelerated vaccine program says media scrutiny into his pharma stock ownership could delay a vaccine. / BuzzFeed News How the pandemic defeated America: chronically underfunded public health and an unhealthy population. / The Atlantic See also: Trump has signed an executive order to
Six months into a respiratory pandemic, people are still doing surprisingly little to mitigate airborne transmission. / The Atlantic A school that opened in Indiana this week had to quarantine students within hours. / The New York Times A school superintendent in Arizona: “I’m worried. I’m worried about everything.” / The
The World Health Organization reports a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 292,527. / The Guardian Russia plans a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in October, the health minister says. / BBC News Dr. Fauci says the United States’ lack of a unified federal plan
In a tweet yesterday, Trump suggested delaying the election. Though he doesn't have the legal authority to change that date, his point was really to cast doubt on mail-in ballots and the election results. / CNN A co-founder of the Federalist Society: "This latest tweet is
Russia continues to run operations against the US, and the president continues to be unwilling to confront the Kremlin about it. / The Washington Post Trump confirms he never has raised the bounty issue with Putin. / Politico China's incarceration of its Uighur population is the largest mass internment of
Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon, and Texas report record spikes in coronavirus fatalities on Tuesday, while cases in Texas pass the 400,000 mark. / Reuters The head of the Republican party attacks the government’s top infectious disease official, alleging a scheme to spread COVID-19. / The Wall Street Journal
Details on what’s inside the Republicans’ delayed $1 trillion stimulus bill as they enter negotiations with Democrats, who prefer the $3 trillion plan they passed back in May. / NPR To make Trump care more about the coronavirus, advisors present him with maps showing spikes in cases among “our people.
Coronavirus deaths in the US are at their highest level in two months, topping 1,000 for four consecutive days. / The Washington Post One way South Korea has been able to quash the coronavirus: Contract tracers working in a society willing to sacrifice privacy for the greater good. / Bloomberg North
Over the past week, nearly 40 countries had record single-day increases in confirmed COVID-19 infections. / 1/22 | Reuters Fauci: A coronavirus vaccine likely won’t be widely available until deeper into 2021. / 2/22 | CNBC With just two drugs shown effective against COVID-19, the NIH will begin
Some additional technical difficulties prevented yesterday’s newsletter from going out (sigh), so here’s an extra-large batch. Have a safe, good weekend. With 1 million new cases in the past 15 days, the US has now passed 4 million total coronavirus cases, with hospitalizations reaching a record high.
