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Even as southern and rural states push to reopen, infection rates and deaths climb in many of those regions. And it's not just in cities. Rural areas, which are the least prepared to deal with the devastation, are starting to be hit hard, as well. Meanwhile, as Americans remain wary of returning to normal activities, state leaders start to find it's not so easy to just "reopen."
Wide-spread testing has long been the Achilles' heel of the U.S. response efforts. Shortages, false negatives, and inaccurate kits have plagued efforts to provide quick and easy results to Americans. But scientists hope a new test can be the answer to that problem. In other testing news: antibody tests, false negatives and states' ongoing efforts to ramp up screenings.
Amid talk about compressed development schedules and trials, public health experts are worried Americans are getting a false sense of optimism around just when they can expect a vaccine. Even if the vaccine is proven safe and effective in the fall, that doesn't mean Americans are going to have access to it this year.
Gilead Sciences is predicting a surge of global demand for its experimental drug, which has been found in a drug trial to cut hospitalization stays for COVID-19 patients. But the drug company needs partners to ramp up to meet the predicted need. Meanwhile, in other pharmaceutical news, a CEO's stock sales continue to raise questions and an experimental antibody treatment could be available by the fall.
Brian Miller, who currently serves as a White House lawyer, was picked by President Donald Trump to oversee the distribution of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress last month. During his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, Miller said he can remain independent from political pressures, while Democrats voiced skepticism that Miller can serve as an impartial watchdog.
The New York Times reports on how President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner recruited inexperienced, untrained people to help distribute the government's supply of medical equipment and gear. Those volunteers were often told to prioritize assistance and tips from political allies of Trump.
Rick Bright, the ousted head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, has filed a formal whistleblower complaint alleging he was involuntarily transferred to a lower position because he raised concerns about the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response and about nepotism within HHS.
President Donald Trump spoke with ABC World News Tonight about the real, negative human cost in prioritizing an economic revival over a more cautious approach. “Will some people be affected? Yes. Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon,” Trump said. Meanwhile, intelligence officials continue to push back against the idea that the coronavirus was released from a lab in China.
President Donald Trump and other officials toured a Honeywell plant in Phoenix, Arizona with goggles as their only protective equipment. Mask-wearing has become a hot button political topic as some White House officials continue to buck the Trump administration's own guidelines to wear them. Meanwhile, ICE teams up with Amazon and others to curb the flood of counterfeit masks.
Public health experts were alarmed by President Donald Trump's decision to wind down its task force by the end of the month. "It's like disbanding the war cabinet in the middle of a war,” said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of public health at Georgetown University. Meanwhile, Trump says Dr. Anthony Fauci will testify in front of the Republican-led Senate, but not the Democratic-led House.
In the U.S., 2,100 people were reported dead between 8 p.m. Monday and the same time Tuesday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Johns Hopkins data. The total number of cases in the country passed 1.2 million, as well. Meanwhile, projecting the total number of cases and deaths was already tricky, but now scientists must also deal with political rhetoric at the same time.
The case stems from a health law provision that requires most employers to cover birth control as a preventive service, at no charge to women in their health insurance plans. The Trump administration changed the rule in 2017 to allow organizations with religious or moral objections to opt out of coverage without having to provide an alternative avenue for their employees.
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In 2016, two-thirds of the world's population under 50 — about 3.7 billion people — had herpes simplex virus type 1. But scientists have been struggling to come up with a vaccine for at least 40 years and have failed. In other health news: cancer treatments, global AIDS funding, prosthetic arms, and more.
The ICE detention facilities have aided southern communities by providing jobs and tax revenue. But local leaders worry that immigration officials aren't taking proper safety precautions before transferring detainees into the area.
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