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Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Warren Unveils Infectious-Diseases Plan To Boost Funding For Public Health Programs

January 29, 2020 Morning Briefing

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a 2020 hopeful, would fully fund the CDC’s pandemic prevention and response programs with her plan. The proposal comes amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak.

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Government Pandemic Simulations Over Past Year Highlighted U.S. Vulnerabilities, But Little Was Done To Correct Flaws

March 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

The simulations revealed shortcomings–such as a lack of supplies and staff for hospitals–that the government is now trying to address during the coronavirus outbreak. In other news, Stat provides a who’s who list of those in the Trump administration handling the crisis.

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Coronavirus Deaths Climb Past 1,000, But Number Of New Cases Outside Epicenter Is Decreasing

February 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “with 99% of cases in China, this remains very much an emergency for that country, but one that holds a very grave threat for the rest of the world.” And President Xi Jinping, who has been criticized for being aloof during the crisis, made a public appearance in Beijing.

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Staggering 6.6 Million Americans Filed For Unemployment Last Week In New Record High

April 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

Jobless claims in the U.S. skyrocket to historic levels, with twice as many people filing last week as they did the week before. Analysts forecast that the trend will continue as businesses continue to layoff more employees due to the coronavirus-driven shutdowns.

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Coronavirus In The U.S.: Public Health Emergency Declared; Travel Restrictions Issued; Americans Quarantined; And More

February 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

While U.S. health officials have declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, they are still trying to minimize Americans’ fears and urging calm. “The risk is low … but our job is to keep that risk low,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. Media outlets take a look at how the outbreak is effecting air travel, U.S. hospitals, and Americans who were in Wuhan, China.

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Will Warmer Weather Prove To Be Coronavirus’ Kryptonite? Scientists Hope Summer Months Will Help Curb Crisis Just Like The Flu

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

There is some evidence that temperature and humidity are playing a role in where the virus is thriving. In other news: a look at how long the virus can live in a patient’s body, questions about quarantines, why soap is so effective, tips on cleaning your phone, and more.

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China Agrees To Allow International Experts To Visit To Help Bolster Country’s Coronavirus Response

January 29, 2020 Morning Briefing

Chinese authorities agreed to work with experts from other countries after a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization. The number of cases in China has now surpassed the SARS outbreak total. As of Wednesday, there were 5,974 confirmed cases of the virus in mainland China, including 132 deaths.

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‘Xi Has Been Stripped Of His Air Of Invincibility’: Coronavirus Rattles Politics In China, But It’s Not All Bad News For Leader

March 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

Although China’s leader Xi Jinping is facing anger over the government’s initial coronavirus response, the recent introduction of outbreak-related surveillance measures, many of them unlikely to disappear when the epidemic is over, have given Xi an opening to assert even tighter control over society. Meanwhile, as cases balloon elsewhere, Chinese are striking a more optimistic tone as recovered patients start heading home from hospitals.

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‘Fast Carbs’ In Potato Chips, Cookies Might Be Stress Busters But Health Expert Says To Back Off

April 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

The snacks are rushing off store shelves, tend to be highly processed, devoid of fiber and can lead to the very kinds of diseases that make people more vulnerable to the coronavirus. Public health news is also on the health of cesarean-section babies and a spike in hepatitis C infections.

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‘We’ve Resolved Most Of Our Differences’: House Barrels Toward Coronavirus Vote After Day Of Hammering Out Partisan Complaints

March 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

The legislation will include measures to boost paid family leave and unemployment insurance, ensure free coronavirus testing, and strengthen nutritional aid like food stamps. The final sticking points between House Democrats and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, the administration’s point person on the deal, involved paid sick leave. The House is expected to vote on Friday, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) canceled the Senate’s weeklong recess next week to assess the legislation.

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Candidates, President Put Public Campaign Events On Hold

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

“If coronavirus has the lasting impact that we all fear it will, it will also dramatically reshape the way a presidential campaign unfolds,” said Jesse Ferguson, a veteran Democratic strategist and former spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

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Will Coronavirus Outbreak Derail The Olympics? Virologist Optimistic It Won’t, Though Says It Would Be Unwise At Moment

February 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

There has to be a strategy in place to make sure the event would not exacerbate a global pandemic. Meanwhile, the U.N. secretary-general weighs in that although the virus poses a major risk to the world, it is not yet out of control.

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COVID-19 Is More Contagious Than Its Coronavirus Brethren, But It’s Not As Fatal On A Case-By-Case Basis

February 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

The mortality rate for COVID-19 is about 2.3%, while for SARS and MERS it was 9.6% and 35%, respectively. Meanwhile, public health experts wonder if COVID-19 will flame out just like SARS did years ago.

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100,000 American Lives: Sheer Scope Of Loss Difficult For Humans To Grasp, Experts Say

May 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

America will hit 100,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths this week, but it’s hard to fully conceptualize the enormity of that tragedy. “Can you picture 30,000 people or 50,000 people? And when you get into the millions, what do you even do with that?” Lorenzo Servitje, an assistant professor of literature and medicine at Lehigh University, tells AP.

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Different Takes: Why Are People With Money To Tax At The Heart Of Coronavirus Priorities?; Make Plans Now To Cover The Uninsured During This Crisis

March 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

Editorial pages focus on these policy issues and others during the pandemic.

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An Island In Washington State Hopes To Offer Contact Tracing Model To Understaffed Rural Areas

May 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

Vashon Island is geographically part of King County — which includes Seattle, the early epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Experts there want to provide a way for understaffed, but oftentimes nimble, rural areas to be able to test, track and isolate cases. Meanwhile, other states try to build up the armies needed for successful contact tracing.

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How Lethal Is Coronavirus, How Does It Spread, And Where’s The Cure? Scientists Try To Answer Questions On Outbreak

January 29, 2020 Morning Briefing

Researchers and doctors are still trying to fully grasp the scope of the coronavirus as the world watches the outbreak nervously. But in the early stages, it’s hard to know exactly what’s real and what’s skewed by the fact that the sickest people tend to be identified first. Meanwhile, scientists are racing to create a vaccine. And, how do bats live with all these viruses?

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Facebook Navigates No-Win Position Of Curbing Protesters’ Organization Efforts While Side-Stepping GOP’s Legal Threats

April 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

Facebook says it is not only trying to combat misinformation about the coronavirus online but also trying to mitigate efforts for protesters to gather in large groups against public health experts’ guidance. But Republicans have been quick to call the company’s actions a “chilling and disturbing” infringement of free speech.

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FDA Has Somewhat Reined In At-Home-Testing Market, But Doubts About Accuracy Still Linger

June 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

The FDA authorized the emergency use of six coronavirus at-home collection kits, which could help the country reopen and allow employees to more safely return to work. But after a rocky start, can they really be trusted to give accurate results consistently enough to be effective? Meanwhile, a look at how President Donald Trump’s plan for drive-in testing sites has largely failed.

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Once Shunted To Sidelines, HHS Stepping Back Onto Pandemic Field As Trump’s Attention Shifts

June 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

After a few high-profile missteps at the start of the outbreak, HHS Secretary Alex Azar and his agency took a back seat to the White House task force helmed by Drs. Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci. But now as President Donald Trump locks eyes firmly on reopening, HHS is taking a larger role in handling the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Fauci continues to warn about the surge in cases.

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