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Americans Out Of Work Total Historic 39 Million, With Another 2.4 Million Filing Jobless Claims Last Week

May 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

Millions of Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week — making it the ninth week in a row the U.S. economy shed millions of jobs due to coronavirus shut downs. While businesses begin to reopen in many parts of the country, financial analysts worry that the massive number of layoffs and furloughs have taken a longer-term hold of the labor market.

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Trump Signs Robust $8.3B Emergency Coronavirus Funding Bill That Congress Sent Through With Unusual Speed

March 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

Lawmakers from both parties have stressed that Congress is “going to watch where the money goes.” Each state will be getting at least $4 million in assistance and HHS has also been ordered to use $3.1 billion of its quota on medical supplies, vaccine-making and ensuring health systems are up to handling the outbreak. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry was able to secure a win on vaccine price controls but progressives are still pushing the issue.

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White House Relents In Face Of Lawmakers’ Pleading, Requests $1.25B In New Funding To Fight Coronavirus

February 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

The emergency spending request also includes accessing $535 million previously earmarked to fight Ebola and money from allocated to other federal agencies, for a package totaling $2.5 billion. “To this point, no agency has been inhibited in response efforts due to resources or authorities. However, much is still unknown about this virus and the disease it causes,” acting White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought wrote to congressional leaders. Democrat were quick to slam the funding request as too small for the scope of the outbreak. Meanwhile, Republicans were worried about potential drug shortages as fallout from the virus continues.

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If The Number Of Coronavirus Cases Surge High Enough, U.S. Does Not Have Enough ICU Beds Or Ventilators To Care For Everyone

March 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

Experts have been sounding the alarm bells over the number of medical supplies and beds that the country has available to deal with a critical surge in patients. Even with a stockpile of gear, there might not be enough supplies, and doctors may have to start rationing care. Meanwhile, Veterans Affairs medical centers prepare to act as back-up to handle spill-over patients.

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Black Americans Hesitant To Get Vaccine In Sign Of Ongoing Mistrust Of Medical Community

May 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

Only 25% of black Americans in a recent survey expressed willingness to get a potential vaccine for the coronavirus despite the fact that they are among the hardest-hit populations by COVID-19. But the medical community has a long history of exploiting black Americans, so there’s little trust in public health advice now. Meanwhile, the debate rages on about when a vaccine can be expected.

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‘Devastating Outcome’: Database Shows Nursing Homes With Deadly Outbreaks Doubled In Past Week

April 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

More states are releasing the names of nursing homes where testing was inadequate and workers lacked preventive equipment, according to The Washington Post. More than 1 in 6 facilities report coronavirus cases. Nursing home news is also reported from Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Georgia, New Jersey and California.

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Gilead Drug Study Offers Promising Results Though Fauci Acknowledges It’s Not A ‘Knockout’ Punch

April 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

Dr. Anthony Fauci struck an optimistic tone about the results of the NIH study of Gilead’s remdesivir, touting the findings that it cut down hospitalization times for coronavirus patients. But the effect on mortality rates wasn’t statistically significant. Still, hopes rose on the news that there might be some treatment to help fight the virus.

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Viral #Plandemic Video Promoting Unsubstantiated And Discredited Virus Claims Removed By Facebook, YouTube

May 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

The 26-minute video created by a discredited scientist doles out conspiracy theories and dangerous advice — telling viewers that wearing a mask and washing hands increases the risk of contracting the coronavirus. The film was first pushed online by anti-vaccination disinformation peddlers and then by minor celebrities. Within hours it had been watched millions of times.

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Wuhan Coronavirus: A Look At The Patients, A City In Quarantine, WHO’s Hesitation On Emergency Designation, And More

January 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

Media outlets offer broad coverage of the virus that China is working to contain during a busy travel season. Although the illness has caused at least 17 deaths so far, most of those patients were older men with previous health ailments.

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Nursing Homes Should Be Among Last To Reopen CMS Says As It Urges ‘Extreme Caution’

May 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Trump administration’s guidelines urge state and local officials to refrain from allowing virtually all visitors into nursing homes or other senior care facilities until several conditions are met, including that all residents and staff test negative for the coronavirus for at least 28 days. Other news on nursing homes in Canada, Louisiana, California and Nevada is reported.

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In Petition To FTC, Gun Control Activist Alleges Smith & Wesson ‘Encourages, Facilitates Mass Shooters’

June 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

The FTC typically regulates marketing from social media influencers, ads from tobacco companies and, more recently, claims about coronavirus cures and loans. But over the last two decades, the agency has dealt with few cases involving how guns are advertised. In other public health news: aspirin use, the blood-brain barrier, trans-inclusive sports policies and more.

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WHO Officially Names Strain Of Coronavirus COVID-19 In Effort To Combat Any Negative Connotations For China

February 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

“Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatizing,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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Perspectives: Coronavirus May Help Confirm Drugmakers’ Long-Held Suspicions About China’s IP Stance

February 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.

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Intelligence Agencies Concur With Scientific Consensus That Virus Was Not Man-Made

May 1, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has pushed the idea that the coronavirus was manufactured in a Chinese lab, though scientists studying it say that it comes from nature. Intelligence agencies were directed by the White House to investigate, but, in a rare move, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence signaled support for the scientific consensus that the virus was “not manmade or genetically modified.”

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Some Prisoners Released Early As Crowded Jails Fear Prospect Of Widespread Outbreaks

March 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

Prisons in at least 16 states are sending home low-level offenders or inmates who are older or sickly home early due to coronavirus fears. Other steps taken by prison officials include banning visitors and restricting prisoners’ activities.

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As Coronavirus Cases In China Jump 35% In Just Few Days, WHO Urges Improvement In Global Data Sharing

February 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

On Monday, the number of confirmed cases was put at 20,438. By Thursday that number is up to 28,018. Meanwhile, WHO said as of Tuesday it had received complete reports for only about 38% of coronavirus cases reported outside of China. Since then, “the number of countries we’ve received comprehensive data from is improving, but not complete,” said Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program. In other global news on the outbreak: home remedies, hospitals and medical staff, quarantined cruise ships, and more.

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Wuhan Coronavirus: Death Toll Climbs, Including A Healthy Young Man, As China Races To Contain Outbreak

January 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

The coronavirus has killed at least 26 people and sickened more than 800 in China and at least six other countries. Travel within and to China is being locked down as public health officials try to quell panic while keeping the virus from spreading. Already, criticism is bubbling up about how the government handled the start of the outbreak.

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U.S. Sends 2 Million Doses Of Controversial Anti-Malarial Drug To Hard-Hit Brazil

June 1, 2020 Morning Briefing

Studies of hydroxychloroquine have been halted because of its dangerous side effects. There’s also no scientific evidence that the drug helps treat or prevent the coronavirus. Yet the United States has now sent 2 million doses of it to Brazil, which is being devastated by the virus. The U.S. also sent 1,000 ventilators. News outlets report other treatment news, as well.

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‘Another Trap’: Deadly Inflammatory Syndrome More Likely To Impact Black American Children

June 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

The depredations of the novel coronavirus, police brutality, economic inequality and institutional racism blended together at the funeral for the pandemic’s youngest victim in the D.C. area, the Washington Post reports — a region where black Americans comprise nearly 76% of COVID deaths. In other news on children’s health and COVID-19, France reports more than 100 cases and doctors look for ways to understand and treat it, as well.

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U.S. ‘Not Nearly As Prepared As We Need To Be’ For Big Pandemic, Experts Say As Coronavirus Looms On Horizon

January 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

The country has made big leaps in preparedness since the anthrax scare of 2001, but the United States still has a ways to go. Meanwhile, health officials scramble to contain the coronavirus after diagnosing the first U.S. patient with the illness. And a top NIH official says human trials for a vaccine could begin within three months.

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