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CDC Warned Security Leaders About Threat Of A Mysterious Pathogen On Jan. 2. What Happened Next?

April 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

Behind the scenes, the National Security Council worked around the clock to try to understand the novel coronavirus after the CDC’s Dr. Robert Redfield tipped the members off in early January. Meanwhile, the Trump administration had ended a pandemic detection program two months before the outbreak started in China. And mixed messages and shifting leadership from President Donald Trump and within the White House and Defense Department sow confusion.

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Scientists Work Around The Clock At Incredible Speeds To Map Virus, Find Treatments And Develop Vaccines

March 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

Researchers from around the globe are working at an unprecedented pace to try to get ahead of the fast-moving virus. So far, scientists have mapped the human proteins that the coronavirus interacts with and identified existing drugs that may prove effective against it. But a blood shortage could throw a wrench in the progress. Meanwhile, China has given the go-ahead for researchers to start human trials on a vaccine.

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An Early Look At Risk Factors Involved In Fatalities Include Diabetes, Heart Disease And Other Underlying Conditions

March 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

Experts say it’s too early to get an accurate sense of what’s happening with coronavirus fatalities, but a study of 116 deaths found that 114 patients had some kind of underlying medical condition. Meanwhile, another study looks at how infectious people are once they’ve contracted the virus. And in other news: “patient zero,” misinformation, the most vulnerable populations, and more.

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Congress Moves To Supplement Small Business Aid, Send More Funds To Hospitals And Expand Testing

April 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

After tense negotiations between Democrats and White House representatives, the Senate passed a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill. Democrats claimed a victory in securing more money for health systems and expanded testing, along with the funds to supplement the depleted small business fund. What’s next? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) slams the brakes on any talks of additional stimulus packages even as Democrats pitch a next stop-gap measure.

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Passengers From Quarantined Ship Prepare To Disembark; Government Warns Americans Against Taking Cruises

March 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

“We’re making every effort to get them off the ship as safely and quickly as possible,” said Dr. John Redd of HHS. Passengers have been quarantined after a previous traveler who had disembarked the ship later died from the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the State Department warns against taking cruises, a blanket advisory that shocked some experts.

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Trump Becomes Biggest Cheerleader For Governors Bucking White House’s Reopening Guidelines

May 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump is championing governors who are lifting restrictions even though their states haven’t met the White House’s own guidelines for doing so. Public health experts warn that a push to reopen too soon could lead to a devastating surge of deaths in the coming weeks and months. “There’s this mindset that it’s like running a show and you’ve got to keep people tuned in,” a former administration official told Politico. “Viewers will get tired of another season of coronavirus.”

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Public Health Experts Say Trump Administration Response Has Improved But Still Falling Short: They’re ‘At A C Now’

May 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

The officials driving the Trump administration’s coronavirus response have expanded testing and helped revamp medical supply chains. “I think the administration is at a C now because they’re at least meeting the needs in a pandemic,” said a former Trump administration official. “But they’re not an A or B yet because we’re not getting ahead of the problem.” In other news from the administration: a top FEMA leader to depart and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticizes the White House for not allowing task force members to testify in front of Congress.

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‘Tremendous Resource’: More Than 7,000 Scientists Respond To Researcher’s Tweet To Join Database

March 31, 2020 Morning Briefing

Government agencies are tapping into the nationwide database created last week by a 34-year-old Harvard University scientist looking for others wanting to volunteer to help fight the virus. Other public health news is on what makes coronavirus so risky for the elderly, a call to loosen blood donor restrictions, advice from two women who survived Spanish Flu, Holocaust, plasma treatments, and high risks for cancer patients.

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The One-Two Punch That Changed Trump’s Mind On Re-Opening: Poll Numbers And Projected Deaths

March 31, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump walked back optimistic projections that the country would start returning to normal by Easter. Reporting on what changed his mind shows that it wasn’t just the coronavirus forecasts that swayed him–voters’ opinions did as well. Meanwhile, a statistical model that the White House is consulting shows a death total that could climb past 84,000 Americans, though numbers shift daily with more information.

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Criticism Against Japan’s ‘Chaotic’ Response Ramps Up After Deaths Of 2 Elderly Cruise Passengers

February 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

Hundreds of passengers were finally released from the quarantined cruise ship that’s been docked off the coast of Japan and has been criticized as a floating petri dish for the coronavirus. Japan is weathering harsh criticism over how it handled the quarantine, underscored by the deaths of two older passengers who had previous medical conditions.

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Burr Temporarily Steps Down As Intelligence Committee Chair Amid FBI Investigation Of Stock Sale Timing

May 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

The FBI seized Sen. Richard Burr’s (R-N.C.) phone in a sign that the senator may be in legal jeopardy. Burr came under scrutiny after ProPublica reported in March that he sold off a significant percentage of his stocks shortly after receiving a coronavirus briefing and just before the pandemic wrecked the global markets. Investigators have also looked into stock trades by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who all deny doing anything wrong.

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‘This Is Not A Drill’: Cases Surge To Over 100,000 Worldwide But WHO Stops Short Of Labeling It A Pandemic

March 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

“I also agree that the situation could be worse than what we have now, and it could be at pandemic level,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “But what at the same time we are saying is there are countries that with this situation that have shown that it can be contained so we should not give up.” Media outlets take a look at the global response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Even As Some Of Country’s Biggest Companies Adjust Sick Time Policies, Workers Worry Days Will Still Run Out

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

The coronavirus outbreak shines a harsh spotlight on sick leave policies, and the fact that American workers aren’t guaranteed any paid days off. A Republican senator blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass an emergency bill on the issue, but more companies like Amazon are starting to adjust their policies amid the crisis. The outbreak is also disrupting the workplace with the first wave of layoffs and more organizations teleworking.

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‘Things Will Get Worse’: Fauci Strikes Grim Tone To Congress When Asked About Scope Of U.S. Outbreak

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stressed that the coronavirus “is a really serious problem that we have to take seriously,” noting that it’s 10 times more lethal than influenza, which kills nearly 0.1% of Americans who get it each year. It was a notably different tone than the Trump administration has employed in recent days.

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Which Essential Workers Get To Claim Workers Comp?: States Try To Do The Right Thing And Avoid Bankruptcy

April 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

Trying to balance the financial and health risks of coronavirus with the need to provide essential services is becoming the latest battleground for labor unions and business groups. While it might be easy in some states for health care workers to file claims, it’s not always the same case for other workers finding it hard to prove they got sick on the job. Other reports on health care workers include a behind-the-scene look at a New York City infection unit and RVs becoming temporary homes for physicians on the front lines.

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CDC Used To Be One Of World’s Preeminent Disease-Fighting Bodies, But Agency Gutted Under Trump

April 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

The CDC played a major role in eradicating smallpox, as well as the near-elimination of polio. Globally, it won acclaim for helping fight AIDS, Ebola and Zika. Now, under President Donald Trump, experts say its a non-entity in the battle against the coronavirus. In other news from the Trump administration: Vice President Mike Pence put to the test; HHS Secretary Alex Azar snubbed by White House; health experts getting pushed to side in briefings; and more.

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White House Trade Adviser Issued Stark Warning To Trump In Late January, New Memo Reveals

April 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

The warning from Peter Navarro is just the latest to show that officials throughout the administration were trying to direct President Donald Trump’s attention to the growing threat of the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Trump and his advisers are bracing for the worst week yet as the outbreak could reach its peak in some hot spots. In other news from the administration: spats between top advisers, espionage efforts during a pandemic and a VA records project put on hold.

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‘Grimmer Than We Thought’: Economists Warn That Some Jobs Lost During Crisis May Be Gone Forever

May 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

Nearly 39 million Americans have lost their jobs so far during the pandemic. Even when the economy starts to come back, it will likely look quite different from the one that closed, experts say. Meanwhile, those trying to get help from the government are stuck navigating a cumbersome and out-of-date unemployment system. And while food banks get a lot of attention, even those who work there say SNAP is more beneficial to people going hungry. Other news touches on worker safety, permanent shifts to remote work and the “coronavirus surcharge.”

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Whistle Blower Claims Federal Employees Working With Evacuated Patients Didn’t Have Proper Training, Gear

February 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

HHS staff members were sent to Travis Air Force Base and March Air Reserve Base and ordered to enter quarantined areas, including a hangar where coronavirus evacuees were being received, the complaint said. They were not provided safety-protocol training until five days into their assignment, said the whistleblower, who is described as a senior leader at the health agency.

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China Reports Smallest Number Of New COVID-19 Cases Since January, But That Doesn’t Mean Virus Is Peaking

February 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

Experts say the coronavirus outbreak may be hitting its peak in the epicenter where the crisis started, but it will likely spread elsewhere. Meanwhile, medical experts are worried that because of false negatives on tests, the number of patients is being vastly under-recorded. Media outlets also take a look at the politics at play within China as leaders handle the outbreak.

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