Pence’s Team Now Infected By COVID: Chief Of Staff, Top Aides Test Positive
October 26, 2020
Morning Briefing
The vice president’s chief of staff Marc Short and at least four other staffers are reported to have the coronavirus. Mike Pence has so far tested negative and will continue to travel to campaign.
Republicans March Toward Barrett Vote As Democrats Demand COVID Tests
October 6, 2020
Morning Briefing
Republican Senate leaders defended their decision not to slow down the nomination process for President’s Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick even as coronavirus rips through Washington.
Sanofi Moves Up Target For Its COVID-19 Vaccine; Gilead Doubles Estimate Of Remdesivir Production
June 23, 2020
Morning Briefing
News on the development of coronavirus vaccine and treatment is reported.
Conflict Rife Among Trump’s COVID Advisers
October 19, 2020
Morning Briefing
Dissension among the White House coronavirus advisers is hampering efforts to fight the pandemic. Much of the blame is placed on Scott Atlas, who advocates for a passive herd immunity response and no masks.
Coronavirus Cases Slide In Oregon, But Many States Are Battling Uphill
July 31, 2020
Morning Briefing
The latest case tallies from Oregon, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Indiana.
Tyson Foods Will Open Health Clinics For Employees Near Some Meat Plants
September 4, 2020
Morning Briefing
The Springdale, Arkansas-based company processes about 20% of all beef, pork and chicken in the United States. Earlier this year, the families of three Tyson workers in Iowa who died from the coronavirus sued the company, saying it knowingly put employees at risk. Other coronavirus public health news is on flu season, sleep disruptions and more.
Lab Researchers Force Coronavirus To Mutate — And Get Unsettling Results
July 29, 2020
Morning Briefing
The study, which has not yet been published in a scientific journal, found that the virus became invisible to disease-fighting antibodies. Other research and scientific news includes advances on antibodies, the latest tech, celebrity cancer therapy and antibiotics use.
Can You Get Coronavirus Twice? China Reports Reinfected Patient
August 13, 2020
Morning Briefing
Scientists investigate COVID-19’s mysteries such as how long antibodies protect, the range of longer-term damage to victims and why some infected people get sicker than others.
Panel Will Review WHO’s Pandemic Response; Globe Passes 26M Cases
September 4, 2020
Morning Briefing
The 11-member independent panel will examine the early spread of the coronavirus and how the World Health Organization managed the public health crisis.
Pan-Global Pandemic Update: European Leaders Warily Eye Second Wave
July 29, 2020
Morning Briefing
News from across the globe on how various countries continue to struggle with coronavirus outbreaks.
As Variant Spreads In US, Scientists Try To Keep Up With Virus Mutations
January 7, 2021
Morning Briefing
The CDC confirms more than 50 U.S. cases of the more-contagious strain of the coronavirus, first identified in the United Kingdom, and warns that more will be infected by it over the next weeks. And The New York Times reports that the U.S. lacks a large-scale, nationwide system for identifying future mutations.
California, Maine Mobilize To Shore Up Testing In Hard-Hit Areas
July 28, 2020
Morning Briefing
Officials in those states both take actions to boost coronavirus testing in vulnerable regions.
Maskless Trump Holds First Campaign Trail Rally Since COVID Infection
October 13, 2020
Morning Briefing
President Donald Trump is traveling again, telling supporters in Sanford, Florida, that he is feeling “so powerful” after his coronavirus treatment and praising his administration’s handling of the pandemic.
WHO Recognizes That Airborne Spread Of Coronavirus Indoors Is Possible
July 10, 2020
Morning Briefing
The World Health Organization previously dismissed the possibility that respiratory droplets can linger in the air and transmit the virus. A group of 200 scientists penned a letter to the agency earlier this week urging them to acknowledge the scientific evidence.
Study: Evidence Suggests Fetal Transmission Of Coronavirus Possible
July 10, 2020
Morning Briefing
Italian researchers studied 31 women with COVID-19 who delivered babies in March and April.
As COVID Disrupts Sports, Even The President Gets Caught Up In It
July 27, 2020
Morning Briefing
Also: a coronavirus outbreak among Marlin team members, and Dr. Fauci talks sports.
Chicagoans Told To Stay Home As Cities, States Crack Down On COVID
November 13, 2020
Morning Briefing
In New Jersey, exasperated Gov. Phil Murphy pleaded with coronavirus-fatigued residents on Thursday to keep following health guidelines: “You know what’s really uncomfortable and annoying? When you die. That’s my answer.”
US Likely Far Off From Herd Immunity: Less Than 10% Have COVID Antibodies
September 28, 2020
Morning Briefing
A new study published in The Lancet found that only 9% of 28,500 blood samples from dialysis patients in 46 states tested positive for coronavirus antibodies.
Republican State Senator Learns He Has COVID At Meeting With Trump
November 30, 2020
Morning Briefing
The president, who announced Oct. 2 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, may still be reaping the benefits of COVID antibodies. But scientists still aren’t sure how long they protect people from getting infected a second time.
Facing GOP Resistance On Stimulus, Democrats May Use Reconciliation
January 25, 2021
Morning Briefing
President Joe Biden held a call with senators from both parties on Sunday to discuss his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders says passing a bill through reconciliation, which only requires 51 votes to pass, is on the table if bipartisan support can’t be achieved.
