July 01, 2020

Fauci and other top medical leaders have flagged Texas as a COVID-19 hot spot, but Patrick said the infectious disease doctor has “been wrong every time on every issue.”

The current surge in cases can be contained, says White House advisor Anthony Fauci. But it's going to take a real focus on social distancing — and mask wearing.

In testimony before the Senate, the public-health expert sounded as though he had no option left but to appeal directly to the American people.

NIH Director Francis Collins says he’s “guardedly optimistic” we’ll have at least one safe and effective vaccine by the end of the year.

NPR's Noel King discusses the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Latino communities in the U.S. with Daniel López-Cevallo, who studies health disparities among Latinos.

'It can be stated with certainty based on these survey findings that at least a quarter of U.S. adults is presently in a condition of high emotional distress directly attributable to the pandemic,' say researchers from the University of North Carolina and Harvard.

Halting rallies could also hurt the Trump campaign's sophisticated and far-reaching digital outreach operation.

A national inquiry is set to be launched after a rise in coronavirus cases was seen 10 days after thousands of protesters gathered in the city centre on June 4.

Protesters against Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial burned their face masks Wednesday as experts note a worrying level of resistance and misinformation around testing on the continent. Anti-vaccine sentiment in Africa is “the worst I’ve ever seen,” the CEO of the GAVI vaccine alliance, Seth Berkley, told an African Union vaccine conference last week. “In general, people in Africa know the diseases and want to protect each other,” he said.

Public health experts say there is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in coronavirus infections.

'It isn't too late to turn it around. It isn't too late to get the infrastructure in place, to work on that and to use it appropriately,' Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO's emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said.

United Airlines' chief communications officer described blocking middle seats for social distancing as 'a PR strategy,' and 'not a safety strategy.'

President Donald Trump has resisted doing what Pence and others have now done in imploring Americans to wear a mask in public -- but now he claims he's 'all for masks.'

A Harvard professor said Wednesday that the 100,000 figure cited by Dr. Anthony Fauci seemed “reasonably likely” based on current trends. Infections have been on the rise in some of the country, particularly in the South and West.

The 781,000 total deaths in the United States in the three months through May 30 were nearly 19% higher than what would normally be expected, the study said.

Trump International was one of three Manhattan hotels to fail 'Inside Edition' coronavirus cleaning test

Coronavirus masks aren't toxic and breathing doesn't cause climate change: Debunking 2 common myths about carbon dioxide.

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The Department of Health and Human Services said Trump has secured 500,000 treatments of the drug through September, representing 100 per cent of Gilead’s July production capacity and 90 per cent of its capacity in August and September.

Calls increase for a national mandate requiring masks in public.

MOSCOW (Idaho Statesman)– Moscow became the first city in Idaho to require the use of face masks in public Tuesday. Hailey followed soon after with an order mandating masks. Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert made face masks mandatory as part of a public health emergency order. It will go into effect Thursday and also requires 6 …

Pennsylvania, Oregon and Kansas are among the latest states to require face coverings in public settings as COVID-19 cases surge in much of the country. Health officials say masks can slow the spread.

Health officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging Americans to wear face masks in public. NPR looks into several reasons people give for not wearing masks.

The owner has a message to those who want to debate the efficacy.

When President Donald Trump speaks at Mt. Rushmore before the first fireworks show there in years, he'll stand before a crowd of thousands who won't be required to socially distance or wear masks.

'So many lives have been taken by this virus because we aren’t doing enough'

United dismissed the effectiveness of blocking middle seats on board, calling it a 'PR strategy'

Are your windows open? Are you smelling anything unusual? Asking these questions are a way for you to figure out if you're in a well-ventilated space.

The US will acquire almost all the next three months' production of the drug from Gilead.

Until they can reopen, venues are working on outdoor events and safety measures for their indoor spaces.

The resurgence of Covid-19 was preventable, but the country’s rush to end shutdowns triggered disaster.

Columbia churches must balance meeting the community's want for spiritual health amid a global pandemic.

I miss sports dearly. Don’t you?

Doctors on Twitter have been measuring their blood oxygen levels after wearing masks at work to prove that mask-wearing does not cause hypoxia.

In Queens, the New York City borough with the most coronavirus cases and the fewest hospital beds per capita, hundreds of patients languished in understaffed wards, often unwatched by nurses or doc…

Dr. Anthony Fauci is telling lawmakers that once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time.