Dr. Deborah Birx is opening up about her time working as former president Donald Trump's U.S. coronavirus response coordinator. During a candid interview on CBS' Face the Nation, Birx — who announced last year that she would retire after helping…
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Fauci Refutes Trump’s Claims That COVID Is Going Away, Says U.S. Is ‘In for a Whole Lot of Hurt’
Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that the U.S. is “in for a whole lot of hurt” as cases of COVID-19 soar to record-breaking numbers, and countered President Donald Trump’s frequent claims that the country is “rounding the turn” on the pandemic….
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: What's at Stake for Women on November 3
This is an op-ed on the 2020 election by Senator Elizabeth Warren. Our nation has experienced one soul-crushing crisis after another this year. I lost my older brother, Don Reed, to COVID-19 in April. Losing a beloved family member is…
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COVID Testing Leader Contradicts Trump, Says Rise in Cases Is ‘Real’ — Not from Increased Testing
The Trump administration’s head of COVID-19 testing said that the record-breaking numbers of new infections in the U.S. are “real,” and not because of an increase in testing, counter to what President Donald Trump has claimed. Testing czar Admiral Brett…
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Scientists Insist Herd Immunity Won't Work to End COVID — in Opposition to Trump's Claims
A group of 80 scientists from around the world are warning against trying to end the COVID-19 pandemic through herd immunity, calling the idea a “dangerous fallacy.” Herd immunity occurs when a large part of a community becomes immune to…
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Age and obesity put Trump at high risk for severe coronavirus infection
Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Trump is at a high risk for a severe coronavirus infection. The big picture: The White House physician said that both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are "well at this time,"…
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Trump Announces Emergency Authorization for COVID-19 Plasma Treatment After Attacking FDA
President Donald Trump officially authorized the emergency use of convalescent plasma to help treat COVID-19 patients in the United States. During a briefing on Sunday, the eve of the Republican National Convention, Trump, 74, claimed the "breakthrough" treatment will "dramatically expand…
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Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine ineffective against mild Covid-19
The malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment was ineffective for patients with a mild version of the disease in a study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota. About 24% of the patients…
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