Robert Redfield / Scott Atlas Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was overheard by an NBC News reporter on a commercial airline flight … [Read more...] about CDC Director Robert Redfield Overheard Trash-Talking Trump COVID Adviser: ‘Everything He Says is False’
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CDC Publishes, Then Removes, New Guidance Warning About COVID Airborne Transmission: ‘This is Very Likely a Scandal’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulled new guidance it had quietly posted over the weekend warning of the dangers of airborne transmission of the coronavirus, saying the information was … [Read more...] about CDC Publishes, Then Removes, New Guidance Warning About COVID Airborne Transmission: ‘This is Very Likely a Scandal’
HHS Spox Michael Caputo Has Been Meddling with CDC Reports on COVID to Make Them Match Trump’s Messaging
Michael Caputo, who was appointed spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services in April, and his team have systematically sought to change or alter the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality … [Read more...] about HHS Spox Michael Caputo Has Been Meddling with CDC Reports on COVID to Make Them Match Trump’s Messaging
Hospitals Ordered to Send COVID-19 Data to White House and Not CDC, Sparking Fears of Cover-Up
Hospitals have been ordered to send their data on COVID-19 infections to the White House instead of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in an alarming move that reeks of a cover-up. The NYT … [Read more...] about Hospitals Ordered to Send COVID-19 Data to White House and Not CDC, Sparking Fears of Cover-Up
CDC Gave Feedback on ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Face Masks to Trump Campaign as Hospitals Waited for COVID-19 Tests
The CDC wasted valuable time early in the coronavirus outbreak responding to White House requests for feedback on MAGA-branded face masks. The NYT reports: "The C.D.C., long considered the world’s … [Read more...] about CDC Gave Feedback on ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Face Masks to Trump Campaign as Hospitals Waited for COVID-19 Tests
Prestigious Medical Journal Blasts Trump’s COVID-19 Response, Calls for New Leadership
The Lancet, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious medical journals, blasted President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic in an editorial published online Thursday. … [Read more...] about Prestigious Medical Journal Blasts Trump’s COVID-19 Response, Calls for New Leadership
As U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Exceed Americans Killed on 9/11, CDC Director Gives Update on What Has Been Learned: LISTEN
Coronavirus-attributed deaths in the United States number 3,170 as of this posting, exceeding the number of Americans who were killed on 9/11. Mother Jones reports: "The virus’s death toll in the … [Read more...] about As U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Exceed Americans Killed on 9/11, CDC Director Gives Update on What Has Been Learned: LISTEN
Chaos at the CDC Slowed the Early Response to Coronavirus, Internal Emails Show
CDC Director Robert Redfield ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.On Feb. 13, the U.S. … [Read more...] about Chaos at the CDC Slowed the Early Response to Coronavirus, Internal Emails Show
Kathy Griffin Hospitalized But Unable to Get Tested for Coronavirus, Calls Out Trump’s Lies
Comedian Kathy Griffin reported Wednesday on social media that she'd been hospitalized with "unbearably painful symptoms" of coronavirus. However, Griffin wrote that the hospital where she was … [Read more...] about Kathy Griffin Hospitalized But Unable to Get Tested for Coronavirus, Calls Out Trump’s Lies
Trump Administration Axed China-Based CDC Public Health Expert Who Had Been in Ideal Position to Alert U.S. About the COVID-19 Outbreak
The Trump administration axed a key China-based CDC health staffer last summer, several months before the coronavirus outbreak began there. China's COVID-19 outbreak is thought to have begun as early … [Read more...] about Trump Administration Axed China-Based CDC Public Health Expert Who Had Been in Ideal Position to Alert U.S. About the COVID-19 Outbreak
