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โWe are in a very dangerous placeโ: White House COVID-19 task force pleads with Texas health officials to warn the public
Read full article: โWe are in a very dangerous placeโ: White House COVID-19 task force pleads with Texas health officials to warn the publicAs the COVID-19 pandemic reaches dangerous new levels nationwide, the White House Coronavirus Task Force this week acknowledged that state and local policies in Texas and around the country could be underplaying the severity of the virus, and urged public health officials to take their case directly to the public. โIf state and local policies do not reflect the seriousness of the current situation, all public health officials must alert the state population directly,โ said the Nov. 29 task force report, which was sent to all states. And local officials are barred from enacting measures more restrictive than those set by the state. In a statement, Renae Eze, a spokesperson for Abbott, said the state is "responding exactly as suggested by the Task Force." Since October, the number of Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 and the seven day average of new cases have nearly tripled.
Fauci says he hopes โordinary citizenโ will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine by Spring 2021
Read full article: Fauci says he hopes โordinary citizenโ will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine by Spring 2021โ Surge of coronavirus cases appears to be slowing in Germany and France, but still straining hospitals. After spiking in the summer, the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in California declined markedly into the fall but now is surging again, like much of the nation. ___ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. โ New Mexico on Thursday marked its highest daily count of confirmed COVID-19 cases and one of the highest daily death counts since the pandemic began. She is scheduled Friday to address the situation and is expected to announce new public health restrictions aimed to curbing spread. Thatโs the impassioned message that dozens of parents and school administrators are sending to public health officials in Pennsylvaniaโs third-most populous county.
Who is Dr. Anthony Fauci? Get to know the man who has become an American hero in the eyes of many
Read full article: Who is Dr. Anthony Fauci? Get to know the man who has become an American hero in the eyes of manyAt the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, itโs likely not many in the United States knew who Dr. Anthony Fauci was. In his younger years, Fauci reportedly would run for seven miles a day. When he was in midst of the fight against HIV/AIDS, Dr. Fauci was known to run 7 miles daily. Recently, a video from a 1988 presidential candidate debate between then-Vice President Bush and Michael Dukakis emerged. Bush: "Fauci ...top doctor at NIH, working hard doing something about research on this disease of AIDS" @HowardMortmanpic.twitter.com/tyDPRNuFcJ โ David I. Ramadan (@DavidIRamadan) March 21, 20203.)