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Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Friday defended the widespread initial lockdown measures put in place by state and local governments to help limit coronavirus spread, arguing public health officials did not have enough information to implement narrow shutdowns.  “Could we have targeted the shutdown better to the hot spots? The problem was, we didn’t really know where the hot

The director of the National Institutes of Health has already said there needs to be 30,000 participants in the Phase 3 clinical trials. “Each vaccine needs to be tested on about 30,000 volunteers,” Dr. Francis Collins told CNN. “We don’t believe that we have enough power in the analysis, to be able to document the

An employee wearing rubber gloves and a mask greets patrons at Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant on April 27, 2020 in Franklin, Tennessee. Jason Kempin | Getty Images Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced on Thursday that he intends to curb the city’s next reopening phase after reporting a “slightly elevated” average in Covid-19 cases over the

Arizona is one of the 19 states with the trend of new coronavirus cases still increasing. While 22 are trending downward, trends in nine states are holding steady. Nationally more than 1.9 million people have been infected by the virus and more than 112,000 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. At its

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Those states are not reporting probable cases, according to the daily case count listed on the CDC’s website. Probable cases include those that show evidence of an infection without the confirmation of a lab test and cases where coronavirus was listed as a cause or contributing cause of death but are not confirmed with a

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci attends the daily coronavirus briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 09, 2020 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Covid-19 turned out to be his “worst nightmare” come to

But the situation would have been much worse had states not shut down, a new study says. More than 1.9 million Americans have been infected, and more than 110,000 have died in just over four months, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Nationwide, 22 states are seeing upward trends in coronavirus cases. About 20

Protesters rally at the Texas State Capitol to speak out against Texas’ handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, in Austin, Texas, Saturday, April 18, 2020. Eric Gay | AP Texas reported a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Monday — weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott took the lead among governors in easing social distancing measures across to help

Some parents of white kids, meanwhile, fear they’ll raise children who will grow up to be racist — if not the kind of racist who suffocates a man with a knee to the neck, then the kind who will quietly commit microaggressions. How, they wonder, can we raise kids to be anti-racist? The first step

Scientists who receive funding from Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), have urged the Facebook CEO to do more to stem the spread of misinformation and incendiary speech on the social network.  The letter, which is addressed to Zuckerberg from scientists who are currently or were previously backed by CZI, was published

Gibbs was worried about the risk of coronavirus. Doctors from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Robert Redfield on down have cautioned demonstrators that crowds provide a perfect opportunity for the virus to spread. But after weeks of holing up at home under pandemic lockdown, she was glad to finally have something

Incredible Health’s founders Iman Abuzeid and Rome Portlock. Source: Nico Zurcher When Iman Abuzeid was raising her last round of financing, she stepped into a Silicon Valley venture firm in business casual attire and was immediately mistaken for a Postmates delivery driver.  Abuzeid, who trained as a physician before enrolling in a business degree in

So far, evidence does not show that the coronavirus is changing to become more severe or more transmittable, but complacency by people and local governments could increase its spread, World Health Organization infectious disease epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said Wednesday at a news briefing. Almost 20,000 new US cases were reported Wednesday, according to data

The question of whether to reopen schools in the fall has a “complicated answer” and the decision will depend on the coronavirus’ transmission in certain regions of the U.S., White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday.  “It has to be a bit of a — and I don’t mean lengthwise — a bit of

The authors of the studies, one published in The Lancet and another in The New England Journal of Medicine, requested the studies be retracted because independent auditors weren’t able to access all the information needed to verify the data. Both studies used data from data analytics company Surgisphere Corporation. The retracted Lancet study, published May

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is aiming to produce 2 billion doses of a coronavirus vaccine, including 400 million for the U.S. and U.K. and 1 billion for those in low- and middle-income countries.  It plans to start distributing the vaccine to the U.S. and U.K. in September or October, with the balance of deliveries likely to

The early parts of the American coronavirus outbreak struck hardest in the dense metropolitan areas on the coasts, such as New York, New Jersey, Boston, and California. But the last few weeks have seen wider spread in inland states, including Arkansas, Texas and Arizona. In Arkansas on Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said there were 375

Executive Director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies program Mike Ryan speaks at a news conference on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland February 6, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The coronavirus has not mutated in any way that would meaningfully change how quickly it spreads or how severely it can harm humans,

While a majority of protesters nationwide have worn masks and face coverings as they demand justice for Floyd, an African-American man who died last week while in police custody, the large crowds have made it difficult to social distance. The coronavirus pandemic has also disproportionately affected communities of color, an issue Adams has highlighted. “I

Demonstrators march on I- 35 while participating in a protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on May 31, 2020 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Scott Olson | Getty Images Social distancing is the most effective way to slow the spread of the coronavirus — more so than face coverings and eye protection

Yet, after months of working from home — and perhaps teaching and supervising children full-time — you’re faced with dirty floors, broken appliances, and fraying parental nerves. You need help. From an economic standpoint, that means greater demand for in-home service providers, like house cleaners, plumbers, repairmen, handymen, babysitters and nannies. But from a health

Talkspace CEO Oren Frank Talkspace, a company that provides online therapy, said it is ending its partnership agreement with Facebook following the company’s decision not to moderate a post from President Donald Trump that said “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Some interpreted it as a call to shoot looters.  “We will not support a

A version of this story appeared in the May 29 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines every weekday. But, as the pandemic continues to race around the world, finding new footholds in Latin America, the real challenges of lifting lockdowns are only just beginning to

Workers who can do their jobs from home are being forced to do so by the coronavirus, and many of these workers feel fortunate, even if they feel that they are working harder. Miguel Pereira | Getty Images As the coronavirus has forced businesses, restaurants, stores and theaters across the country to shut down, a

The transition has been challenging for many. But for some adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly called ADHD, the switch means they’re struggling to stay on top of things as well as they may have in the office. A neurodevelopmental disorder commonly diagnosed in childhood that can last into adulthood, the disorder stems from

Cailin Healy, and an unidentified friend, both of Calabasas, take a selfie together as beach-goers enjoy warm summer-like weather amid state and city social distancing regulations mandated by Gov. Newsom in Huntinton Beach, CA, on April 22, 2020. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As the U.S. begins to reemerge from

At least 1,721,750 people have been infected with coronavirus in the US and 101,617 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that by June 20 the death toll will reach about 123,000. The projection is based on an ensemble forecast of more than a