Ex-FDA chief warns U.S. may not be able to lower infection rate; Trump claims virus will pass with or without a vaccine; Medical workers fighting COVID-19 face a mental health crisis;White House press secretary holds briefing
Cases spike in prisons, food plants & nursing homes; As more states reopen, avg. plane now carrying 23 passengers, up from 17 last week & 10 in early April; U.S. cases surpass 1.2 million, death toll tops 72,000; Trump claims virus will pass with or without a vaccine; Trump changes his mind on keeping coronavirus task force, now says it will continue "indefinitely"; Medical workers fighting COVID-19 face a mental health crisis; Insomnia, anxiety, lingering fear: what it's like to be a frontline workerTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Mai 202052min
Pence: "Having conversations" about winding down task force; States relax restrictions as models project many more deaths; Health experts question Trump's optimistic vaccine timeline; Mixed messages on origin of Covid-19; Three doctors mysteriously fall o
Trump says Dr. Fauci can testify before Republican-led Senate panel, but not Dem-led House because it's a "set up"; Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored; WaPo: Kushner shadow task force hampered by inexperienced volunteers; Florida preparing for pandemic to collide with hurricane season; Cuomo: The faster we reopen, the more lives will be lost; 15 kids hospitalized in NY with condition possibly tied to Covid-19; Wendy's: Beef shortage affecting hamburger availability; Texas Gov allows hair & nail salons, barber shops to reopen Friday; 108 potential Covid-19 vaccines in the works worldwide; Pfizer, Biontech test experimental vaccine in first U.S. patients; DNI nominee says he has not seen intel showing virus originated in lab after Pompeo claimed to have "enormous evidence"; Fauci says virus "evolved in nature," Pompeo claims "enormous evidence" it originated in lab; Ugly, sometimes criminal acts over efforts to protect public; Security guard killed over face mask dispute, park ranger pushed in lake after he tried to disperse crowd; Strict rule followers shame violators who risk public health; NYT: Three NY hospital workers among coronavirus victims;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Mai 202039min
Key model predicts 135K U.S. deaths, double previous projection; NIH to study rate of infection among children & their families; Florida releases questionable data on coronavirus deaths; Pompeo: "enormous evidence" virus originated in Chinese lab;
NYT: New internal Trump admin. document projects up to 200,000 cases and 3,000 deaths a day in June; Cuomo: virus decline not as fast as we'd hoped for; CA Gov Newsom: retail shops can begin to reopen on Friday; At least 42 states will be partially reopened by Sunday; Gilead CEO: Remdesivir could be ready this week; Remdesivir showing some promise as possible treatment; Trump: we think vaccine could be ready by end of the year; 300+ nursing homes & assisted living facilities in FL had staff or residents test positive for covid-19; Trump admin blames China; Pompeo claims China hid info about severity of virus & stockpiled supplies; Chinese state media calls Secretary of State Pompeo "evil" after Pompeo says virus originated in Chinese lab; How Greece managed to keep coronavirus deaths below 150; No doctors, nurses infected with coronavirus at hospital in capital city Athens, Greece; SBA: $175 billion in small business loans gone after first week of program relaunch; Report: most minority businesses shutout of fed. loan program; Remembering NYPD traffic agent Stanley HenesonTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 Mai 202039min
Remdesivir authorized for emergency use by FDA; In first briefing, new WH Press Secy vows to "never lie"; U.S. makes big bet on vaccine company with unproven technology; Biden denies aide's claim he sexually assaulted her in 1993: "It's not true... This n
Gilead gets FDA approval for remdesivir to treat Covid-19; Top disease expert says 60-70% of U.S. will be infected and virus could be around for at least two years; Remdesivir authorized for emergency use by FDA; In first briefing, new WH Press Secy vows to "never lie"; WH: Trump deciding how to handle China's "slow-walking" of virus; Trump says he's seen proof virus started in a Chinese lab, contradicting his own intelligence officials; Soon: Trump leaves White House for weekend at Camp David; U.S. makes big bet on vaccine company with unproven technology; U.S. paid $483 million to firm to make a coronavirus vaccine that has yet to bring a single product to market; Fauci: Shooting for a vaccine in January, but "can't guarantee"; Tyson, Smithfield to reopen two pork plants with limited production after Trump declares meat supply "critical"; Some stores limit meat purchases amid breaks in supply chain; Interpol warns of drug dealers disguising as food deliveries to sell during lockdown; Thousands line up for food at South African food bank; Remembering 28-year-old Valentina Blackhorse; Biden denies aide's claim he sexually assaulted her in 1993: "It's not true... This never happened";To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Mai 202039min
Dr. Fauci expresses optimism about drug Remdesivir as treatment; After total U.S. cases pass one million, Kushner calls coronavirus response "a great success story"; U.S. economy shrinks for first time in six years as nation grinds to halt
Dr. Fauci on "significant" new findings: Remdesivir has a "clear cut" effect in diminshing coronavirus recovery time; NYT: FDA expected to issue emergency authorization for Remdesivir; VP Pence does not wear mask despite WH guidance; Meat plant workers to Trump: Employees aren't going to show up; Trump order forces meat processing plants to stay open; New models find crowding, population density may affect death rate; Pfizer testing expirimental vaccine, could "supply millions" by end of year; U.S. economy shrinks for first time in six years as nation grinds to halt; U.S. economy suffers 4.8% drop in GDP, worst Q1 since 2008; SBA: only lenders with $1b in assets can submit loans tonight; Federal Reserve keep rates near zero as U.S. takes massive financial hit; Black business owners weigh reopening as coronavirus threatens communities; Black-owned businesses weigh company needs vs. COVID-19 risks; Source: Trump erupted at campaign manager over sliding poll numbers as he fumes over coronavirus criticism; 500 TSA employees test positive for coronavirus; JetBlue requiring all passengers to wear masks;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Apr 202040min
Confirmed coronavirus cases surpass one million in the U.S.; One-on-one with Dr. Anthony Fauci; Governors move forward with reopening despite dire models;
Dire new models show opening too early will kill thousands; Fauci: Coronavirus will come back, or never leave at all; Trump says he'll "have to check" if he was warned about virus in Jan, Feb briefings as Washington Post reported; WH testing plan puts most responsibility on states; Fauci: There has to be a " productive partnership" on testing among the Federal Government and the states; Fauci: Testing "isn't perfect yet, by any means" but we are "going strongly in the right direction"; Fauci: We now are seeing things that weren't noticed in the first big explosion of cases; Smaller labs, hospitals report critical shortage of testing supplies, as Trump touts testing capabilities to reopen the country; Trump touts success of small business loan program as more technical problems plague second round; L.A. Lakers repay $4.6M loan intended for small businesses; E.R. doctor commits suicide after treating & contracting virus;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Apr 202042min
AR, AK, GA, TN and OK among states opening salons, restaurants this week; WH may scale back coronavirus task force briefings after wide spread criticism of the president's comments; Scientists, doctors struggle to understand how covid-19 kills
NY Gov Cuomo: 337 died in last 24 hours; death rate is "on the decline"; Birx: U.S. needs testing "breakthrough" to screen large numbers; Texas gov will lift stay-at-home order after it expires April 30th; White House cancels today's briefing, instead will allow small group of reporters to cover economic remarks; As part of twitter rant, Trump retweets claims rivals are inflating mortality rate to hurt him politically; Trump denies he is planning to fire is HHS secretary Alex Azar; Soon: Trump speaks in Rose Garden after meeting with CEOs; Study: 70% of hospitalized coronavirus patients in New York did not have a fever; Nearly 45,000 national guard personnel helping with coronavirus response in all 50 states; National guard not guaranteed medical coverage during pandemic; Three large meat plants latest to suspend operations; U.K. PM Boris Johnson returns to work, urges U.K. to "contain your impatience" for reopeningTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Apr 202041min
CDC tweets reminder to use disinfectants properly after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant to treat virus; Remembering the victims of coronavirus; Mayors, governors battle over when it's safe to reopen;
Trump falsely claims he didn't suggest looking into internal disinfectant as coronavirus treatment; Navy leaders recommend reinstating captain removed for sounding coronavirus alarm; FDA warns of serious side effects linked with hydroxychloroquine; Georgia Gov allows salons, tattoo parlors, bowling alleys to reopen today; Georgia, Oklahoma among states easing some restrictions today; Pence: coronavirus will be largely behind us by Memorial Day weekend, states will begin to reopen; North Carolina governor "concerned" about Georgia's reopening, says it could hurt his state; North Carolina gov. extends stay-at-home order until at least May 8; Congressional subcommittee report: FDA didn't do enough to protect Americans from unproven COVID-19 antibody tests; CO gov will let social distancing restrictions expire for state but Denver mayor extends order for his city;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Apr 202044min
