President Donald Trump has blamed the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines on the states as he praised his administration’s ‘successful’ distribution of the doses amid growing backlash over the disastrous program. Trump appeared to respond to mounting criticism of the vaccine rollout on Friday after new data revealed only a quarter of the shots … Read more
The doctor granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy who cared for coronavirus patients in New York City at the height of the pandemic has called out her anti-vaccine uncle for spreading ‘misinformation’. In an op-ed for the New York Times on Wednesday, Kerry Kennedy Meltzer, 29, wrote that she loves her uncle Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Read more
U.S. air travel hit a pandemic-high on Sunday following Christmas, with at least 1.28 million Americans flying, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) data. It was the sixth day in a row that nearly or more than one million people crisscrossed the country on airplanes despite warnings from public health officials like Dr Anthony Fauci … Read more
Dr Anthony Fauci has said he expects to have a better relationship with Joe Biden than he did with Donald Trump, saying he will likely be ‘dealing with him directly much more’. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he was currently spending much of his time trying to … Read more
Dr Fauci gave an enthusiastic thumbs up after getting his Moderna vaccine on Tuesday along with HHS Secretary Alex Azar at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland and eight people who work there after giving the somber prediction that the vast majority of Americans won’t be vaccinated until July. Before getting his vaccine, Fauci said it was … Read more
Dr Fauci gave an enthusiastic thumbs up after getting his Moderna vaccine on Tuesday along with HHS Secretary Alex Azar at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland and eight people who work there. Before getting his vaccine, Fauci said it was an ‘honor’ and that the vaccine was a ‘symbol’ of hope for the country and the … Read more
The mutant British strain of coronavirus is probably already in the United States and could even have originated there, scientists and politicians have said. The new strain – feared to be 70 per cent more transmissible and to spread more easily among children – has led to calls for the US to impose a travel … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could get emergency FDA approval as early as Thursday, Dr Anthony Fauci said Wednesday afternoon. A panel of expert advisors to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will met tomorrow to discuss whether to recommend that the agency authorize the second shot to be given to Americans. ‘Tomorrow, the FDA will hopefully … Read more
Fauci says 85% of Americans will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the U.S. to reach ‘herd immunity’ Dr Anthony Fauci said 85% of Americans will need to get coronavirus vaccines for the U.S. to achieve ‘herd immunity’ This occurs when enough of the population is immunized or has recovered from the illness so … Read more
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were named Time magazine’s 2020 ‘Person of the Year’ on Thursday for their election victory over Donald Trump. The Democratic pair were chosen ahead of three other finalists: frontline health care workers and Anthony Fauci, the racial justice movement and President Trump. Trump has not yet responded to the news … Read more