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The Eric Metaxas Show
Kevin McCullough Shares His Thoughts on Gain-Of-Function Research
"Family knows him as Kevin McCullough. But the rest of us say all hail votes knows all tells all political prognosticator. What do you have to say about, oh, I don't know, gain of function research. We were just talking about all of the revelations that are coming out and how we've got some good folks, thank the lord in Congress, pushing, where are we with some of this stuff? Working very hard. And in fact, some of them were pushing before the election. Obviously, senator Rand Paul was hounding Doctor Fauci at every hearing that they were able to get him to show up for and doing so on the scientific basis as one physician talking to another, calling him out on the facts. Here's the great game that they played with the gain of function thing. Fauci said he didn't lie before Congress because they had literally changed the definition of gain of function. But if you understand gain of function for what a traditionally always meant in the scientific circles, it was to take a virus and to weaponize it so that it can be more lethal and more potent than it was before. It didn't have anything to do with defining who it could infect or anything else. That's the stuff they tried to narrow down to make what happened appear fine. It's obviously not. And CDC director Robert Redfield to his credit was speaking up behind the scenes two Fauci into those that were getting all of the attention during the pandemic saying, guys, there's no way. This was engineered in a lab. If
The Dan Bongino Show
Fresh update on "robert redfield" discussed on The Dan Bongino Show
"Everything going on right now in China I strongly recommend you pick it up senator your thoughts on that you have a medical in background what is your level of concern about this you know called mystery respiratory in China's it just a standard run -of -the -mill virus taking advantage of you know immune systems being down and depressed or is this something potentially novel I think we don't know yet I think my concern is that there will be another virus linked from a lab not necessarily in China could be in China but it could be in the United States or it could be anywhere around the world that these labs exist so I am concerned about another lab leak we quote Robert Redfield who is a CDC director under Trump who says that he believes it could be 5 % lethal or as much as 50 % lethal the next time around now what could be going on in China right now is in the some of the news reports have admitted it's just a conglomeration of a bunch of different things RSV different viruses, pneumonias, a bunch of kids are sick and it's also the time when kids get sick during the year but it is in all likelihood an overreaction that the Chinese are wanting to lock everything down now but could it come from a lab absolutely because I don't think they've stopped doing this research and my goal over time is to finally get Democrats on the Hill on Capitol Hill to agree that taxpayer money shouldn't be financing this dangerous research. Senator I'll let you go after this talking to Senator Rand Paul the new book Deception the great COVID cover -up go check it out. Last question I'll let you go I know you're busy but my fear in this whole thing is I like I'm not a scientist but I love science I love reason I love logic I know you do too you wouldn't be in medicine we're doing that we're banging our heads against the desk and wondering why we have a headache the mask surgical mask fiasco is a scientific abomination it obviously does not prevent the stop of COVID yet I opened up the show today talking about an article in the Sun how China going is back to masks and social distancing which clearly didn't work and probably exacerbated the problem if we lose this next election this is going to be everywhere in the country if this comes here this has now been looked at scientifically and systematically the Cochrane analysis looked at 78 randomized controlled studies and came to the conclusion that masks don't stop the spread of COVID -19 they also have been studied for years with influenza the vast majority of the mask and this is the real malpractice of Anthony Fauci particularly the cloth masks have openings in the cotton that are about 600 times the size of the virus so what he was telling you in wearing a cotton mask was not only untruthful it was malpractice because if you really were trying to prevent the spread of and COVID you were elderly and you were dealing with an elderly spouse and you went in the room to get them food and to take care of them wearing a cotton mask is no protection at all and so it's really it's bad advice it's actually encouraging you to do risky behavior with the wrong kind of protection but even the randomized studies even the the the n95 mask which have smaller pores and can filter out some of the virus typically don't work in a public setting because nobody can wear them that way all day long and people fidget with them they touch them the virus gets in and around the mask and interestingly after you wear an n95 mask for more than four hours the moisture from your exhaled air actually gets rid of the electrostatic charge they and don't they function as well to filter out the virus after you've been warm for four hours they work in the hospital because doctors and nurses are very very careful they're not perfect but they do have some benefit in the hospital but they wear them about for a you know five to ten minutes in a room they take them off and throw them away they don't wear them all day long and they also wash their hands very carefully and they're very careful with their technique but there's no studies showing that masks worn by the general public slow down or do anything to the spread of viral disease. There you go folks it sounds like this crazy thing called actual science. Senator Rand Paul book the is called Deception the great COVID cover -up I see already I just sort of my copy it's a bestseller so congratulations with it thanks for spending some time you're always welcome back we appreciate it. Thanks Dan. You got it. Hey Jim it was crazy like science and stuff he actually put actual numbers out there you know like it's 600 times the of size it. Liberals like, what do you mean bro? What do you mean 600? What do you mean it's 600? Meaning it goes through it and around it and above it. Well how does that happen? Well you if you had a mask like saran wrap you'd be dead because air wouldn't get it you'd die so you shouldn't do that air but the wouldn't get it but you ever notice you're breathing pretty fine with those surgical masks on. How is that happening? How's that happening? I don't know Libs, I don't know. Keep it up. I actually like the mask you know why? It shows me who the morons are and if there's a moron disease I don't want it so don't contaminate me. I'm walking around the mall I see people with a mask on I just walk away because I don't want to be infected with the moron DNA. Maybe it's like a plasmid DNA that like shoots out their nose when they sneeze. I walk on the other side. You might as well wear a sign on your forehead. I'm a moron who doesn't believe basic signs. You might as well. Idiots. More coming up next we'll be right back. Is the nation taking a toll on your pocket? You know it is. The dollars shrink in daily? Well it's time to join AMAC the Association of Sure Citizens. American With AMAC you can save from 10 to 65 percent on products like cell phones and plans, health and wellness products, travel and lodging, vision, dental and prescription drugs. Go to amac .us .us .org. Thanks for watching. Have an advisory service for Social Security and care that will answer any questions you have. 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WLS-AM 890
"robert redfield" Discussed on WLS-AM 890
"Take a listen yourself Doctor Fauci's physician as those who thought a spillover took the position that it was most likely a spillover event because that's what happened with SARS and that's what happened with mers And I think it's important to look at prior to 2012 we didn't really have another mechanism other than nature We weren't doing gain of function research I'm a clinical virologist I tried to explain to Doctor Fauci who's an immunologist that this virus SARS and mers when they infected man from the intermediate host civet cat in the case of SARS in a camel in case emerged they never learned how to go human to human So those original outbreaks are less than a thousand people And the epidemics died And so when everyone thought this was SARS like well that's going to die too But this virus was immediately the most infectious virus not the most I think probably right behind measles virus that we've ever seen in fact man So I immediately said wait a second this is a natural And then you go back and look at the literature and you find in 2014 this lab actually published a paper that they put the H two receptor into humanized miso in fact human tissue And then you learn that the new COVID which came from bats now can hardly replicate in bats So how does that happen I don't know Doc That's so crazy So a lab that's doing research on mice having those mice genetically altered so they express a human receptor a human receptor that's active in the transmission of COVID human to human The labs do in research on that and the craziest thing happens A virus emerges from a lab that can go human to human that they engineered to infect a very specific human receptor
The Dan Bongino Show
Robert Redfield Says Fauci Shut Down Debate on Covid's Origin
"Take a listen yourself Doctor Fauci's physician as those who thought a spillover took the position that it was most likely a spillover event because that's what happened with SARS and that's what happened with mers And I think it's important to look at prior to 2012 we didn't really have another mechanism other than nature We weren't doing gain of function research I'm a clinical virologist I tried to explain to Doctor Fauci who's an immunologist that this virus SARS and mers when they infected man from the intermediate host civet cat in the case of SARS in a camel in case emerged they never learned how to go human to human So those original outbreaks are less than a thousand people And the epidemics died And so when everyone thought this was SARS like well that's going to die too But this virus was immediately the most infectious virus not the most I think probably right behind measles virus that we've ever seen in fact man So I immediately said wait a second this is a natural And then you go back and look at the literature and you find in 2014 this lab actually published a paper that they put the H two receptor into humanized miso in fact human tissue And then you learn that the new COVID which came from bats now can hardly replicate in bats So how does that happen I don't know Doc That's so crazy So a lab that's doing research on mice having those mice genetically altered so they express a human receptor a human receptor that's active in the transmission of COVID human to human The labs do in research on that and the craziest thing happens A virus emerges from a lab that can go human to human that they engineered to infect a very specific human receptor
The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
Masking Children Must Be Grounded in Data, Not CDC Opinion
"Meanwhile the delta variant is ripping through the country. But it's not killing people at the pace that the alpha invade ovarian stint hundred and twenty four thousand new cases yesterday a total of five hundred fifty eight deaths. We mourn every debt. Of course that's not to make light of the five hundred and fifty three people who died yesterday according to new york times far down. It's a spike. Guess what it's not impacting children. It is not impacting children. Yes there are a tiny number of new children cases across the united states. And that's terrible thing but it's like all the other terrible illnesses that affect children and they break our heart but there's no reason for parents to paddock and so in dallas children are by order. The governor supposed to be going to school massless and the dallas superintendent ordered all students to wear masks in school buildings and on buses. There is no science for school. masking. That's what i discussed with dr fatty yesterday. Promised to go back and look at it. Everybody knows wall street journal story today by the two doctors when everywhere in the world parents. No no need for kids to mask and it screws them up it hurts. It really hurts k. through three here's former. Cdc director robert redford robert redfield. I think you wanted to be robert. Redford robert redfield on fox with martha mccollum last night. Cut number two. I think it's really important. Raise it. These policy should be grounded in data as opposed to opinion. I think your guest raises a very important part. There's been very few studies at really are compelling in that setting of the classroom. We did a number studies. When i was there. Just in fix settings to recognize it if you aerosolize virus through a mask and then the recipient had a mask and these were all dummies in rooms that were ventilated to a different degree. You could have an impact on the amount of virus. It went from one to another. But that's not to say in a real life scenario that that's efficacious in the classroom.
Outer Limits Of Inner Truth
"robert redfield" Discussed on Outer Limits Of Inner Truth
"Own immune system. I never got a shot. I never use my own blood. You don't do that. He you understand how viruses evolved you understand that you don't give them the opportunity to in an infected humid. You don't accelerate evolution. You don't make what god doesn't design happen and in like they're doing in these laboratories every day so they're actually accelerating or actually making the virus stronger through speaking in ada function. That's what tony fouled. She's been lied about three year. And a half and robert redfield admitted. Yeah we come to me that the labs but you know. We don't care where you made it. Our god given immune system will fight it as long as you don't inject it don't bypass your mucosal community and every doctor should know that. This is the failure of the entire vaccine program that the nih established in nineteen ninety nine failure. This is what we see. Chronic disease little children. Listen to bobby kennedy. You half of our kids have have asthma. We never had autism. When i was a kid my mind. Minor in college was was Disabilities children's education off the word autism was in the textbook. It's one of the few textbooks. I saved from university of virginia. When everything was taken out of my labs and offices. I grabbed that textbook. Why 'cause it wasn't there and people need to wake up and they are waiting. Thanks to shows like this. Thanks to books like ours. Thanks to dell bobby. And and and suzanne humphries dissolving the loser jerry. Ten penny the doctor twenty years twenty years longer than me. You know baxter. Va tear people are making up see. They couldn't control the internet. You can control the tv strain. You can control all that stuff that you can't control what people see and read and believe. So what do you do now. You censor everything. There really pushing for and i was wondering where do you see things calling at this point because they already said they identified the twelve people who were spreading misinformation. They're targeting these twelve people and it's strange but where's it eventually gonna start killing people. They get eventually start saying okay. Well we know we have to kill you. Oh don't forget jeff bradstreet timothy cunningham and dr gonzales doctor after doctor. They've already killed people. That's just you know lots and lots of people for decades. Yeah they've been killing people who realized it for decades so so yes. They're censoring me. They're targeting me. They're they're threatening me. I don't have the basic rights of costed rego. Oh i am in my apartment. I've had people steal my bicycles off by front porch. i get. I went to the swimming pool the other day. And i'm talking on the phone like i'm talking to you right now in this boys and somebody came into the swing bullet. I'm talking to one of my friends. And i said don't get the shot. Nope don't wear mouth. Don't do this. I'm saying exactly what i'm saying to you today to a mom trying to find the.
No Agenda
"robert redfield" Discussed on No Agenda
"First time. North korea has launched ballistic missiles in the year and it is a clear violation of un security council resolutions and follows the launch of two cruise missiles over the weekend the too short range ballistic missiles traveling nearly three hundred miles falling into the sea of japan. Japan calling the launches a threat to peace and security as they prepare for the olympics. This is the first significant tested. The biden administration after years of the trump administration failing to make any progress in the denuclearization of north korea after those well-publicized summits and it comes after testimony from a top. Us commander who said north korea's achieved success in. Its quest to threaten the us atop named us. Commander who said north korea's achieved alarming success in its quest to threaten the us homeland with nuclear armed icbm's and they may resume those testing of larger missiles. The biden administration says it is committed to diplomacy. I don't understand the it's it's based on nothing. I don't even know if they actually launched missiles and what the hell was that sad ass sound effect. They were using. What is this martha track. That's not a missile warning martha. You're listening to morning robin. This is the first time north korea's missile ballistic missiles in the year and it is a clear violation of un security. No no lady. This is the sound effect. That's the one you want. You want to scare people okay. So magical north. Korea with unnamed top military officials saying oh yeah breaking news missiles And then over on cnn had an interview with the former cdc director longtime cdc guy. Robert redfield this is actually quite funny. here's the nbc report about it. The race to vaccinate comes amid a growing debate over the origin of covid former. Cdc director robert redfield now says he believes. The virus came from a chinese laboratory. I am of the point of view that i still think. The most likely ideology of this pathogen and wuhan was from a laboratory escaped. The other people don't believe that that's fine. Dr pfau chief says many disagree. The alternative explanation which most public health individuals go by is that this virus was actually circulating in china. A likely wuhan for a month or more before they were clinically recognized the. Who could way next flat kellyanne. Oh yeah no no. He's he's a he actually. Just there agreed with what redfield said it made. It is also a switchback because listen again for a month or more immoral that this virus was actually circulating in china. A likely wuhan for a month old war before they were clinically recognized the. Who could weigh in next week as we learn from the past in hopes of protecting the future the whole the the interview itself that sanjay gupta did. I'd like to share it with you because there's it's a little long as a two and a half minutes but they. They packaged this. They put in scary music. It sanjay gupta all kind of like you know with a with an intro. That has you know it's difficult for him. Because he's so trusted. Robert redfield and now this guy is saying something contrary to counter to any official narrative and it c. n. n. Why are they even airing this. This is what i don't understand. What is the mission is. This is not because of news any idea. Well i can't. I think this is all part of the great reset and the gruesome. Yeah i cannot to reese. I think we've missed the point on this thing. It's great reset is to reset to pre trump not to reset to a new world order. Anything else that's already underway in fact it was underway and doing well until trump came along and screwed things up. Okay how about this. The new world order is like a ratchet and we just had to go click. Click click back for for clicks and ratchet back up again. That would be one way of looking at it. Okay but the point is is that the great reset is the reset get to back to. Pre trump does why the north korea thing is. We're trying to reset that. It sounds like to me dismissal. They sent up some missiles and three hundred now. So what yes like. Soundlessly didn't even sound cool. Besides that all these things seemed to be just trying to reset back on track back on track back on track. That was when obama was was pushing us in that direction Hillary should've been elected. And we'd all be running under some states would even exist perhaps. So if should there ever should there be some you know. True plans of Of a globalist. And of course if you look around you can see. There's lots of plans but if there really was some big plant it was so big. They can't it seems like it couldn't be adopted for this four year trump period so they can't improvise. They have to go back and start with afghanistan. Get the oil from syria. They can't improvise good point can't improvise and it may be because the plan is too big or there's no way to communicate or two. Maybe this is a one hundred year plan like trust the plan. See it's like you trust the plan. So why this is now happening with with Sanjay gupta and redfield is mysterious. But i'd like to listen dr redfield and we sat down to talk. He wanted to start at the beginning. The origins of this fires what he believe actually transpired notice. He wanted to start at the beginning. Take a lesson. Guess.
No Agenda
"robert redfield" Discussed on No Agenda
"First time. North korea has launched ballistic missiles in the year and it is a clear violation of un security council resolutions and follows the launch of two cruise missiles over the weekend the too short range ballistic missiles traveling nearly three hundred miles falling into the sea of japan. Japan calling the launches a threat to peace and security as they prepare for the olympics. This is the first significant tested the biden administration after years of the trump administration failing to make any progress in the denuclearization of north korea after those well-publicized and it comes after testimony from a top. Us commander who said north korea's achieved alarming success in. Its quest to threaten the us atop commander shall not be named like us. Commander who said north korea's achieved alarming success in its quest to threaten the us homeland with nuclear armed icbm's and they may resume those testing of larger missiles. The biden administration says it is committed to diplomacy. I don't understand the comp- it's based on nothing. I don't even know if they actually launched missiles and what the hell was that. Sad ass sound effect. They were using. What is this martha track. That's not a missile warning martha. You're listening to morning robin. This is the first time north korea's missile ballistic missiles in the year and it is a clear violation of un security. No no no lady. This is the sound effect. That's the one you want. You want to scare people okay. So magical north. Korea with unnamed top military officials saying oh yeah breaking news missiles And then over on cnn had an interview with the former cdc director longtime cdc guy. Robert redfield this. This is actually quite funny. here's the nbc report about it. The race to vaccinate comes amid a growing debate over the origin of covid former. Cdc director robert redfield now says he believes. The virus came from a chinese laboratory. I am of the point of view that i still think the most likely aetiology of this pathogen and wuhan was from a laboratory escaped. The other people don't believe that that's fine. Dr pfau chief says many disagree. The alternative explanation which most public health individuals go by is that this virus was actually circulating in china. A likely wuhan for a month or more before they were clinically recognized the. Who could way next flat kellyanne. Oh yeah no no. He's he's a he actually. Just there agreed with what redfield said it made. It is also a switchback because listen again for a month or more immoral that this virus was actually circulating in china. A likely in wuhan for a month old war before they were clinically recognized the. Who could weigh in next week as we learn from the past in hopes of protecting the future the whole the the interview itself that sanjay gupta did. I'd like to share it with you because there's it's a little long as a two and a half minutes but they. They packaged this. They put in scary music. It sanjay gupta all kind of like you know with a with an intro. That has you know it's difficult for him. Because he's so trusted. Robert redfield and now this guy is saying something contrary to counter to any official narrative and it c. n. n. Why are they even airing this. This is what i don't understand. What is the mission is. This is not because of news any idea. Well i can't. I think this is all part of the great reset and the gruesome. Yeah i cannot to reese. I think we've missed the point on this thing. It's great reset is to reset to pre trump not to reset to a new world order. Anything else that's already underway in fact it was underway and doing well until trump came along and screwed things up. Okay how about this. The new world order is like a ratchet and we just had to go click. Click click back for for clicks and ratchet back up again. That would be one way of looking at it. Okay but the point is is that the great reset is the reset get to back to. Pre trump does why the north korea thing is. We're trying to reset that. It sounds like to me dismissal. They sent up some missile and three hundred. Now so what yes like. Soundlessly didn't even sound cool. Besides that all these things seemed to be just trying to reset back on track back on track back on track. That was when obama was was pushing us in that direction Hillary should've been elected. And we'd all be running under some so states would even exist perhaps. So if should there ever should there be some you know. True plans of Of a globalist. And of course if you look around you can see. There's lots of plans but if there really was some big plant it was so big. They can't it seems like it couldn't be adopted for this four year trump period so they can't improvise. They have to go back and start with afghanistan. Get the oil from syria. They can't improvise good point can't improvise and it may be because the plan is too big or there's no way to communicate or two. Maybe this is a one hundred year plan like trust the plan. See it's like you trust the plan. So why this is now happening with with Sanjay gupta and redfield is mysterious. But i'd like to listen dr redfield and we sat down to talk. He wanted to start at the beginning. The origins of this fires what he believe actually transpired notice. He wanted to start at the beginning. Take a lesson. Guess.
No Agenda
"robert redfield" Discussed on No Agenda
"First time. North korea has launched ballistic missiles in the year and it is a clear violation of un security council resolutions and follows the launch of two cruise missiles over the weekend the too short range ballistic missiles traveling nearly three hundred miles falling into the sea of japan. Japan calling the launches a threat to peace and security as they prepare for the olympics. This is the first significant tested. The biden administration after years of the trump administration failing to make any progress in the denuclearization of north korea after those well-publicized summits and it comes after testimony from a top. Us commander who said north korea's achieved over having success in its quest to threaten the us atop us. Commander shall not be named us. Commander who said north korea's achieved alarming success in its quest to threaten the us homeland with nuclear armed icbm's and they may resume those testing of larger missiles. The biden administration says it is committed to diplomacy. I don't understand the comp- it's based on nothing. I don't even know if they actually launched missiles and what the hell was that. Sad ass sound effect. They were using. What is this martha track. That's not a missile warning martha. You're listening to morning robin. This is the first time north korea's missile ballistic missiles in the year and it is a clear violation of un security. No no no lady. This is the sound effect. That's the one you want. You want to scare people okay. So magical north korea with top military officials saying oh yeah breaking news missiles And then over on cnn had an interview with the former cdc director longtime cdc guy. Robert redfield this is actually quite funny. here's the nbc report about it. The race to vaccinate comes amid a growing debate over the origin of covid former. Cdc director robert redfield now says he believes. The virus came from a chinese laboratory. I am of the point of view that i still think. The most likely ideology of this pathogen and wuhan was from a laboratory escaped. The other people don't believe that that's fine. Dr pfau chief says many disagree. The alternative explanation which most public health individuals go by is that this virus was actually circulating in china. A likely wuhan for a month or more before they were clinically recognized the. Who could way next flat kellyanne. Oh yeah no no. He's he's a he actually. Just there agreed with what redfield said it made. It is also a back because listen again for a month or more memorial that this virus was actually circulating in china. A likely wuhan for a month old war before they were clinically recognized the. Who could weigh in next week as we learn from the past in hopes of protecting the future the whole the the interview itself that sanjay gupta did. I'd like to share it with you because there's it's a little long as a two and a half minutes but they. They packaged this. They put in scary music. It sanjay gupta all kind of like you know with a with an intro. That has you know it's difficult for him. Because he's so trusted. Robert redfield and now this guy is saying something contrary to counter to any official narrative and it c. n. n. Why are they even airing this. This is what i don't understand. What is the mission is. This is not because of news any idea. Well i can't. I think this is all part of the great reset and the gruesome. Yeah i cannot to reese. I think we've missed the point on this thing. It's great reset is to reset to pre trump not to reset to a new world order. Anything else that's already underway in fact it was underway and doing well until trump came along and screwed things up. Okay how about this. The new world order is like a ratchet and we just had to go click. Click click back for for clicks and ratchet back up again. That would be one way of looking at it. Okay but the point is is that the great reset is the reset get to back to. Pre trump does why the north korea thing is. We're trying to reset that. It sounds like to me dismissal. They sent up some missiles and three hundred now. So what yes like. Soundlessly didn't even sound cool. Besides that all these things seemed to be just trying to reset back on track back on track back on track. That was when obama was was pushing us in that direction. know hillary should've been elected and we'd all be running under some states would even exist. Perhaps so if should there ever should there be some you know. True plans of Of a globalist. And of course if you look around you can see. There's lots of plans but if there really was some big plant it was so big. They can't it. Seems like it couldn't be adopted for this four year period so they can't improvise. They have to go back and start with afghanistan. Get the oil from syria. They can't improvise good point can't improvise and it may be because the plan is too big or there's no way to communicate or two. Maybe this is a one hundred year plan like trust the plan. See it's like you trust the plan. So why this is now happening with with Sanjay gupta and redfield is mysterious. But i'd like to listen dr redfield and we sat down to talk. He wanted to start at the beginning. The origins of this fires what he believe actually transpired notice. He wanted to start at the beginning. Take a lesson. Guess.
KQED Radio
"robert redfield" Discussed on KQED Radio
"Commonwealth Club's Board of Governors. Now let's join Bob Walker can Kelly and Mark sitter for their Commonwealth Club conversation? Hello, everyone and welcome to the Commonwealth Club on Mark sitter chair of the set of a project, a member of the club's board of governors and your moderator for today's program on Covert 19 vaccines and returning to normalcy Story is a split screen. On the one hand, we have exceeded 17 million cases of covert 19 in America and lost more than 300,000. American lives. Over 19 is now the leading cause of death in America. Last week, CDC director Robert Redfield warned that for the next 60 to 90 days well, Seymour deaths from covert 19 every day. Then we suffered during the September 11th attacks or during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. But I think what brings the pandemic home to most of us are our personal experiences as I found out myself last week, two weeks ago on a cousin of mine died from Kobe. That was more powerful than any abstract statistic. So that's one side of the split screen, and it's a horrendous story on the other screen. The news about a vac season for the Corona virus is fantastic. For this novel disease that we never heard of a year ago. We've created not one but multiple, safe and effective vaccines in an effort that many call the greatest scientific achievement in human history. The vaccine, produced by Fizer and violent tech just got the green light from the FDA last Friday. It was shipped this weekend. And as I'm sure most of you have heard just yesterday it the first vaccine was administered to health care professionals in the United States. So we have these two powerful vectors colliding right now. Burgeoning disease and the growing armament of vaccines to slow and combat the disease. So the questions are. How fast can we get a vaccine into enough arms of Americans? You slow and stop the disease who will get it first, who will have to wait the longest and who may not take it all? How long will it take to get our lives back to normal? And what will normal look like compared to what it was before the pandemic was moderator. I get to ask the hard questions, but don't have to answer them. Fortunately, we have two terrific experts, both common with veterans help answer these and other questions. I'll introduce them to you right now. Dr. Robert Wachter is professor and chair of the Department of Medicine. At the University of California, San Francisco, where he is the Holly Smith, Distinguished professor and science and medicine and the Benny Off endowed chair and hospital medicine. He is the author of 250 articles and six books and writes, often for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications. In 2015 modern Healthcare magazine ranked him as the most influential physician executive in the country. But for all these accolades, the real reason that Bob is here. Is because when the pandemic first started, Bob just began tweeting about what he was seeing at UCSF, his perspective as both a practicing physician and a hospital executive. Caught on. And since then, his tweets on covert 19 have been viewed over 50 million times by more than 250,000 followers. Our other guest is Ken Kelly, a veteran biotech and vaccine executive, currently working as a strategic advisor to and co founder of several companies. Folks going affects diseases, including the treatment and prevention of covert 19. From 2016 through 2018. Ken was a White House presidential executive fellow and an adviser on penned in preparedness to the National Institute of Allergy and Effects Disease. With his director, Anthony Fauci, he still regularly in touch and the biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or Barda. And the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, So Ken brings both vaccine business and policy expertise to us today. So Bob can welcome back to the Commonwealth Club. I have some questions for you, of course, And the audience also is invited to ask questions in the chat, and I will try to include as many as I possibly can. I'm sure we'll have more than we can handle, but we'll get to all the most important ones. So, Bob, I want to start with you. I just mentioned the headlines of how bad the pandemic is on a national level. What are you seeing right now? At UCSF. We are first of all, Thanks for having me and us. We're seeing a surge. Unlike any that we have seen in the pandemic Azaz, you know, San Francisco's had a remarkably benign experience so far. We had We stopped on the curve in March and April. We saw a bit of a surge in June and turned it around very quickly. This time. It's not turning around. It's going in the wrong direction and pretty fast trajectory. So a month ago at UCSF, we had 10 covert patients and two or three on ventilators. Today we have 50. On about 10 or 12 on ventilators. So about five times the volume we had in the beginning that doesn't stress the system in a major way. It's obviously challenging to take care of the patients, but it hasn't caused us to. Uh, it's a 600 bed Hospital. We have 70 ICU bed, so there's still plenty of room. But things are going in the wrong direction. And what's different about this from prior surges is despite the governor and the region's stay home orders that were issued a couple weeks ago doesn't seem like things are turning around, and I think that's probably Thanksgiving effect on top of People, people going out on about following the rules, so going in the wrong direction, and we'll see we're hoping we'll turn around soon. Well, I want to ask you to push him..
Newsradio 1200 WOAI
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"Them of the nation's top medical authorities are out the U. S. Surgeon general Dr Jerome Adams and Dr Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as to leave by incoming President Joe Biden's team, President Biden's pick for surgeon general, Dr Vivek More Artie, who held that role for about two years under the Obama administration until President Trump as him to resign, Redfield has said it's hard to leave the CDC at a time when the pandemics worst days are ahead. He'll be replaced by infectious disease physician Dr Rochelle Walensky, who also teaches at Harvard Medical School. Lillian Whoa! Fox knew to city councils in North Carolina have unanimously passed ordinances protecting against discrimination for wearing hair styles such as braids, dreadlocks or Afros. The Durham City Council and the Greens were a City council Both voted yesterday to ban employers from discriminating based on hairstyles. The ordinances also protect residents from discrimination based on gender, identity, sexuality and military status. Ohio's governor and his wife are targets of an unemployment benefit scam. Unemployment benefits fraud is apparently so widespread in Ohio that the state's governor Mike DeWine of First Lady, Fran DeWine, Even Lieutenant governor John Houston, each hand claims falsely Filed in their names. We weren't sure exactly what the what anyone was trying to accomplish there with us, But we know that there's a lot in a lot of those benefit fraud cases that the wind says the state he's investigating. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says legitimate unemployment claims may now also be delayed as it's now investigating all claims to make sure that they're genuine. Jeff Manasso Fox News Wall Street is closed Docks rally to records his inauguration day they could the Dow gained 2 57 and NASDAQ Attitudes. 60 Islay Scylla. Sarah, This is Fox News. No W O AI local news Republicans in Texas air celebrating Inauguration Day by filing a bill that would allow the state took nor federal law in court rulings. It was filed by state. Rep. Cecil Bell, who represents part of Houston at the Texas Sovereignty Act, allows for overriding federal laws. The same process is passing a bill first a legislative committee. Then the whole Legislature would vote for nullification. Lastly, the governor would sign his approval. The Texas Capitals closed officers are on hand today and the threats of armed protest. Several business owners closed for the day while others boarded up storefronts. Austin Police say they're working with the Texas DPS after they received word of planned assemblies. But the Texas capital has been mostly quiet, and Republican Senator John Cornyn is still questioning of impeaching the president after leaving office is constitutional, But he says he'll keep an open mind during the trial, agreeing with some of his colleagues calling it a vote of conscience. I'm Carrie Laki.
WZFG The Flag 1100AM
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"The figures on the coronavirus task force have departed with the old administration. Them of the nation's top medical authorities are out the U. S. Surgeon general Dr Jerome Adams and Dr Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as to leave by incoming President Joe Biden's team President Biden's pick for surgeon general, Dr Vivek Morty, who held that role for about two years under the Obama administration until President Trump asked him to resign, Redfield has said it's hard to leave the CDC at a time. In the pandemics. Worst days are ahead. He'll be replaced by infectious disease physician Dr Rochelle Walensky, who also teaches at Harvard Medical School Lately, and Wu Fox knew to city councils in North Carolina have unanimously passed ordinances protecting against discrimination for wearing hair styles such as braids, dreadlocks or Afros. The Durham City Council and the Greens were a City council Both voted yesterday to ban employers from discriminating based on hairstyles. The ordinances also protect residents from discrimination based on gender, identity, sexuality and military status. Ohio's governor and his wife are targets of an unemployment benefit scam. Unemployment benefits fraud is apparently so widespread in Ohio that the state's governor Mike DeWine of First Lady, Fran DeWine, Even Lieutenant governor John Houston. Each had claims falsely Filed in their names. We weren't sure exactly what the want anyone was trying to accomplish there with us, But we know that there's a lot been a lot of those benefit fraud cases that the lines just the state. He's investigating. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says Legitimate unemployment claims may now also be delayed as it's now investigating all claims to make sure that they're genuine. Jeff Man. Also Fox News Wall Street Clothes Docks Rally to records this inauguration day they could the Dow gained 2 57 and NASDAQ attitudes. 60. I'm Lisa. Let.
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"Control and Prevention. The CDC had been tracking a cluster of what looked like pneumonia cases in the Chinese city of Wuhan. They'd issued an alert told healthcare providers to be on the lookout for symptoms in patients who had been to Wuhan. And then January 17th 2020. The CDC made this announcement to further protect the health of American public during the inversions of this new coronavirus. Beginning today's CDC will be screening passengers on direct and connecting flights from Wuhan. Two days later, a man walked into an urgent care clinic in Washington state with a persistent cough. He had recently been in China, so he was given a test results came back the next day. Positive tonight, The CDC says the infected passenger passed through busy See Tak Airport in Seattle. The first confirmed US case of the contagious coronavirus, the very first confirmed case in the United States. Well as you can hear the CDC as the preeminent public health agency in the U. S. Has been at the center of the response to the pandemic. From the start. The head of the CDC is Dr Robert Redfield. He's in the job for five more days until January. 20th Dr Redfield I wanna welcome you and I want to start by saying thank you for your service. And what has been an unimaginably difficult year for all of us, and I'm Can't imagine how true that is for you and your staff on the front lines. So thank you. Well, thank you, Mary Louise. I am about to ask you some hard questions about the C D. C s performance over this last year, and I will begin here. Why is the U. S done so much worse than the rest of the world? You know, I think it's this virus has a unique ability to have differential pathogenesis and different people. And what it really does. Is it exploits? The underlying health condition of the individual infects. And so I would argue one of the reasons we're having more significant death in this country and then say, Sweden and because unfortunately The underlying health conditions with obesity, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and the significant health disparities that we have in these illnesses in our nation haven't been effectively addressed. Absolutely correct to know that there are underlying health problems and racial disparities that have complicated this But in terms of how the U. S has responded in terms of how the CDC has responded, we're about to pass the milestone of 400,000 American deaths of nearly 4000 deaths just yesterday. Are you able to defend the Trump Administration's record on this is anything other than a catastrophic failure? Well, I'm actually very proud of the responses. CBC's done. I think if I have one criticism that I do believe is significant is the importance of consistency and unity of message. CDC. Obviously, you know, in April 3rd stress the American public the importance of wearing face covering a mask in that, coupled with social distancing and hand washing, and avoiding crowds really could be a new, enormous defense against this pathogen. If we all did it, but we all had to do it. Let me follow on a couple of things that you raise on public messaging. Your successor, incoming CDC director. We Shall Wolinsky published piece in The New York Times this week. In which she cites reports that quote White House officials interfered with official guidance issued by the CDC. Dr. Redfield. Did the White House interfere with your work? No, but there was review by different agencies again. Um my predecessors have just a pause. You there? 1st 2nd, sir. You're saying no, There was no interference. There was no undermining of CDC messaging throughout this I'm saying there was there at the end of the day that there was review and comments by different agencies within the White House, but at the end of the day The CDC published the guidance that we believe that the most important for the American public last September you testified before Senate panel that masks were an effective tool to combat spread. Also that a vaccine would not be widely available available to the general public until summer or fall of this year. 2021. A few hours later, the president came out, gave a press conference and contradicted you on both points. He said. You were Confused. Were you confused? No. I stand by my comments that mask our next extremely effective and what? I was trying the point out. If you had a vaccine, it was 50% effective and you were had the half it didn't. It didn't work in Your mask is your best shot. Dr. Wolin, skier and coming successor Also in this piece that she published in The New York Times this week, wrote this quote Our team of scientists will have to work very hard to restore public trust in the CDC at home and abroad because it has been undermined over the last year. She went on the gold standard for the nation's public health has been tarnished. How would you respond to that? That's just not true. The men and women is CDC are highly respected across this nation and around the world. Um, clearly, there's no doubt that the lack of reinforcement and support from some individuals in the administration of the public health message Had impact. But CDC continues to be the premier public health agency in the world. But when you say the messaging that the public messaging was a problem, What do you see as your role in that? Who do you ultimately answer to? Is it? The American people? Is it science? Is it the president? Not For me. It is. It's obviously science, data science and public service. I think you saw that for me personally when the president came out and contradicted you and said he's confused. Do you have an obligation than to stand up and say No, sir. Well, what I did was just repeat the position that I took. I didn't change the position. I just repeated the position as I did for you just now. I think it would have been, you know, Preferred is the nation. And in April when we recommended and I started wearing a mask and all of us that CDC did, and the doctors within the Scrotum virus task force did. It would have been very helpful if that was reflected by civic leadership. Throughout our nation that they all burn embrace it at the same time rather than, unfortunately, what appears to be this critical public health measure measure somehow God used as a political football. When you say the CDC has done everything it could to get the right guidance out there to get good public messaging out there. Why did the CDC stopped giving press conferences for critical months in the middle of the pandemic? Yeah. You know, I'm very disappointed in that. Again. The reality is you're in charge of it. So why we went back and looked at the numbers they in January. You did 10 media tele briefings in February. You did eight and then it fell off the cliff. There were two in March. Zero in April zero in May. Why Yeah, I would say you know that, ultimately that the ability to you do those briefings had to be cleared by the secretaries of health office for us to be able to do those? That's that's the system that's in place under the current relationship between CDC and the secretary of health. I want to point back to a moment I interviewed you in April of last year. And I asked you what Your sense was of where we were in the arc of this, And here's what you said. We're nearing the peak of the outbreak of endemic in our country right now. On, but I think we'll begin to see the curve begin to go down and I expect we'll see that continues aggressively decreasing chases. Over the next couple weeks across the country doctor revealed that was April 9th. What goes through your mind when you hear those words now. Well, as you know, Mary Louise..
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All Travelers to U.S. Will Need Negative COVID Test
"DFW and anywhere in the U. S will now be required to providing negative Of covert 19 tests. CDC chief Dr Robert Redfield says that while mandating the negative test is not eliminate all risk, it is being done to mitigate the spread of variants of covert 19, which arm or contagious. The order, which goes into effect beginning January. 26th will require all passengers to provide written proof of the negative test within 72 hours before their flight. Otherwise they will be denied boarding. John Scattered K L I.
77WABC Radio
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"Before House Democrats impeach him again YouTube joining the list of big tech firms that abandoned the president. The company's citing potential violence is the reason after the deadly capital riot, the Google owned company temporarily blocking President Trump's official channel from uploading anything new boxes. Marianne Rafferty. The president's also been banned by Twitter and blocked by Facebook. It's going to be a catastrophic mistake for them. They're dividing and devices. The president before a trip to Texas, where he touted new border wall is a success and again called impeachment. A hoax was seen. It is the non president moment in history because the danger that he poses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants the president out of office immediately, though. Vice president. Pence will ignore the resolution passed last night, urging him to invoke the 25th amendment to remove so Democrats will shift to impeachment today with at least five Republicans supporting it alone. Article of Impeachment accuses President Trump of Incitement of insurrection by willfully making statements that encouraged in foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the Capitol last week. It's unclear how quickly the Senate would begin an impeachment trial. But it's unlikely to happen before President elect show Biden takes office next week. This Fox is Jared help Burn. It's happened again another record number of coronavirus deaths in the U. S. More than 4300 reported yesterday. We're seeing the post holiday. Serge Serge CDC director, Dr Robert Redfield is the federal government releases more covert vaccine doses and urges states to allow anyone 65 older to get a shot and those younger with medical conditions. The first time in almost 70 years. A woman on federal death row was executed early this morning in Indiana. Lisa Montgomery had no last words before getting a lethal.
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"Trip to Texas, where he touted new border Wall is a success and again called impeachment. A hoax was seen. It is the non president moment. In history because the danger that he poses as big a Nancy Pelosi wants the president out of office immediately, though vice president Pence will ignore the resolution passed last night, urging him to invoke the 25th amendment to remove so Democrats will shift to impeachment today with at least five Republicans supporting it alone. Article of Impeachment accuses President Trump of Incitement of insurrection By willfully making statements that encouraged in foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the Capitol last week. It's unclear how quickly the Senate would begin an impeachment. I'll, but it's unlikely to happen before President elect show Biden takes office next week This Fox is Jared Halpern. It's happened again. Another record number of coronavirus deaths in the U. S. More than 4300 reported yesterday. We're seeing the post holiday Serge Serge CDC director, Dr Robert Redfield is the federal government releases more covert vaccine doses. An urgent states to allow anyone 65 over to get a shot and those younger with medical conditions for the first time in almost 70 years, a woman on federal death row was executed early this morning. Indiana Lisa Montgomery had no last words before getting a lethal injection for murdering a pregnant woman. America's listening Fox News. When you that hunger calling you You need to get something. Whether it up whether Begin something good. Listen, missile fuel for my machine ain't no halfway in between. Gotta give me something A before I fall apart. With a horse of yours and head on down to Roy's. Yeah, it really Rogers restaurants, his steak and cheese sandwich his back. It's thin slices of beef steak with melted American cheese smothered with.
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"It's five o'clock, Trump. Locked again. I'm Dave Anthony Fox news hours before House Democrats impeach him again YouTube joining the list of big tech firms that abandoned the president. The company's citing potential violence is the reason after the deadly capital riot Theo Google owned company temporarily blocking President Trump's official channel from uploading anything new boxes. Marianne Rafferty. The president's also been banned by Twitter and blocked by Facebook, I believe is going to be a catastrophic mistake for them. They're dividing and divisive. The president before a trip to Texas, where he touted new border wall is a success and again called impeachment. A hoax. We're seeing it is an unprecedented moment in history because the danger that he poses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants the president out of office immediately, though vice president Pence will ignore the resolution passed last night, urging him to invoke the 25th amendment to remove The Democrats will shift to impeachment today with at least five Republicans supporting it alone. Article of Impeachment accuses President Trump of Incitement of insurrection by willfully making statements that encouraged in foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the Capitol last week. It's unclear how quickly the Senate would begin an impeachment trial. But it's unlikely to happen before President elect show Biden takes office next week. This Fox is Jared Halpern. It's happened again. Another record number of coronavirus deaths in the U. S more than 43. 100 reported yesterday. We're seeing the post holiday. Serge Serge CDC director, Dr Robert Redfield is the federal government releases more covert vaccine doses and urges states to allow anyone 65 older to get a shot and those younger with medical conditions. The first time in almost 70 years. A woman on federal death row was executed early this morning. Indiana Lisa Montgomery had no last words before getting a lethal injection for murdering a pregnant woman. America's listening Fox News. Right? Wait here that hunger calling your name and you need to get over. You Gotta find yourself a brooks weather in it up. Whether Begin something good. Listen, listen beautiful. My machine ain't no halfway in between. Gotta give me something before follow from people. Then the hot found at O the horse of yours. And hit on down. Roy's Yeah, it really Rogers restaurants, his steak and cheese sandwich his back. It's thin slices of beef steak with melted American cheese smothered with grilled onions on a roll and Roy's They say Hell, big and they welcome used A so come on down boys and have a cowboy kind of Di Yeah. Steak and cheese made to please at Roy Rogers restaurants or gnashing uber eats are available at participating restaurants. In one week, Joe Biden will become.
WTOP
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"Should not be able to fly and should be placed on the no fly list. Schumer says He's contacting the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. We cannot allow the same insurrectionists too. Get on a plane on caused more violence. Such action is legal, Schumer says, since the people he wants to bar are a threat to the homeland. Steve Futterman CBS News Everybody flying to the U. S. Must soon test negative for covert 19 within three days before their flight or show proof of having recovered from the new virus. This order signed tonight by the CDC director starts January 26th one's passengers arrive in the U. S. The CDC recommends they are tested again in about five days and stay home for a week. The CDC says these efforts will help slow the spread of the new viruses. Vaccinations continue in the U. S. Ah, strain of covert 19 that is spreading more quickly across the world has shown up for the first time in the D C metro area during a press conference, Maryland governor Larry Hogan says a private lab was first to uncover evidence that the cove in 19 Varian, first detected in the United Kingdom is here, revealing a couple from Anne Arundel County has confirmed cases. One individual recently returned from travel abroad. And one is the spouse of that individual. They are currently in isolation. They're conducting contact. Tracing Logan was in contact with CDC director Robert Redfield, who told Hogan that they're sure the variant is already in every state While the variant is set to spread faster. It is not more potent or deadly than the original virus. Kenzo FEA W T O P New Covert affects the MBA and college hoops. The story ahead. Hello,.
Bloomberg Radio New York
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"Many concerns about the possibility Of another attack or attacks. And rightfully so, he says. A no fly list is needed. C D. C. H H s want the supply of vaccines in the U. S reserved for second dose release that have everyone now over of the ad that they want those doses released and have everyone over 65 vaccinated as soon as possible. CDC director Robert Redfield wants states to get ready for incoming supply the organization And distribution is a very difficult process. Meanwhile, New York is open people do over 65. To get the vaccine. India has kicked off its inoculation program with more limited infrastructure. It is a test for how efficiently developing countries can protect their populations and health officials are telling Australia Scott Morrison that relying on the AstraZeneca vaccine will not protect the population in San Francisco. I'm Ed Baxter, this is Bloomberg. Brian All right, Ed. Thanks very much. Let's get to Anna hon Equity strategist at Wells Fargo Securities. Anna, It's to me. It was ah, pretty solid session on Wall Street. Very good Breadth. Equal. Weight s and P 500 was up 0.8%. It was a lot better than the benchmark itself, which gave us a flat reading on the Russell 2000 was up 1.8% so Sort of broadening out of the market was very much evident today. I put it to you. The bull thesis is intact. Tear it apart. Well, it seems like that definitely are positive drivers of the market. You know, As you said, the market has been quite resilient even with a worsening covert situation, rising hospitalization you guys mentioned earlier, a little bit of a Lower than expected distribution of the vaccine. But you know, on the other hand, we had that blue sweep and that raised hopes of additional stimulus coming down the pipeline. And you saw recently some positive news on the manufacturing data both and services and manufacturing IAS. Um I think these air you know the positive things that the market is choosing to emphasize And that's why you're sitting this rally, especially led by the cyclicals, energy materials and in the discretionary sector. Andre. I noticed, he said that that's what the market's choosing to look at The other things that the choosing to ignore, which could be negative. I think you call them the elephants in the room. Things like higher corporate taxes and fed tapering and perhaps more regulation and policy changes, too. Either all big risk that we can't ignore. And I and I think that there's something that we sort of put to the side or these further down the road because right now the focus at least, um you know, consensus Wise is on the recovery. It's doing as much as we can to stimulate the economy to add jobs. We are suspicious that you know the raising corporate taxes. That may be part of the Democratic popcorn, but probably not the most immediate concern, So I think the market that way is able to kind of separate the time frame off those two and right now it's it's while we got the good news, the market is choosing to see that Yeah, It's kind of like the putting the cart before the horse. You know, you've got to go through a period of time. Those issues that you raise seem like they might be 2022 issues or 2023. There's something else there's going to be a big push in the United States. Tol raise wages for those at the lower end, so it's not only higher corporate taxes which could hurt Corporates, but Gonna be enormous pressure on sharing the wealth more, and that could mean lower profits. That's a great point. You know that pushed for higher wages that is going away on corporate and for us. That's the reason why as much as we do think that earnings growth will be positive quarter over quarter because things sequentially improving. We think that as this, you know this elevated expectation from investors that corporate keep really beating this higher bar. They keep setting up in up that's going to be hard to do. And once you can't meet expectations, that's when actually is conceived sort of a pullback or a headwind. So you know, we're starting that fourth quarter earnings season running right now, and I think we're going to see some big telltale signs to see how investors take it, whether it's gonna be a sell the news kind of, you know, sort of Nothing's good enough environment or where the pockets will be where we can find that value. All right, and I will continue in a moment and a hand equity strategist at Wells Fargo Securities actually mentioned Good day for energy. Actually 3.5% that materials consumer discretionary, Even emerging markets. E M gained about one full percentage point. This is Bloomberg. Matt. Slack is a new way to communicate with your team. Every places email with something faster, better organized and more.
KQED Radio
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"To the theft of potential national security information or national defense information to felony murder. FBI officials say there were some arrest made part of what happened last Wednesday, including the arrest of leader of the far right group, the proud boys at the local airport the night before Trump's rally. Senate's top Democrat, is condemning President Trump for his role in last week's violent attack on the Capitol Building. MPR's Windsor Johnston reports, it comes is the House moves ahead with attempts either remove trump from office or impeach him again. President Trump is showing no contrition for effectively inciting last week's attack on the Capitol, and he's insisting that his speech to supporters have been analyzed and deemed totally appropriate, though, by whom is not clear. Chuck Schumer says the president's failure to accept any responsibility is despicable. What Trump did today? Blaming others for what he caused. Is a pathological technique used by the worst of dictators. Schumer has also calling on majority leader Mitch McConnell to call the Senate back into session as the House prepares most likely to impeach the president for a second time. Windsor Johnston. NPR NEWS Washington Mental health officials are asking states to start administering Coben 19 back scenes to everyone over the age of 65 member station W. A. B in Atlanta, Sam Whitehead reports Georgia expanded its protocols to include that group over this week it provides were inundated with requests. The new federal guidelines aimed to speed up the pace at which the U. S. Administers Cove. It 19 vaccines. Dr. Robert Redfield leads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. We clearly have enough vaccine at this point to begin to expand. Get more and more of the vulnerable individuals in our country Vaccinated. Georgia opened up cope in 19 vaccination this week, two people over 65 providers faced explosive demand. Large hospital systems quickly allocated thousands.
Newsradio 600 KOGO
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"Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says anyone who took part in last week siege of the capital should not be allowed on an airplane people. The insurrectionists who breached the U. S Capitol fall under the definition of threats to the homeland, and should be immediately added. The T s a no fly list. He urged federal aviation and homeland security officials to ramp up efforts to identify those at the capital and to add the perpetrators to the no fly list. Federal health officials with operation Warp Speed say they're opening up the distribution process to get more Americans. A covert vaccine, Health and human Services Secretary Alex A's are made the announcement echoed by CDC director Robert Redfield. So I'm here is the CDC director to ask our governors to echo what the secretary said and strongly Recommend the vaccination now be expanded to those individuals 65 are over and those individuals between 16 or 18 big, depending on the vaccine being used to 64 that have a co morbidity. And they want pharmacies to play a larger role. San Diego County is trying to get all health care workers vaccinated at the seven day weeks superstation at Petco Park, Cho go unused time 102. Let's get the latest on your real time traffic from your helpful San Diego Honda Dealers Traffic center South bound five after the eight and accident reported. They're not the ones sell found five at the Seaworld drive off from both of those crashes, causing slowing in both directions..
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"Light rain overnight will be mainly focused over the North Bay with a slight chance of showers for the rest of the Bay Area. Will continue into Friday morning and then a drying trend starts Friday afternoon. There's no rain in the forecast for the weekend. This is fresh air. I'm Terry Gross yesterday before extremist pro Trump rioters, many without masks stormed the capital building. I recorded an interview about the mistakes. Missed opportunities and behind the scenes struggles that allow the Corona virus to spread out of control across the U. S. The virus doesn't care about politics or the future of our democracy. The covert numbers are spiking and a new, more deadly strain has shown up in the US Yesterday we broke another single day record for covert deaths in the U. S. 3963 I spoke with Lawrence right about his new article, The Plague year, which is published in the current issue of the New Yorker. His article helps answer the question. Why is it that America accounts for 20% of all covert death? Although America has only 4% of the world's population. A few years ago. And what now seems like oppression move right started working on a novel about a flu pandemic caused by a virus that kills 45% of the people it infects. By the time the novel was published last April, we were living through the covert pandemic. There are many epidemiological and political parallels between what he imagined in his novel called the End of October, and what has happened in reality, he did a lot of research for the novel that has contributed to his reporting. Right, has also reported extensively on terrorism. He want a Pulitzer Prize for his 2000 book, the Looming Tower, Al Qaeda and the Road to 9 11. It was adapted into a Who's Syria's starring Jeff Daniels and Alec Baldwin. Right, is also the author of a book investigating Scientology called Going Clear Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief, which was adapted into an HBO documentary. Right, is a staff writer for the New Yorker. Lawrence, right. Welcome back to fresh air, so planning around. The virus has been very chaotic under the Trump administration. President Biden and his administration or about to take over, do you? Do you know what the reaction is within the CDC? That Trump is leaving. Uh, e can't quote any of my sources. But I could tell you that they feel like the fever has broken and you know the C D. C. You know, when I was a young reporter, I did several stories out of the Center for Disease Control. I lived in Atlanta. I thought it was a noble institution. It was the example of enlightened government at its best and above all other health institutions in the world. You know it had the greatest reputation. The people who worked there. You know, I thought they were just so remarkable. They were brave. They go off into these disease hot spots that I wouldn't want to get close to. They were brilliant and and humble and to see that proud institutions so handy caps so brought down so low. It's just heartbreaking. So you know it's time for new leadership, not just at the national level, but at the CDC and the people that work there should be given the opportunity to do what they do best. You write about moments when events might have turned out differently, turning points in the pandemic. One of the early ones was when the head of the Chinese CDC, George Frugal Assure the head of the American CDC, Robert Redfield, that there was no evidence of human to human transmission of the virus that each Case arose from exposure. To exotic game at markets in China. Redfield was skeptical and offered to send a CDC team to China to help But that never happened. Why not? Well, you know, this is a question for the Chinese. But, you know, the same thing happened with er SARS outbreak in 2003 when when that disease of have appeared Chinese hid symptomatic patients from world health authorities. They took him out of hospitals and put them into ambulances and check them into hotels. On new health rules were written to try to address that kind of cover up and once again when presented with a novel virus. In this case, the Chinese did something very similar. They dissembled about the nature of the disease. Redfield even question his counterpart in that first call on January 3rd because several family members were ill at the same time, and where they all in the same wet market and Wuhan contacting wild game it seemed unlikely but Gal assured him that there was no human to human transmission. The other thing Redfield wanted to send a team into China to help out but also discern where this virus came from. And what were his distinctive characteristics. Gal said. You know that he was Not able to invite him. But, you know, appeal to higher authorities, which Redfield did repeatedly, as did our secretary of state and others, and the Chinese would never allow that. Had that happened. Redfield is convinced that he would have learned in early January that this disease was spread through asymptomatic transmission. In other words, people who don't seem to be sick are carrying the virus and spreading it. And a zit turns out 50 to 70% of the people who are affected by this virus are in that category. Had we known that we would have addressed the question of asymptomatic transmission early on, but we really didn't know it definitively until the end of February. One of the people who you write about met. Pottenger was a deputy national security advisor who became aware of the virus early on. Can you talk about who he is and how he was trying to get the government to start preparing For the pandemic. Mad Pottenger was, I guess it's notable that he was AH, Reporter hey had worked for Reuters and Wall Street Journal in China when the SARS epidemic broke out in 2003. And then he at the age of 32, he joined the Marines surprising everybody spent several tourism in Afghanistan and then he was a protege of Michael Flynn, who was the first national security adviser in the Trump White House. So Flynn was out practically overnight, but Pottenger stayed through five other national security advisers. And quietly became one of the most important voices in American foreign policy. Early on at the outbreak of the You know this new virus in China, He began to monitor Chinese social media. He speaks fluent Mandarin. So he was seeing a big difference between with his Chinese government was saying and what was going on? In social media, and then he went to a Chinese New Year party with a lot of Chinese dissidents and former China diplomats and there was a lot of alarm among those people. So he started calling his old sources. Doctors who are working in China and so on and getting a totally different picture. This is at a time when the American intelligence community was essentially uninterested in this virus. And so it was Pottenger, who arranged the first what became the Corona task force. Bringing elements of the government together to talk about how to address this, and eventually they were meeting every single day. So I think many of the things that have happened that were effective. The travel ban the advocacy from mass and so on and and for put promoting our operation warp speed. Matt Pottenger.
In The Thick
Protecting Each Other
"Welcome to the thick. This is a podcast about politics. Race and culture from a poc perspective. I might gain a wholesome and today. We have a special guest to close out our year. Joining us from my. Gosh i love michigan. Love ann arbor. Dr abdul el-sayed. He's a physician epidemiologist. He's author of the book healing politics and all round fabulous human beings. So welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited to be here. I feel like. I'm sitting in the computer version of my grandmother. Salonen alexandria so that's the vibe. I'm going for right here. oh. I love it. That was like perfect respect okay. What is grandma serving. What are we drinking. Tea or coffee or it'd probably be minty. Yes okay awesome. It'd probably be a selection of different cakes that you picked up from the local bakery. And i would always. I'm not a big drinker. And i didn't really discover coffee until after my grandmother had passed so i would always have raw cane juice that you can get freshly squeezed down the street as ought always pick it up and they'd serve it in this little baggie so it wasn't like it was like a bag you with a straw. That's the field we're going for here. We got it right. I'm so there of course. We are recording this in early december. So just take a note on that listeners. You know things might have changed in the news cycle where assuming that democracy will still have survived. But that's just a no for you. So abdul public health expert the former health commissioner for the city of detroit we are going into a winter. That cdc director. Dr robert redfield has worn. The reality is december. January and february are going to be rough times. I actually believe they're going to be the most difficult. I'm in the public health history of this nation. I'm a survivor. I'm public about that. So i have all kinds of feelings about this because at this point now. Early december win. We're recording this. Two hundred seventy six thousand people more than that have been killed by covid. Nineteen the coronavirus has exposed so many tributes in terms of structural poverty. Racism power black and latino working class communities you know have been devastated and yet also been in this country functioning in your book you write quote one of the abiding truisms in epidemiology is that the poor will always suffer more and worse. Yeah so we're clearly seeing this. A lot of us are thinking about the vaccine and what the vaccine looks like when we're thinking of the context of structural inequality and racism. So give us your sense. A lot of people are like okay with there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Yes but i'm more circumspect. We're still in this for the long haul. But i don't know you tell me. How should we be feeling about what's happening right now while i'll tell you this we didn't have to be here. And when we think about an epidemic and what creates an epidemic. I want folks to understand that while a virus is naturally and there's very little you can do to stop the epidemic or the pandemic that follows is a function of the choices we as a society make both before that virus emerges while virus is spreading and after that virus has taken its toll and right now. I'm feeling some kind of way about the choices that we have made the choices and that we are making. And i am optimistic about the potential for a vaccine and what a vaccine could do to halt the near exponential spread of this virus. But at the same time. Right when i look at all that has come before it. And the fact that we could not as a society invest in any sort of collective action right to bring down this virus. We could not come together. We could not see each other as worthy of our protection by doing something as simple as wearing a mask. We could not invest in the means of public health. I'm really quite worried. And i'm really frustrated. And so this virus. I think tells us something about ourselves as a society and what we need to do to be able to truly and deeply empower low income people and people of color and rough and do so in a way that brings us together around stopping the next one because if we don't there's nothing stopping another virus from emerging another pandemic from happening. I mean we think this is sort of a once every century thing. But that's just not how it works. There is literally no reason why any viruses out there like look you know. Corona virus came this year. So we'll wait a century until the next one emerges right and we've got to get some things right before serious about protecting folks
John Williams
House panel subpoenas for Azar, Redfield CDC documents
"Watchdog panel is firing subpoenas at US Health Secretary Alex A czar and CDC director, Robert Redfield. House Select subcommittee on the Corona virus crisis is demanding documents related to reports of political interference with the CDC. The committee alleges that top Trump Administration officials meddled with roughly a dozen scientific reports on the spread of the Corona virus. This past summer. South Carolina Democrat James Clyburn accused Trump political appointees of trying to muzzle career scientists. Clyburn chairs the subcommittee.
News, Traffic and Weather
New Jersey to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday
"Joining me now is New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, who state is averaging nearly 5000 new covert cases per day and will receive about 76,000 vaccine doses in this first distribution, governor. Thanks for joining us again. Good to see you when Will the first shots be administered. And how do you divide these 1st 76,000 doses between the health care workers and the nursing homes? What's a good to be with you? I'm happy to say that and I'll be there Tuesday morning at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, We will begin vaccinating our heroic health care workers. On You're absolutely right. The first batch of 76,000 split the majority toward health care workers but a good slug toward our long term care residents and staff and then with each ensuing week those of the two top priorities It'll take us a number of weeks as you could imagine toe work through the entire populations in both of those groups, But it Z going to be a big day on Tuesday morning in Newark. S O. After these initial doses are given to the health care workers nursing homes. How are you prioritizing Which group should get the next shot's Utah's governor, for example, announced school teachers would be in the first phase of vaccinations there. Do you know exactly who is next in your state? We're still working that through. I think every state is doing the same working with the CDC federal guidance the so called one a bucket, our health care workers, a long term care and then one B is a much larger group. Every one of them were the population of getting too early. We're working through that right now. Remember? Moderna is up for their emergency youth authorization this week on God willing, they get in. Then you've got not only increasing batches from Fizer. You've then got a second vaccine. Coming online with shipments each week on those larger populations will then be dealt with it. I think of it is in overlapping waves. You know we'll be doing. For instance, the second shot For health care workers long term care residents as we're beginning first shots for the broader populations in that one big group, and one of the biggest concerns now is ensuring enough residents get the vaccine to control coverage spread. A survey from your Health department in mid October found that Fewer than half of New Jersey's nurses would definitely or probably get vaccinated. What are you telling residents skeptical of taking the vaccine? Even nurses won't get it. Yeah, I think the number please. God as it relates to nurses and health care workers has gone up meaningful E because I think this confidence has been building around these two vaccines now pretty much on as a drumbeat for weeks upon weeks. Listen, Martha. We've got to begin with a skeptical anti vax block, which is a minority, but they're strong. And then you've got on top of that. What Some folks sense was the politic. Politics getting involved in the development of these vaccines. I would just say to folks First of all, we're not waiting until we get them. We've already been pounding away that these air safe, they work. On day. That's a message of repeat. Right now we have had our medical folks kick the tires up and down. We believe in these vaccines. They're safe. They work. We want people to get them. And I want to turn now to the alarming number of covert cases surging nationwide. This is a great hopeful day, but including a New jersey you've had a real surge, which averaged about five. There's a new cases per day this week. As we said CDC director Robert Redfield recently warned that for the next 60 to 90 days, we're going to have more deaths per day than we had at 9 11. What's the most important thing you're telling residents to do about this pandemic? Martha, for all the good news. The light at the end of the tunnel in the vaccine exemplifies that as much as anything the next number of weeks they're gonna be held. I fear so we're begging with people Toe. Please. Please, Please don't let your guard down even when you're in private settings. We think somewhere between 60 to 80% of our transmission is in private settings right now celebrate holidays small with your immediate family. We know that stinks. But please, God, that's your down payment for a north more normal one next year. Social distancing face coverings. The basic stuff we cannot let up on the next. I think six day weeks they're gonna be really challenging, but we'll get through it, but we got to not let our guard down. In the
All Things Considered
Probe: CDC official says she was ordered to delete email
"New details revealed today from closed door testimony are raising questions about political interference at the CDC Democratic Congressman James Clyburn said today that a career CDC employees Told lawmakers on Monday that she had received a directive one she understood had come from CDC director Robert Redfield. That directive ordered her to destroy an email that came from a trump appointee. Email was a demand to juice data that supposedly made President Trump
NPR News Now
Mike Pence comes to Atlanta for CDC meeting
"Mike pence as head of the administration's coronavirus taskforce's continue to try to boost confidence in kobe. Vaccines that are currently awaiting approval from the food and drug administration. Approval could come in less than two weeks with pence telling an audience in atlanta at corona virus roundtable event. He believes the country will emerge from the other side of the pandemic than ever that the day will come and come soon when we put this corona virus in the past however clearly that time is not now. Cdc director robert redfield who also attended. Today's briefing stressing much more will depend on americans wearing masks and taking other steps at a time. The health system is becoming overwhelmed cope with nineteen hospitalizations in the us of now sort about one hundred thousand people with death. Toll also rising rapidly. The
All Things Considered
CDC director warns the next few months could be 'the most difficult in the public health history of this nation'
"The next few months are going to be the most difficult in the public health history of this nation. Those were the words of CDC director Robert Redfield, who is predicting the deaths from covert 19 could reach close to 450,000 by February, 450. 1000
Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia
CDC director warns the next few months could be 'the most difficult in the public health history of this nation'
"Joe Biden and meeting with small business leaders is promising help, but says the Congress now in session must act now. Mr Biden also says as many as 250,000 people could die of covert before the end of the year. And CDC director Robert Redfield says the next three months will be the most difficult time in the public health history of the nation. Covert
Todd and Don
Nationwide coronavirus surge pushes hospitals to the edge
"In covert deaths. I'm Dave Anthony Fox News More than 2100 reported yesterday, the most in a daze and certainly may with record numbers of covert patients in hospitals of 15 straight day in the number of new coronavirus cases rising to 173,000, it really is driven by the silent epidemic. The asymptomatic infections, largely an individual's between the ages. 12 and 35, CDC director Dr Robert Redfield. Many states and cities have limited gatherings before Thanksgiving, but millions of Americans are still traveling. Fox is time DJ powers has more live Take. California's health secretary says it's not too late to cancel Thanksgiving plans is four more counties there with surgeon cases get tighter restrictions. Indiana added another 103 deaths to its covert 19 told the most for a single month while health care officials there say some overwhelmed hospitals have started rationing care to treat the most severely ill New Mexico lawmakers aren't waiting for the feds for economic health help. They've okayed a relief package that, if signed by the governor would put $1200 stimulus checks in the pockets of those without jobs and help businesses hard hit there by the pandemic. Dave
WTOP 24 Hour News
U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 250,000
"In the U. S reached another daily high yesterday with nearly 186,000 new infections more than 252,000 people have died from covert 19 CDC now projects the country's covert 19 death toll could reach as high as 298,000 by December 12. That would be just weeks after we surpassed the 250,000. Mark on Wednesday for the first time in many weeks, the White House coronavirus Task Force held a public briefing yesterday afternoon. They provided an optimistic look at the federal response to the pandemic. Task Force Chairman Vice President Mike Pence opened with hopeful words about supplies, treatments and upcoming vaccines. Although he did note the virus is raging across the country. We approach this moment with the confidence of experience. We know the American people know what to do, he says. The Trump Administration opposes lockdowns and the closure of schools echoed by CDC director Dr Robert Redfield. Kids K through 12 1 of the safest place they can be. From our perspective is to remain in school, Dr. Anthony Fauci says to vaccines are nearly ready. But until then, double down mask wearing Stating distance. Jackie Quinn, Washington Now at that briefing,
Dan Proft
Mike Pence projects confidence in COVID response as pandemic worsens nationwide
"The White House Coronavirus Task Force held the public briefing to update current infection conditions and vaccine progress. Task Force Chairman Vice President Mike Pence opened with hopeful words about supplies, treatments and upcoming vaccines. Although he did note the virus is raging across the country, but we approach this moment with the confidence of experience. We know the American people know what to do, he says. The Trump Administration opposes lockdowns and the closure of schools echoed by CDC director Dr Robert Redfield. Kids K through 12 1 of the safest place they can be. From our perspective is to remain in school, Dr. Anthony Fauci says to vaccines are nearly ready. But until then, double down mask wearing Stating distance. Jackie Quinn Washington U. S
Kottke Ride Home
Real Talk on Thanksgiving Celebrations in 2020
"Is coming up here in the us and while being bombarded with headlines cdc recommendations and local alerts. That reminds you how much you should not travel this thanksgiving and only spend the holiday with people already in your household more than likely you or at least some people that you know are making plans to break or bend those recommendations in some way. No personally i do think that the best strategy is to not have indoor gatherings with people outside of our households. But i also recognize that just saying that and nothing else is like abstinence only education and as someone who grew up in texas place with some of these strictest abstinence only education regulations and some of the highest rates of teen pregnancy. I know that simply telling someone not to do something without giving them any other education or advice on what to do if they do. It is not useful so whether it's useful for you or useful in sharing with someone you are trying to convince to be more cautious. Here are some things to be aware of in some tips for still getting to celebrate in some way without putting yourself your loved ones in your community at huge risk. Starting with this from wired quotes. Cdc director robert redfield warned on a call with governors earlier this month. That small group gatherings were driving up infections. We're seeing a lot of transmission amongst families and friends in small groups. Neil seagal assistant professor in the department of health policy and management of the university of maryland. Says he adds that the social interactions people prize during the holidays. Put people at particular risk from cooking together in close proximity to multigenerational gatherings. All of these things put us at increased risk of transmission of airborne infectious disease. He says end quote so again. The safest option is to not have an indoor gathering with people outside of your household as you weigh your options for where that leaves you or how you might in advisably bend the rules. The first thing to remember is that almost everything with regards to covid. Nineteen is about risk reduction. There is no one thing that you can do. That will make you completely safe so you can't just do one thing that you're fine by the same token deciding not to take any precautions because none of them are foolproof is also an inadvisable strategy. Over on cocky dot org. Jason has been referencing the swiss cheese model a lot lately and just generally sharing some really great resources with hard data on transmission and risks. So keep an eye on over there. But the swiss cheese model is basically the idea that if you have one slice of swiss cheese something can totally get through the holes. Even with two slices of swiss cheese something could get through but the more slices you layer on top of each other the less likely anything will be able to penetrate the holes of the swiss cheese so for example if you go get a regular. Pcr testing the nasal swab. A few days before thanksgiving in it comes back negative. That is not your ticket to go. Have a maskless indoor celebration with a bunch of other people. That test was just one slice of swiss cheese and the holes are things like a false negative rate and the chance that you got infected inbetween taking the test and getting your results. That doesn't mean don't get the test it just means. You need more slices of swiss cheese. Make sure you're still wearing a mask and social distancing in your everyday activities they are able to self quarantine in between taking the test and getting results and in between getting your results and attending your thanksgiving celebration by the way. Even though the rapid tests that are becoming more available can give you your results within the hour and therefore cut out that time of needing quarantine me wait results. They are still far inaccurate than the regular ones. No other slices of cheese or precautions to take would include significantly reducing the number of people in attendance under ten if possible bonus points if you keep anyone over sixty five or otherwise high risk as a virtual attendee. Hold the event outdoors or you know maybe in a garage with the door open. Limit the amount of time that you spend their or the amount of time spent indoors for example stopping by to say hello for fifteen minutes is way better than staying for four hours or all nights travel via car not by plane bus or public transportation. Better yet don't attend anything that would require you to travel across city or state lines although if you do check the rate of transmission in your community the community that you'll be traveling to end the communities any other guests are coming from and or consider quarantine both before you leave and when you get there. Although that's a bit late to do for thanksgiving but could be a tip for future holidays.
Morning Edition
CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway
"We're also tracking the pandemic where the United States remains the world leader in cases and deaths this election week the U. S surpassed 100,000 cases per day for the first time, and today we have more of the story of how we got here. And NPR investigation has revealed news of a failure of Corona virus testing early in the pandemic. In February, a test designed by the Centers for Disease Control did not work, which set back U. S efforts now on internal investigation from the CDC, obtained by NPR shows the microbiologist who produced that test new it was flawed. And send it to the nation's labs. Anyway. Here's NPR's Dina Temple Raston. The covert tests arrived in New York City on a Friday in early February, when there were just a handful of confirmed cases in the United States that there was a little box with a few little tiny screw cap test tubes in it. That's Jennifer Rickman. She's the director and assistant commissioner of the New York City Public Health Laboratory, and she was one of the first people to learn that the cove in 19 tests the CDC sent to labs around the country. Actually didn't work. It became clear as soon as her lab technicians tried to verify the test. But the e mails from the lab stuff for saying something looks not quite right. Call us what jumped out at them. When the lab brand specimens that were supposed to be negative. The tests seem to indicate those samples contained a low level of the corona virus. It was truly an oh, crap moment like what are we going to do now? Everybody is waiting for us all over the city to have this test online. Everybody was holding on to this moment that we were going to have a test and now we don't have it and they wouldn't have it. It turns out until nearly a month later in March, which meant public health officials were hobbled from the earliest days of the pandemic health officials across the country reporting a shortage of tests. Despite promises from the federal government comes amid growing criticism that the delay in testing may have compromised the nation's ability to detect cases The CDC lab appear to have failed in a spectacular way. Though, as recently as July, the agency was still saying the test didn't have a problem. Here's CDC director Robert Redfield. When we did try to expand that test to give it to each of the local health departments, there wasn't manufacturing problem in one of the re agents that had to be corrected. That took about five weeks, But the agency's internal review suggests that isn't so It determined that the scientists who built the test used the wrong quality control procedures. The review also found problems with the lab's quality standards and problems with the management of the Latin more generally. The infectious diseases lab was run by a highly regarded scientists, Dr Stephen Lindstrom. He'd been an expert in influenza at the CDC for more than a decade and became director of the infectious Diseases lab a couple of years ago. The CDC declined to make Lindstrom available for an interview and declined to comment for the story. But Kelly Rib Lusky, director of infectious diseases at the Association of Public Health Laboratories, Said she was surprised that Lindstrom's lab would be called out on a report for something basic like quality control. That hadn't been her experience with him. I've done studies with Steve, and he's meticulous. And so the documentation failure was really surprising, So that was one thing the CDC found. A problem in the way the lab was run. The second thing that review found was that right before the test, we're going to be sent to hundreds of public labs. The lab ran a final check that showed the kids might not work. Ah, third of the time. But rather than pull the kids back, lab officials sent them out anyway. Kelly Rib less key again. The thing that hangs me up the most is probably the the 33% and not recalling you're not immediately going toe remanufacture or something at that point, because 33% is clearly a lot. To ensure this never happens again. The CDC review has recommendations for change. It sets clear criteria that must be met before the kids could be sent out rather than allowing lab directors to make a judgment call. An outside group must review all the CDC test kits before they go out. Stephen Lindstrom, for his part, no longer runs the lab and none of the same people who oversaw the making of that test. Are in charge. Now. New York's Rickman says that month they lost was crucial to the outcome in the response nationally as well as in New York City would have been different if we were able to have all the tools we needed in our toolbox earlier than we did not having the CDC tests, she said, was like building a house with just a saw and not a hammer. They needed a hammer, she said. Dina Temple Raston NPR news
WBZ Morning News
US coronavirus cases surpass 9 million driven by 'silent epidemic' of asymptomatic infections
"The latest surgeon cases appears to be driven by patients with no symptoms, according to CDC director Dr Robert Redfield. Ah, silent epidemic of a symptomatic covert 19 infections. Is moving among people ages 12 to 30 and then making the jump to older people.
WTOP 24 Hour News
White House has two appointees controlling CDC messaging: AP
"House has reportedly installed to political operatives at the CDC to control information released about the pandemic. The two appointees have no public health background. The Associated Press reports They've been tasked with keeping an eye on the CDC is director Dr Robert Redfield, as well as the scientists who worked there. The Trump administration's messaging has frequently been at odds with scientific evidence during the pandemic. One of the few treatments for covert 19 has been the antiviral drug room Desert, veer this after some studies have shown that the expensive drug was effective. But there's new research from the World Health Organisation and its casting doubt on that this study suggests the drug did not help hospitalized patients. The W H O study, however, was not his rigorous as an earlier US study by the National Institutes of Health in