Fauci says he's 'example' for COVID-19 vaccinations
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, says his COVID-19 recovery is an “example” for the nation on the protection offered by vaccines and boosters. Speaking during a White House briefing, Fauci, 81, said he began experiencing virus symptoms on June 14 and tested positive a day later. “I’m still feeling really quite fine,” Fauci said Thursday, as the administration emphasized the protection offered by vaccines to people of all ages, after the U.S. became the first country in the world to extend vaccine eligibility to children as young as six months.
news.yahoo.comUS is stuck with COVID on ‘chronic’ basis, Fauci says
“We’re going to be dealing with this virus on a chronic basis,” Fauci said. “We really hope … it will reach a level low enough that it doesn’t disrupt us to the extent that it has over the past couple of years.”In recent weeks, COVID case numbers have been increasing nationwide. Average daily case numbers have risen about 26% around the country, according to Johns Hopkins University. Average daily case numbers in New York City have nearly doubled, to 4,214 as of Tuesday, according to the Health Department. Earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a second COVID vaccine booster shot for those ages 50 and older.
mlive.comWatch live: U.S. health officials hold Covid briefing as cases and hospitalizations soar again
Dr. Ashish Jha will lead the briefing for the first time in his role as the White House Covid-19 response coordinator. White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will provide updates as usual. Hospitalizations have also increased 18% over the past week with about 3,000 people admitted with Covid every day on average, according to CDC data. With infections and hospitalizations rising, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer booster doses for children ages 5 to 11 this week. The FDA could authorize Covid vaccines for children under age 5, the only group left in the U.S. not eligible, as soon as next month.
cnbc.comFauci and Birx at odds over angry encounter with Pence
White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci and his former colleague Deborah Birx are in rare public disagreement over their recollections of a tense meeting with then-Vice President Mike Pence. In her recent book, Birx, who served on the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, recalled a meeting with the vice president, Fauci and Robert Redfield,…
news.yahoo.comDr. Frank McGeorge Meets Dr. Anthony Fauci
He became the face of our country’s battle against COVID-19 and is now arguably one of the most recognizable doctors in the world. Now Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the President of the United States, sits down with Local 4′s own Dr. Frank McGeorge for a revealing conversation.
Dr. Fauci praises University of Michigan grads at belated 2020 commencement
ANN ARBOR, MI -- University of Michigan alumni who had their opportunity for an official graduation deferred by the COVID-19 pandemic had a second chance Saturday, alongside one of the country’s leading immunologists. U-M previously saw multiple in-person commencements canceled due to the pandemic, including the spring 2020 and 2021 commencements, which instead took place virtually. More than one graduate sitting near the stage yelled, “I love you!” to Dr. Fauci as he was on stage, prompting Fauci to mouth the affirmation back at them at one point. “The profound ways that COVID-19 has disrupted your student years... are unprecedented,” Fauci said in his address to graduates. Near the stage on which Fauci spoke, the noise of the horns was barely noticeable.
mlive.comFauci says 'herd immunity' is out of reach, pandemic 'by no means' over
Dr. Anthony Fauci capped off a week of controversial comments with an appearance Friday morning at the National Press Club, during which he sought to give an overview of where the COVID-19 pandemic currently stands.
news.yahoo.comFauci drops out of D.C. gala amid America’s strange pandemic moment
“I believe we are at an inflection point,” White House pandemic response team coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said at his first briefing, his remark inauspiciously punctuated by a reporter’s cough. The pandemic is still here, but many Americans appear to be moving on, even as the BA.2 variant continues to proliferate.
news.yahoo.comLara Logan says she was ‘pushed out’ at Fox News
Former CBS journalist Lara Logan claims she was “pushed out” at Fox News following controversial comments she made late last year comparing Anthony Fauci to infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. “No, I was definitely pushed out,” Logan said during an interview with conservative radio host Eric Metaxas. “I mean, there is no doubt about that.…
news.yahoo.comWhite House to announce second COVID-19 booster for older Americans: report
The Biden administration will be giving elderly Americans a second COVID-19 booster shot, multiple people familiar with the plan told The New York Times.Those above the age of 50 will be able to get a second booster of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.However, multiple issues complicate the plan as the administration has to calculate when the next COVID-19 wave could hit the U.S., sources told the Times. The administration will...
news.yahoo.comOmicron subvariant BA.2 will soon dominate in the U.S: Here’s what you need to know about it.
An Omicron subvariant, known as BA.2 is estimated to become dominant in the U.S. in the coming weeks. BA.2 is at least 30% more transmissible than its cousin BA.1, and it has been driving new COVID-19 surges in the U.K. and other European countries.
news.yahoo.comWhat to know about a potential Moderna vaccine for kids under 6
In kids, the first question is simply whether the vaccine is safe, and on that account, the answer is yes. Although the study wasn’t large enough to detect any infrequent side effects, most of those seen when a low dose Moderna vaccine was given to these young children were in the same range that we see with any other, as pediatric vaccine safety isn’t really the issue. The question is, how effective is it?
Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed
A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s public health system, applying the lessons of COVID-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain of command, a stronger medical supply chain, and clearer crisis communications.
AP Was There: The surreal first day of the pandemic
On the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi reflected the views of many people when she told an Associated Press reporter: “If we avoid each other and listen to the scientists, maybe in a few weeks it will be better."