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Trump virus therapy could pave way: expert

The treatment being provided to United States President Donald Trump could pave the way to fighting COVID-19, says one of Australia’s top scientists. Professor Peter Doherty, who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1996 for his work on how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells, says a vaccine might not be the only answer.… Read More »

Election 2020: Trump and Biden’s starkly diverging views on healthcare

President Donald Trump and Democrat nominee Joe Biden’s starkly contrasting views on healthcare were laid bare during this week’s chaotic debate. But some major industry executives noted at a recent conference they’ve done relatively well under Trump and could likely weather a Biden presidency, given his moderate stance and rejection of liberal dreams of “Medicare for… Read More »

Trump vaccine distribution plan comes into focus and controversy

The Trump administration’s plans for a rapid vaccine rollout came into clearer focus Wednesday, sparking confusion within the administration and confrontation with Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled its plans Wednesday for distributing a coronavirus vaccine, the first time the agency has made such plans public. Officials overseeing Operation… Read More »

Dow Jumps 350 Points After Trump Signs Executive Orders To Extend Coronavirus Relief

TOPLINE The stock market finished higher on Monday, as coronavirus stimulus talks remained deadlocked and President Trump signed several executive orders over the weekend to extend economic relief to Americans amid the pandemic. The market has had a strong start to August so far. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images KEY FACTS The Dow Jones Industrial Average… Read More »

Trump Administration Bypasses CDC on Collection of Coronavirus Hospital Data

WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 As 64,000 new U.S. coronavirus cases were reported Tuesday and states struggled to control the spread of the virus, the Trump Administration stripped the country’s leading public health agency of the ability to collect hospitalization data on COVID-19. Instead of patient information going to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and… Read More »

Trump wears a mask in public for first time during coronavirus pandemic

President Trump wore a mask while visiting military personnel undergoing treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday ⁠— his first time in public sporting a face covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading the coronavirus. Accompanied by medical staff, Trump walked through the entryway of the hospital in Bethesda,… Read More »