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News for October 9 — Second Presidential Debate Cancelled

Second presidential debate cancelled: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/09/922486904/second-presidential-debate-canceled-following-coronavirus-safety-concerns . See how big the plexiglass shields were? Trump didn’t like the appearance of a virtual debate. Politicians on both sides see Trump’s withdrawal as a mistake, as he is well behind in the polls. How do pandemics end?: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-876f42ae-5e44-41c0-ba2d-d6fd537aadfe . This history of pandemics is worth your time. Is …

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News for October 7 — White House Cases Multiply

White House cases multiply: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/07/trump-white-house-aides-campaign-military-test-positive-coronavirus . As Steven Colbert pointed out tonight, this means that, over the same time period, the country of Taiwan had fewer cases than the White House. Coronavirus can survive on skin for 9 hours: https://www.livescience.com/amp/coronavirus-survives-9-hours-on-skin.html . WSJ: Lilly seeks FDA authorization of antibody treatment: https://www.wsj.com/articles/eli-lilly-asks-fda-to-authorize-covid-19-antibody-drug-11602074998 . This is in the …

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News for October 6 — White House Hot Spot

The White House hot spot: https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/10/05/white-house-outbreak-grows-2-housekeeping-staffers-test-positive-told-to-use-discretion-discussing-it/#5bde930d1c9a . The evidence mounts that Trump is the super-spreader. So he’s finally super at something. Not so super for the staff: https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-unusually-quiet-as-many-aides-work-from-home-11602008842 . When was the last time a White House communications person said something that was actually true? No, I don’t know either. And: WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/stephen-miller-tests-positivefor-covid-19-11602027426 . So …

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News for October 5 — Trump Remains at Risk

WSJ: Trump’s COVID-19 treatment designed to improve immune response: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-covid-19-treatment-seeks-to-boost-immune-response-11601909739 . WSJ: Trump remains at risk: https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-still-faces-risk-as-he-convalesces-at-white-house-11601944622 . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-remains-hospitalized-as-doctors-offer-mixed-signals-on-presidents-health-11601898786 . Medical facilities at the White House have been called similar to an ICU (with no other patients). Still, this represents the prioritization of political theater over sound practice. Experts raise questions about Trump’s …

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News for October 4 — Rose Garden Super-spreader Event

Doctors caring for President Trump: White House personal physician Sean Conley, DO; Sean Dooley, MD (cardiologist); and infectious disease specialist John Garibaldi, MD, of Johns Hopkins (Baltimore; pulmonologist). Conley: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/us/sean-conley-trump-doctor.html . Dooley: https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/nation-world/etsu-grad-treating-trump-for-covid-19/article_b4971abc-05ae-11eb-982a-2b38354f1e3c.html . Garibaldi: https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-pol-trump-doctor-20201004-5lwx3mtndbdalnxicn56kjnhae-story.html . White House admits misleading public: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meadows/white-house-acknowledges-trumps-condition-had-been-worse-than-revealed-idUSKBN26P0HV . McConnell calls off Senate floor proceedings, but not Barrett committee hearings: …

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News for October 3 — Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis

Reporting of Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis by WSJ in yesterday’s newsletter involves several articles which were updated today. They include: (1) Political effects: https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-now-what-11601637705 ; (2) Trump moved to Walter Reed: https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-and-first-lady-melania-test-positive-for-the-coronavirus-11601639968 ; and (3) Contact tracing: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tracking-trumps-movements-a-coronavirus-briefing-a-debate-campaign-stops-11601652398 . However, these updates (as of 11:59 pm Eastern time on 10/3) do not provide the latest information …

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News for October 2 — Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis

WSJ: Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis puts virus at center of campaign: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-positive-test-puts-coronavirus-even-more-at-center-of-campaign-11601657690 . WSJ: Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis creates more election uncertainty: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-positive-coronavirus-test-moves-campaign-deeper-into-unknown-territory-11601654402 . WSJ: Mask gamble fails: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-his-aides-have-long-downplayed-importance-of-face-masks-distancing-11601655164 . WSJ: World leaders contracting COVID-19: https://www.wsj.com/articles/world-leaders-who-have-had-covid-19-11601650328 . At 74, Trump is the oldest world leader to have contracted COVID-19. The other 9 in this slideshow range in …

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News for October 1 — Vaccine Trials; Remdesivir Supplies

WSJ: COVID-19 vaccine trials only need a small number of people to get sick: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-trials-need-only-a-fraction-of-people-to-get-sick-11601550013 . Please remember Haseltine’s warnings about the vaccine study protocols.   WSJ: Pfizer tells employees vaccine won’t be affected by politics: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccines-development-wont-be-affected-by-politics-pfizer-ceo-says-11601580094 . Pfizer spokesperson: “A conclusive readout on efficacy is likely by the end of October.” Haseltine … WSJ: US …

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News for September 30 — Women’s careers; Chinese vaccine advances

WSJ: Pandemic sets back women’s careers: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-coronavirus-crisis-threatens-to-set-back-womens-careers-11601438460 . There is incredible divergence between WSJ’s reporting and its editorial board. WSJ: Pandemic is a heavy burden for black women’s careers: https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-black-working-women-covid-19-has-been-a-heavy-burden-11601434755 . WSJ: Making employment work for women: Sheryl Sandberg: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sheryl-sandberg-companies-and-women-are-at-a-crossroads-11601434004 . WSJ: More on women’s careers: https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-women-fight-to-maintain-progress-companies-need-to-reimagine-how-they-operate-11601434152 . WSJ: Another Chinese vaccine advances: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-greenlights-another-covid-19-vaccine-for-human-testing-11601445463 . …

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