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Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes
Read full article: Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changesThe Biden administration is releasing a โroadmapโ for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them.
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โUnfathomableโ: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
Read full article: โUnfathomableโ: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000โThe idea of 200,000 deaths is really very sobering, in some respects stunning,โ Dr. Anthony Fauci, the governmentโs top infectious-disease expert, said on CNN. But the real toll is thought to be much higher, in part because many COVID-19 deaths were probably ascribed to other causes, especially early on, before widespread testing. Trump said it was โa shameโ the U.S. reached that number but argued the toll could have been much worse. Only 10 countries rank higher in COVID-19 deaths per capita. The death toll from COVID-19 during the same period was put at about 150,000 by Johns Hopkins.
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Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
Read full article: Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choicesDes Moines Public Schools custodian Tracy Harris cleans chairs in a classroom at Brubaker Elementary School, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots like bars and gyms closed. That's the latest thinking from some public health experts. But getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots like bars and gyms closed. Public health experts hope the conversation can stay focused on the mechanics of opening schools.