Should face masks be mandatory nationwide? July 12, 2020, 2:16 p.m. Experts agree that widespread use of masks would help stem the spread of coronavirus. Would a national mask mandate help or would it cause even more controversy? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Looking ahead to a COVID vaccine: Who will make it? Who will receive it? How much will it cost? July 12, 2020, 2:16 p.m. With lives and billions of dollars at stake several companies are rushing to produce a vaccine for COVID-19. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Miami is a new coronavirus hot spot, internal CDC document says July 12, 2020, 2:16 p.m. With Florida adding coronavirus infections at the rate of about 10,000 per day, Miami has emerged as one of the most significant coronavirus hot spots in the U.S., according to an internal Trump administration document reviewed by Yahoo News. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Dr. Anthony Fauci is still talking. But is the president listening? July 12, 2020, 2:16 p.m. Improbably, Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci have managed to get along for months, brought together to fight the coronavirus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Internal document reveals shortfall in coronavirus supplies — including body bags — in U.S. stockpile July 12, 2020, 2:16 p.m. More than three months after President Trump promised that “America will be fully prepared for any of the future outbreaks,” the federal government still has shortfalls of personal protective equipment for health care workers, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump boasted of falling COVID-19 deaths as a sign of success. Now they're rising again. July 10, 2020, 10:51 a.m. As the coronavirus has made its alarming American comeback in recent weeks — with dozens of states across the South and West regularly reporting record numbers of new cases and propelling the nationwide total of new daily infections past 50,000 for the first time — President Trump and others have sought to downplay the disturbing data by reciting a simple refrain: Yes, but what about the deaths? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Universities scramble to protect students from deportation under new ICE policy requiring in-person classes July 10, 2020, 10:51 a.m. The Trump administration’s announcement that international students will have to leave the U.S. if their school does not offer in-person classes has thrown colleges into confusion. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Florida sheriff wins battle with DeSantis administration over coronavirus data July 10, 2020, 10:51 a.m. Just two days after a Florida sheriff announced the state had abruptly cut him off from data about local coronavirus cases, state health authorities have reversed course. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Hydroxychloroquine: The drug Trump can't quit July 9, 2020, 1:08 p.m. President Trump touted a new study this week that seemed to back up his belief that the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for COVID-19. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As COVID-19 makes a comeback, so will lockdowns July 9, 2020, 1:08 p.m. With more tests coming back positive now than ever before — and with infections currently rising in 39 states — lockdowns in some form may be the only way to regain control over the coronavirus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Nursing homes, coronavirus and the future of elder care July 9, 2020, 1:08 p.m. At least 54,000 residents and workers at nursing homes and other elder-care facilities have died of COVID-19 in the United States. Will the virus lead to a revolution in how we care for the elderly? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
New Yorkers remember loved ones lost to COVID-19: 'I wasn't able to be there when she needed me the most' July 9, 2020, 1:08 p.m. Once the pandemic’s epicenter, New York City has finally found a way to flatten the curve, and yet it still leads the country in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Yahoo News honors the lives of those lost during this pandemic and remembers the sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, friends and family of those all around us. These are their stories. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
White House pushes schools to open their doors on schedule July 9, 2020, 1:08 p.m. The Trump administration deployed some of its top officials — including both the president and vice president — to press school districts to reopen on their regular schedules for in-person instruction. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As COVID cases spike in Florida, Trump now says he's 'flexible' on convention format in Jacksonville July 9, 2020, 1:08 p.m. With coronavirus cases exploding in Florida, the president now says he is “flexible” on plans to hold a large-scale, indoor Republican National Convention next month. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
CDC says guidelines for reopening schools are 'not requirements' after Trump calls them 'impractical' July 9, 2020, 1:08 p.m. After President Trump on Tuesday lashed out at what he called “impractical” and “expensive” guidelines for reopening schools published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency’s director stressed that they are just guidelines, “not requirements.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Reopening schools: Do the benefits outweigh the risks? July 9, 2020, 1:08 p.m. The debate over whether schools should reopen in the fall has reached a new level of urgency as start dates for schools across the country grow closer. Do the benefits of bringing kids back to campus outweigh the health risks? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump again touts good news on COVID: It's going away by itself. (Someday. He hopes.) July 7, 2020, 1:58 a.m. As the United States crossed 50,000 new daily cases, the president repeated a line he’s used for months: The virus will just disappear — eventually. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As coronavirus surges, Fox News shifts its message on masks July 7, 2020, 1:58 a.m. However haltingly and incompletely, the president’s favorite news outlet has started to acknowledge that the coronavirus is a far graver threat than even Trump will acknowledge. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Only 14 states are seeing coronavirus declines July 7, 2020, 1:58 a.m. As reopening plans either stall or move forward slowly, the vast majority of states have not been able to drive down their infection rates, according to an internal HHS map obtained by Yahoo News. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
FDA commissioner declines to defend Trump's latest coronavirus boasts July 7, 2020, 1:58 a.m. FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, a member of the White House coronavirus task force,said he wouldn’t “get into who’s right and who’s wrong” when asked if he agreed with two widely disputed claims President Trump made a day earlier. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
COVID-19 warning for expectant mothers — especially Black and Hispanic women July 7, 2020, 1:58 a.m. The CDC updated its website to include expectant mothers, particularly Black and Hispanic women, among those who may be at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
White House defends Trump's claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are 'harmless' with chart showing 5 percent are fatal July 7, 2020, 1:58 a.m. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany came to her press briefing on Monday prepared to defend President Trump’s assertion that “99 percent” of U.S. coronavirus cases are “totally harmless” with two charts that inadvertently disproved his claim. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
DeSantis cuts $28 million from disease treatment at Florida prisons as pandemic's toll worsens July 7, 2020, 1:58 a.m. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used his veto powers late last month to excise from the state budget a $28 million initiative to treat prisoners for hepatitis C and the coronavirus. It was one of many vetoes DeSantis made in the proposed $93.2 billion state budget. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tests positive for COVID-19 July 7, 2020, 1:58 a.m. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
'We are not ready for the 2nd wave,' warn national security Democrats July 2, 2020, 3:12 a.m. Using their expertise in military or intelligence services to compensate for what they see as President Trump’s deficient handling of the crisis, national security Democrats have enjoined their Republican counterparts to refocus on the pandemic. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
CDC map: More than 30 states are open despite having 'zero' days of decreasing coronavirus cases July 2, 2020, 3:12 a.m. An internal map from the CDC shows that as many as 32 states are not seeing any decreases in coronavirus cases, and positive lab test results have jumped to nearly 8 percent nationwide. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Biden says Trump has 'surrendered' in fight against coronavirus July 2, 2020, 3:12 a.m. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Trump has “surrendered” in the fight against the coronavirus as new cases skyrocket in the U.S. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Can the developing world endure the coronavirus? July 2, 2020, 3:12 a.m. For the first few months of the pandemic, the worst impacts were concentrated in rich countries. Recently, the number of cases in developing countries that may be vulnerable to severe outbreaks has increased. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Amid surge in coronavirus cases and mounting criticism, GOP leaders do about-face on masks July 2, 2020, 3:12 a.m. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage large swaths of the U.S., leading Republicans and even some right-wing TV personalities have come out in favor of wearing masks to prevent the spread of the virus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Federal government runs out of free face masks; TSA also 'susceptible' to shortages July 2, 2020, 3:12 a.m. An initiative to provide Americans with free face coverings has run out of supplies, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Racial and economic inequality are supercharging the coronavirus surge in states like California July 2, 2020, 3:12 a.m. California locked down aggressively and never dismissed the threat. Yet now it’s being mentioned in the same breath as Florida, Arizona and Texas, states suffering new outbreaks. What went wrong? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Arizona tells Pence it needs additional 500 health care workers as COVID-19 cases soar July 2, 2020, 3:12 a.m. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey told Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday that the state needed an additional 500 health care workers as the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to set records there. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As coronavirus spreads to people under 40, it's making them sicker — and for longer — than once thought June 30, 2020, 2:08 p.m. Once assumed to be safe from the dangers of COVID-19, younger adults share their prolonged struggles with the disease. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As COVID spikes again in some states, bars are shuttered and faces covered June 30, 2020, 2:08 p.m. Local leaders are rolling back reopenings, issuing mandates for wearing masks and closing down some beaches in advance of the Fourth of July holiday. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump denies he joked about wanting to slow COVID-19 testing: 'I don't kid' June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. The White House insisted President Trump was kidding when he told supporters at a rally in Tulsa, Okla., over the weekend that he wanted coronavirus testing in the United States slowed down in order to halt the country's mounting case count. The president said he was not. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump didn't order testing slowdown, Fauci says June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. President Trump did not order a slowdown in coronavirus testing because he wanted to depress the nation’s infection rate, top officials of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, said in congressional testimony on Tuesday. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As COVID cases fall in Europe, calls to ban travel from America rise. What the EU got right about controlling coronavirus. June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. The potential ban not only underscores how much worse the U.S. outbreak has gotten in recent days. It also highlights how much better the EU is currently doing than the U.S. But why? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
New U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass peak set in April as states rethink strategy June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. States stretching from Florida to California are seeing record highs in cases as hospitals begin to fill up and Republican governors urge the use of masks. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Beto O'Rourke thinks Texas is 'Biden's to lose' June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. Although his presidential bid failed to gain traction, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke came within a hair of becoming a senator from Texas in 2018 and performed better than any Democrat in a statewide race in nearly 30 years. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
In face of pandemic, Trump pushes Obamacare repeal June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. If the health care program is overturned by the Supreme Court, millions of Americans could lose their insurance coverage. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
CDC maps show Florida's deepening coronavirus crisis, as state shatters daily case record June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. The Sunshine State reported nearly 9,000 new cases on Friday as its death toll ticked over 3,400. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
New Yahoo News/YouGov coronavirus poll: Two-thirds of Americans say masks should be mandatory, siding with Biden over Trump June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. As coronavirus case counts soar, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that two-thirds of Americans now share Joe Biden’s position on masks — even as Republicans, and President Trump, continue to oppose it. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Pence hails 'remarkable progress' on COVID-19 as new cases surge in many states June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. Vice President Mike Pence hailed “remarkable progress” toward returning the nation to normalcy at the first public briefing of the coronavirus task force in nearly two months on Friday, a day the U.S. saw a new high for coronavirus cases recorded. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Citing 'irrational fears' of killer pandemic, Republicans fight face masks in Congress June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. The face mask culture war arrived in full force on Capitol Hill on Friday when a bitter dispute erupted in a congressional hearing room, with Republicans refusing to wear face coverings and Democrats insisting that they do so. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Americans confront 'very scary' next phase of coronavirus pandemic as new infections spike across the South June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. Calling the recent surge in coronavirus cases in states like Florida, Texas and Arizona “very scary,” Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel said she fears the virus will continue to flare up in communities around the country throughout the summer. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As Texas coronavirus cases surge, Pence attends megachurch service June 29, 2020, 3:38 a.m. Vice President Mike Pence peeled off his White House-branded mask and smiled at a crowd of thousands Sunday morning. Yet he wasn’t technically headlining a political rally — he was at church in a state that has seen a dramatic spike in coronavirus cases. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus warnings ratchet up in Tulsa ahead of Trump rally as cases surge June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. The city's paper and public health director have urged the president to postpone his rally scheduled for June 20. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
West Virginia sees coronavirus outbreaks in churches June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. Less than a month after President Trump urged churches to reopen, West Virginia has reported a significant number of coronavirus outbreaks linked to houses of worship. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump on coronavirus: 'If we stop testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any.' Why he's dangerously wrong. June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. Florida has certainly been finding more cases. On June 1, Florida’s seven-day average stood at 726 cases per day. As of June 15, it had more than doubled to 1,775. However, Florida has been conducting roughly the same average number of COVID-19 tests every day for the last month. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump's Tulsa rally will be held indoors despite Oklahoma's record spike in COVID-19 cases June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. The Trump campaign said Tuesday it would stick with its plan for a giant indoor rally in Tulsa — on the same day the Centers for Disease Control reported that Oklahoma showed a 7.7 percent increase in COVID-19 cases, the highest in the country. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Administration officials back away from promise of vaccine by the New Year June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. A month after President Trump announced Operation Warp Speed, administration officials are offering no guarantees the project will meet its goal of 300 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by January. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
People of color account for majority of coronavirus infections, new CDC study says June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. African-Americans and Latinos are vastly overrepresented when it comes to coronavirus infections, according to an analysis released by the Centers for Disease Control on Monday morning. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Doctors, mayors plead for mask enforcement as COVID-19 cases continue to spike June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. The city council in Montgomery, Ala., voted down a mask enforcement ordinance Tuesday night, while letters were sent to the governors of Arizona and Texas. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Biden, in fiery speech, goes after Trump's coronavirus response June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. An impassioned former Vice President Joe Biden hammered the president’s coronavirus response in a speech Wednesday, lambasting Donald Trump’s recent remarks suggesting that cases would go down if the country stopped testing. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Leaked CDC document contradicts Pence claim that U.S. coronavirus cases 'have stabilized' June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. Even as Vice President Mike Pence wrote that U.S. coronavirus cases "have stabilized," the CDC circulated a document warning that infections have increased more than 18 percent. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Has the U.S. given up on containing the coronavirus? June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. States across the country are lifting lockdown restrictions at the same time as the number of coronavirus cases are on the rise in many places. Is America accepting that it's lost the fight to contain the pandemic? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
The emerging face of COVID: Younger patients, more cases, but fewer deaths June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. Case counts are climbing in more than 20 states. But so far COVID-19 death counts have not been climbing along with them. Is that because patients are starting to skew younger? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Police killings have 'exacted a trauma' on Black community, top CDC official says June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. A top federal official charged with addressing racial disparities in health outcomes in the coronavirus pandemic acknowledged that police killings of Black Americans also pose a public health threat. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
More than 2 weeks after start of nationwide protests, little sign of COVID spike, but officials remain cautious June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. When protests started after the killing of George Floyd, health experts worried they could spark outbreaks of the coronavirus. There is little evidence that has happened, though officials caution it is far too early to draw conclusions. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As businesses reopen and shoppers return, coronavirus is rebounding, but government isn't tracking retail-based outbreaks June 22, 2020, 1:17 p.m. With states reopening, shoppers are returning to malls and stores, prompting public health officials to point to rebounding coronavirus cases in some regions. Yet despite the continued risk, there is no system in place for tracking whether these establishments have been involved in an outbreak. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
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