Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 10January 2021
The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Data continues to be quite eratic this week because of the holiday. We hope this is the last week for that. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here.
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The Daily 202: GOP looks to win back Senate in 2022, as new NRSC chairman defends vote to reject Pa. results James Hohmann
with Mariana Alfaro Democrats taking control of the Senate after winning upsets in both Georgia runoffs would have been the biggest political story of any ordinary week, but the seismic news was quickly overshadowed when a pro-Trump mob took over the Capitol. House Democrats formally introduced an article of impeachment this morning against President Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection.” The House could vote as early as Wednesday. In a brief session, House Republicans blocked a measure calling on Vice President Pence and the Cabinet to remove Trump under the 25th Amendment, ensuring a vote in the full House on Tuesday.
U.S. vaccine strategy needs to hit reset : Ex-FDA director slams Operation Warp Speed as 27,000 COVID patients die in first 10 days of 2021 and daily death toll tops 3K while states THROW OUT unused shots
Former FDA director Dr Scott Gottlieb said he believes the country s current strategy for administering coronavirus vaccines is not working and urging public health officials to hit the reset button
Gottlieb says that in order for Americans to receive the jab faster all the doses of the vaccine should be released at the same time and not held back for people to receive a second dose weeks later