Vaccines Tag

Pompeo Blasts Iran’s Supreme Leader for Claiming U.S. Created Coronavirus to Target Iranians

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 24, 2020 10 Comments

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei for spreading the conspiracy theory that blamed the U.S. for the Coronavirus outbreak. "Khamenei's fabrications that the US is responsible for the Wuhan Virus [COVID-19] put Iranians, Americans, and the rest of the world at risk. Facts matter," Pompeo wrote on Twitter.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Trump Prepares Nation for Next Phase in War Against Coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 24, 2020 25 Comments

While the Democrats were extorting the American public, President Donald Trump was signaling that the next phase in the war against coronavirus was about to begin.

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Op-Ed: Public Higher Ed Needs a Bailout Over Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 21, 2020 19 Comments

"soon, real soon, as in, like, right now"...

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Trump to FDA: Cut the Red Tape to Deploy Drugs to Coronavirus Patients

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 19, 2020 29 Comments

President Donald Trump directed the FDA to cut the red tape to fast-track a few drugs proven around the world to treat the Wuhan coronavirus.

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Infectious Disease, Then and Now

Posted by New Neo on March 17, 2020 40 Comments

I grew up in an era when nearly all children got a series of diseases that are now mostly distant memories. The vast majority of us survived, unlike in previous periods:

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Task Force Focuses on Stopping Spread and “Summer of Recovery”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 17, 2020 14 Comments

During the press briefing Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump, Vice President Michael Pence, and the Coronavirus Task Force focused on sharing a new set of guidelines that Americans should follow to prevent the further spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus.

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ISIS advises healthy Jihadis to avoid Europe due to coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 15, 2020 16 Comments

As my son begins his now 3-week-long Spring Break, I will begin my report with some good news for our European friends:

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Trump Addressed Nation on Wuhan Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 11, 2020 76 Comments

President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office on the Wuhan coronavirus.

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Swine Flu and Me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2020 64 Comments

In September 2009, I caught Swine Flu during the semester when I was at Cornell in Ithaca. It was brutal. For the first time I understood how the flu could kill someone.

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The End of Persistence Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2020 7 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

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Maybe it’s time to dial back the coronavirus drama

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 07, 2020 123 Comments

After a week of covering the Wuhan coronavirus as both as a pundit and a biosafety professional, I have come to the conclusion that maybe it is time to dial back the drama associated with the pathogen.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Public Health Emergency Declared in L.A. County Over Coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 05, 2020 38 Comments

Los Angeles County officials have officially declared a local public health emergency regarding the coronavirus as six new cases of the disease were revealed in the county in the last 48 hours.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Coronavirus Task Force Expert Reports Vaccine ‘a Month or So’ From Human Tests

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 04, 2020 28 Comments

White House coronavirus task force expert Dr. Anthony Fauci announced that a coronavirus vaccine would be ready for testing on humans in “a month or so." However, it will take at least a year for it to be safe and prepared for the general public.

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A biochemist’s analysis of President Trump’s coronavirus press conference

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 27, 2020 84 Comments

Many Legal Insurrection readers know I have a degree in biochemistry, and have donned the full-body protective suit during responses to releases of body fluids during my career as a hazardous materials specialist.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Rod Rosenstein’s Sister Gins Up Fear With Her CDC Statement

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 26, 2020 56 Comments

The Wuhan Coronavirus cases now stand at 80,598 distributed within 41 different countries and territories. The death toll is currently at 2,712.

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Wuhan Coronavirus Watch: Trump Asks Congress for $2.5 Billion to Fight Coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 25, 2020 45 Comments

The number of Wuhan Coronavirus cases now stands at 80,150 in 37 countries and territories. The death toll is 2,699.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Over 700 in Washington State Under Supervision for Possible Coronavirus Symptoms

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 19, 2020 25 Comments

Currently, the number of Wuhan Coronavirus Cases is 75,213, and the death toll stands at 2,010.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Infected Toll Now Tops 20,000

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 04, 2020 26 Comments

As of Tuesday morning, the world has 20,626 cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in various countries reported from 27 countries and administrative states, with 426 deaths. Reports say 2,790 of those patients are in critical condition. ***We will update this post with new information

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