All due caveats, but this just might be good news:
Read about Prof Sarah Gilbert and the latest updates on the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine here https://t.co/iGBxCLrKy7
— Oxford University Innovation (@OxUInnovation) July 15, 2020
Meanwhile, in this benighted nation…
Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill – The Washington Post https://t.co/SK2Vq7SgIP
— Jacob Heilbrunn (@JacobHeilbrunn) July 18, 2020
… the Squatter-in-Chief wants to punish the CDC for having the gall to demonstrate how widely the virus has spread, even if that means a bunch of Republican congressmen lose their jobs as a result. Even he doesn’t really believe he’ll keep his current position, come the election. Which is a nanomorsel of consolation, I suppose!
Another nanomorsel: The NYTimes is turning on him:
Powerful story on what went wrong: Trump's approach to the virus was not just a misjudgment but a deliberate strategy to pass off responsibility to the states. @shearm @noahweiland @EricLiptonNYT @maggieNYT @SangerNYT https://t.co/8v8WEfmmKC
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 18, 2020
The CDC's Redfield acknowledged to the Journal of the American Medical Association that administration officials—himself included—massively underestimated infections in April and May. He estimated they were missing as many as 10 cases each day for every one they were confirming.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 18, 2020
Active coronavirus cases in the US topped 1.9 million today. pic.twitter.com/bplhOHXsIl
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) July 19, 2020
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