Month: September 2020

The emails, first reported late Friday by Politico, describe the CDC documents, widely known as the MMWR, as being “hit pieces on the administration.” Caputo confirmed the authenticity of the emails. The emails echo the sentiments from an earlier attack by Alexander, reported in The Washington Post in July, about an MMWR on the potential risk of the coronavirus to pregnant women. In that email, Alexander also accused the CDC of undermining the president. The emails are the latest evidence of how the nation’s top public health agency is coming under intense pressure from Trump and his allies, who are playing down the dangers of the pandemic ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election. “Most often, the MMWRs are [issued] for purely scientific reasons,” Caputo said Saturday. “But in an elect...

After a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study suggested dining out may raise the risk of contracting COVID-19, Los Angeles County health officials reminded residents Saturday to limit non-essential activities — especially as younger people continue to drive the county’s latest infections. The CDC study published Thursday found that adults who tested positive for the coronavirus were about twice as likely to report dining at a restaurant than people who tested negative. The majority of adults who tested positive in the study were between the ages of 18 and 44 years old. “This serves a reminder to residents to minimize non-essential activities, like dining out, that puts them in close contact with people who aren’t in their household and creates risk of COVI...

Gahan, a clinical psychologist in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, hasn't been able to return to work. The disease causes what she calls "storms," disabling periods when she feels shortness of breath, numbness in her hands and feet and her heart rate shoots up from simple tasks. Even taking a shower is possible only during an occasional respite in symptoms. "In May and June, I could barely talk because I was so ill," she said. Before contracting the disease in early April, the mother of two ran three times a week and had a regular yoga routine. "I can only walk as far as the corner," she said. "In terms of running, I can't imagine when that will happen, if ever." She is one of thousands around the world for whom Covid-19 has turned into a chronic condition. Gahan and other Covid-19 "lo...

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