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Dr. Rashid Chotani: Coronavirus vaccine at warp speed – Will it be ready in 2020?
FOX NEWS – President Trump recently announced Operation Warp Speed, an initiative aimed at achieving a completed vaccine for the novel coronavirus by the end of 2020.Not only does the president want the vaccine to be tested and ready by the end of the year, but also for it to be made available for distribution and administration – all in an affordable way.
First Came the Virus. Next Come the Storms.
DNYUZ – In March, as the country watched a strange new disease spread from coast to coast, leading researchers at Colorado State University released their annual forecast for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.
Trump Can Choose Which States Get Coronavirus Payback From FEMA
WALL STREET JOURNAL – States paid inflated prices for coronavirus gear after FEMA advised them to purchase on their own: ‘This is devastating their budgets’
Dr. Rashid A. Chotani: Medical treatment for non-coronavirus patients must resume – Here’s how to do it safely
FOX NEWS – To meet COVID-19 head-on, the American medical community has had no choice but to make the pandemic our primary focus, but we are beginning to see that turning our attention away from other illnesses and conditions comes at a serious cost.
The Baltimore Bioterrorism Expert Who Inspired South Korea’s COVID-19 Response
TIME – Back in 2001, few Americans had heard of bat-borne coronaviruses, least of all Sid Baccam, the Baltimore-based epidemiologist whose ideas for handling an anthrax attack would later be applied by a team of South Korean doctors racing to find a way to control a COVID-19 outbreak that was rapidly spiraling out of control.
In the pandemic, the threat of natural disasters still looms. The thought of facing both at once worries some who’d be in charge
CNN – It sounds like something out of a thriller script: As the country fights to contain a deadly virus, a hurricane rakes the East Coast, knocking out power, disrupting already tenuous supply chains, displacing residents and further threatening millions of lives.
Florida’s nightmare: a hurricane during the pandemic
THE INDEPENDENT – What could be worse than a pandemic overwhelming health care systems and causing global economic collapse? Florida knows the answer: a pandemic that rages into hurricane season.
COVID-19 kills two more people in Manatee County. Across Florida, almost 500 are dead
BRADENTON – There were two additional COVID-19-related deaths confirmed in Manatee County on Monday as the state death toll reached 499 people, according to the Florida Department of Health.
San Mateo County Consulates with Disaster Recovery Firm to Help Plan Future
KCBS RADIO – San Mateo County is looking ahead to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for how to respond 30, 60 and 90 days from now.
The Perfect Storm: A Pandemic, Natural Disasters, and a Lack of Preparation
BRADENTON – Local and state governments must deal with complications the coronavirus brings to disaster response for governments, individuals, and aid organizations already stretched thin by weeks of fighting the pandemic.