Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Friday 4-September-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
September 4, 2020
Today’s topics: New vaccines won’t be rushed
| New Vaccines won’t be rushed Today, two members of the administration tried to reassure Americans that vaccines won’t be rushed out before the upcoming election. The head of Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui, PhD, said that there is a very, very low chance that the trials that are running as we speak could read before the end of October. “Every day that we can be faster, we try to be faster,” he said. “For us, there is absolutely nothing to do with politics, and many of us may or may not be supportive of this administration—it’s irrelevant, frankly” HHS Secretary Alex Azar also weighed in saying that the timing of vaccine has nothing to do with the upcoming election. I certainly hope that their expressed sentiments are true. If a vaccine comes out early, as part of an “October Surprise” I will join the Americans that said they wouldn’t take the vaccine as soon as it becomes available. In a USA Today poll today, 2/3 of surveyed Americans said that they wouldn’t take the vaccine as soon as it comes out. 25% said that they wouldn’t take it at all. In order for the vaccine program to be effective, people must trust the vaccine and the process of evaluating vaccine candidates must be transparent. Short column today. Have a safe and pleasant Labor Day holiday weekend. Be well and take care of yourself. We will get through this together.–Dr. Stu |
COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for September 4, 2020 World Wide Updates First clinical trial results from Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine published in The Lancet medical journal Fears about coronavirus’ impact on malaria haven’t been realized, WHO says New Zealand to remain at Alert Level 2 until September 16 France reports nearly 9,000 new Covid-19 cases, a new daily record for the country Spanish authorities report more than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases as outbreak grows Deaths from Covid-19 are undercounted, WHO says People – not countries – should be given priority for Covid-19 vaccine, WHO says Peru announces it will join AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial Widespread Covid-19 vaccination not likely available until mid-2021, World Health Organization says Iraq records highest daily Covid-19 case increase since pandemic began Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine generated an immune response, study says Czech Republic sets another new daily record for infection No cause for “concern” over Berlusconi health after positive Covid-19 result South Korea extends strict social distancing measures for another week in the greater Seoul area New Zealand reports first Covid-19 death in more than three months India reports more than 83,000 cases for second consecutive day Brazil’s Bolsonaro challenges validity of coronavirus vaccines Australian state of Victoria reports 59 more Covid-19 deaths after two-month backlog Brazil surpasses 4 million Covid-19 cases Italy registers highest daily rise since May 2nd Ukraine sees record new cases reporting more than 2,000 cases in the past 24 hours Mozambique will lift the state of emergency next week Total Cases Worldwide: 26,681,196 Total Deaths Worldwide: 876,611 Total Recovered: 18,820,325 US Updates US stocks open mixed Moderna slows enrollment of volunteers for Covid-19 vaccine trial and seeks more minorities Connecticut suspends high school football this fall due to the pandemic Treat mask-wearing as important as vaccines, medical analyst says New York’s infection rate remains under 1% for fourth straight week per governor Palm Beach County-operated beach parks will remain open for Labor Day Weekend Trump cranked up pressure on administration health officials to expedite work on Covid-19 vaccine US vaccine adviser says he would have joined global effort if it was his choice Air travel hit new pandemic high heading into Labor Day weekend Trump’s vaccine chief says he would resign if there was undue interference in Covid-19 vaccine process Georgia governor to residents: Follow coronavirus guidelines over Labor Day weekend US adds 1.4 million jobs in August, but is still down 11.5 million jobs since Covid-19 hit Indiana University recommends students in Greek houses move out due to Covid-19 concerns Key model predicts 410,000 US Covid-19 deaths by January Trump puts pressure on US FDA for coronavirus silver bullet ahead of Election Day US lawmakers want e-cigarettes banned from college campuses this fall due to coronavirus Black Americans, hit hardest by the pandemic, feel they’re hurt by both the virus and inequities tied to race Trump mocks Biden for wearing a mask Nevada loosens coronavirus restrictions in Las Vegas ‘Unacceptable’ Trump policy could deal $1 billion blow to NYC’s coronavirus fight FBI raids Pennsylvania nursing home linked to hundreds of coronavirus cases and dozens of deaths Officials turn pizzerias into polling places as retirement homes and schools bow out Total US cases: 6,374,823 Total US deaths: 191,771 Total Recovered: 3,615,137 Total Tested in US: 80,381,085 Total cases in CA: 728,844 Total deaths in CA: 13,560 Total cases in TX: 657,232 Total deaths in TX: 13,438 Total cases in FL: 640,211 Total deaths in FL: 11,755 Total cases in NY: 469,925 Total deaths in NY: 33,065 Contact us |
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