Tiffany Haddish tested positive for COVID-19 and discusses diagnosis with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Tiffany Haddish revealed that she previously tested positive for the coronavirus. And the 40-year-old comedian opened up about the diagnosis and her personal experience with the COVID-19 testing process in an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci on her YouTube channel. ‘That was three months ago, I’ve been tested 12 times now because I’ve been working and … Read more

Dr Fauci ‘sounds different’ after vocal cord polyp removal, Twitter users say

Dr Fauci is back in action, with a new, smoother voice after surgery to remove a polyp from his vocal cord – and Americans are taking note of his new sound.  Many took to Twitter to express their shock that ‘Dr Fauci’s voice is so different now!’ with some even saying it was nearly unrecognizable.  … Read more

Coronavirus US: Vaccine trials could stop early if safe, says Fauci

Clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines could be stopped weeks early, if data from the tests is ‘overwhelmingly’ positive that the shots work, and are safe, Dr Anthony Fauci told Kaiser Health News (KHN).  In fact, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor said researchers would have a ‘moral obligation’ to stop the trials short to expedite … Read more

FDA approval of COVID-19 survivors’ plasma is put on hold

US regulators have put a hold on the emergency approval process for the use of blood plasma taken from coronavirus survivors to treat people still battling the infection, an official told the New York Times.  Plasma is rich in immune cells developed by the body as it combats coronavirus and some studies have suggested that … Read more

Fewer than half of Americans say they will get a coronavirus vaccine

Less than half of Americans say they will get a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available, a new survey reveals.  Low rates of willingness to get a potential COVID-19-blocking shot is of concern to public health experts as the US continues to push to reopen, despite more than 30,000 cases being diagnosed a day.  Top … Read more

Trump says AGAIN that COVID will disappear, citing declining new cases in Florida, Texas and Arizona

President Donald Trump has highlighted declining new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in former hotspots Florida, Texas and Arizona, asserting that the pandemic ‘will disappear’ – even as deaths topped 2,000 in 24 hours for the first time since May.  Trump said at a press conference on Friday night at his golf club in New Jersey … Read more

Fauci says US has the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the world

Dr Anthony Fauci says the ‘numbers don’t lie’ when it comes to coronavirus in the United States and acknowledged that the country has the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the world. Fauci, who is a member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, said that the US has ‘quantitatively’ suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic as the country averages … Read more

Ex-WHO doctor says world will be fighting coronavirus for years

Ex-WHO doctor who helped eradicate smallpox says the world will be fighting coronavirus for years as it moves from one hotspot to the next Former WHO doctor, Larry Brilliant, who helped eradicated smallpox said the world would be fighting COVID-19 for at least the next four years  He said, however, that the next few years would … Read more

Fauci: Rising positive test rates are a ‘good predictor’ states should pause reopenings

As coronavirus cases continue to rise across much of the US, top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci warned that states need to heed the warning signs when the percentage of people testing positive each day starts to tick upward.  And when it does, they may need to reconsider their reopening schedules, warned Dr Fauci … Read more

Donald Trump says Dr. Fauci is WRONG for saying that the U.S. is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19

Donald Trump says Dr. Fauci is WRONG to say the U.S. is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and repeats claim that 60M tests mean MORE cases – as he enjoys another day of golf President Donald Trump declared that Dr. Fauci was ‘wrong’ to say that the country was seeing a rise in … Read more

Coronavirus US: Fauci suggests wearing eye protection

Eye protection to block pathogens may be necessary to fully prevent coronavirus infection, leading US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said.  ‘If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it,’ Dr Fauci told ABC News in an Instagram Live interview on Wednesday.  Coronavirus is primarily contagious through respiratory droplets expelled when … Read more

Fauci suggests wearing eye protection to protect against coronavirus

Eye protection to block pathogens may be necessary to fully prevent coronavirus infection, leading US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said.  ‘If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it,’ Dr Fauci told ABC News in an Instagram Live interview on Wednesday.  Coronavirus is primarily contagious through respiratory droplets expelled when … Read more