When talking about Covid-19 vaccine development efforts during a press conference today at the Rose ... [+] Garden, U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned that "they've come up with the AIDS vaccine." There was one major problem with the statement. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Getty Images Today, at a press conference in the Rose Garden,…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday falsely suggested that scientists have developed a vaccine for AIDS, the late stage of HIV infection in which the virus badly damages the immune system."They've come up with the AIDS vaccine," Trump said during a press conference on police reform, referring to scientists. "As you know, there's various things, and now…
June 14, 2020Updated 6:27 p.m. ETThe coronavirus won’t be loosening its grip on the United States any time soon, leading infectious disease experts said on Sunday. They are also uncertain how the viral spread will be affected by the patchwork of states reopening businesses and by large events like protests and President Trump’s upcoming campaign…
President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed testing as the reason for documented spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases across the U.S. — but data and public health experts attribute the surge to the easing of lockdown restrictions just weeks ago."By the way, when you do more testing, you have more cases. We have more…
President Donald Trump sparked controversy calling it a "great day" for George Floyd during a televised White House briefing.The White House called such an interpretation "false".Joe Biden lashed out at Trump for invoking Floyd's name, calling it "despicable."President Donald Trump sparked controversy on Friday, calling it a "great day" for George Floyd, the man whose…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to