17Aug/20
Trump Adds ‘Yes’ Man to Coronavirus Task Force
Atlas has no expertise in public health or infectious diseases. Source: VT
15Jul/20
Politics is Not Going to Get U.S. Out of This Pandemic Wildfire
When you mix science and politics, you get politics. Source: VT
15Jul/20
Opening Schools Killed Netanyahu and It Will Kill Trump Too
Netanyahu’s decree that the nation’s entire school system would reopen was a political flourish to signal everything was under control Source: VT
15Jul/20
U.S. Is Fighting Two Opponents in Coronavirus Pandemic: Trump and COVID-19
‘Trying to fight this pandemic while subverting scientific expertise is like fighting blindfolded.’ Source: VT
14Jul/20
Natural ‘Herd Immunity’ for Coronavirus? Not Going to Happen!
Emerging cases of Covid-19 reinfection suggest herd immunity could be wishful thinking. Source: VT
14Jul/20
Trump Undermines Health of Americans
Fauci has been increasingly sidelined by the White House as he sounds alarms about the virus, a most unwelcome message at a time when Trump is focused on pushing an economic rebound.Read More…
14Jul/20
Failures to Protect Health and Essential Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Wildfires
This report looks at these challenges and also flags some broader structural issues in health and social support systems across the world that have exacerbated these challenges and must be urgently addressed.Read More…
09Jul/20
Hey Trump: Mexico Says, ‘No More COVID-19 Spreading Americans’
Townspeople block road to beach resort popular with US tourists as cases surge in states including Arizona Source: VT
06Jul/20
Will Schools Open in the Fall?
Districts are worried about being able to afford added supplies — including masks and more buses. Source: VT
06Jul/20
Trump Continues to Campaign as Americans Sicken and Die
The number of infections now regularly tops 50,000 per day, higher than in April when the US was in the first grip of infections. Source: VT