CDC Head Says School Reopening Guidelines Won’t Be Relaxed Despite Pressure From Trump

CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield in a July 2nd photo in Washington D.C.

Reports of an internal CDC memo warn that “fully reopening schools and universities remained the ‘highest risk’ for the spread of the coronavirus.” [ more › ]

Trump’s commutation of ally Roger Stone’s sentence sparks outrage | Roger Stone | The Guardian — Truth Troubles

Mitt Romney calls move ‘unprecedented, historic corruption’ while analyst laments: ‘It’s a disgraceful, dark day for American democracy’ Source: Trump’s commutation of ally Roger Stone’s sentence sparks outrage | Roger Stone | The Guardian

Trump’s commutation of ally Roger Stone’s sentence sparks outrage | Roger Stone | The Guardian — Truth Troubles

Florida publicly discloses hospitalizations as the US breaks another case record – CNN

Over the past 13 days, hospitalizations in Miami-Dade County have gone up by 74%, the number of beds in intensive care units being used has increased by 88% and the use of ventilators has soared by 123%, according to the latest data from the county government.

Source: Florida publicly discloses hospitalizations as the US breaks another case record – CNN

Coronavirus: German vaccine study draws thousands of volunteers

Some 4,000 people have so far registered to take part in coronavirus vaccination trials at Germany’s University Hospital in Tübingen, near the southwestern city of Stuttgart. Researchers say the large number of potential volunteers came as a surprise, as they normally struggle to find enough people to take part in medical studies. “It’s a real luxury situation, unlike usual clinical trials,” study director Peter Kremsner told the dpa news agency. “Normally we have trouble coming up with enough test subjects.”

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Researchers say they are surprised at the number of people who have offered to take part, as they usually struggle to find enough guinea pigs. The study will test the success of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by CureVac.