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US President Donald Trump slammed coronavirus whistleblower Rick Bright. The whistleblower says he was ousted from his role leading a federal health agency.

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Video Movie Review: TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL (2020): A Documentary More Political Than it Needed to Be https://tinyurl.com/y3cho7h8

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Trump took Corona threats lightly in primary days, today the whole country facing punishment

New York: Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc all over the world. 2502 people have died in US within 24 hours. According to the information, in January itself, US Health Minister informed the White House about threats of corona epidemic. Yet President Trump ignored it, now result of which the entire country is suffering today. So far, 1 million, 38 thousand and 45 people have threat to corona epidemic in US, which is the highest in any country. Number of infected people has crossed one million and the number of dead has reached fifty thousand, which is more than any other country. The New York Times etc. reports that after the first case was confirmed in US on January 18, US Health and Public Service Minister Alex Ezar informed the White House about threat of Corona epidemic. Despite being aware of the threat of Corona, President Trump ignored it. In early February, the President predicted that epidemic would end by April. By the end of February, only four thousand people had been tested for virus in the US. But by the time the Emergency was declared in the US on March 13, the best opportunity to prevent the epidemic had passed. The epidemic spread throughout the country. Also read: In only 8 days, Corona wreaked havoc in America, Corona killed more than Vietnam war Read the full article

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Juul will keep running ad campaign despite FDA concerns

Before President Trump's proclamation on Wednesday that flavored e-cigarettes should be banned, Juul was already under attack this week from federal regulators, who were concerned about an ad campaign from the vaping company that recommended consumers switch from regular cigarettes.   But despite a letter the Food and Drug Administration sent Juul CEO Kevin Burns expressing that unease, the company doesn't seem too worried. Juul, which announced its "Make the Switch" campaign in January, told WSM through a spokesman that it plans to continue running the spots for now and already bought ads for the next month or so as it reviews the FDA's letter. "Make the Switch" features adults sharing their stories of how they stopped smoking thanks to Juul. The FDA said it's concerned the ads might convey that switching to Juul is a safer alternative to cigarettes. Companies can't advertise their products as less harmful than cigarettes without the FDA first approving the claims, and Juul has not yet submitted an application with the FDA. Federal health officials, along with the president, are calling for a broad crackdown on flavored e-cigarettes, a market led by Juul, as millions of teenagers reported using the products and amid the outbreak of a mysterious lung disease that has sickened hundreds and killed at least six people. In its letter to Juul, the FDA asked for documents and other information regarding its marketing, advertising, promotional and education campaigns as well as product development activity. Specifically, the FDA is looking for any scientific evidence or data that shows whether its use of words like "switch" and "alternative" give people the idea that Juul's e-cigarettes are less harmful than combustible cigarettes. The letter muddies Juul's attempts to rebrand itself and adds another headache to the company, which is already battling accusations that it fueled a teen vaping epidemic. It also brings e-cigarette advertising into the spotlight, raising questions about whether companies should be allowed to market at all. Separately, the company has 15 days to respond to an FDA warning letter, which focused on testimony alleging Juul representatives promoted their e-cigarettes as less harmful than cigarettes in presentations to schools and Native American tribes. According to ad measurement company iSpot, Juul has spent more than $29 million on 8,717 airings of television spots in the U.S. since Jan. 8, the day the campaign was announced. The ads also appeared via print, online and radio, including a full-page print ad saying, "The average smoker tries to quit over 30 times. Make the switch." A print ad part of Juul's "Make the Switch" campaign.   Juul works with Omnicom Group-owned ad agency DDB, which didn't comment on the Juul campaign. The TV ads currently running include names of people who have "made the switch" to Juul for a variety of reasons. One couple, Roy and Kathy, discuss how alone Kathy felt as her husband went outside to smoke. Stacey, a make-up artist, describes how using a Juul means she no longer smells like cigarettes as she's applying make-up on clients. Another theme in the ads is that people feel self-conscious smoking cigarettes in an office environment. Jidong Huang, an associate professor at Georgia State University's School of Public Health, said Juul will likely continue the campaign because the company was very careful about the language it used in its ads. Companies can't say their products help people quit unless the FDA approves them as smoking cessation products. Juul's advertisements instead use "switch." Juul says "quit" and "switch" are completely different things. "It is going to be very hard for the FDA to challenge Juul in court because Juul did not specifically mention that their product is going to help smokers quit in those advertisements," he said. Huang said ongoing investigations from the FDA and Federal Trade Commission looking into Juul's marketing, as well as lawsuits brought by a number of state attorneys general, would likely have more impact on Juul's ad practices. Michael Siegel, a professor at the Boston University School of Public Health and a tobacco researcher, said Juul's "Make the Switch" ads don't appear to break the rules. "The ads stop short of making a health claim," he said. "And they don't make a reduced risk claim." Siegel worries that an unintended consequence of Juul not being allowed to promote its products as less harmful than cigarettes is that it's pushed the company away from the stop smoking message and into a more dangerous area of luring children by touting the coolness of the devices. Juul ran a campaign called "Vaporized," beginning in 2015, which included social media and email marketing, live events and website materials. That campaign has been criticized as appearing to be geared toward kids, and Juul has since said it regrets the campaign. "I'd argue this law has been harmful because what it's done is force companies to talk about other things, to advertise their product based on other features that are actually going to appeal to kids," he said. Siegel said the honest message would be for Juul to come out and say, "smoking is really bad for you, we know it's hard to quit," and here is a product "that will delivery nicotine without the tar." Rather, the rules "had the perverse effect of forcing electronic cigarette companies to advertise in a way that's much more appealing for youth."   Read the full article

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#BBCNews https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55265477 #Covid: #USDrugsAgency #FDAApprovesPfizerVaccine  12 December 2020 #TheUSFoodAndDrugAdministration has authorised the #PfizerBioNTechCoronavirusVaccine for emergency use. The agency had come under intense pressure from the #TrumpAdministration to approve the vaccine's use. #FDA head Stephen Hahn was told to approve it on Friday or quit, US media said, although he called this "untrue". #PresidentDonaldTrump says the first vaccinations will take place "in less than 24 hours". The virus has now killed more than 292,000 in the US. #HealthAndHumanServicesSecretary #AlexAzar, told reporters earlier on Friday that his department would work with Pfizer to get the mass vaccination programme started by Monday or Tuesday. The #PfizerVaccine has received regulatory approval in the #UK, #Canada, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, the US recorded more than 3,000 deaths - the highest total in a single day anywhere in the world. What has the FDA said? READ MORE https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55265477 #BobbyBuck #ACRAWLB4UWALK #A_BobbyBuck_Promo #FinancialLiteracy #WealthBuilding #OutTheBoxEconomics #2021TimeToOvercome Contact: OutTheBoxEconomics.com Thanks For Supporting!! BobbyBuck.com @ Los Angeles, California

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Going to ‘defer to the FDA career scientists’ on COVID-19 vaccine: HHS secretary | ABC News

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is interviewed on "This Week."

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U.S President Donald Trump has selected the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci as the coronavirus fact-checker.

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HHS Secretary Alex Azar warns 'the window is closing' for the US to get the coronavirus surge under control Newslink7.com

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#BREAKING: #US health secretary #AlexAzar: We hope to have one or more safe and effective vaccines for #coronavirus Source: Twitter

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RT @JamesRosenTV: VIDEO: Documents reveal an internal @HHSgov investigation, ordered by @AlexAzar on March 1 and conducted by the department's general counsel, has identified the "contaminated" ingredient that flawed the early #coronavirus test kits developed by @CDCgov and shipped out to labs. https://t.co/jDOTD7F97k

VIDEO: Documents reveal an internal @HHSgov investigation, ordered by @AlexAzar on March 1 and conducted by the department's general counsel, has identified the "contaminated" ingredient that flawed the early #coronavirus test kits developed by @CDCgov and shipped out to labs. pic.twitter.com/jDOTD7F97k

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President Trump on Sunday denied weekend reports that he was considering ousting Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. "Reports that H.H.S. Secretary @AlexAzar is going to be 'fired' by me are Fake News," Trump tweeted. via Pocket

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Trump Rejects Reports That He Will Fire HHS Chief Azar

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected reports that he was planning to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, saying he was doing an “excellent job.”

On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal and Politico reported that the Trump administration was considering replacing Azar, because of early missteps in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Reports that H.H.S. Secretary @AlexAzar is going to be “fired” by me are Fake News,” Trump tweeted. “Alex is doing an excellent job.”

The Journal, citing six people familiar with the discussions, reported that frustration with Azar was growing but the administration was reluctant to make big changes while the country was seeking to stop the virus, which has killed more than 53,000 people in the United States and infected nearly 1 million.

A White House spokesman, Judd Deere, had denied the reports on Saturday and said the HHS under Azar continued to lead on a number of the president’s priorities.

Reuters reported last week that Azar, a 52-year-old lawyer and former drug industry executive, tapped a trusted aide with minimal public health experience to lead the agency’s day-to-day response to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The aide had run a dog-breeding business before joining the department.

Two agencies overseen by Azar as HHS secretary – the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration – were unable to come up with viable tests for 5-1/2 weeks, even as other countries and the World Health Organization had already prepared their own.

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Peter Cooney)

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https://wapo.st/35ccJqK Will Trump fire another health official in the midst of the COVID pandemic? In an interesting twist, he is now defending Rick Bright, who was removed as head of the vaccine response. Azar, who criticized Bright, now seems to be the scapegoat.

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Azar: Vaccine Could Be Widely Distributed By March Or April | TODAY

Alex Azar, secretary of health and human services, tells TODAY that it’s estimated the government will have enough coronavirus vaccine by the end of December “to have vaccinated our most vulnerable citizens” and “enough for all Americans by March or early April to have general vaccination programs.” He also touted Eli Lilly’s antibody drug for treating the virus. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY

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Azar: Vaccine Could Be Widely Distributed By March Or April | TODAY

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