Walensky deserves credit, not blame, for reforming a broken CDC
A word of caution in the wake of an internal announcement by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, about the organization’s shortcomings and the need for essential reform in facing and handling the COVID pandemic and future pandemics. It is too easy to scapegoat and to
Read MoreTo keep our children safe, keep guns out of schools
Schools are opening this week, and millions of children are returning to the classroom. After the Uvalde, Texas mass murder of 19 children and two teachers, politicians in Texas called for more teachers to carry guns in classrooms to protect their children and themselves.
Read MoreFauci to leave Biden administration in December
Anthony Fauci will step down from his positions in the Biden administration in December. Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the president and longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he will be leaving those positions to "pursue the next chapter in my career." "While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring," Fauci said in a statement. "After more than 50 years of government service, I plan to pursue the next phase of my career while I still have so much energy and passion for my field. I want to use what I
Read MorePfizer submits application for updated COVID-19 vaccine booster to FDA
Pfizer said Monday that it had submitted its application to the Food and Drug Administration for an updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the omicron subvariant currently circulating. The application comes ahead of a fall booster shot campaign. Assuming the FDA signs off, the shots are expected to begin in September. The application, per instructions previously given by FDA, is for a “bivalent” vaccine that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of omicron currently circulating, as well as the original form of the virus. The vaccine is designed
Read MoreJudge warns redactions in Trump warrant affidavit could render it 'meaningless'
A federal magistrate judge reviewing whether to release the affidavit that pushed him to approve a warrant to search former President Trump’s home said Monday that while he believes public interest favors releasing the document, redactions could make it “meaningless.” The order from Judge Bruce Reinhart expands on an order from the bench given Thursday that gave the Justice Department until Thursday to propose redactions it says are necessary to protect its ongoing investigation. “Particularly given the intense public and historical interest in an unprecedented search of
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