Trump advisor urged PPE push, drug scale-up early in pandemic

[Image from Unsplash]A top advisor to former President Donald Trump urged his pandemic response team in February 2020 to respond swiftly to the spread of COVID-19, but told Trump that his recommendations had been largely ignored.

Then-assistant to the president Peter Navarro wrote an impassioned memo to Trump on March 1, 2020, recommending that the federal government boost the supply of protective gear for healthcare workers, rapidly develop diagnostic tests and vaccines, and bring manufacturing back to the United States. Navarro said he had urged the White House Coronavirus Task Force to move in “Trump time” to stay ahead of the virus, but said movement had been too slow.

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  • March 31, 2021
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Federal officials to young people: Stop spreading COVID-19

As the numbers of positive COVID-19 cases soars across the South, federal officials today implored young people to be more careful about spreading the disease.

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, holding their first public briefing in two months, spoke of the risks of continuing to spread the virus by people who are the least at risk for serious complications and death to those who are.

Although Drs. Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci said they weren’t blaming anyone for spreading the virus, they clearly singled out millennials, who have begun returning to bars and other social venues in states that have opened their economies. Fauci also noted that the greatest increase in cases is coming in people under 40.

“Anyone who gets infected or is at risk of getting infected, to a greater or lesser degree, is part of the dynamic process of the outbreak,” he said. “A risk for you is not just isolated to you. Because if you are infected, you are in dan…

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  • June 26, 2020
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