D.C. Week: Fauci Compelled to Toe White Dwelling Line

Trump administration officers tried to stress Anthony Fauci to grunt children attain now not transmit the coronavirus or web sick from it, and other messages in maintaining with the White Dwelling’s point of view, per leaked emails. (Politico)

“Executive cheese” rule mixed with pandemic-related transport components locations live to free meals deliveries for low-profits seniors. (Los Angeles Instances)

No shortcuts will be taken to create a COVID-19 vaccine, and as soon as or now not it is accredited and licensed for emergency employ this may perhaps were proven to be protected and efficient, federal health officers told the Senate HELP Committee this week.

In a Feb. 7 interview, President Trump told journalist Bob Woodward that the radical coronavirus used to be deadly — at the same time as he played it down publicly. (Washington Submit)

Trump admitted that he consciously minimized the specter of the virus, within the midst of a press conference on Thursday, saying he had now not lied to the public, handiest told People “to be peaceful.” (ABC News)

Democrats killed a “skinny” Republican coronavirus relief invoice; to interrupt the stalemate, Trump is reportedly mulling unusual executive actions. (Washington Submit, Fox News)

The FDA sent warning letters to 17 web declare owners for promoting opioids on-line.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden pledged he will be “fully transparent” about his health after he is elected. (CNN)

The Trump administration withheld almost $4 million from a program that identifies and treats Unique York City firefighters and paramedics with 9/11-related sicknesses. (Unique York Day-to-day News)

Biden and Vice President Mike Pence bumped elbows at a 9/11 ceremony in Unique York. (Unique York Times)

CMS Administrator Seema Verma dropped $2,933 on a “Girls’ Night time” at a reporter’s dwelling and one other $13,000 used to be spent on consultants searching to promote Verma for definite excessive-profile panels and awards, all at taxpayers’ expense. (Politico)

The CDC’s Nationwide Childhood Tobacco Look found a main decline amongst excessive college students, from 4.1 million customary customers a year earlier the total procedure down to three million. (Unique York Instances)

And the CDC now initiatives 205,000 to 217,000 coronavirus deaths within the U.S. sooner than Oct. 3. (CNN)