The @CDCgov's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
Alexander Tin
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Reported for CBS News in D.C. on federal public health. Raised in sunny Nevada. Decided to move overseas to be near family.
- In Nevada, @BernieSanders has secured his latest in a flurry of endorsements this week: “The Clark County Black Caucus represents the diverse coalition we’re building in Nevada and I am proud to gain their support"
- Looks like @USPS and @HHSGov have opened up ordering for a third round of free COVID-19 tests "Each order now includes 8 rapid antigen COVID-19 tests" special.usps.com/testkitsThis Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
- "findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response, an effect akin to that observed in earlier studies showing long-term damage to the immune system after infection with viruses such as hepatitis C or HIV"This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
- New straw poll of @SEIU1107 members who are registered Democrats in Nevada: @BernieSanders 33% @ewarren 20% @JoeBiden 17% @AndrewYang, @CoryBooker, @TomSteyer 7% @PeteButtigieg 6% @amyklobuchar, @JulianCastro 2%
- After he was hospitalized this week, @AndrewYang was asked about @BernieSanders at the #2020GunSafety forum in Las Vegas: "He's a national hero. Inspired me and so many others. And I'm sure he'll be back in no time"
00:00 - Two days after the New Hampshire primary wraps up, @kenjeong and @steveaoki to host 21+ town hall with @AndrewYang on the Las Vegas Strip mobilize.us/nvforyang/even…first question: Can I have an advance on that thousand bucks? #YangGang
- New poll in California from @BerkeleyIGS and @latimespolitics @BernieSanders 24% @ewarren 22% @JoeBiden 14% @PeteButtigieg 12% latimes.com/politics/story…
- What does @iPhilSomething think of criticism over @BernieSanders' advice to a young black man, if he's pulled over by the police? "I thought the answer was exactly what my parents told me every single day. You don't fight the police in the street, you try to go home."
00:00 - This morning: publishers of The Las Vegas Black Image endorsing @PeteButtigieg
- "WE ♥️ @BernieSanders" greeting drivers stuck in traffic on the 110 this morning headed into downtown Los Angeles
00:00 - Supporters are rallying outside the local @CochiseGOP office for an event with @tedcruz and @MarthaMcSally who just pulled in #AZpol #AZsen
- The @CDCgov is no longer predicting that COVID-19 hospitalizations "will likely decrease" over coming month "will remain stable or have an uncertain trend" cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…For the first time since last fall The @CDCgov's national ensemble is predicting that the pace of new COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations "will likely decrease over the next 4 weeks" cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
- Dr. Fiona Havers, head of RESP-NET hospitalization data, resigned from @CDCgov today "I no longer have confidence that these data will be used objectively or evaluated with appropriate scientific rigor to make evidence-based vaccine policy decisions."









