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July 24, 2020 at 1:11 pm

Pepcid-COVID study raised red flags weeks after $21M grant

Two months after the Trump administration awarded $21 million to study whether a common heartburn drug was effective against COVID-19, government health officials raised serious...

This June 15, 2020 photo shows a bottle of Pepcid antacid in Washington. The U.S. government’s Pepcid project has revealed what critics describe as the Trump administrationâ€™s disregard for science and anti-corruption rules meant to guard against taxpayer dollars going to political cronies or funding projects that arenâ€™t rigorously designed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) NY317 NY317

July 23, 2020 at 7:00 am

Pepcid as a virus remedy? Trump admin’s $21M gamble fizzled VIEW

The administration's emergency contract for researchers to try Pepcid on COVID-19 victims is now under federal scrutiny after a whistleblower says it was rushed through...

May 19, 2020 at 2:28 pm

GOP fronts ‘pro-Trump’ doctors to prescribe rapid reopening

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican political operatives are recruiting “extremely pro-Trump” doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible,...

Documents that U.S. health officials have released as part of some long-delayed specific guidance that schools, businesses, and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns are photographed Thursday, May 14, 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a set of six â€œdecision toolâ€ documents. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) MDJE101 MDJE101

May 14, 2020 at 12:33 pm

CDC releases long-delayed, edited guidance on coronavirus reopening

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Thursday released some of their long-delayed guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states...

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May 13, 2020 at 2:32 pm

Emails: Trump nominee involved in shelving CDC virus guide

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former chemical industry executive nominated to be the nation’s top consumer safety watchdog was involved in sidelining detailed guidelines to help...

May 12, 2020 at 9:28 pm

AP Exclusive: CDC guidance more restrictive than White House VIEW

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions during the coronavirus pandemic was...

May 12, 2020 at 4:32 pm

AP Exclusive: CDC docs stress plans for more virus flareups

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Advice from the nation’s top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the midst of the...

May 8, 2020 at 3:17 pm

AP Exclusive: Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation’s top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came...

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May 7, 2020 at 9:07 pm

Experts worry CDC is sidelined in coronavirus response

NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly found its suggestions for fighting the coronavirus outbreak taking a backseat to...

May 7, 2020 at 6:37 pm

Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how...

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