Very excited to bring the excellent work
@DCIGroup
is doing to NYC!
Will be reaching out to/reconnecting with folks in the coming weeks once I get settled in!
We are proud to announce expansion of our operations to New York. Joining DCI to help grow our presence in New York City is
@WillFOIA
, a top journalist most recently with
@WSJ
.
We’re excited to welcome Will, who previously reported for
@nypost
and
@CNBC
.
"He was 72 now. He had never left, never graduated to serving tables, never became a manager or a chef — he says he never asked to do anything else. So, he had stayed a busboy, for 54 years."
Covid-19 might eclipse the Spanish flu that killed more than 50 million people and could make 2020 the “darkest winter in modern history” if U.S. leaders can’t mount a more coordinated response, ousted federal vaccine official Dr. Rick Bright plans to say.
Johnson & Johnson said Monday human testing of its experimental vaccine for the coronavirus will begin by September and it could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021.
NEW: While a TikTok exec was on-air at CNBC refuting allegations of censorship, the Washington Post ran a story about a user in the U.S. who was locked out of her account after her post criticizing China went viral.
The coronavirus survived for up to 17 days aboard the Princess Diamond cruise ship, living far longer on surfaces than previous research has shown, according to new data published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Spokesman from a major New Jersey company today: “Will, is it really newsworthy that a few families in Camden don’t have water?”
Me: “...can you repeat the question slowly?”
#WhyIWrite
The World Health Organization is in talks with China to send a follow-up mission to the country to investigate the zoonotic source of the coronavirus pandemic, a WHO official said Wednesday.
NEW: The majority of coronavirus tests run in the U.S. are a “complete waste” because it takes so long to return results that people aren’t able to self-isolate once they find out they have the virus, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates told CNBC.
On his first full day in office, President Biden released the details of his sweeping plan to combat the coronavirus, announcing 10 executive orders and directing agencies to use wartime powers to require companies to make N95 masks and pandemic supplies.
Professional update: today was my last day at WSJ!
I got to cover some of the biggest stories of the past few years, and work with the best in the business. I’m so grateful for the experience.
I’m starting something new soon, and can’t wait to share more.
GOOD NEWS: New York City saw its first day without any confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, according to new data from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The leader of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Wednesday he’s received death threats and racist insults while running the global efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
NEW: New York just became the coronavirus epicenter of the world as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the state surpassed that of China’s Hubei province, where the outbreak originated about three months ago.
NEW: Previously public data has already disappeared from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website after the Trump administration quietly shifted control of the information to the Department of Health and Human Services.
NEW: The United States just had its deadliest day on record due to the coronavirus as states across the country begin to ease restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus, according to data published by the World Health Organization.
Shutting down businesses and paying people for lost wages for four to six weeks could help keep the coronavirus pandemic in check and get the economy on track until a vaccine is approved and distributed, Biden advisor
@mtosterholm
said.
America now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than Italy and China, becoming the largest outbreak in the world.
At the start of the month, the US had just over 100 confirmed cases.
NEW: The U.S. is “not in total control” of the coronavirus pandemic and daily new cases could surpass 100,000 new infections per day at some point, White House health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
Coronavirus patients who don’t have any symptoms aren’t driving the spread of the virus, World Health Organization officials said, casting doubt on concerns by some researchers that the virus could be difficult to contain due to asymptomatic infections.
NEW: Rather than provide services such as lost wage compensation to encourage compliance, the CDC’s decision to provide shorter, riskier alternatives to the 14-day quarantine sends the wrong message to the public, epidemiologists told CNBC.
The coronavirus is spreading too rapidly and too broadly for the U.S. to bring it under control, Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday.
NEW: Five passengers aboard the first cruise ship to resume sailing in the Caribbean have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to reports and an interview with a passenger.
Doesn't bode well for the rest of the industry. $NCLH $CCL $RCL
President-elect Joe Biden plans to invoke the Defense Production Act after he takes office next month to boost production of Covid vaccines, a member of his Covid-19 advisory team told CNBC.
Rep. James Clyburn, chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, which obtained the emails, said the documents demonstrate “a pernicious pattern of political interference by Administration officials.”
NEW: Sen. Warren introduced a bill that would provide free Covid-19 tests for schools and essential workers, among others, to expand screening efforts for the coronavirus throughout the U.S., she said Tuesday.
SEC sent a letter to Elon Musk last month questioning at least one of his tweets about his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc.
SEC wants to know why he didn't amend his 13D filing when he tweeted that the deal “cannot move forward” without more bots info
SCOOP: A House oversight subcommittee has opened a probe of all federal contracts negotiated by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro after the Trump administration abruptly canceled the bulk of a $646 million ventilator contract with Royal Philips.
UPDATE: After we reported on
@SenWarren
’s urging of the CDC to adjust its racial demographic data for Covid deaths by age, the agency has done so, showing a much higher burden on communities of color than the agency previously reported.
Update:
@CDCgov
got our request, and has adjusted its official COVID-19 race/ethnicity mortality rates for age. The data show that Black, Latino, and Native Americans are dying of COVID-19 at a much higher rate than white Americans than they previously indicated.
Last night's high note: Oregon on Wednesday became the first state to legalize the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms on an election night that saw more states ease restrictions on recreational drugs across the country.
One Covid vaccine and two new jobs - April's been a big month! Pysched to start Monday as a business reporter for the
@nypost
.
Reach me at wfeuer
@nypost
.com
The United States won’t be able to test broadly for the coronavirus for “weeks, if not months,” Severin Schwan, CEO of testing manufacturer Roche, told CNBC on Monday.
States with rapidly expanding coronavirus outbreaks should seriously consider “shutting down” like the country did when the virus first hit the U.S. in March, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.
A top comms manager at Facebook helped Gov. Andrew Cuomo fight sexual misconduct allegations — including by helping leak confidential files about accuser Lindsey Boylan and by participating in regular discussions about Cuomo’s strategy. -
@theo_wayt
The United States is “facing a whole lot of trouble” as coronavirus cases continue to surge across the country heading into the cold winter months, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told CNBC on Monday.
“We’re not going to follow the CDC guidance. I consider it political propaganda. I would caution private companies against following the CDC guidance," Cuomo said on a conference call with reporters.
BREAKING: New York is investigating how Covid-19 impacts children after a 5-year-old boy in New York City died this week from coronavirus-related complications, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
The two burgeoning Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea require swift action “to avoid catastrophic consequences,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.
NEW: 3M and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Tuesday a partnership to develop a rapid coronavirus antigen test they say will be widely available in the U.S.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered state health agencies to cut ties with Quest Diagnostics, one of the country’s largest labs, after the company failed to report nearly 75,000 coronavirus tests in a timely manner, according to the state.
Elon Musk completed his takeover of Twitter Inc. Thursday and fired Chief Executive Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, according to people familiar with the matter. Via
@laurenthomas
🏥🚨More than 100,000 people are currently in hospitals across the U.S. sick with Covid-19, as the pandemic pushes doctors, nurses and other health workers to their limits.
BREAKING: The United States will pay $1.95 billion for Pfizer to produce and deliver 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the U.S. if it proves safe and effective in humans, the government announced Wednesday.
The New York Department of Health underreported Covid deaths in nursing homes by as much as 50%, according to a new report published Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the CDC announced Thursday on a conference call that the agency has released a new diagnostic test for COVID-19. It will improve the country’s ability to quickly identify and treat COVID-19 patients.
Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire philanthropist and former mayor of NYC, will help the state develop and implement an aggressive program to test and trace people who have had contact with Covid-19-infected individuals, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.
BREAKING: Cruise stocks rose Friday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it will replace its nearly 8-month No-Sail Order with a less restrictive “Conditional Sailing Order.”
"Another 39 people tested positive for the coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship currently quarantined at sea off the coast of Japan, ship operator Princess Cruises said Tuesday evening stateside." 👀
The United States reported 77,255 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, shattering its previous record single-day spike in new cases by nearly 10,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
World Health Organization officials warned Friday against dismissing the coronavirus that’s swept across the globe as just a bad outbreak of the flu, saying it has overwhelmed health systems around the world in just a few weeks.
“New York has another about five weeks to go for this between now and when they’re going to reach peak hospitalizations, so the fact that they’re stretched right now is worrisome," said former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.
“We collectively have been living in a world where we’ve tried to convince ourselves that this disease is mild in young people and more severe in older people and that’s where the problem is," Dr. Mike Ryan said.
Confirmed infections of the rapidly spreading coronavirus surpassed 350,000 worldwide on Monday and global deaths rose past 15,000, as COVID-19 spreads across Europe and North America.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will “very soon” run 5 million coronavirus tests per day, even as the lack of testing remains an obstacle for many states anxious to reopen for business.
Abbott Labs’ rapid coronavirus diagnostic test that’s used by the White House could be missing nearly half of positive cases, according to a new study from researchers at New York University, which describes the test as “unacceptable.”
Texas is preparing to start administering the first Covid-19 immunization shots in less than three weeks — as soon as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants emergency approval to distribute Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccine.
President Trump’s decision to cut ties with the World Health Organization due to their response to the coronavirus pandemic will ultimately hurt U.S. interests and empower international rivals, four global health experts testified before Senators.
Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.’s longtime leader, agreed to pay more than $12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity, an amount far larger than previously known.
$WWE
NEW: The FDA authorized one of the first Covid-19 tests that measures the amount of neutralizing antibodies produced after exposure to the virus — a “new generation” of test that is designed to tell how well someone is protected against infection.
World Health Organization officials said Monday not all people who recover from the coronavirus have the antibodies to fight a second infection, raising concern that patients may not develop immunity after surviving Covid-19.
It’s “truly a sad thing” that the United States has still not organized coronavirus testing to make it more available and to hasten the time it takes to get results, Microsoft co-founder and global health philanthropist Bill Gates said Tuesday.
NEW: States are beginning to break from the federal guidance on who should get the Covid vaccine and when. Texas led the way, prioritizing the elderly and those w/ comorbidities over essential workers. But more are sure to follow...
Four passengers died aboard Holland America’s “Zaandam” cruise ship and two people on board tested positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Friday.
It is at least the third Carnival-owned ship to become the site of a coronavirus outbreak.
President Donald Trump said he thinks the U.S. will “very soon” be able to test 5 million people for coronavirus a day – but there’s “no way on Earth” the country can reach that goal, according to the government’s top testing official.
The director of the CDC Dr. Robert Redfield said Wednesday there’s no evidence that children drive the spread of the coronavirus, but that’s likely because the U.S. hasn’t tested enough kids to know one way or the other.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than the second World War and the impact, particularly the mental health toll, will last “for many years to come,” the World Health Organization’s top official said Friday.
“We all want this to be over. We all want to get on with our lives, but the hard reality is that this is not even close to being over," director-general of the World Health Organization said Monday.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Monday it is canceling in-person undergraduate classes after a coronavirus outbreak quickly spread across campus just two weeks after students returned for the fall semester.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered nonessential businesses to keep 100% of their workforce at home and put in place stringent new restrictions on New Yorkers starting Sunday as the state grapples with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.
$PFE CEO Albert Bourla hasn’t received his company’s Covid-19 vaccine shot yet, saying Monday he and other executives will not “cut the line” as U.S. officials kick off a massive effort to distribute the vaccine across the country.
NEW: The Minnesota National Guard plans to test all of its deployed members for the coronavirus after one tested positive and nine others have reported symptoms, a spokesman told CNBC on Tuesday.
NEW: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday threatened to sue the Trump administration if it moves forward with plans to cut federal funding from a number of Democrat-run cities.
NEW: Carnival cruise line announced plans Monday to resume service beginning Aug. 1, despite concerns from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that cruise ship travel “exacerbates the global spread of Covid-19.”