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The CDC says it's worried Americans aren't following its advice as the number of U.S. coronavirus cases continues to rise. While cases have slowed in hot spots such as New York state, the U.S. is still seeing more than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to a CNBC analysis of case data. Crowds of people have been seen in recent weeks at protests, over the Memorial Day holiday and at the SpaceX launch over the weekend. Public health experts recommend people wear masks, wash hands and get tested if they do decide to participate in protests.
| | Would you get a Covid-19 vaccine? Your answer may depend on your political leaning | As if developing a new vaccine in the fastest timeline in history and manufacturing it on a larger scale than has ever been done before wasn't enough, vaccine makers will face another hurdle if they get that far: convincing the American public to take it. A CNBC/Change Research poll this week found that only 38% of Americans said they'd definitely get a Covid-19 vaccine, while 21% said definitely not. And when you look at the responses by political leaning, the difference is stark.
-Meg Tirrell | | | | 'Gold standard' study finds hydroxychloroquine doesn't prevent infection | Hydroxychloroquine, the drug backed by President Donald Trump to combat Covid-19, is no better than a placebo in preventing infection of the virus, according to the first randomized, placebo-controlled trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week. The study is likely to damper enthusiasm about the drug, which Trump has touted as a potential "game changer." A recent study published in JAMA found that U.S. prescriptions for the malaria drug surged nearly 2,000% in March when Trump first promoted the drug as a potential treatment for the coronavirus.
-Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | | | | College officials say they won't bring students back to campus without expanded testing and tracing | College presidents told Senate lawmakers that universities will remain closed until they can ensure it's safe to bring students back to campus, which will require extensive Covid-19 testing and contact tracing. Without adequate testing, universities "can't function at all," testified Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. Christina Paxson, president of Brown University in Rhode Island, said she's "cautiously optimistic" about students returning in the fall, although any reopening plan would need to include, "testing and more testing, tracing, isolation, quarantine, social distancing, masks and hygiene measures," she said.
-Noah Higgins-Dunn | | | | Talkspace ends partnership agreement with Facebook | Talkspace, a company that provides online therapy, said it is ending its partnership agreement with Facebook after it decided not to moderate a post from President Donald Trump that said "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." "We will not support a platform that incites violence, racism and lies," the CEO Oren Frank tweeted on Monday. Via text, Frank told CNBC that he would reconsider the deal with Facebook, if the company took further steps to moderate its content. The deal would have been worth six figures - a potentially significant sum for Talkspace, a venture-backed start-up.
-Chrissy Farr | | | | U.S. needs to ensure underserved minorities have 'equitable access' to testing, HHS official says | The U.S. needs to ramp up coronavirus testing to provide "equitable access" for everyone, especially for underserved minority communities, the government's top testing official said in a conference call with reporters on Thursday. Adm. Brett Giroir, an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services who is running the government's testing response, said black Americans have been hit disproportionately hard by the coronavirus compared to white Americans. HHS will begin to require local laboratories to report new demographic data, including age, race, ethnicity, sex, zip code and type of test performed on patients. The new information will help the CDC better understand how Covid-19 has impacted different communities, Giroir said, and will help the federal government effectively distribute resources to respond to the outbreak.
-Will Feuer | | | | New York opens coronavirus testing to all George Floyd protesters | Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York is expanding its testing facilities to everyone who has participated in the recent George Floyd protests. Floyd's death has sparked international demonstrations across the world and drew about 20,000 protesters in New York City alone. Across the state, roughly 30,000 people have joined in on the protests, according to Cuomo. The governor urged everyone to wear masks, get tested and inform others that they have been exposed to the coronavirus. He also noted the possibility of an infection lag where it can take four to five days on average for symptoms to show. In serious cases, infected patients could be hospitalized within 8 to 12 days, Cuomo said. New York City is still on track to begin "phase one" reopening on June 8.
-Jasmine Kim | | CNBC @Work Virtual Spotlight | June 18, 2020
The New Convergence: Driving Better Outcomes
Featuring:
Que Dallara, Honeywell Connected Enterprise CEO
Pat Gelsinger, VMware CEO
"Tiger" Tyagarajan, Genpact CEO
George Batsakis, 1901 Group CTO
Paul Gaffney, Kohl's CTO
Andrea Gallego, BCG Gamma CTO
Neil Green, Otis CTO
Solmaz Shahalizadeh, Shopify Data Science and Engineering VP
Chris Wright, Red Hat CTO
Through discussions with the most influential voices on the future of work, CNBC will explore how companies can use converging tech to find the best workers, create a new, more flexible workforce, and enhance their bottom line. | |
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