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Mississippi's Republican governor, Tate Reeves, on Sunday defended his decision to roll back restrictions on businesses and end Mississippi's mask mandate, saying the levels of COVID-19 in his state did not warrant such measures remaining in place. Speaking with CNN's Jake Tapper Jacob (Jake) Paul Tapper All eyes on Manchin after COVID-19 aid passes Senate Sunday shows: Manchin in the spotlight after pivotal role in coronavirus aid debate Michigan governor touts J&J vaccine after Detroit mayor turns down doses MORE on "State of the Union," the governor pushed back against criticism of states that have relaxed COVID-19 restrictions from top health experts including Anthony Fauci Anthony Fauci Fauci predicts high schoolers will receive coronavirus vaccinations this fall Texas patrons threaten to call ICE on Mexican restaurant for keeping mask mandate Gottlieb: 'Probable' that high schoolers will get coronavirus vaccines this year MORE . … [Read more...] about Mississippi governor defends ending mask mandate

Dr. Michael Osterholm. Photo: Stuart Isett for Fortune Brainstorm Health This article was featured in One Great Story , New York ’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Michael Osterholm has spent the past year as afraid of getting Covid as anyone else. “You know how many times I’ve woken up in the morning and said, I wonder if today’s the day I could get infected?” One of the world’s leading epidemiologists, he is reassured by the fact that he doesn’t go anywhere—“I’m the guy who has the same tank of gas in his car that he had three months ago”—but he, too, is desperate to be done with the pandemic. “I miss my grandkids,” he told Intelligencer from his Minneapolis-area home, his assured voice turning wistful. “My God , I miss my grandkids.” Osterholm, 67, is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and has spent the past four decades studying epidemics, but he … [Read more...] about The Pandemic’s Dr. Doom Bets It All

As we continue on a six-week decline in cases, hospitalizations and deaths across the country, Americans are growing restless, demanding to know when life will resemble some level of pre-COVID-19 normalcy. Following the surge that resulted from holiday gatherings, the country is seeing the result of growing immunity and decreased indoor gatherings, witnessing a 73 percent decline in new cases since January. This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a third vaccine candidate the emergency use authorization (EUA) to be shipped out to various locales across the country. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine further adds to the robust vaccine effort with approximately 2 million doses being administered daily and over 82 million doses already given. ADVERTISEMENT While the magnitude of such efforts is enormous, the current pace would take another six to nine months to vaccinate 70 percent of the U.S. population, the approximate threshold to reach … [Read more...] about Reaching immunity: A path forward