Previously, public data had already disappeared from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website after the Trump administration quietly transferred control of the information to the Department of Health and Human Services. Since the pandemic began, CDC has regularly released data on the availability of hospital beds and intensive …
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, as the country continues to grapple with the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Weekly initial jobless claims reached 1.3 million for the week ending July 11, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow …
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Retail sales in the United States increased more than expected in June, but the budding economic recovery is threatened by a resurgence of new Covid-19 infections and high unemployment. The Commerce Department said Thursday that retail sales increased 7.5% last month. That was above the 18.2% jump in May, which …
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Johnson & Johnson products on a shelf in a store in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Johnson & Johnson’s second-quarter earnings fell 35% from the same period last year, as the coronavirus pandemic forced hospitals to postpone elective surgeries, strongly impacting the company’s medical device business. J&J earned $ …
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The Trump administration confirmed on Wednesday that it ordered hospitals to send data on coronavirus patients directly to the Department of Health and Human Services, rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The change raised questions about the integrity of the process. Some former health officials fear the …
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