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“White House tries to discredit Fauci as virus surges”

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MSNBC
Date:
July 13, 2020
MSNBC interviewed Anne Rimoin, Fielding School professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, on the Federal Administration’s reported decision to disregard advice from Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director and top government professional medical advisor.
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The U.S. response has been politicized

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CNN
Date:
July 10, 2020
CNN interviewed David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about the state of the pandemic in the United States, including what leaders need to do to slow it down.
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"‘Inviting Disaster’: Disney World Reopening Inspires Worry From Health Experts, Optimism From Some Workers"

Source:
Variety
Date:
July 10, 2020
Variety interviewed Anne Rimoin, Fielding School professor of epidemiology and director of the FSPH UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, about the risks of re-opening amusement parks, including Disney World in Florida, set to open in stages beginning July 11.
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"Workplace discrimination allowed in nearly one in four countries: study"

Source:
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Date:
July 9, 2020
Thomson Reuters Foundation quoted Dr. Jody Heymann, founding director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center and a UCLA distinguished professor of public health, public policy, and medicine, in connection with a study she co-authored that shows workers in nearly one in four member states of the United Nations are not legally protected from discrimination based on race and ethnicity.
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"Speaking of pandemics: The art and science of risk communication"

Source:
Knowable Magazine
Date:
July 9, 2020
Knowable Magazine interviewed Deborah Glik, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about best practices for informing the public about the pandemic.
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Op-ed: "As COVID-19 flares behind bars, now's not the time for more Terre Haute executions"

Source:
Indianapolis Star
Date:
July 8, 2020
Nina Harawa, professor-in-residence of epidemiology for the Fielding School, wrote a commentary for the Indianapolis Star about scheduled executions of inmates at the US Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, and the potential for COVID-19 collateral damage affecting other prisoners and staff, as well as visiting family members, attorneys, spiritual advisors and more.
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"Grim projection: 200,000 dead by Election Day"

Source:
Politico
Date:
July 8, 2020
Politico interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor-in-residence of community health sciences and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about projections the U.S. death toll is now expected to reach 200,000 by Nov. 3, Election Day.
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"California braces for a spike in coronavirus deaths as infections soar. But how bad will it be?"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
July 7, 2020
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor of epidemiology for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and of medicine for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, on California's rising COVID-19 infection rate and potential fatalities.
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"California Limits July Fourth Celebrations to Combat Coronavirus Surge"

Source:
Wall Street Journal
Date:
July 6, 2020
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor-in-residence of epidemiology and community health sciences, about California state orders to limit public gatherings to fight the pandemic.
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Immunity is incomplete and may even wane

Source:
CNN
Date:
July 6, 2020
CNN interviewed Anne Rimoin, Fielding School professor of epidemiology and director of the FSPH UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, about research on the pandemic in Spain that makes clear that immunity, even among those who have been infected, is incomplete and may wane after a few weeks, with significant implications for the concept of herd immunity.
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