close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 1 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. WASHINGTON – Just five weeks ago, Los Angeles County was conducting more than 350,000 weekly coronavirus tests, including at a massive drive-thru site at Dodger Stadium, as health workers raced to contain the worst COVID-19 hotspot in the U.S. Now, county officials say testing has nearly collapsed. More than 180 government-supported sites are operating at only a third of their capacity. After a year of struggling to boost testing, communities across the country are seeing plummeting demand, shuttering testing sites or even trying to return supplies. (iStock) "It’s shocking how quickly we’ve gone from moving at 100 miles an hour to about 25," said Dr. Clemens Hong, who leads the county’s testing operation. After a year of struggling to boost testing, communities across the country are seeing plummeting demand, shuttering testing sites or even trying to return supplies. The drop in screening comes at a significant moment in the outbreak: Experts are cautiously optimistic that COVID-19 is receding after killing more than 500,000 people in the U.S. but concerned that emerging variants could prolong the epidemic. "Everyone is hopeful for rapid, widespread vaccinations, but I don’t think we’re at a point where we can drop our guard just yet," said Hong. "We just don’t have enough people who are immune to rule out another surge." 'KEEP AN EYE' ON NEW YORK CORONAVIRUS VARIANT, FAUCI WARNS U.S. testing hit a peak on Jan. 15, when the country was averaging more than 2 million tests per day. Since then, the average number of daily tests has fallen more than 28%. The drop mirrors declines across all major virus measures since January, including new cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Officials say those encouraging trends, together with harsh winter weather, ...
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I got vaccinated. What now?
Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN) The United States Covid-19 vaccination program is gaining steam. As of Tuesday, more than 40 million people have received the first dose, representing about 13% of the country. At the same time, national rates of new infection have decreased , presenting a real opportunity to control the pandemic. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz With this progress, though, has come no small amount of consternation. A new set of daunting questions has arisen, the product of an increasing number of vaccines and vaccinees. Reasonably enough, people now want to know the specific dos and don'ts of daily living for the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. The nub is this: are we re-approaching the glory days of before this pandemic began or is the lockdown drag-out pod-life still necessary? And within this broad question are a million smaller questions: if you are two vaccines in, is double-masking still necessary? What about the 20-second hand wash? And all those pocket-friendly bottles of hand sanitizer -- can I toss them already? Despite being top of mind for so many, there is still no real guide for how to proceed most safely. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has addressed this a little, though their guidance has risen only to the level of a Frequently Asked Question response not their more common multi-page, multi-referenced tome. Other than side-stepping the need to quarantine after an exposure, the message to vaccinees basically is this: act like you have not been vaccinated at all. True, Dr Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the President, has indicated that revised guidelines, which he believes "will be coming soon," may "relax the stringency ... when people have been vaccinated," but, presumably, ...
Trump, Florida complicate Biden approach to Cuba
The Trump administration’s hard-line approach to Cuba may complicate efforts by President-elect Joe Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE to return to Obama-era policies. The State Department is reportedly weighing a proposal to put Cuba back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a step intended to make it more difficult for Biden to open relations. In addition, while former President Obama won the state of Florida twice, Biden was defeated by Trump in Florida in 2020 — at least partly because of disappointingly low support from Latin American voters in the state. Much of this has been attributed to GOP efforts to paint Biden as a president who would bring socialism to the United States. ADVERTISEMENT Biden won just a narrow victory in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, while Florida Reps. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Trump, Florida complicate Biden approach to Cuba The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Mastercard - Coast-to-coast fears about post-holiday COVID-19 spread The Memo: Democrats see warning signs beyond 2020 MORE (D) and Donna Shalala Donna Edna Shalala It's time for a second Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health Biden's new challenge: Holding Trump accountable Trump, Florida complicate Biden approach to Cuba MORE (D) both lost their seats to Trump-aligned GOP challengers. In 2014, Obama and Cuban leader Raúl Castro announced that their governments would restore full diplomatic ties, signaling the start of a new era following more than 50 years of bilateral tensions. The following year, Obama removed Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list. The Caribbean country had first been placed on the list by President Reagan in 1982 for its support of leftist militant groups in Central America and ...
AZ Sheriff: ‘We Do Have a Crisis’ on the Border
On Monday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Cochise County, AZ Sheriff Mark Dannels (R) stated that there is a crisis on the southern border and said it makes no sense to have guidelines designed to prevent coronavirus spread while “you’re opening up the southern border.” Dannels said, “[I]t’s upsetting to hear that — the secretary saying there is no crisis on our border. I can assure you, speaking to my communities here in Cochise County, speaking to my fellow sheriffs, that that is not the case.” He added, “Well, as sheriffs, we’ve met with the Department of Homeland Security senior team a couple of times. It’s not been — we have not discussed questions and answers. It’s been, here’s what we’re doing. I made a suggestion that we have to have our local health departments, your sheriffs, your state officials, your governor’s office staff. We need to be at the table talking about what’s going on on the southern border. That’s not happening right now. That gets frustrating. We have an upcoming meeting. We hope we can get some questions. But we’re past due on questions and answer time. Second to that, I will say this, is, sheriffs think of public safety, national security, and humanitarian. Now, we’re adding COVID onto that. We were told that they’re not tested for COVID. They do a medical screening, which is not COVID testing. These people are being released. You look at, Charles, 26 countries have got a travel ban, all the stuff going on, all the CDC guidelines…make sure we’re wearing masks, social distancing, but you’re opening up the southern border. We do have a crisis on this border.” Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett ...
Will ‘Cover-up Cuomo’ be marching to ‘Jail to the Chief’?
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo Cuomo apologizes over allegations, calls for NY AG to tap lawyer for independent probe New York AG says Cuomo statement is not sufficient for independent investigation Cuomo asks New York AG to appoint independent attorney to investigate sexual harassment claims MORE (D) has probably long thought that one day he would be – indeed, should be – entering a room to the sound of “Hail to the Chief.” Now it looks more likely that music will be “Jail to the Chief.” There is growing Democratic criticism of the governor’s handling – or should we say “mishandling”? – of the coronavirus pandemic, in which perhaps thousands of seniors in New York nursing homes died needlessly due to Cuomo’s ill-fated policies, followed by a cover-up. Now Democrats are accusing Cuomo of strongarming them for raising concerns. Even New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is supporting an investigation into his nursing home fiasco. ADVERTISEMENT Democratic criticism gives the mainstream media permission to investigate Cuomo, which they are finally beginning to do. For example, there has been widespread media coverage of comments made by his top aide, Melissa DeRosa, who reportedly apologized to Democratic lawmakers for the governor’s cover-up. Reports quote her as saying , “And basically, we froze. Because then we were in a position where we weren’t sure if what we were going to give to the Department of Justice, or what we give to you guys, what we start saying, was going to be used against us while we weren’t sure if there was going to be an investigation.” Isn’t obstruction of justice a crime? In addition, the media are picking up on the accusation of sexual assault by a former top Cuomo aide, Lindsey Boylan. She made the accusation in December. But now she has written about it , and the newly unchained media appear ready to cover the issue. When asked about the accusation, most leading ...
