Headline RoundupJune 23rd, 2020

Fauci Testifies Before House Committee on Trump Admin Virus Response

US House, US Congress, Donald Trump, White House, Anthony Fauci, Coronavirus

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Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday regarding the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Among other topics, Fauci speculated about the earliest possible time frame in which a vaccine could become available, saying that between late 2020 and early 2021 is possible. He also stressed that the U.S. is still in the first wave of the pandemic, and that ongoing community spread of the virus in some states is concerning. Left- and center-rated sources focused more intensely on the apparent contradiction between what Fauci and President Trump has said in the past, including Trump's recent suggestion that the U.S. should slow down coronavirus testing. Right-rated outlets overall offered less coverage on Fauci's testimony than their left- and center-rated counterparts.

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From the Left

Fauci on Trump's testing claim: 'We're going to be doing more testing, not less'

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Washington (CNN) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, told lawmakers Tuesday that the US will be increasing coronavirus testing, saying, "we're going to be doing more testing, not less," in response to President Donald Trump's recent claim that he asked to slow down testing during the pandemic.

Fauci's remarks came during a hearing convened by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, where he and other government officials are testifying as witnesses.
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Fauci hopeful for a vaccine by late 2020, early 2021

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s top infectious disease expert said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021, but warned that the next few weeks will be critical to tamping down coronavirus hot spots around the country.

Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top health officials also said they have not been asked to slow down testing for coronavirus, an issue that became controversial after President Donald Trump said last weekend that he had asked them to do...

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From the Right

COVID-19 task force: Trump never ordered us to slow down testing

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President Trump never ordered his coronavirus task force to slow down testing for the pathogen, key members told Congress on Tuesday.

“None of us have ever been told to slow down on testing. That just is a fact,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

“It’s the opposite, we’re going to be doing more testing, not less,” Dr. Fauci said.

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