Pandemic rch record highs with no signs of slowing down. Researchers are now warning the u. S. Death toll may near 540,000 by april. Today we will speak to one of the worlds leading Infectious Disease doctors, paul farmer, the cofound of partne in health. All of these epidemics find their way to exploit social disparities and inequalities and take their greatest harvest among the pr anvulnerab. E qstion ware aski is does that need to be the case . And of course, the answer is, no, it does not. Amy dr. Paul farmer will talk about the pandemic, health care inequality, and his new book fevers, feuds and diamonds ebola and the ravages of history. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States has set yet another world record for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and deaths with over 216,000 infections confirmed thursday and more than 2800 deaths. Nearly 101,000 people are hospitalized with covi
Senator david perdue refused to take part, so democratic challenger jon ossoff stood on stage alongside an empty podium. It is a strange situation to be asking a question of a sitting United States senator who is not here to debate as he asks for the votes of the people to be reelected. Amy the debates came a day after President Trump held a rally in georgia and called on georgias republican Governor Brian Kemp to overturn the election but kemp refused to do so. We will go to georgia for the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Is heading towards 15 million confirmed cases of covid19 as daily cases are averaging close to 200,000. The reported death toll has topped 282,000 with hospitalizations now over 100,000. Experts warn the grim figures do not yet account for spikes related to thanksgiving travel. Hospitals and the 911 emergency call system are being stretched to the breaking point as Fr
James ridge. It is a positive on saturday. Officially testing everyone abouts the saudis including step. The scent of her Probation Department is now working with county Health Officials to try to identify the source of the exposure. In the meantime, a plan to distribute the covid19 vaccine is now taking shape in Santa Clara County. South reported jesse gary joints is now live from saturday with more on this vaccine rollout strategy as well as some clarifications to the countys new travel quarantine. Jesse . It afternoon. County Health Officials tweaked the travel quarantine policy. Now, people who travel who are required to travel for their jobs as well as Healthcare Providers are all exempt as well as people who are in transit through Santa Clara County. For example, passengers at San Jose International airport. With all that said, travel during the holiday. While there is a coverts bike and progress is still discouraged. We know that volume of mixing of household and the surge in ca
Nation to formally authorize a covid19 vaccine rollout begins next week, and the world is watching. Plus, Chinas Mission to the moon new images of the first Lunar Landing in more than 40 years. Announcer live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening more progress and more set backpacks on this, the 266th day of the pandemic. There is now a cure. Pfizers vaccine approved in the United Kingdom here in the United States the cdc slashing its quarantine guidelines now just ten days, or seven with a negative test for people exposed to covid but the virus is not going away. Its getting much worse. A warning tonight from the head of the cdc. December and january and february are going to be rough times. I actually believe they are going to be the most difficult time in the Public Health history of this nation. White House Coronavirus Task force telling states we are in a very dangerous place as covid cases and hospitalizations rise. In a re
Nation to formally authorize a covid19 vaccine rollout begins next week, and the world is watching. Plus, Chinas Mission to the moon new images of the first Lunar Landing in more than 40 years. Announcer live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening more progress and more set backpacks on this, the 266th day of the pandemic. There is now a cure. Pfizers vaccine approved in the United Kingdom here in the United States the cdc slashing its quarantine guidelines now just ten days, or seven with a negative test for people exposed to covid but the virus is not going away. Its getting much worse. A warning tonight from the head of the cdc. December and january and february are going to be rough times. I actually believe they are going to be the most difficult time in the Public Health history of this nation. White House Coronavirus Task force telling states we are in a very dangerous place as covid cases and hospitalizations rise. In a re