COVID-19 Cases Rise in U.S. Hotspots 11:39 pm
COVID-19 cases are rising in U.S. Hotspots. Most of these rising case numbers have been attributed to the now dominant Delta variant, which is twice as transmissible as previous strains. Almost all of U.S. COVID-19 deaths in June were among unvaccinated people.
Rising COVID-19 case numbers in U.S. Hotspots as the Delta variant rapidly spreads. Dr. Peter Hotez, Chair of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine: “Wherever vaccination rates are low with a high percentage of the virus isolants, or the Delta variant which is twice as transmissible as the original lineage you’re going to have lots of COVID cases and lots of hospitalizations.”
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President Joe Biden has named his long-time physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor as the new White House physician, according to a report from ABC News.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor will replace Dr. Sean Conley, who served as the White House physician in the Trump administration. According to CNN, it s not uncommon for a president to name his own physician when taking office, though his two most recent predecessors each retained the incumbent doctor who had attended the men who served before them.
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Dr. O Connor, a retired Army colonel, served in the US Army for 22 years. In addition to degrees from St. Bonaventure University and the New York Institute of Technology College of Medicine. Dr. O’Connor has military education that includes Airborne School in 1986, AMEDD Officer Basic Course in 1993, and US Army Flight Surgeon training in 1998.
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By MOLLY NAGLE, ABC News
(WASHINGTON) President Joe Biden has commissioned Dr. Kevin O’Connor as his new White House physician, replacing Dr. Sean Conley in a role that became a source of controversy under former President Donald Trump’s four years in the White House.
It’s not unusual for a new president to select their personal physician for their term, However, O’Connor will take on the job in the medical unit that faced a crisis of credibility under Trump following rosy readouts of physicals and misleading information about his COVID-19 treatment.
O’Connor has served as Biden’s primary care physician since 2009, when he was appointed physician to the vice president and was chosen by Biden for the new role due to their long history, and personal relationship, according to a White House official.