Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner, says he is “fairly confident” that a new strain of the virus from Brazil is already in the U.S., and “we’re just not detecting it yet.” Source
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Birx on the Trump White House, the politics of the pandemic and more
The former White House coronavirus task force coordinator reveals new details about her work to fight the pandemic. Source
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on coronavirus
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired January 24, 2021 on “Facing Forward” and CBSN Source
Dr. Deborah Birx on her time in the White House and pandemic politics
In her first interview since leaving the White House, Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House coronavirus response coordinator, reflects on her time at the Trump White House, the politics of the pandemic and more. Source
Transcript: Dr. Deborah Birx on “Face the Nation”
The following is a transcript of an interview with former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx that aired Sunday, January 24, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” Source
Trump’s legal team prepares for Senate impeachment trial as Schumer agrees to delay
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has agreed to delay former President Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks. The House still plans to submit the article of impeachment on Monday, prompting the proceedings to begin. Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig joined CBSN to explain what the former president’s legal team may be doing to prepare for the trial and what Democrats need to do to prove the president intended to start an insurrection. Source
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns new COVID variant is more deadly
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the global impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Source
Fauci says goal of 100 million shots in 100 days “is a floor, not a ceiling”
“It’s going to be a challenge,” Fauci said of accomplishing Mr. Biden’s goal of 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine in his first 100 days. Source
U.S. surpasses 25 million cases of COVID-19
America’s infections account for more than one-fourth of the world’s cases of COVID-19. Source
Fauci says goal of 100 million coronavirus shots by April “is a floor, not a ceiling”
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, says reaching the goal of administering 100 million shots by April will be “challenging” and “is a floor, not a ceiling.” Source