Friday, October 02, 2020 6:42:54 PM
President Trump Tested COVID-19 Positive and being taken to Walter Reed Military Medical Center
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/president-trump-being-taken-to-walter-reed-military-medical-center-as-a-precautionary-measure.html
Trump wearing mask walked to helicopter Marine One which will fly him to Walter Reed Military Medical Center
The move, which appears to mark an escalation in the efforts to treat the president, is being made “as a precautionary measure,” a senior administration official told NBC News.
“President Trump remains in good spirts, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day,” press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement to reporters at the White House.
“Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the President will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days. President Trump appreciates the outpouring of support for both he and the First Lady,” McEnany said.
“Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the President will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days. President Trump appreciates the outpouring of support for both he and the First Lady,” McEnany said.
The president’s transfer to the medical facility comes less than a day after he announced his diagnosis. First lady Melania Trump also tested positive for Covid-19.
Earlier Friday afternoon, the White House physician said Trump was “fatigued but in good spirits.” The physician, Dr. Sean Conley, also said Trump, 74, had been given an experimental antibody cocktail treatment, and was taking several nutritional supplements as well.
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Trump use experimental antibody cocktail drugs from Regeneron
instead of his fav drug Hydroxychloroquine, thousands doses still sitting in the Fed's warehouse
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/health/trump-antibody-treatment.html
Eli Lilly also has ties to the Trump administration. Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is a former executive at the company.
During the pandemic, Mr. Trump has promoted a range of unproven or scientifically questionable treatments for the virus, and himself took hydroxychloroquine in the hopes that it could prevent infection. The Food and Drug Administration authorized hydroxychloroquine for emergency use this spring, then revoked its approval after concluding that the drug’s potential benefits did not outweigh the risks.
Mr. Trump has also enthusiastically endorsed the use of convalescent plasma and pushed for the F.D.A. to authorize the treatment for emergency use even though there is still not good evidence that it works. He suggested that injecting a disinfectant like bleach could help combat the virus, although later said he was joking.
Other treatments — an inexpensive steroid, dexamethasone, and remdesivir, an antiviral drug developed by Gilead — have been shown in clinical trials to help patients with Covid-19 who are sick enough to be hospitalized. Neither drug has gone through the rigorous F.D.A. approval process to determine that it is safe and effective, although dexamethasone is widely available for other uses, and remdesivir has received emergency authorization.
Mr. Trump in 2018 signed the Right to Try law, which allows patients and their doctors to directly request an experimental treatment from a company, without first seeking approval from the F.D.A., which typically approves the vast majority of such requests. The Right to Try law is rarely used, however, with most doctors and hospitals preferring to use the existing process of seeking agency approval.
Some ethics experts said it would not be surprising if President Trump were given the drugs on an experimental basis, given that they have passed safety trials.
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Attendees tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after attending SCOTUS announcement with no mask
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/us/notre-dame-president-covid-trnd/index.html
The president of Notre Dame has tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after he attended a White House event where he was spotted without a mask.
Fr. John Jenkins tested positive and is now isolated with mild symptoms, according to a message from the school sent to members of the Campus Community Friday afternoon.
"During self-quarantine this week, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, learned that a colleague with whom he has been in regular contact tested positive for COVID-19. Fr Jenkins was tested and found to be positive for COVID-19 too. As a result, he is entering an extended period of isolation as indicated by University medical personnel and county health officials," the message said.
"My symptoms are mild and I will continue work from home," Jenkins said in the press release. "The positive test is a good reminder for me and perhaps for all of how vigilant we need to be.
This comes nearly a week after Jenkins attended the announcement for the White House Supreme Court of the United States nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
He was seen at the announcement shaking hands and not wearing a mask.
On Monday, Jenkins wrote a letter to his students titled "I regret my error of judgment in not wearing a mask," in which he apologized and said he would quarantine out of an abundance of caution in accordance with university protocols.
"I know many of you have read about the White House ceremony I recently attended. I write to express my regret for certain choices I made that day and for failing to lead as I should have," Jenkins said in the letter.
Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was diagnosed with coronavirus this summer
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/politics/amy-coney-barrett-coronavirus-supreme-court-nominee/index.html
This is so unfortunate for Trump to early nominate a supreme court judge since this is against Judge Ginsburg's dying wish!
Granddaughter confirms Ginsburg’s dying wish: That Trump not fill her seat
https://www.timesofisrael.com/relative-confirms-ginsburgs-dying-wish-was-to-keep-trump-from-filling-her-seat/
Trump’s promotion of hydroxychloroquine is almost certainly about politics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/07/trumps-promotion-hydroxychloroquine-is-almost-certainly-about-politics-not-profits/
For weeks, President Trump has actively hyped the possibility that the antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine might prove to be miracle cures for covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus that has spread across the country. His promotion of the drugs — which are already broadly in use in the United States without having been proved to be unusually effective at treating covid-19 — has spurred questions about his motivation. Why promote these unproven drugs over and over instead of just continuing to allow them to be used? Why keep focusing on them overtly?
Trump was asked a version of that question specifically over the weekend.
“I want them to try it,” Trump said. “And it may work, and it may not work. But if it doesn’t work, it’s nothing lost by doing it. Nothing.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/president-trump-being-taken-to-walter-reed-military-medical-center-as-a-precautionary-measure.html
Trump wearing mask walked to helicopter Marine One which will fly him to Walter Reed Military Medical Center
The move, which appears to mark an escalation in the efforts to treat the president, is being made “as a precautionary measure,” a senior administration official told NBC News.
“President Trump remains in good spirts, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day,” press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement to reporters at the White House.
“Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the President will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days. President Trump appreciates the outpouring of support for both he and the First Lady,” McEnany said.
“Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the President will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days. President Trump appreciates the outpouring of support for both he and the First Lady,” McEnany said.
The president’s transfer to the medical facility comes less than a day after he announced his diagnosis. First lady Melania Trump also tested positive for Covid-19.
Earlier Friday afternoon, the White House physician said Trump was “fatigued but in good spirits.” The physician, Dr. Sean Conley, also said Trump, 74, had been given an experimental antibody cocktail treatment, and was taking several nutritional supplements as well.
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Trump use experimental antibody cocktail drugs from Regeneron
instead of his fav drug Hydroxychloroquine, thousands doses still sitting in the Fed's warehouse
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/health/trump-antibody-treatment.html
Eli Lilly also has ties to the Trump administration. Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is a former executive at the company.
During the pandemic, Mr. Trump has promoted a range of unproven or scientifically questionable treatments for the virus, and himself took hydroxychloroquine in the hopes that it could prevent infection. The Food and Drug Administration authorized hydroxychloroquine for emergency use this spring, then revoked its approval after concluding that the drug’s potential benefits did not outweigh the risks.
Mr. Trump has also enthusiastically endorsed the use of convalescent plasma and pushed for the F.D.A. to authorize the treatment for emergency use even though there is still not good evidence that it works. He suggested that injecting a disinfectant like bleach could help combat the virus, although later said he was joking.
Other treatments — an inexpensive steroid, dexamethasone, and remdesivir, an antiviral drug developed by Gilead — have been shown in clinical trials to help patients with Covid-19 who are sick enough to be hospitalized. Neither drug has gone through the rigorous F.D.A. approval process to determine that it is safe and effective, although dexamethasone is widely available for other uses, and remdesivir has received emergency authorization.
Mr. Trump in 2018 signed the Right to Try law, which allows patients and their doctors to directly request an experimental treatment from a company, without first seeking approval from the F.D.A., which typically approves the vast majority of such requests. The Right to Try law is rarely used, however, with most doctors and hospitals preferring to use the existing process of seeking agency approval.
Some ethics experts said it would not be surprising if President Trump were given the drugs on an experimental basis, given that they have passed safety trials.
!*******************************
Attendees tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after attending SCOTUS announcement with no mask
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/us/notre-dame-president-covid-trnd/index.html
The president of Notre Dame has tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after he attended a White House event where he was spotted without a mask.
Fr. John Jenkins tested positive and is now isolated with mild symptoms, according to a message from the school sent to members of the Campus Community Friday afternoon.
"During self-quarantine this week, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, learned that a colleague with whom he has been in regular contact tested positive for COVID-19. Fr Jenkins was tested and found to be positive for COVID-19 too. As a result, he is entering an extended period of isolation as indicated by University medical personnel and county health officials," the message said.
"My symptoms are mild and I will continue work from home," Jenkins said in the press release. "The positive test is a good reminder for me and perhaps for all of how vigilant we need to be.
This comes nearly a week after Jenkins attended the announcement for the White House Supreme Court of the United States nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
He was seen at the announcement shaking hands and not wearing a mask.
On Monday, Jenkins wrote a letter to his students titled "I regret my error of judgment in not wearing a mask," in which he apologized and said he would quarantine out of an abundance of caution in accordance with university protocols.
"I know many of you have read about the White House ceremony I recently attended. I write to express my regret for certain choices I made that day and for failing to lead as I should have," Jenkins said in the letter.
Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was diagnosed with coronavirus this summer
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/politics/amy-coney-barrett-coronavirus-supreme-court-nominee/index.html
This is so unfortunate for Trump to early nominate a supreme court judge since this is against Judge Ginsburg's dying wish!
Granddaughter confirms Ginsburg’s dying wish: That Trump not fill her seat
https://www.timesofisrael.com/relative-confirms-ginsburgs-dying-wish-was-to-keep-trump-from-filling-her-seat/
Trump’s promotion of hydroxychloroquine is almost certainly about politics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/07/trumps-promotion-hydroxychloroquine-is-almost-certainly-about-politics-not-profits/
For weeks, President Trump has actively hyped the possibility that the antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine might prove to be miracle cures for covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus that has spread across the country. His promotion of the drugs — which are already broadly in use in the United States without having been proved to be unusually effective at treating covid-19 — has spurred questions about his motivation. Why promote these unproven drugs over and over instead of just continuing to allow them to be used? Why keep focusing on them overtly?
Trump was asked a version of that question specifically over the weekend.
“I want them to try it,” Trump said. “And it may work, and it may not work. But if it doesn’t work, it’s nothing lost by doing it. Nothing.”
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