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Fauci to Washington University: Some U.S. regions reaching the ‘unimaginable’ in COVID-19 pandemic

January 8, 2021 By Alisa Nelson

The nation’s top infectious disease expert spoke virtually to a group of faculty and students Thursday at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the nation’s COVID-19 infection count, death toll, and number of hospitalizations are stunning.

Photo courtesy of Washington University

“The number are so extraordinary that we have become numb to them,” he says. “As of yesterday, there are 360,000 deaths. We have had a situation where we are now averaging between 200,000 and 300,000 new infections per day and between 2,000 and 3,000 deaths per day.”

He says every day is a new reckon for the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus.

“There are some regions of the country that are really getting to the point of what we consider the unimaginable – where you actually have to triage and determine who is going to get take care of and who is not,” Fauci says.

Missouri reports today 416,758 coronavirus cases since March, 5,912 COVID-19 deaths, and 2,841 people in a Missouri hospital getting treated for the virus.

Fauci says the pandemic will get worse before it gets better due to recent holiday gatherings. But he says vaccinations will be the real gateway to life going back to normal.

According to Fauci, the most unexpected obstacle during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the lack of a uniform response. He says public health has been emersed in a divisive society during the pandemic – something he says he has not experienced before.

“There are regions of the country where hospitals are filled with people in intensive care units who are dying,” he says. “And the people in the community still feel it’s fake news, it’s a hoax, and it’s a conspiracy. That to me is unimaginable.”

He says the response has been as unimaginable as the rioters this week at the U.S. Capitol.

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Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News Tagged With: COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Washington University

Fauci to deliver virtual COVID-19 lecture to Washington University students

January 6, 2021 By Alisa Nelson

Dr. Anthony Fauci (Photo courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

The nation’s top infectious disease expert will be giving a virtual lecture Thursday to Washington University School of Medicine faculty and students. The public can also listen live to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s talk about COVID-19 and its impact on the fields of public health and infectious diseases.

The talk will be geared toward Washington University and BJC HealthCare employees, residents, fellows and students.

His lecture will run from 8-8:45 a.m. No registration is required.

To view the lecture, click here. The School of Medicine’s website will also have a recording of Fauci’s lecture after he speaks.

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Filed Under: Education, Health / Medicine, News Tagged With: BJC Healthcare, COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Washington University

7,000 college-age people in Missouri test positive for COVID-19 in August

September 4, 2020 By Alisa Nelson

During August alone, nearly 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for COVID-19. At a press conference Thursday at Washington University in St. Louis, Gov. Mike Parson urged young people to take precautions to protect their communities.

“In some Missouri college communities, positivity rates have soared as high as 45% in one day just among the 18-24 population,” said Parson.

7,000 college-age people in Missouri test positive for COVID-19 in August

He said about 30% of Missouri’s positive cases are now among the 18 to 24-year-old age group.

“While young, healthy people are likely to have mild symptoms and quick recoveries that they may unknowingly carry COVID-19 to someone older or with underlying conditions who is not able to fight off the virus. This is why it is so important for young people to take precautions and understand the responsibility they have in the health of their communities,” said Parson.

The nation’s top infectious disease expert says seven states, including Missouri, should be particularly careful over the Labor Day holiday. Dr. Anthony Fauci says if citizens of these states are “careless”, there could be another spike in COVID-19 cases this fall.

In a press release today from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, it says Labor Day will mark six months since state officials were notified of Missouri’s first positive case of the coronavirus.

“People tend to let their guard down during these long holiday weekends,” said DHSS Department Director Dr. Randall Williams. “We don’t want to see people become complacent. We don’t want anyone to contract COVID-19, young or old. There are those that may be considered ‘high risk’ and ‘low risk,’ for adverse outcomes, but there is no population that is at ‘no risk.’”

The department says more than one million Missourians have been tested for the coronavirus, with 8.7% testing positive.

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Filed Under: Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, governor mike parson, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams

Parson about kids catching COVID-19 comments: ‘What I said didn’t come out the way I intended’

July 23, 2020 By Alisa Nelson

Gov. Mike Parson has gained national attention for comments he made Friday on “The Marc Cox Morning Show” in St. Louis. The governor has been firm in getting Missouri’s kids back to school this fall.

Gov. Mike Parson

“These kids have got to get back to school,” Parson said. “They’re at the lowest risk possible. And if they do get COVID-19, which they will — and they will when they go to school — they’re not going to the hospitals. They’re not going to have to sit in doctor’s offices. They’re going to go home, and they’re going to get over it.”

The governor’s comments have sparked a flurry of criticism in Missouri and nationally.

WATCH: Dr. Fauci fact checks Gov. Parson on the risks COVID poses to children: "Some children do get seriously ill and some do pass it on to the adults. So I think we have to be careful when we talk about that." #MOGov pic.twitter.com/62eHjcHutW

— Missouri Democrats (@MoDemParty) July 22, 2020

A statement from Missouri National Education Association President Phil Murray says Parson’s comments demonstrate “a callous disregard for the suffering of children and the safety of the parents, grandparents, educators, and students that will be put at risk if schools are reopened with improper plans and protections.”

State Auditor Nicole Galloway, a Democratic candidate for governor, said Parson’s comments displayed “stunning ignorance”.

Our kids shouldn’t be collateral damage for @GovParsonMO’s re-election campaign. Even if kids aren’t hospitalized from COVID-19, they will spread it to teachers, parents, grandparents, and others who are at greater risk. This isn’t the leadership Missouri families deserve. pic.twitter.com/lt7tKZm0sl

— Nicole Galloway (@nicolergalloway) July 20, 2020

Former U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, had a bit more to say.

Hey @GovParsonMO while you’re running around the state with no mask saying no big deal if our children get this deadly virus…look who’s #6 in the country for increases in cases. https://t.co/8XmAn5m3V1

— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) July 20, 2020

Former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, inserted her thoughts.

This is willfully endangering our kids—and entire communities—for political gain.

Forcing schools to reopen without providing them with the resources they need to do so safely is reckless, dangerous, and the last thing we should do. https://t.co/3otpKsReDA

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) July 20, 2020

During a press conference Wednesday at the state Capitol, Parson started off by bringing up the topic. The governor says he did not do a good job of explaining his point – that COVID-19 will likely be in Missouri’s schools and we must be prepared.

“For someone to use politics as a tool to say that I don’t give a damn about children is one sick individual,” Parson says during a Capitol press conference Wednesday. “And anybody that wants to follow my career, take a good look at it and you’ll find out who I care about and who I’ve protected.”

Parson pointed out that his daughter is a teacher and he has five grandchildren attending public schools. He added that he has funded education more than any other Missouri governor.

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Filed Under: Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News Tagged With: Claire McCaskill, Dr. Anthony Fauci, governor mike parson, Marc Cox Morning Show, Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway, Missouri-National Education Association, Phil Murray



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