News October 27, 2021

News Stories

• ‘World War C’: A thorough examination of the COVID-19 pandemic

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (Oakland Press) – In “World War C” Dr. Gupta examines COVID-19 and its effects around the world much like a competent physician gathers information about a sick patient.

• Annie Leibovitz Announced At Chicago Humanities Festival In December

  SPEAKER: Annie Leibovitz

  (Broadway World) – Annie Leibovitz, one of the most influential photographers of our time, will come to the Chicago Humanities Festival for an exclusive conversation.

• Former CDC Director Gives Alarming Statistic on Fully Vaccinated COVID Deaths

  SPEAKER: Robert Redfield

  (Town Hall) – Robert Redfield said that more than 40 percent of people who have recently died from Wuhan coronavirus in Maryland were fully vaccinated.

• The Technopolar Moment

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (Foreign Affairs) – How Digital Powers Will Reshape the Global Order

• Former FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb, MD, Calls for Research into UK Surge of New Delta Plus Variant, AY.4.2

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (Health.com) – While not yet singled out as a concern in the US, the new Delta subtype prompted a reminder that the world needs ‘robust systems’ to identify up-and-coming threats.

• Osterholm: 5th COVID wave ‘absolutely’ possible

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (MPR News) – Michael Osterholm is the Minnesotan who is helping all of us understand what’s happening with the COVID-19 pandemic and is regularly called upon to share that insight nationally, as well.

• Former White House COVID response chief speaks at Purdue

  SPEAKER: Deborah Birx

  (NWI Times) – Dr. Deborah Birx stressed the need for cooperation, a sense of community and continued research and learning in addressing this pandemic and future ones.

• Gottlieb in Sioux City: Merck’s pill offers ‘profound treatment’ for COVID-19

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  SIOUX CITY — Merck’s new antiviral pill shown to reduce people’s COVID symptoms and increase their recovery is a “profound treatment” in the fight against the global virus, former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said in Sioux City. Gottlieb, a frequent national voice in the COVID-19 pandemic discourse, spoke Tuesday at Morningside University’s annual Waitt Lecture […]

• Ex-Vice President Pence joins Indiana horse ride for vets

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (WOWO Radio) – Former Vice President Mike Pence climbed on horseback during an Indiana ride by a veterans group trying to reduce suicides among military veterans.

• Henry (Hank) Paulson to receive the 2021 Sutherland Leadership Award

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  Henry Paulson, 74th US Secretary of the Treasury & Founder of the Paulson Institute has been announced as the 2021 recipient of The Sutherland Leadership Award.

• Planning for the Future: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on How We Can Prepare for More Pandemics

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (NBC) – How can we better prepare for the next pandemic? It’s a question many have asked as we saw how unprepared our systems were to handle the coronavirus pandemic.

• The J curve and why the US is becoming less stable

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (Business Live) – As the world’s most powerful and influential nation becomes more polarised and dysfunctional there are implications for us all.

• Former CMS Chief Seema Verma: Government Programs Must Keep Pace with Home-Based Care Innovation

  SPEAKER: Seema Verma

  (Health Care News) – “The shift to home-based care is a positive development,” Verma told Home Health Care News.

• Dr. Gottlieb sees Covid’s ‘pandemic phase’ ending when antiviral pills, kids’ vaccines available

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNBC) – Dr. Scott Gottlieb expects the coronavirus’ “pandemic phase” to be over in the U.S. once vaccines become available for young children and Merck’s antiviral pill is cleared by regulators.

• Bitcoin “an option on digital gold,” Niall Ferguson says

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Advisor) – Speaking to the CFA Society Toronto, the historian was bullish on Bitcoin, cautious on inflation and worried about China.

• Why the U.S. pandemic playbook was no match for COVID

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (NPR) – The country urgently needs to upgrade its pandemic response capabilities to prevent future infectious calamities, argues former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.

• Ayaan Hirsi Ali: ‘Britain should take the lead of the English-speaking world’

  SPEAKER: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  (The Telegraph) – The author and activist says that, with America in moral confusion, Boris Johnson can become the new leader of the world order.

• One week ahead of Trump Iowa rally, Pence announces return trip to key 2024 state

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (FOX) – Former Vice President Mike Pence grabbed some attention from his former boss as he announced an upcoming return trip to the state whose caucuses for a half century have kicked off the nominating calendar in the race for the White House.

• Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation”, October 3, 2021

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, October 3, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”

• Faulkner University’s Annual Benefit Dinner featuring Mike Pence is sold out

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (AL Reporter) – All proceeds from the dinner event will go to support the university, primarily scholarships.

• Hyundai Partners with Annie Leibovitz to Showcase the “Journeys” of its Owners and Employees

  SPEAKER: Annie Leibovitz

  Campaign Captures Portraits and Behind the Scenes Stories of Eight Hyundai Owners and 17 Employees

• We’re Living Through One of the Most Explosive Extinction Episodes Ever

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  (NYT) – The second crisis has received much less attention and is less understood but still requires urgent attention by global policymakers. It is the collapse of biodiversity, the sum of all things living on the planet.

• Gingrich calls on Americans to urge their congressmen to stop the spending bill

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (FOX) – Gingrich reports, according to a poll by the American Majority Project, that one out of six Americans favor big government socialism.

• Trump May Not Have to Steal 2024

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – The former president could still win fair and square if Biden lets these five problems spiral.

• Former White House Coronavirus Coordinator Joins Real Time Medical Systems

  SPEAKER: Deborah Birx

  World-renowned infectious disease expert joins company’s Board to help drive advancements of infection prevention and control solutions for nursing facility residents.

• Up to 90% of Americans may have some form of Covid immunity after delta wave, Dr. Gottlieb says

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – Up to 90% of U.S. residents may have some form of immunity protection against Covid by the time the delta variant wave passes, according to Dr. Scott Gottlieb.

• Newt Gingrich: Biden’s border disaster – here’s why it will just keep getting worse

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (FOX) – We could have a 50% increase in US population if the Biden border disaster continues long enough

• Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on the COVID-19 booster rollout

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb airing on CBSN on Sunday, September 26, 2021.

• Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technologies: The U.S. Should do More to Speed Entry of Breakthrough Devices to Market

  SPEAKER: Joseph Grogan

  (USC) – While FDA authorization is necessary, it is not sufficient.

• Paulson, Rubin, Geithner, Summers Urge Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  (Bloomberg) – Six former Treasury secretaries appealed to congressional leaders to raise the statutory limit on U.S. debt in order to avoid a debilitating default on the U.S. government’s financial obligations.

• Former CMS Administrator Seema Verma Joins WellSky® Board of Directors

  SPEAKER: Seema Verma

  Longtime health policy expert and consultant will add new dimension to WellSky’s mission of transforming healthcare across the continuum.

• Annual peak Covid seasons are here to stay. The world of work will pay a big price

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNBC) – Dr. Scott Gottlieb says between the annual flu season which already cost billions and the likelihood of an annual peak Covid season, the economy and workers will pay a steep price.

• Dr. Michael Osterholm Joins Beacon Global Strategies as Senior Advisor

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (Yahoo! Finance) – Dr. Michael Osterholm PhD, MPH, a world-renowned epidemiologist and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, has joined the firm as Senior Advisor.

• How to avert and prep for the next pandemic: Q&A with Dr. Scott Gottlieb

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNN) – “I don’t think pandemics need to happen. I think emerging viruses will happen, but I don’t think that they need to turn into pandemics,” Gottlieb told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta in his podcast, Chasing Life.

• Dr. Gottlieb says CDC may soon offer greater clarity on who will be eligible for Covid boosters

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNBC) – Gottlieb, a Pfizer board member, elaborated on the FDA and CDC’s booster approval process during an interview Tuesday on “The News with Shepard Smith.”

• Former White House Coronavirus Coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, Joins Real Time Medical Systems

  SPEAKER: Deborah Birx

  World-renowned infectious disease expert joins company’s Board of Advisors to help drive advancements of infection prevention and control solutions for nursing facility residents nationwide.

• The O’Brien Factor

  SPEAKER: Robert O'Brien

  (American Conservative) – Out of power, Trump’s former national security advisor Robert C. O’Brien becomes a political player in his own right.

• Mike Pence named No. 1 on 2021 list of Israel’s ‘Top Christian Allies’

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (Jerusalem Post) – The Israel Allies Foundation celebrated Christian pastors, politicians, organizational leaders and businessmen who love the Jewish state.

• Former FDA Commissioner Gottlieb says U.S. intelligence agencies should investigate virus outbreaks

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNBC) – Gottlieb told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the public has lost trust in U.S. health agencies and called for more funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Why the UK and US are united states again… at long last

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Daily Mail) – Critics said Joe Biden and Boris Johnson would be the death of the special relationship but Niall Ferguson says that submarine deal proves them wrong.

• Liberty Law welcomes back former Pence chief of staff to first professionalism event of semester

  SPEAKER: Marc Short

  (Liberty University) – On Thursday, the Liberty University School of Law in partnership with the Helms School of Government held its first professionalism event of the semester featuring Marc Short.

• Extended transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation,” September 19, 2021

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – The following is an extended transcript of an interview with Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired on Sunday, September 19, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”

• Want to raise financially healthy kids? Here’s what to do — and mistakes to avoid

  SPEAKER: Sheila Bair

  (CBS) – You want your kids to have a healthy financial life, yet knowing how to help make that happen may leave you stumped.

• Intelligence agencies can help stop future pandemics. Here’s how.

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (Washington Post) – The United States could have been better prepared for the coronavirus — and it could be better prepared for the next deadly pandemic.

• Lady Carnarvon publishes latest book about Highclere Castle, the setting for ITV series Downton Abbey

  SPEAKER: Lady Fiona Carnarvon

  (Press Release) – Chatelaine of Highclere Castle Lady Carnarvon has a written a new book about life at the castle, and its history, entitled Seasons at Highclere.

• American Gene Technologies Appoints Dr. Robert R. Redfield as Special Advisor to the CEO

  SPEAKER: Robert Redfield

  (AGT) – American Gene Technologies announces the appointment of Dr. Robert R. Redfield as special advisor to AGT CEO Jeff Galvin.

• Conservation Photographer Cristina Mittermeier on the State of Our Oceans and Using Art To Take Action [Podcast]

  SPEAKER: Cristina Mittermeier

  (Modern Met) – In the latest episode of the Top Artist podcast, we talk to Cristina about her incredible career and current work with Sea Legacy.

• ‘Uncontrolled Spread’ Review

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (WSJ) – A former Food and Drug Administration commissioner surveys what went wrong with America’s response to the Covid pandemic.

• The Republican Opportunity

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Gingrich 360) – Every Democratic senator and representative has already voted for the outline of Senator Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion Big Government Socialist bill.

• Sept. 11 and the Future of American History: Niall Ferguson

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Bloomberg) – These reflections are prompted by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.