News June 21, 2021

News Stories

• Robert Redfield: Some biolab researchers show ‘arrogance’ that ‘nothing can go wrong’

  SPEAKER: Robert Redfield

  (FOX) – ‘My view is that it’s more likely that this came from the laboratory than it came from nature’

• Infectious disease expert strongly encourages pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (MSN) – Osterholm said there is still lot of work to do in order to safely get vaccines in many parts of the population.

• Former CDC director Redfield explains why he believes COVID-19 emerged from lab, WHO ‘compromised’

  SPEAKER: Robert Redfield

  (FOX) – Redfield argued COVID-19’s efficient human-to-human spread contradicted behavior of other deadly coronaviruses with similar profiles.

• America’s last WW2 veterans – here are their honest, inspiring and heartbreaking stories

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Gingrich 360) – This two-year mission led Biggio on a journey across the United States.

• Organized religion ‘decays’ as political ideologies increasingly viewed in ‘religious light’: Niall Ferguson

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (FOX) – Historian notes the increasing belief in a static ‘science’ as ‘magical thinking.’

• Experts warn that the drop in U.S. testing will make it harder to track outbreaks.

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (New York Times) – Some in the field are discussing other methods of testing to track outbreaks, including examining wastewater for signs that infections might be present in a community.

• Unvaccinated NFL players could have competitive consequences

  SPEAKER: DeMaurice Smith

  (Daily News) – Unvaccinated players are required to wear masks in team facilities. Vaccinated players no longer have to.

• Dr. Scott Gottlieb says ‘more dangerous’ Covid variant unlikely a major risk to U.S. until fall

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (NewsNation USA) – Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday he believes enough Americans are fully vaccinated to delay the risk presented by the Delta Covid variant.

• ‘I fear we will learn the wrong lessons from Covid’

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Spiked) – Niall Ferguson on the history of human catastrophe.

• Governor Hogan & Robert Redfield Tour Site of Future Novavax Headquarters in Gaithersburg

  SPEAKER: Robert Redfield

  (Maryland.gov) – Governor Larry Hogan today toured the site of the future Novavax headquarters in Gaithersburg.

• NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith on player vaccinations: ‘No excuse not to be informed’

  SPEAKER: DeMaurice Smith

  (The Athletic) – The NFL Players Association is encouraging union members to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

• Dr. Sanjay Gupta Tells Advisors How To Build New Brain Cells

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (Financial Advisor) – If you want to build new brain cells, do things in a completely different manner from normal.

• Dr. Gupta: How to assess risk when going mask-free

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (CNN) – It’s been a traumatic year for us all, and some of us might take longer than others to get to where they feel safe enough to go mask-free.

• Let’s learn from COVID to prevent the next pandemic

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (GZERO) – “It’s time to not just move on, but rather think carefully about pre-empting future pandemics by bolstering health security.”

• Dr. Gottlieb: Fully vaccinated people should feel safe this summer but fall booster may be needed

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNBC) – Gottlieb, who led the FDA from 2017 to 2019 in the Trump administration, said more clarity on timing could arrive in the coming months.

• Bolsonaro and Da Silva head for ugly standoff before Brazilian elections

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (Business Day) – Despite president’s pledges economic growth remains low and unemployment high.

• Chairman West’s Monday Message from June 7, 2021: Move to the Sound of the Guns

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (Texas GOP) – “I now prepare to meet the constant pressure of the progressive socialist left with a resolute pressure of a constitutional conservative.”

• Former Vice President Mike Pence to speak at Des Moines event this summer

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (Des Moines Register) – Former Vice President Mike Pence, a frequent Iowa visitor during President Donald Trump’s term, will return to Des Moines this summer.

• Dr. Michael Osterholm: Hospitalizations among teens with covid a ‘key issue’

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (MSNBC) – Dr. Michael Osterholm discusses the rise in covid cases in the UK caused by the spread of the Delta variant.

• Why Mike Pence’s speech was really important, and what it says about 2024

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (FOX) – Latest developments, buzz, and speculation in the next race for the White House.

• Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation,” June 6, 2021

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, June 6, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”

• Gottlieb calls for “broader view” in assessment of coronavirus origin

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – Dr. Scott Gottlieb said officials need to take a “broader view” when assessing the origins of the coronavirus, and defended Dr. Anthony Fauci from criticism over his early handling of the pandemic.

• Politics in the Time of Corona

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Bloomberg) – Latin American leaders on the right and left have not fared well against Covid. In other ways, too, the U.S. is increasingly resembling its neighbors to the south.

• Callista and Newt Gingrich: Remembering D-Day – they risked everything in biggest gamble of World War II

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Gingrich 360) – After years of preparation, practice and training, the Allies had come to break German power in Europe.

• Former CMS Administrator Seema Verma On The Biden Healthcare Agenda

  SPEAKER: Seema Verma

  (Health Leaders Media) – Seema Verma shares what drives her to work in healthcare policy, her goals while serving on the board of directors for both Lumeris and Monogram Health, her thoughts on the Biden Administration, and advice for future leaders.

• Annie Leibovitz Photo Graces Memoir by Business Leader Indra Nooyi

  SPEAKER: Annie Leibovitz

  (India West) – After decades of photographing rock stars, movie stars and heads of state, Annie Leibovitz has added a business leader to her portfolio: Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.

• 3 Things to Do When You Turn 50 to Help You Live to 100, According to a Neurosurgeon

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (Yahoo!) – While a 50th birthday party can be fun, imagine the bash you’ll have when you turn 100.

• Antarctica: Life Emerging

  SPEAKER: Paul Nicklen

  (Yahoo!) – A Collaborative Musical and Cinematic Celebration of Antarctica’s Vulnerable Beauty

• How influencers have legitimised anti-Semitism

  SPEAKER: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  (UnHerd) – Instagram activists have turned false narratives into deadly fantasies.

• Pete Frates’ Mother Narrates New MLB Tribute to Lou Gehrig Ahead of Day Honoring Baseball Player

  SPEAKER:

  (People) – Pete Frates is credited with co-creating the viral Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness about ALS.

• Dr. Gottlieb: The U.S. is in ‘very good shape right now’

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (MSNBC) – Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb joins Morning Joe to discuss where the U.S. is in the fight against the coronavirus and the seeming return of a regular summer.

• Can CNN Become a Podcasting Powerhouse?

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (Vulture) – After 14 months and over 300 episodes, Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction — still said to be CNN’s best-performing podcast in terms of downloads — was converted into a new show called Chasing Life in early May.

• Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down how mRNA vaccines work

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (CNN) – CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down the technology that allowed for rapid development of safe and effective mRNA Covid-19 vaccines.

• Former FDA commissioner says lab leaks ‘happen all the time’ amid COVID-19 origin scrutiny

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (FOX) – “We need to also look at public health through the lens of national security.”

• Frates family to take part in first Lou Gehrig Day Wednesday

  SPEAKER: Nancy Frates

  (Salem News) – The Red Sox are trying not only to raise ALS awareness, but also recognize the impact that the Frates family has had in bringing ALS to the forefront of people’s consciousness.

• CJF Tribute Talk features André Picard and Dr. Sanjay Gupta

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  TORONTO, May 31, 2021 /CNW/ – André Picard, health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent for CNN, will be in back-to-back conversations in a special Tribute Talk presentation by The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) on June 10 at 1 p.m. ET. The Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Tribute Talk features André Picard, health reporter and columnist for The Globe […]

• Responding to CFIUS follow-up questions: A guide to building trust

  SPEAKER: Harry Broadman

  (Foreign Investment) – “Failure to establish trust may jeopardize successful reviews of even the most benign of transactions.”

• Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation,” May 30, 2021

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – “If, in fact, the blood samples show that a high prevalence of people in that lab have been exposed to this virus, that’s pretty definitive proof that this coursed through that lab.”

• Climate among key areas for potential China-U.S. cooperation: Paulson

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  (ECNS) – Deeming the China-U.S. relationship the most important in the world, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary stressed that it is in the interests of both countries that competition should be “as healthy as possible” without unnecessary confrontation.

• Mulvaney on Biden’s $6T budget plan: Modern monetary theory a ‘dangerous game’

  SPEAKER: Mick Mulvaney

  (FOX) – Biden to unveil $6 trillion budget plan.

• It’s Not Complacency That’s Paralyzing Democrats

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – An overambitious faction of the activist left is standing in the way of voting-rights reform.

• Mick Mulvaney Breaks Down The Impasse On Infrastructure

  SPEAKER: Mick Mulvaney

  (FOX) – The FOX News Rundown is a news-based daily morning podcast.

• Trump’s Supporters Are Getting the Lab-Leak Story Backwards

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – If their thesis is right, it points to a course opposite what they propose.

• Gottlieb says there’s growing circumstantial evidence that Covid may have originated in a lab

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNBC) – Evidence that Covid-19 originally leaked from a Wuhan virology lab is growing, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday.

• Beat Tomorrow’s Pandemic Today

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (WSJ) – This is a good time to start building up capacity to fight the next novel pathogen.

• Newt Gingrich: Waging war – how a group called the Bomber Mafia changed the role of air power

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (FOX) – War without casualties (or limited casualties) – an idea that still attracts military thinkers today.

• How a Brainiac and a Villain Became Covid Heroes

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Bloomberg) – Audrey Tang empowered Taiwan’s citizens. Dominic Cummings lost out to British bureaucracy.

• Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation,” May 23, 2021

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – “I think CDC is going to have to revise its guidance for summer camps because wearing a mask, you know, is difficult in the summertime when it’s hot.”

• The Pro-Trump Culture War on American Scientists

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – Some are trying to turn the lab-leak theory into a potent political weapon.

• Is Paranoia the Key to Pandemic Preparedness?

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Foreign Affairs) – Hypervigilance Beats Preparation for Unpredictable Crises