·April 12, 2020, 12:00 PM UTCThe has become a focal point for criticism of the American government’s coronavirus response, blamed for in its early days, and then receding from the Trump administration’s public messaging.In a nearly hour-long interview with Bloomberg News, CDC Director Robert Redfield predicted that the CDC would emerge with its reputation and capabilities intact, even improved, from an outbreak that has infected at least 465,000 Americans, caused more than 16,000 deaths, and is projected to kill thousands more.“We continue to be the premier public-health institution in...…·April 12, 2020, 12:00 PM UTCThe has become a focal point for criticism of the American government’s coronavirus response, blamed for in its early days, and then receding from the Trump administration’s public messaging.In a nearly hour-long interview with Bloomberg News, CDC Director Robert Redfield predicted that the CDC would emerge with its reputation and capabilities intact, even improved, from an outbreak that has infected at least 465,000 Americans, caused more than 16,000 deaths, and is projected to kill thousands more.“We continue to be the premier public-health institution in...WW…

·March 19, 2020, 3:34 AM UTCSubscribe to Fortune’s for a daily roundup of stories on the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on global business.New evidence from Europe and the U.S. suggests that younger adults aren’t as impervious to the novel that’s circulating worldwide as originally thought.Despite initial data from China that showed elderly people and those with other health conditions were most vulnerable, young people—from twenty-somethings to those in their early forties—are falling seriously ill. Many require intensive care, according to reports from Italy and France. The risk is...…·March 19, 2020, 3:34 AM UTCSubscribe to Fortune’s for a daily roundup of stories on the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on global business.New evidence from Europe and the U.S. suggests that younger adults aren’t as impervious to the novel that’s circulating worldwide as originally thought.Despite initial data from China that showed elderly people and those with other health conditions were most vulnerable, young people—from twenty-somethings to those in their early forties—are falling seriously ill. Many require intensive care, according to reports from Italy and France. The risk is...WW…

It looks like you're using an ad blocker.To enjoy our content, please include The Japan Times on your ad-blocker's list of approved sites.Thank you for supporting our journalism.American public health officials have been intently focused on how to reopen the U.S. economy after monthslong lockdowns put in place to contain the coronavirus.But none of them banked on having to contend with widespread social upheaval caused by the death of George Floyd, which has brought tens of thousands of people into the streets and into close contact in cities across the country to protest police...…It looks like you're using an ad blocker.To enjoy our content, please include The Japan Times on your ad-blocker's list of approved sites.Thank you for supporting our journalism.American public health officials have been intently focused on how to reopen the U.S. economy after monthslong lockdowns put in place to contain the coronavirus.But none of them banked on having to contend with widespread social upheaval caused by the death of George Floyd, which has brought tens of thousands of people into the streets and into close contact in cities across the country to protest police...WW…