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Yasmeen Abutaleb
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Health reporter @reuters. Co-author of "Nightmare Scenario.” Formerly @washingtonpost. Signal: yabutaleb.13 [email protected]
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Apr 4, 2020
    Thread on what we found: The White House got its first formal notification about coronavirus on Jan 3. Within days, US spy agencies were signaling the seriousness of the threat by including the first of many warnings in the President’s Daily Brief
    The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Nov 20, 2020
    Stanford faculty passed a resolution tonight condemning Trump's pandemic adviser Scott Atlas. "Atlas’s disdain for established medical knowledge violates medical ethics," they write. "His pronouncements are damaging Stanford’s reputation and academic standing."
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Oct 4, 2020
    A list obtained by WaPo shows Trump interacted w/ 207 ppl at Bedminster the day he tested positive. He didn't wear a mask on plane/helicopter after Hicks' infection. Aides say Trump, others infected were around thousands. And now, little contact tracing.
    washingtonpost.com
    Little evidence that White House has offered contact tracing, guidance to hundreds potentially...
    “It’s like deer in the headlights,” said a staffer desperate for information.
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Jun 1, 2021
    NEW: We obtained nearly 900 pages of Fauci's emails from March and April 2020, opening a window into Fauci's world during the chaotic early days of the crisis. "All is well despite some crazy people in this world," he wrote in one note. w/ @damianpaletta
    Anthony Fauci’s pandemic emails: ‘All is well despite some crazy people in this world’
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Nov 15, 2020
    Trump hasn't attended a task force meeting in months. Career officials are taking notes on shortcomings in the pandemic response, hoping the incoming Biden admin can address them. Inside the (lack of) response, w/ @AshleyRParker @jdawsey1 @PhilipRucker
    Trump tunes out pandemic surge as he focuses on denying election loss
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Oct 19, 2020
    NEW: Scott Atlas has shot down attempts to expand testing, feuded with other docs, argued masks don't help and advocated herd immunity. And he's consolidated power over the response as cases surge. Latest deep dive w/ @PhilipRucker @jdawsey1 @costareports
    Trump’s den of dissent: Inside the White House task force as coronavirus surges
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Mar 15, 2020
    After disastrous communications during the 2001 anthrax attacks, the CDC wrote a 450-page manual for how to communicate during public health crises. Trump is breaking every rule in the playbook. via @Carolynyjohnson @thewanreport
    Trump is breaking every rule in the CDC’s 450-page playbook for health crisis
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Apr 4, 2020
    Replying to @yabutaleb7
    The top health official, Azar, called Trump on Jan. 18 to warn him about coronavirus. Before he could get a word in, Trump interjected to berate him about a fumbled vaping flavor ban. Azar asked a confidante for advice about how to break through to Trump
    The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Oct 24, 2022
    New: A group of 30 liberal lawmakers is calling on Biden to shift his strategy on the Ukraine war and pursue direct negotiations with Russia to reach a ceasefire. It marks the first time prominent Democrats have pushed Biden to change his strategy.
    Liberals urge Biden to rethink Ukraine strategy
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Oct 31, 2020
    Fauci spoke bluntly with @jdawsey1 & me abt the difficult winter ahead, the diminishing influence of the task force, how he and Birx rarely see the president and the administration's response. "We’re in for a whole lot of hurt. It’s not a good situation." washingtonpost.com/politics/fauci…
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Mar 18, 2020
    NEW: Kushner has set up his own team outside of the official coronavirus task force overseen by Pence made up of gov allies and private industry reps that some have dubbed a "shadow task force". He went on the record to explain. w/ @AshleyRParker @jdawsey1
    Kushner coronavirus team sparks confusion, plaudits inside White House response efforts
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Apr 17, 2018
    Bernie Sanders is introducing opioid legislation today that goes directly after the drug manufacturers and would impose fines of up to $7.8 billion
    FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrives for the weekly Republican senate caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
    Senator Sanders introducing bill targeting opioid manufacturers
    From reuters.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    Jul 27, 2021
    More detail: The game-changer was data officials reviewed yesterday showing that vaxxed ppl infected with delta have the same viral load as unvaxxed. Vaccinated are still far less likely to get seriously sick, but the data suggests they can transmit delta.
    CDC urges vaccinated people in covid hot spots to resume wearing masks indoors
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Yasmeen Abutaleb
    @yabutaleb7
    May 5, 2020
    NEW: The coronavirus effort led by Kushner has partly relied on volunteers from PE and consulting firms. One grew so concerned about the inexperience of those securing PPE for hospitals that they filed a complaint w/ House Oversight. w/ @AshleyRParker
    Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers
    From washingtonpost.com