foxnews--2020-05-13--Prince Harry is friendless and unemployed in LA, misses 'having a structure': report

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It 's been a little over a month since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the bold move to California and now a source close to the Duke of Sussex believes his American life is lacking structure .
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex officially departed as senior members of the royal family at the end of March , marking a new life of unknowns as the couple vowed to earn their own keep and split their time between Harry 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roots .
After reports surfaced about Harry 's loneliness in Los Angeles , Calif. , where he and Meghan are living large in an $ 18 million mansion reportedly owned by Tyler Perry , a source tells Vanity Fair he 's homesick for a couple of reasons .
HOW MEGHAN MARKLE , PRINCE HARRY ARE SPENDING THEIR TIME IN LA : REPORT '' He has a lot of friends in the military community in the UK and of course he misses them .
This is a very strange time for us all , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a structure to his life right now , '' the source told the magazine .
Unlike Los Angeles-born Meghan , Harry `` does n't have friends '' in the Golden State and currently has no job .
MEGHAN MARKLE WANTS TO WRITE A SECOND COOKBOOK , RELAUNCH LIFESTYLE BLOG : REPORT '' So at the moment he 's a bit rudderless , '' said the source , adding positively that the Duke knows `` it wo n't always be like this . ''
As a part of his compromise with his grandmother , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not use his official military appointments once the couple 's departure as senior members was complete .
The Duke and Duchess also gave up their HRH titles and bid a farewell to their Sussex Royal Instagram account on March 31 .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Despite a lull in Harry 's schedule , the couple has managed to share some details of this new chapter with the world .
Meghan made her first return to acting earlier this year with the narration of Disney 's `` Elephant . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in April titled Archewell .

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It's been a little over a month since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the bold move to California and now a source close to the Duke of Sussex believes his American life is lacking structure.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex officially departed as senior members of the royal family at the end of March, marking a new life of unknowns as the couple vowed to earn their own keep and split their time between Harry's native Britain and Meghan's North American roots.
After reports surfaced about Harry's loneliness in Los Angeles, Calif., where he and Meghan are living large in an $18 million mansion reportedly owned by Tyler Perry, a source tells Vanity Fair he's homesick for a couple of reasons.
HOW MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY ARE SPENDING THEIR TIME IN LA: REPORT
"He has a lot of friends in the military community in the UK and of course he misses them. This is a very strange time for us all, but I think Harry is missing having a structure to his life right now," the source told the magazine.
Unlike Los Angeles-born Meghan, Harry "doesn't have friends" in the Golden State and currently has no job.
MEGHAN MARKLE WANTS TO WRITE A SECOND COOKBOOK, RELAUNCH LIFESTYLE BLOG: REPORT
"So at the moment he's a bit rudderless," said the source, adding positively that the Duke knows "it won't always be like this."
As a part of his compromise with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, Harry agreed to not use his official military appointments once the couple's departure as senior members was complete.
The Duke and Duchess also gave up their HRH titles and bid a farewell to their Sussex Royal Instagram account on March 31.
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Despite a lull in Harry's schedule, the couple has managed to share some details of this new chapter with the world. Meghan made her first return to acting earlier this year with the narration of Disney's "Elephant." The couple also announced their new charity in April titled Archewell.


foxnews--2020-05-12--Jogger who ran miles with coronavirus mask on suffers burst lung, Wuhan hospital says

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A Chinese man is recovering from surgery after his lung collapsed following a 2.5-mile run in Wuhan , the initial epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic , while wearing a face mask last week , hospital officials said Monday .
In a statement posted to Weibo , China 's version of Twitter , the Wuhan Central Hospital said the 26-year-old suffered chest pain and shortness of breath on Thursday .
Upon examination , doctors found his left lung had compressed by 90 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right side of his body .
A collapsed lung , known as a pneumothorax , occurs when air leaks outside the lung .
The patient underwent surgery and was listed in stable condition , the hospital said .
Officials believe the life-threatening condition was caused by his wearing of a mask while running .
The hospital said the man began running around two weeks ago , slowing increasing his distance with each outing .
He wore a mask each time because of the severity of the pandemic in Wuhan .
CLICK HERE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , he cut his run short when he began having difficulty breathing and walked home , the hospital said .
His family drove him to the hospital after his condition worsened .
Chen Baojun , director of the department of thoracic surgery at the Wuhan facility , said the man was already suspectable to a spontaneous pneumothorax because of his tall and thin frame .

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A Chinese man is recovering from surgery after his lung collapsed following a 2.5-mile run in Wuhan, the initial epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, while wearing a face mask last week, hospital officials said Monday.
In a statement posted to Weibo, China's version of Twitter, the Wuhan Central Hospital said the 26-year-old suffered chest pain and shortness of breath on Thursday. Upon examination, doctors found his left lung had compressed by 90 percent and his heart was moved to the right side of his body.
A collapsed lung, known as a pneumothorax, occurs when air leaks outside the lung.
The patient underwent surgery and was listed in stable condition, the hospital said. Officials believe the life-threatening condition was caused by his wearing of a mask while running.
The hospital said the man began running around two weeks ago, slowing increasing his distance with each outing. He wore a mask each time because of the severity of the pandemic in Wuhan.
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On Thursday, he cut his run short when he began having difficulty breathing and walked home, the hospital said. His family drove him to the hospital after his condition worsened.
Chen Baojun, director of the department of thoracic surgery at the Wuhan facility, said the man was already suspectable to a spontaneous pneumothorax because of his tall and thin frame.


foxnews--2020-05-13--Rapid coronavirus test used at White House misses many COVID-19 cases, new study says

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The Abbott Laboratories coronavirus test that 's been used at the White House to rapidly confirm whether someone is infected may miss as many as half of positive cases , according to a report from New York University .
`` Based on our findings we could argue that the Abbott ID NOW detects samples with high viral load or possibly viable virus that could be of importance for transmission , '' the researchers concluded .
`` But , the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitted to the hospital with clinical picture of COVID-19 makes this technology unacceptable in our clinical setting . ''
The new paper , which has not been peer-reviewed yet , is casting doubt on the effectiveness of the tests and may confirm that the Abbott tests produce very high false negatives .
Abbott is reportedly evaluating the NYU study 's results .
CORONAVIRUS WILL RAGE UNTIL IT HITS 60 TO 70 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION , SCIENTIST SAYS '' Regardless of method of collection and sample type , Abbot ID NOW COVID-19 missed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Cepheid Xpert Xpress when using NP swabs in VTM and over 48 percent when using dry nasal swabs , '' the researchers write in the paper , referring to a rival test .
An Abbott spokesperson told Fox Business the NYU paper 's findings do n't match the company 's research , which finds the reported rate of false negatives is at 0.02 percent .
EVEN BEFORE COVID-19 , MANY ADULTS OVER AGE 50 LACKED A STABLE FOOD SUPPLY '' Once again , a study has been conducted using ID NOW in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intended to be used , '' the spokesperson said .
`` It ’ s unclear if the samples were tested correctly and we ’ re further evaluating these results . ''
President Trump touted the Abbott ID Now system during a press conference in early April .
The test is still used at the White House .
As of Wednesday afternoon more than 4.3 million people have been infected with coronavirus worldwide .

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The Abbott Laboratories coronavirus test that's been used at the White House to rapidly confirm whether someone is infected may miss as many as half of positive cases, according to a report from New York University.
"Based on our findings we could argue that the Abbott ID NOW detects samples with high viral load or possibly viable virus that could be of importance for transmission," the researchers concluded. "But, the fact that it misses positive samples on patients being admitted to the hospital with clinical picture of COVID-19 makes this technology unacceptable in our clinical setting."
The new paper, which has not been peer-reviewed yet, is casting doubt on the effectiveness of the tests and may confirm that the Abbott tests produce very high false negatives. Abbott is reportedly evaluating the NYU study's results.
CORONAVIRUS WILL RAGE UNTIL IT HITS 60 TO 70 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION, SCIENTIST SAYS
"Regardless of method of collection and sample type, Abbot ID NOW COVID-19 missed a third of the samples detected positive by Cepheid Xpert Xpress when using NP swabs in VTM and over 48 percent when using dry nasal swabs," the researchers write in the paper, referring to a rival test.
An Abbott spokesperson told Fox Business the NYU paper's findings don't match the company's research, which finds the reported rate of false negatives is at 0.02 percent.
EVEN BEFORE COVID-19, MANY ADULTS OVER AGE 50 LACKED A STABLE FOOD SUPPLY
"Once again, a study has been conducted using ID NOW in a manner that it’s not intended to be used," the spokesperson said. "It’s unclear if the samples were tested correctly and we’re further evaluating these results."
President Trump touted the Abbott ID Now system during a press conference in early April. The test is still used at the White House.
As of Wednesday afternoon more than 4.3 million people have been infected with coronavirus worldwide.


foxnews--2020-05-12--Brian Brenberg: Coronavirus recovery — protect businesses from this when they reopen

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As House Democrats were preparing their $ 3 trillion coronavirus relief bill , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell drew a “ red line ” : no more spending without a liability shield for businesses .
Republicans shouldn ’ t budge on this — businesses need protection from frivolous lawsuits in order to reopen their doors , rehire employees and lead America into economic recovery .
A liability shield would ensure that if businesses are operating according to the best public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used by political leaders and health officials — then they won ’ t have to worry about facing lawsuits down the road if our understanding of proper care changes .
CHUCK DEVORE : ELON MUSK 'S TESLA TO TEXAS ?
CALIF. BUSINESS EXODUS MAY SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR BECAUSE OF THIS Critics argue that a liability shield undermines workers ’ interests , but they have it backward .
A liability shield doesn ’ t absolve employers from taking care to create a safe environment for workers and customers .
And , backers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for total immunity for businesses , just reasonable standards of care .
The Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) have issued recommendations for safe workplace operations , and any liability protection for businesses would be contingent on showing a good faith effort to comply with these recommendations .
Employers who willfully disregard these standards of care and recklessly endanger the health and safety of workers or customers would face legal liability .
As we learn more about how the coronavirus spreads , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can be best managed , our procedures for caring for workers and customers will , and ought to , change .
And businesses will have the responsibility to adapt their safety practices accordingly .
But they can ’ t retroactively be held to a higher standard of care than what public health officials communicated at that moment .
Many businesses simply won ’ t have the confidence to re-open and re-hire if , even despite their best efforts based on the best publicly available guidance at the time , they could still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worker or customer falls ill from coronavirus .
This fear would paralyze our economy and impede our nation ’ s ability to return to the pre-coronavirus prosperity .
A liability shield doesn ’ t remove the guardrails that employees and consumers should enjoy .
But it does provide employers with clearer signage about where the pavement ends and the ditch begins , giving them the ability to get back on the road and up to speed more quickly .
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR OPINION NEWSLETTER And , the reality is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s not only in their economic interests to keep workers and customers safe , but it ’ s also the right thing to do for the friends and neighbors who make up their workforce and customer base .
Businesses operate in communities — they employ and serve people in those communities and foster relationships that go beyond employer-employee and producer-consumer .
They ’ re not asking for permission to endanger their friends and neighbors ; they ’ re asking for permission to responsibly discover what safe operations and economic sustainability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation .
Trillions of dollars of relief have already shown us that government spending simply can not save a shuttered economy .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP All of us are counting on businesses to quickly find a path to a robust recovery .
It ’ s already a difficult enough job in the face of a novel and evolving health threat .
We don ’ t need to make it harder by subjecting businesses to costly , time-consuming and potentially debilitating lawsuits that demand unreasonable standards of care .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to earn it in an environment that protects their health and safety .
Giving businesses a liability shield is the best way to make sure both can happen .
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As House Democrats were preparing their $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell drew a “red line”: no more spending without a liability shield for businesses.
Republicans shouldn’t budge on this — businesses need protection from frivolous lawsuits in order to reopen their doors, rehire employees and lead America into economic recovery.
A liability shield would ensure that if businesses are operating according to the best public health information knowledge available — the same information used by political leaders and health officials — then they won’t have to worry about facing lawsuits down the road if our understanding of proper care changes.
CHUCK DEVORE: ELON MUSK'S TESLA TO TEXAS? CALIF. BUSINESS EXODUS MAY SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR BECAUSE OF THIS
Critics argue that a liability shield undermines workers’ interests, but they have it backward. A liability shield doesn’t absolve employers from taking care to create a safe environment for workers and customers. And, backers of the liability shield aren’t asking for total immunity for businesses, just reasonable standards of care.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have issued recommendations for safe workplace operations, and any liability protection for businesses would be contingent on showing a good faith effort to comply with these recommendations. Employers who willfully disregard these standards of care and recklessly endanger the health and safety of workers or customers would face legal liability.
As we learn more about how the coronavirus spreads, how it affects different populations and how it can be best managed, our procedures for caring for workers and customers will, and ought to, change. And businesses will have the responsibility to adapt their safety practices accordingly.
But they can’t retroactively be held to a higher standard of care than what public health officials communicated at that moment.
A liability shield doesn’t remove the guardrails that employees and consumers should enjoy. But it does provide employers with clearer signage about where the pavement ends and the ditch begins.
Many businesses simply won’t have the confidence to re-open and re-hire if, even despite their best efforts based on the best publicly available guidance at the time, they could still be held liable for damages if a worker or customer falls ill from coronavirus. This fear would paralyze our economy and impede our nation’s ability to return to the pre-coronavirus prosperity.
A liability shield doesn’t remove the guardrails that employees and consumers should enjoy. But it does provide employers with clearer signage about where the pavement ends and the ditch begins, giving them the ability to get back on the road and up to speed more quickly.
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And, the reality is, the vast majority of businesses understand that it’s not only in their economic interests to keep workers and customers safe, but it’s also the right thing to do for the friends and neighbors who make up their workforce and customer base. Businesses operate in communities — they employ and serve people in those communities and foster relationships that go beyond employer-employee and producer-consumer.
They’re not asking for permission to endanger their friends and neighbors; they’re asking for permission to responsibly discover what safe operations and economic sustainability look like in a fast-moving and uncertain situation.
Trillions of dollars of relief have already shown us that government spending simply cannot save a shuttered economy.
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All of us are counting on businesses to quickly find a path to a robust recovery. It’s already a difficult enough job in the face of a novel and evolving health threat. We don’t need to make it harder by subjecting businesses to costly, time-consuming and potentially debilitating lawsuits that demand unreasonable standards of care.
Workers need a paycheck, and they need to earn it in an environment that protects their health and safety. Giving businesses a liability shield is the best way to make sure both can happen.
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foxnews--2020-05-13--Judge pens letter to Elon Musk urging him to move Tesla from California to South Texas

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A Hidalgo County judge who wrote a letter urging Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk to move his operations to South Texas said Wednesday that he was `` impressed '' when the billionaire quickly replied to his letter on Twitter .
Appearing on `` Fox & Friends '' with host Ainsley Earhardt , Judge Richard Cortez stated that his county would love to have Musk and his company in their community .
TESLA 'S CALIFORNIA FACTORY 'UP AND RUNNING ' DESPITE LOCAL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us , '' he said .
Musk already has some SpaceX locations in Texas but tweeted Saturday that he would relocate his Tesla Motors facilities from California to Texas or Nevada to restart production quicker during the coronavirus pandemic .
Tesla filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California last weekend , alleging that Alameda County had violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and sought an injunction to allow its plant in Fremont , Calif. , to begin production immediately .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I do n't want to talk about what California does n't do .
I want to talk about what Texas can do , '' Cortez told Earhardt .
`` Of course , you ’ ve already mentioned that we have no income tax .
For the 15th consecutive year , Texas has been voted as the best state to do business in the United States , '' he remarked .
Cortez also listed a warm climate , a young workforce , great universities and schools , a low crime rate , and an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that cater to the automobile industry as some of his home 's greatest assets .
Lastly , he praised Hidalgo 's percentage on the consumer price index .
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP '' If you look at one to 100 , then we are [ at ] 85 .
So , anything you buy here is percent ... cheaper than the average price in the United States , '' Cortez noted .
`` We all need to be competitive in a world and a world economy .
So , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is very suited for automakers : here it is , '' he asserted .

A Hidalgo County judge who wrote a letter urging Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk to move his operations to South Texas said Wednesday that he was "impressed" when the billionaire quickly replied to his letter on Twitter.
Appearing on "Fox & Friends" with host Ainsley Earhardt, Judge Richard Cortez stated that his county would love to have Musk and his company in their community.
TESLA'S CALIFORNIA FACTORY 'UP AND RUNNING' DESPITE LOCAL RESTRICTIONS
"It would be wonderful for us," he said.
Musk already has some SpaceX locations in Texas but tweeted Saturday that he would relocate his Tesla Motors facilities from California to Texas or Nevada to restart production quicker during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tesla filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California last weekend, alleging that Alameda County had violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and sought an injunction to allow its plant in Fremont, Calif., to begin production immediately.
"Well, you know, golly I don't want to talk about what California doesn't do. I want to talk about what Texas can do," Cortez told Earhardt.
"Of course, you’ve already mentioned that we have no income tax. For the 15th consecutive year, Texas has been voted as the best state to do business in the United States," he remarked.
Cortez also listed a warm climate, a young workforce, great universities and schools, a low crime rate, and an already-present community of manufacturing facilities called maquiladoras that cater to the automobile industry as some of his home's greatest assets.
Lastly, he praised Hidalgo's percentage on the consumer price index.
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"If you look at one to 100, then we are [at] 85. So, anything you buy here is percent...cheaper than the average price in the United States," Cortez noted.
"We all need to be competitive in a world and a world economy. So, if you are looking for a place that is very suited for automakers: here it is," he asserted.


foxnews--2020-04-17--When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?

When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?

Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , recently said that a COVID-19 could take 12 to 18 months to develop , test and approve for public use .
But new vaccines typically take years to earn approval — can we really expect a coronavirus vaccine to be ready by summer 2021 ?
Experts told Live Science that , for any other vaccine , the timeline would be unrealistic .
But given the current pressure to stave off the pandemic , a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready sooner , as long as scientists and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few shortcuts .
Here 's why it probably ca n't be developed any sooner than 12 to 18 months .
More than 60 candidate vaccines are now in development , worldwide , and several have entered early clinical trials in human volunteers , according to the World Health Organization .
Related : Treatments for COVID-19 : Drugs being tested against the coronavirus Some groups aim to provoke an immune response in vaccinated people by introducing a weakened or dead SARS-CoV-2 virus , or pieces of the virus , into their bodies .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ B and the vaccinia virus , which causes smallpox , use these approaches , according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services .
Although tried-and-tested , using this approach to develop these conventional vaccines was labor-intensive , requiring scientists to isolate , culture and modify live viruses in the lab .
That initial process of just creating a vaccine can take 3 to 6 months , `` if you have a good animal model to test your product , '' Raul Andino-Pavlovsky , a professor in the Department of Microbiology and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Francisco , told Live Science .
Given the current time crunch , some groups have opted for faster , if less conventional , approaches .
The first COVID-19 vaccine to enter clinical trials in the United States , for example , uses a genetic molecule called mRNA as its base .
Scientists generate the mRNA in the lab and , rather than directly injecting SARS-CoV-2 into patients , instead introduce this mRNA .
By design , the vaccine should prompt human cells to build proteins found on the virus ' surface and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus .
Other groups aim to use related genetic material , including RNA and DNA , to build similar vaccines that would interfere with an earlier step in the protein construction process .
But there 's one big hurdle for mRNA vaccines .
We ca n't be sure they will work .
As of yet , no vaccine built from a germs ' genetic material has ever earned approval , Bert Jacobs , a professor of virology at Arizona State University and member of the ASU Biodesign Institute 's Center for Immunotherapy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technology having existed for almost 30 years , RNA and DNA vaccines have not yet matched the protective power of existing vaccines , National Geographic reported .
Assuming these unconventional COVID-19 vaccines pass initial safety tests , `` will there be efficacy ? ''
Jacobs said .
`` The animal models suggest it , but we 'll have to wait and see . ''
`` Because of the emergency here , people are going to try many different solutions in parallel , '' Andino-Pavlovsky said .
The key to trialing many vaccine candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ openly between research groups , in order to identify promising products as soon as possible , he said .
Metrics used to measure efficacy — whether a vaccine sparks an adequate response from a person ’ s immune system — in animal studies and early clinical trials will also need to be clearly defined , he added .
In other words , researchers should be able to use these early studies to determine which vaccines to move forward with , which to modify and which to abandon .
That whole process — from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take 3 to 6 months , Andino-Pavlovsky said .
Designing a vaccine that grants immunity and causes minimal side effects is no simple task .
A coronavirus vaccine , in particular , poses its own unique challenges .
Although scientists did create candidate vaccines for the coronaviruses SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV , these did not exit clinical trials or enter public use , partly because of lack of resources , Live Science previously reported .
`` One of the things you have to be careful of when you 're dealing with a coronavirus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in an interview with the journal JAMA on April 8 .
Some vaccines cause a dangerous phenomenon known as antibody dependent enhancement ( AED ) , which paradoxically leaves the body more vulnerable to severe illness after inoculation .
Candidate vaccines for dengue virus , for example , have generated low levels of antibodies that guide the virus to vulnerable cells , rather than destroying the pathogen on sight , Stat News reported .
Coronavirus vaccines for animal diseases and the human illness SARS triggered similar effects in animals , so there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for SARS-CoV-2 might do the same , according to an opinion piece published March 16 in the journal Nature .
Scientists should watch for signs of AED in all upcoming COVID-19 vaccine trials , Fauci said .
Determining whether enhancement is occurring could happen during initial animal studies , but `` it is still unclear how we will look for AED , '' Jacobs said .
`` Once there is a good animal model which gives symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection , we can ask if vaccination decreases or enhances pathogenesis , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term studies that could take several months . ''
The AED studies could be done in parallel with other animal trials to save time , Andino-Pavlovsky added .
There 's another challenge too .
A successful coronavirus vaccine will snuff the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing the number of new people infected , Andino-Pavlovsky said .
COVID-19 infections typically take hold in so-called mucosal tissues that line the upper respiratory tract , and to effectively prevent viral spread , `` you need to have immunity at the site of infection , in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
These initial hotspots of infection are easily permeated by infectious pathogens .
A specialized fleet of immune cells , separate from those that patrol tissues throughout the body , are responsible for protecting these vulnerable tissues .
The immune cells that protect mucosal tissue are generated by cells called lymphocytes that remain nearby , according to the textbook “ Immunobiology : The Immune System in Health and Disease ” ( Garland Science , 2001 ) .
`` It 's like your local police department , '' Andino-Pavlovsky told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prompt a strong response from the mucosal immune system , he said .
The seasonal influenza vaccine , for example , does not reliably trigger a mucosal immune response in all patients , which partly explains why some people still catch the respiratory disease after being vaccinated , he said .
Even if a COVID-19 vaccine can jumpstart the necessary immune response , researchers aren ’ t sure how long that immunity might last , Jacobs added .
While research suggests that the coronavirus does n't mutate quickly , `` we have seasonal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ] year out , and they do n't change much year to year , '' he said .
Despite hardly changing form , the four coronaviruses that cause the common cold keep infecting people — so why have n't we built up immunity ?
Perhaps , there ’ s something odd about the virus itself , specifically in its antigens , viral proteins that can be recognized by the immune system , and that causes immunity to wear off .
Alternatively , coronaviruses may somehow fiddle with the immune system itself , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immunity over time , Andino-Pavlovsky said .
To ensure a vaccine can grant long-term immunity against SARS-CoV-2 , scientists will have to address these questions .
In the short term , they 'll have to design experiments to challenge the immune system after vaccination and test its resilience through time , Jacobs said .
In a mouse model , such studies could take `` at least a couple of months , '' he said .
Scientists can not conduct an equivalent experiment in humans , but can instead compare natural infection rates in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a long-term study .
`` When you have the luxury , you look at this for five years , 10 years to see what happens , '' Andino-Pavlovsky added .
Unlike an antiviral treatment for COVID-19 that can be given to patients already infected with the virus , a vaccine must be tested in diverse populations of healthy people .
`` Because you give it to healthy people , there 's an enormous pressure to make sure it 's absolutely safe , '' Andino-Pavlovsky said .
What 's more , the vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ages , including the elderly , whose weakened immune systems place them at heightened risk of serious COVID-19 infection .
`` Initially , safety studies will be done in small numbers of people , '' likely fewer than 100 , Jacobs said .
A vaccine may be approved based on these small studies , which can take place over a few months , and then continually monitored as larger populations become vaccinated , he added .
`` That 's just my guess . ''
Related : COVID-19 is now the leading cause of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine may require an additional ingredient , called an adjuvant , that rallies the aged immune system into action , like that found in the shingles vaccine , Jacobs said .
While some existing drugs , whose safety risks doctors understand , may be repurposed as COVID-19 treatments , equivalent data does not exist for a vaccine because no coronavirus vaccine has ever entered widespread use .
Jacobs said he and his team aim to exploit a potential loophole to develop a powerful vaccine , fast .
`` We use surrogate live attenuated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SARS-CoV-2 into vaccinia virus [ which guards against smallpox ] , and this can be done initially within a month , '' Jacobs said .
In general , many vaccine developers are starting from scratch .
Despite the many challenges ahead , certain shortcuts could allow scientists to bring a COVID-19 vaccine faster than anticipated .
First , partnering with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory bodies can help scientists leap the logistical hurdles associated with clinical trials , such as recruiting healthy volunteers , Andino-Pavlovsky said .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
Any potential vaccine will need to pass a safety trial , known as a Phase 1 trial , which also helps determine the needed dose .
The next step is a larger trial in 100 to 300 people , called a Phase 2 , which looks for some biological activity , but ca n't say for sure if the drug is effective .
If a vaccine candidate prompts a promising immune response in Phase 2 clinical trials , after passing safety tests in Phase 1 , it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vaccine for emergency use `` before the 18-month period that I said , '' Fauci said in the JAMA interview .
`` If you get neutralizing antibodies , '' which latch onto specific structures on the virus and neutralize it , `` I think you can keep moving forward on it , '' Jacobs said .
Normally , a vaccine would then enter Phase 3 clinical trials , which include hundreds to thousands of people .
So adding up these steps , each of which will likely take 3 to 6 months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to find a vaccine that is safe and effective in less than 12 months — even if many of these steps could be done in parallel .
Then comes the issue of manufacturing billions and billions of doses of a new vaccine whose ingredients we do n't yet know .
Bill Gates has said that the Gates Foundation will fund the construction of factories for seven coronavirus vaccine candidates , equipping the sites to produce a wide variety of vaccine types , Business Insider reported .
`` Even though we 'll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , we 're going to fund factories for all seven , just so that we do n't waste time in serially saying , 'OK , which vaccine works ? '
and then building the factory , '' Gates said .
Even if a fairly promising vaccine surfaces by 2021 , and can be mass-produced , the search wo n't end there .
`` Especially with trying to get something out this quickly , we may not get the best vaccine out there right away , '' Jacobs said .
Ideally , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least one to two years , but should that immunity wane , a longer lasting vaccine may have to be deployed .
Historically , so-called live attenuated vaccines that contain a weakened virus tend to perform most reliably over extended periods of time , Andino-Pavlovsky said .
`` That may be what we need in the long run , '' he said .
And research into coronavirus immunity should continue , regardless , `` not only for COVID-19 , but for the next coronavirus that comes . ''
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Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently said that a COVID-19 could take 12 to 18 months to develop, test and approve for public use. But new vaccines typically take years to earn approval — can we really expect a coronavirus vaccine to be ready by summer 2021?
Experts told Live Science that, for any other vaccine , the timeline would be unrealistic. But given the current pressure to stave off the pandemic , a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready sooner, as long as scientists and regulatory agencies prove willing to take a few shortcuts.
Here's why it probably can't be developed any sooner than 12 to 18 months.
Testing many options
More than 60 candidate vaccines are now in development, worldwide, and several have entered early clinical trials in human volunteers, according to the World Health Organization .
Related: Treatments for COVID-19: Drugs being tested against the coronavirus
Some groups aim to provoke an immune response in vaccinated people by introducing a weakened or dead SARS-CoV-2 virus, or pieces of the virus, into their bodies. The vaccines for measles , influenza , hepatitis B and the vaccinia virus, which causes smallpox, use these approaches, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services . Although tried-and-tested, using this approach to develop these conventional vaccines was labor-intensive, requiring scientists to isolate, culture and modify live viruses in the lab.
That initial process of just creating a vaccine can take 3 to 6 months, "if you have a good animal model to test your product," Raul Andino-Pavlovsky, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California, San Francisco, told Live Science.
Given the current time crunch, some groups have opted for faster, if less conventional, approaches.
The first COVID-19 vaccine to enter clinical trials in the United States , for example, uses a genetic molecule called mRNA as its base. Scientists generate the mRNA in the lab and, rather than directly injecting SARS-CoV-2 into patients, instead introduce this mRNA. By design, the vaccine should prompt human cells to build proteins found on the virus' surface and thus trigger a protective immune response against the coronavirus. Other groups aim to use related genetic material, including RNA and DNA, to build similar vaccines that would interfere with an earlier step in the protein construction process.
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But there's one big hurdle for mRNA vaccines. We can't be sure they will work.
As of yet, no vaccine built from a germs' genetic material has ever earned approval, Bert Jacobs, a professor of virology at Arizona State University and member of the ASU Biodesign Institute's Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy, told Live Science. Despite the technology having existed for almost 30 years, RNA and DNA vaccines have not yet matched the protective power of existing vaccines, National Geographic reported .
Assuming these unconventional COVID-19 vaccines pass initial safety tests, "will there be efficacy?" Jacobs said. "The animal models suggest it, but we'll have to wait and see."
"Because of the emergency here, people are going to try many different solutions in parallel," Andino-Pavlovsky said. The key to trialing many vaccine candidates at once will be to share data openly between research groups, in order to identify promising products as soon as possible, he said.
Metrics used to measure efficacy — whether a vaccine sparks an adequate response from a person’s immune system — in animal studies and early clinical trials will also need to be clearly defined, he added. In other words, researchers should be able to use these early studies to determine which vaccines to move forward with, which to modify and which to abandon. That whole process — from lab dish to animal studies — can take 3 to 6 months, Andino-Pavlovsky said.
Challenges in vaccine development
Designing a vaccine that grants immunity and causes minimal side effects is no simple task. A coronavirus vaccine, in particular, poses its own unique challenges. Although scientists did create candidate vaccines for the coronaviruses SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, these did not exit clinical trials or enter public use, partly because of lack of resources, Live Science previously reported .
"One of the things you have to be careful of when you're dealing with a coronavirus is the possibility of enhancement," Fauci said in an interview with the journal JAMA on April 8 . Some vaccines cause a dangerous phenomenon known as antibody dependent enhancement (ADE), which paradoxically leaves the body more vulnerable to severe illness after inoculation.
Related: Could a 100-year-old vaccine protect against COVID-19?
Candidate vaccines for dengue virus, for example, have generated low levels of antibodies that guide the virus to vulnerable cells, rather than destroying the pathogen on sight, Stat News reported . Coronavirus vaccines for animal diseases and the human illness SARS triggered similar effects in animals, so there's some concern that a candidate vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 might do the same, according to an opinion piece published March 16 in the journal Nature . Scientists should watch for signs of ADE in all upcoming COVID-19 vaccine trials, Fauci said. Determining whether enhancement is occurring could happen during initial animal studies, but "it is still unclear how we will look for ADE," Jacobs said.
"Once there is a good animal model which gives symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection, we can ask if vaccination decreases or enhances pathogenesis," he said. "These may be longer term studies that could take several months." The ADE studies could be done in parallel with other animal trials to save time, Andino-Pavlovsky added.
There's another challenge too.
A successful coronavirus vaccine will snuff the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing the number of new people infected, Andino-Pavlovsky said. COVID-19 infections typically take hold in so-called mucosal tissues that line the upper respiratory tract, and to effectively prevent viral spread, "you need to have immunity at the site of infection, in the nose, in the upper respiratory tract," he said.
These initial hotspots of infection are easily permeated by infectious pathogens. A specialized fleet of immune cells, separate from those that patrol tissues throughout the body, are responsible for protecting these vulnerable tissues. The immune cells that protect mucosal tissue are generated by cells called lymphocytes that remain nearby, according to the textbook “ Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease ” (Garland Science, 2001).
"It's like your local police department," Andino-Pavlovsky told Live Science. But not all vaccines prompt a strong response from the mucosal immune system, he said. The seasonal influenza vaccine , for example, does not reliably trigger a mucosal immune response in all patients, which partly explains why some people still catch the respiratory disease after being vaccinated, he said.
Even if a COVID-19 vaccine can jumpstart the necessary immune response, researchers aren’t sure how long that immunity might last, Jacobs added. While research suggests that the coronavirus doesn't mutate quickly , "we have seasonal coronaviruses that come, year in [and] year out, and they don't change much year to year," he said. Despite hardly changing form, the four coronaviruses that cause the common cold keep infecting people — so why haven't we built up immunity?
Perhaps, there’s something odd about the virus itself, specifically in its antigens, viral proteins that can be recognized by the immune system, and that causes immunity to wear off. Alternatively, coronaviruses may somehow fiddle with the immune system itself, and that could explain the drop-off in immunity over time, Andino-Pavlovsky said. To ensure a vaccine can grant long-term immunity against SARS-CoV-2, scientists will have to address these questions. In the short term, they'll have to design experiments to challenge the immune system after vaccination and test its resilience through time, Jacobs said.
In a mouse model, such studies could take "at least a couple of months," he said. Scientists cannot conduct an equivalent experiment in humans, but can instead compare natural infection rates in vaccinated people to those of unvaccinated people in a long-term study.
"When you have the luxury, you look at this for five years, 10 years to see what happens," Andino-Pavlovsky added.
Shortcuts to approval
Unlike an antiviral treatment for COVID-19 that can be given to patients already infected with the virus, a vaccine must be tested in diverse populations of healthy people.
"Because you give it to healthy people, there's an enormous pressure to make sure it's absolutely safe," Andino-Pavlovsky said. What's more, the vaccine must work well for people of many ages, including the elderly, whose weakened immune systems place them at heightened risk of serious COVID-19 infection.
"Initially, safety studies will be done in small numbers of people," likely fewer than 100, Jacobs said. A vaccine may be approved based on these small studies, which can take place over a few months, and then continually monitored as larger populations become vaccinated, he added. "That's just my guess."
Related: COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States
A future vaccine may require an additional ingredient, called an adjuvant, that rallies the aged immune system into action, like that found in the shingles vaccine, Jacobs said.
While some existing drugs, whose safety risks doctors understand, may be repurposed as COVID-19 treatments, equivalent data does not exist for a vaccine because no coronavirus vaccine has ever entered widespread use. Jacobs said he and his team aim to exploit a potential loophole to develop a powerful vaccine, fast. "We use surrogate live attenuated vaccines, where we put parts of SARS-CoV-2 into vaccinia virus [which guards against smallpox], and this can be done initially within a month," Jacobs said. In general, many vaccine developers are starting from scratch.
Despite the many challenges ahead, certain shortcuts could allow scientists to bring a COVID-19 vaccine faster than anticipated.
First, partnering with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory bodies can help scientists leap the logistical hurdles associated with clinical trials, such as recruiting healthy volunteers, Andino-Pavlovsky said. "It can save six months, doing that," he said.
Any potential vaccine will need to pass a safety trial, known as a Phase 1 trial, which also helps determine the needed dose. The next step is a larger trial in 100 to 300 people, called a Phase 2, which looks for some biological activity, but can't say for sure if the drug is effective.
If a vaccine candidate prompts a promising immune response in Phase 2 clinical trials, after passing safety tests in Phase 1, it's possible that the FDA could approve such a vaccine for emergency use "before the 18-month period that I said," Fauci said in the JAMA interview.
"If you get neutralizing antibodies," which latch onto specific structures on the virus and neutralize it, "I think you can keep moving forward on it," Jacobs said. Normally, a vaccine would then enter Phase 3 clinical trials, which include hundreds to thousands of people.
So adding up these steps, each of which will likely take 3 to 6 months, it's very unlikely we would be able to find a vaccine that is safe and effective in less than 12 months — even if many of these steps could be done in parallel.
Then comes the issue of manufacturing billions and billions of doses of a new vaccine whose ingredients we don't yet know. Bill Gates has said that the Gates Foundation will fund the construction of factories for seven coronavirus vaccine candidates, equipping the sites to produce a wide variety of vaccine types, Business Insider reported .
"Even though we'll end up picking at most two of them, we're going to fund factories for all seven, just so that we don't waste time in serially saying, 'OK, which vaccine works?' and then building the factory," Gates said.
Even if a fairly promising vaccine surfaces by 2021, and can be mass-produced, the search won't end there. "Especially with trying to get something out this quickly, we may not get the best vaccine out there right away," Jacobs said. Ideally, an initial vaccine will grant immunity for at least one to two years, but should that immunity wane, a longer lasting vaccine may have to be deployed. Historically, so-called live attenuated vaccines that contain a weakened virus tend to perform most reliably over extended periods of time, Andino-Pavlovsky said.
"That may be what we need in the long run," he said. And research into coronavirus immunity should continue, regardless, "not only for COVID-19, but for the next coronavirus that comes."


foxnews--2020-04-30--Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls coronavirus lockdowns 'fascist' as company turns a profit

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday blasted the coronavirus lockdowns that have shut down life in the United States , calling public officials ’ directives to stay home “ fascist.
” During an earnings call that had the electric automaker ’ s stock soaring on a surprise quarterly profit , Musk described California ’ s ongoing shelter-in-place order — which requires people to stay home unless they work at a business that provides essential services — as “ forcible imprisoning ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constitutional rights.
” “ It ’ s breaking people ’ s freedoms in ways that are horrible and wrong and not why they came to America or built this country , ” Musk said .
“ What the f–k ?
Excuse me .
Outrage.
” Musk has long expressed skepticism about the coronavirus , which has sickened more than 3.1 million people and killed more than 217,000 people worldwide , according to a Johns Hopkins University tally .
Wednesday ’ s outburst was his most explicit yet , however , and came as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 1.24 a share , surprising Wall Street , which had been expecting a loss of 36 cents a share .
That marked the company ’ s third consecutive quarterly profit , sending the stock up more than 7 percent in extended trading .
“ If somebody wants to stay in their house , that ’ s great , ” Musk said .
“ But saying they can ’ t leave their house and that they will be arrested if they do — that ’ s fascist.
” He raged that the lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many companies , and that not all companies will be able to weather an extended shutdown as well as Tesla .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Indeed , despite the shutdowns that have slammed the brakes on restaurants , factories and travel , Tesla reported $ 5.99 billion in revenue , narrowly beating out analyst estimates of $ 5.90 billion .
Revenue grew 32 percent year-over-year even with Tesla temporarily having shut down production at its Fremont , Calif. , factory , as well as its Shanghai Gigafactory , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Silicon Valley auto maker said it ’ s too soon to say how the rest of the year might be affected by the spread of COVID-19 , which has shuttered production as public officials ordered non-essential workers to shelter in place .
“ It is difficult to predict how quickly vehicle manufacturing and its global supply chain will return to prior levels , ” the company said .
“ Due to the wide range of potential outcomes , near-term guidance of net income and free cash flow would likely be inaccurate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in our Q2 update.
” The South Africa-born executive ’ s expletive-filled outburst echoes protests in several states urging officials to lift lockdown measures that have forced businesses to close and put millions of workers on the unemployment rolls .
President Trump recently voiced support for the largely conservative protesters by calling on officials to “ liberate ” Minnesota , Michigan and Virginia .
His lashing out kicked off with a tweetstorm in the wee hours of Wednesday morning .
“ FREE AMERICA NOW , ” Musk tweeted at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Give people their freedom back !
” he wrote in sharing a Sunday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that severe shutdowns have not helped save many lives .
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday blasted the coronavirus lockdowns that have shut down life in the United States, calling public officials’ directives to stay home “fascist.”
During an earnings call that had the electric automaker’s stock soaring on a surprise quarterly profit, Musk described California’s ongoing shelter-in-place order — which requires people to stay home unless they work at a business that provides essential services — as “forcible imprisoning” that had robbed Americans of “their constitutional rights.”
“It’s breaking people’s freedoms in ways that are horrible and wrong and not why they came to America or built this country,” Musk said. “What the f–k? Excuse me. Outrage.”
Musk has long expressed skepticism about the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 3.1 million people and killed more than 217,000 people worldwide, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.
Wednesday’s outburst was the most explicit yet, however, and came as Tesla eked out a first-quarter profit of $1.24 a share, surprising Wall Street, which had been expecting a loss of 36 cents a share.
That marked the company’s third consecutive quarterly profit, sending the stock up more than 7 percent in extended trading.
“If somebody wants to stay in their house, that’s great,” Musk said. “But saying they can’t leave their house and that they will be arrested if they do — that’s fascist.”
He raged that the lockdowns will cause “great harm” to many companies, and that not all companies will be able to weather an extended shutdown as well as Tesla.
Indeed, despite the shutdowns that have slammed the brakes on restaurants, factories and travel, Tesla reported $5.99 billion in revenue, narrowly beating out analyst estimates of $5.90 billion.
Revenue grew 32 percent year-over-year even with Tesla temporarily having shut down production at its Fremont, Calif., factory, as well as its Shanghai Gigafactory, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Still, the Silicon Valley auto maker said it’s too soon to say how the rest of the year might be affected by the spread of COVID-19, which has shuttered production as public officials ordered non-essential workers to shelter in place.
“It is difficult to predict how quickly vehicle manufacturing and its global supply chain will return to prior levels,” the company said. “Due to the wide range of potential outcomes, near-term guidance of net income and free cash flow would likely be inaccurate. We will again revisit our 2020 guidance in our Q2 update.”
The South Africa-born executive’s expletive-filled outburst echoes protests in several states urging officials to lift lockdown measures that have forced businesses to close and put millions of workers on the unemployment rolls. President Trump recently voiced support for the largely conservative protesters by calling on officials to “liberate” Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia.
His lashing out kicked off with a tweetstorm in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. “FREE AMERICA NOW,” Musk tweeted at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday to his more than 33 million Twitter followers.
“Give people their freedom back!” he wrote in sharing a Sunday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that severe shutdowns have not helped save many lives.
Tesla shares rose 7.7 percent, to $861.78, after hours.


foxnews--2020-04-29--Man tattoos himself every day during coronavirus lockdown to 'give myself a bit of direction'

This self-illustrated man is facing a unique problem : He ’ s running out of room on the canvas of his body .
London resident and tattoo artist Chris Woodhead has regularly been getting inked since he turned 18 , but the dad-to-be took his skin-deep love to the next level when he was forced into lockdown due to the coronavirus .
We ’ re not talking sleeves here -- we ’ re talking head-to-toe designs .
PICS : WOMAN HONORS DAD BY GETTING 90 PERCENT OF BODY TATTOOED “ I started tattooing myself every day to create some kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days , ” the 33-year-old fan of U.S. punk rock tats tells The Post .
“ It feels special that my body is evolving so much through the process .
I will continue until I run out of space completely.
” That ’ s not a totally unfathomable moment -- Woodhead already had some 1,000 tattoos at the beginning of quarantine and now , more than 40 days in , his remaining amount of reachable virgin skin is limited .
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER “ Realistically , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s worth of tattoo space left , ” he tells the BBC , acknowledging that the sheer quantity of tattoos looks extreme .
“ If I ’ m truly honest , I look ridiculous -- I look like a piece of blue cheese , ” he says .
“ There is very little space left that I can actually reach.
” He ’ s saving at least a few spots to honor his new child .
His wife , Ema , whom he ’ s in isolation with , is due in July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS To give himself structure while isolating , Woodhead gives himself a stick-and-poke-style tattoo every afternoon in the same time range , between 2 and 4 p.m .
When tattoo time arrives , he has a routine of making himself a cup of tea , putting his ink in a pot , unwrapping a needle and drawing on his flesh , he tells the BBC .
“ I found myself puttering around , not knowing what to do and eating all the food in the cupboards , ” he says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day was to give myself a bit of direction .
Without structure , people are at a complete loss.
” Many of the tattoos he ends up drawing have to do with the pandemic , including writing “ When will it end ?
” on the sole of his foot and honoring the U.K. ’ s health care system , the National Health Service , on his chest .
“ I find tattooing therapeutic anyway , ” he says .
“ Right now I ’ m drawing what ’ s on my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The New York Post .

This self-illustrated man is facing a unique problem: He’s running out of room on the canvas of his body.
London resident and tattoo artist Chris Woodhead has regularly been getting inked since he turned 18, but the dad-to-be took his skin-deep love to the next level when he was forced into lockdown due to the coronavirus. We’re not talking sleeves here — we’re talking head-to-toe designs.
“I started tattooing myself every day to create some kind of structure to our now seemingly aimless days,” the 33-year-old fan of US punk rock tats tells The Post. “It feels special that my body is evolving so much through the process. I will continue until I run out of space completely.”
That’s not a totally unfathomable moment — Woodhead already had some 1,000 tattoos at the beginning of quarantine and now, more than 40 days in, his remaining amount of reachable virgin skin is limited.
“Realistically, I’ve probably got a month’s worth of tattoo space left,” he tells the BBC, acknowledging that the sheer quantity of tattoos looks extreme.
“If I’m truly honest, I look ridiculous — I look like a piece of blue cheese,” he says. “There is very little space left that I can actually reach.”
He’s saving at least a few spots to honor his new child. His wife, Ema, whom he’s in isolation with, is due in July.
To give himself structure while isolating, Woodhead gives himself a stick-and-poke-style tattoo every afternoon in the same time range, between 2 and 4 p.m. When tattoo time arrives, he has a routine of making himself a cup of tea, putting his ink in a pot, unwrapping a needle and drawing on his flesh, he tells the BBC.
“I found myself puttering around, not knowing what to do and eating all the food in the cupboards,” he says. “So the idea of tattooing myself every day was to give myself a bit of direction. Without structure people are at a complete loss.”
Many of the tattoos he ends up drawing have to do with the pandemic, including writing “When will it end?” on the sole of his foot and honoring the UK’s healthcare system, the National Health Service, on his chest. “I find tattooing therapeutic anyway,” he says. “Right now I’m drawing what’s on my mind.”


foxnews--2020-04-30--White House takes steps to exclude Planned Parenthood from coronavirus PPP loans

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White House officials told Fox News on Thursday that steps were taken to ensure Planned Parenthood is excluded from the Paycheck Protection Program , which was set up to provide coronavirus relief funds to small businesses .
“ Through the Paycheck Protection Program , President Trump is delivering vital relief to help small businesses keep employees on payroll , ” a senior administration official told Fox News Thursday .
“ It ’ s clear that the abortion industry shouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which are desperately needed by small businesses.
” ANTI-ABORTION CENTERS ADAPT TO NEW CHALLENGES , FACE INCREASED DEMAND DURING PANDEMIC The Interim Final Rule ( IFR ) for the PPP made it clear that Small Business Administration ( SBA ) affiliation rules should apply to the loans , so an organization with Planned Parenthood ’ s corporate structure won ’ t qualify , according to the official .
A senior administration official told The Daily Signal that while each Planned Parenthood affiliate has fewer than 500 employees , nationwide it has over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PPP ’ s affiliation rules neutrally , it ’ s clear that Planned Parenthood is one large employer and not eligible for PPP money , '' the official said .
The Paycheck Protection Program was infused with $ 310 billion under “ Phase 3.5 ” of emergency funding , the CARES Act , signed by the president to provide relief while businesses are shuttered in coronavirus lockdowns .
Businesses with fewer than 500 employees are forgiven the principal on their loan so long as they don ’ t lay off employees , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the loan .
In March , Planned Parenthood warned that the CARES Act in March could give the Small Business Administration the authority to exclude affiliates to its organization .
`` The bill gives the Small Business Administration broad discretion to exclude Planned Parenthood affiliates and other non-profits serving people with low incomes and deny them benefits under the new small business loan program , '' Planned Parenthood said in a statement at the time .
CLICK HERE TO GET COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE '' In addition , the bill attaches a new unnecessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that prevents people with low incomes from accessing safe and legal abortion coverage , to a state stabilization fund for providing coronavirus relief , '' the organization continued .
Planned Parenthood did not immediately return a request for comment from Fox News on Thursday .

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White House officials told Fox News on Thursday that steps were taken to ensure Planned Parenthood is excluded from the Paycheck Protection Program, which was set up to provide coronavirus relief funds to small businesses.
“Through the Paycheck Protection Program, President Trump is delivering vital relief to help small businesses keep employees on payroll,” a senior administration official told Fox News Thursday. “It’s clear that the abortion industry shouldn’t be able to qualify for those funds, which are desperately needed by small businesses.”
ANTI-ABORTION CENTERS ADAPT TO NEW CHALLENGES, FACE INCREASED DEMAND DURING PANDEMIC
The Interim Final Rule (IFR) for the PPP made it clear that Small Business Administration (SBA) affiliation rules should apply to the loans, so an organization with Planned Parenthood’s corporate structure won’t qualify, according to the official.
A senior administration official told The Daily Signal that while each Planned Parenthood affiliate has fewer than 500 employees, nationwide it has over 16,000 employees.
"So when applying PPP’s affiliation rules neutrally, it’s clear that Planned Parenthood is one large employer and not eligible for PPP money," the official said.
The Paycheck Protection Program was infused with $310 billion under “Phase 3.5” of emergency funding, the CARES Act, signed by the president to provide relief while businesses are shuttered in coronavirus lockdowns. Businesses with fewer than 500 employees are forgiven the principal on their loan so long as they don’t lay off employees, but employers still have to pay interest on the loan.
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In March, Planned Parenthood warned that the CARES Act in March could give the Small Business Administration the authority to exclude affiliates to its organization.
"The bill gives the Small Business Administration broad discretion to exclude Planned Parenthood affiliates and other non-profits serving people with low incomes and deny them benefits under the new small business loan program," Planned Parenthood said in a statement at the time.
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"In addition, the bill attaches a new unnecessary Hyde Amendment provision, a harmful policy that prevents people with low incomes from accessing safe and legal abortion coverage, to a state stabilization fund for providing coronavirus relief," the organization continued.
Planned Parenthood did not immediately return a request for comment from Fox News on Thursday.


foxnews--2020-04-29--Indian man apprehended at US-Mexico border for illegal border crossing tests positive for coronaviru

Indian man apprehended at US-Mexico border for illegal border crossing tests positive for coronavirus

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An Indian national who was apprehended last week after being suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in California with three other Mexican nationals has tested positive for coronavirus .
The 31-year-old man was apprehended Thursday near Calexico , taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol ( CBP ) and placed in quarantine after exhibiting flu-like symptoms , CBP said in a statement .
TRUMP SAYS CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AID SHOULD N'T GO TO SANCTUARY CITIES , TEASES UPCOMING TRAVEL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the test came back positive .
The three Mexicans were returned to Mexico , while the Indian man has been transferred to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) to receive further medical treatment .
“ This is precisely the reason the CDC has given CBP the authority to rapidly return individuals that could potentially be infected with COVID-19 , '' CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan said in a statement .
In an effort to quell the spread of the virus , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. borders in late March .
The directive also gave CBP the authority to send suspected illegal border crossers back to their country of origin , rather than holding them in CBP facilities for prolonged periods of time .
The guidance coincided with warnings from the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , Robert Redfield , who at the time singled out ports of entries around the country as potential hotbeds for coronavirus to spread to workers at border facilities and U.S. citizens .
The man is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test positive for coronavirus .
Meanwhile , 303 agents have tested positive for coronavirus as of Sunday , with 48 of those cases confirmed in California , according to reports by Newsweek .
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP “ The potential for the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in CBP stations and processing centers presents a danger to migrants , our frontline agents and officers , and the American people , '' Morgan said .
`` Our agents and officers continue to protect our country from this invisible enemy , risking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our nation . ''
Officials are conducting contact tracing to determine who else might have been exposed to the virus .

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An Indian national who was apprehended last week after being suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in California with three other Mexican nationals has tested positive for coronavirus.
The 31-year-old man was apprehended Thursday near Calexico, taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and placed in quarantine after exhibiting flu-like symptoms, CBP said in a statement.
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Officials then tested him for COVID-19 and the test came back positive.
The three Mexicans were returned to Mexico, while the Indian man has been transferred to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to receive further medical treatment.
“This is precisely the reason the CDC has given CBP the authority to rapidly return individuals that could potentially be infected with COVID-19," CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan said in a statement.
In an effort to quell the spread of the virus, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a ban on nonessential travel across the U.S. borders in late March. The directive also gave CBP the authority to send suspected illegal border crossers back to their country of origin, rather than holding them in CBP facilities for prolonged periods of time.
The guidance coincided with warnings from the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Robert Redfield, who at the time singled out ports of entries around the country as potential hotbeds for coronavirus to spread to workers at border facilities and U.S. citizens.
The man is the first person in CBP custody to test positive for coronavirus. Meanwhile, 303 agents have tested positive for coronavirus as of Sunday, with 48 of those cases confirmed in California, according to reports by Newsweek.
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“The potential for the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in CBP stations and processing centers presents a danger to migrants, our frontline agents and officers, and the American people," Morgan said. "Our agents and officers continue to protect our country from this invisible enemy, risking their own lives for the health of our nation."
Officials are conducting contact tracing to determine who else might have been exposed to the virus.


foxnews--2020-04-30--Tucker says coronavirus lockdowns have made America 'an oligarchy managed by bureaucrats and tech mo

Tucker says coronavirus lockdowns have made America 'an oligarchy managed by bureaucrats and tech moguls'

Tucker Carlson opened Wednesday 's edition of `` Tucker Carlson Tonight '' by slamming Democratic public officials who he claimed are abusing their powers and ignoring the disparity between the effects of coronavirus and those of the draconian measures they are instituting .
`` Across the country , our leaders are making a mockery of the quarantines they so enthusiastically enforce , '' Carlson said , later adding , `` They have no intention of abiding by the restrictions that they impose on their fellow citizens , they have no interest in any scientific development ... [ even as ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achieving what politicians claimed they would achieve , not even close . ''
The host criticized former President Barack Obama for ignoring stay-at-home orders in the District of Columbia and Virginia to go golfing at the elite Robert Trent Jones Country Club in Prince William County , Va. , about 40 miles from his Washington home .
Showing a photo of Obama golfing that was published by Politico , Carlson said the former president `` is clearly enjoying himself and honestly , why would n't he be ?
It 's beautiful out on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are n't many people around , '' the host added , `` and that 's because both Virginia and Washington , D.C. , are still under quarantine .
Everybody else is locked at home , as they have been for more than a month , but not former President Obama .
For him , golfing at his country club was an essential activity . ''
Carlson noted that a few days after Obama was photographed on the golf course , District of Columbia residents received an automated phone message from Michelle Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay home except if you need essential health care , food or supplies -- or go to an essential job . ''
`` It did n't seem to occur to her that those standards might also apply to her family and that 's why she did n't mention essential trips to your country club , '' Carlson said .
Carlson then turned to the state of Maine , whose Democratic governor , Janet Mills , extended the state 's stay-at-home order through the end of May , with hotels and bars prohibted from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` She told every church to keep its doors locked , ensuring that many of them will go defunct and disappear forever , '' Carlson said of Mills , adding that at `` the very moment [ Mills ] spoke , a grand total of 33 people were being treated in Maine hospitals for the coronavirus , 33 people out of a population of more than 1.3 million people .
Over the full course of this entire epidemic , just 51 people in the state of Maine have died from the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exactly does Janet Mills derive the power to invent a new normal for 1.3 million people , to remake human society in whatever form she chooses ? ''
Carlson continued .
`` Mills did not explain that . ''
`` People in power abuse their power -- that may be the lesson here , '' he concluded .
`` The arrival of a terrifying new virus from China gave our leaders more power than anyone has had in the history of this country .
Six weeks ago , America was something resembling an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has changed .
Now , this is an oligarchy , managed by bureaucrats and tech moguls , none of whom are accountable to voters . ''

Tucker Carlson opened Wednesday's edition of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" by slamming Democratic public officials who he claimed are abusing their powers and ignoring the disparity between the effects of coronavirus and those of the draconian measures they are instituting.
"Across the country, our leaders are making a mockery of the quarantines they so enthusiastically enforce," Carlson said, later adding, "They have no intention of abiding by the restrictions that they impose on their fellow citizens, they have no interest in any scientific development ... [even as] evidence accumulates that mass quarantines are not achieving what politicians claimed they would achieve, not even close."
The host criticized former President Barack Obama for ignoring stay-at-home orders in the District of Columbia and Virginia to go golfing at the elite Robert Trent Jones Country Club in Prince William County, Va., about 40 miles from his Washington home.
Showing a photo of Obama golfing that was published by Politico, Carlson said the former president "is clearly enjoying himself and honestly, why wouldn't he be? It's beautiful out on the links.
"You'll notice there aren't many people around," the host added, "and that's because both Virginia and Washington, D.C., are still under quarantine. Everybody else is locked at home, as they have been for more than a month, but not former President Obama. For him, golfing at his country club was an essential activity."
Carlson noted that a few days after Obama was photographed on the golf course, District of Columbia residents received an automated phone message from Michelle Obama "urg[ing them] to stay home except if you need essential health care, food or supplies -- or go to an essential job."
"It didn't seem to occur to her that those standards might also apply to her family and that's why she didn't mention essential trips to your country club," Carlson said.
Carlson then turned to the state of Maine, whose Democratic governor, Janet Mills, extended the state's stay-at-home order through the end of May, with hotels and bars prohibted from reopening until July 1 at the earliest.
"She told every church to keep its doors locked, ensuring that many of them will go defunct and disappear forever," Carlson said of Mills, adding that at "the very moment [Mills] spoke, a grand total of 33 people were being treated in Maine hospitals for the coronavirus, 33 people out of a population of more than 1.3 million people. Over the full course of this entire epidemic, just 51 people in the state of Maine have died from the coronavirus.
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"You may be wondering where exactly does Janet Mills derive the power to invent a new normal for 1.3 million people, to remake human society in whatever form she chooses?" Carlson continued. "Mills did not explain that."
"People in power abuse their power -- that may be the lesson here," he concluded. "The arrival of a terrifying new virus from China gave our leaders more power than anyone has had in the history of this country. Six weeks ago, America was something resembling an imperfect democracy ... But suddenly, everything has changed. Now, this is an oligarchy, managed by bureaucrats and tech moguls, none of whom are accountable to voters."


foxnews--2020-04-29--SI Swimsuit finalist Kathy Jacobs is spending her time in quarantine creating face masks for those i

SI Swimsuit finalist Kathy Jacobs is spending her time in quarantine creating face masks for those in need

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While some regions throughout the country have begun lifting their stay-at-home orders amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic , Southern California -- where Sports Illustrated Swimsuit finalist Kathy Jacobs resides -- is still holding firm that sheltering in place is paramount in combating the novel virus .
However , Jacobs hasn ’ t let the injunction stifle her life or her day-to-day routine .
She spoke to Fox News about how the quarantine has not only brought her closer to her family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ creative in what she loves to do the most -- get crafty .
Jacobs , who facetiously admitted that she hadn ’ t taken a single nap since the stay-at-home orders were set in place , explained that she has long lived up to her nicknames : “ Sidetrack , ” because she ’ s often easily distracted , and “ Krafty Kathy ” because she can make anything out of arts and crafts .
SI SWIMSUIT FINALIST KATHY JACOBS , 56 , ON WHIRLWIND JOURNEY , BEING A VOICE FOR WOMEN : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ “ One time I actually did an entire wedding out of ninety-nine cent store items , so I ’ m very crafty , ” Jacobs , 56 , told Fox News on Thursday of how she ’ s been passing her time during the self-isolation period .
`` I just keep going out to my garage and seeing if there 's anything I 've overlooked that I could turn into a face mask , '' she continued .
`` And I got some fabric , too , at Joanne 's -- they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fabric and then they put it in the trunk of your car.
” Jacobs has been hard at work custom-making her own face masks , which she donates and hands over to those in need .
SI SWIMSUIT FINALIST JAMEA LYNEE DISPELS NOTION MODELING WORLD IS CLIQUEY : ‘ I ’ VE COME ACROSS VERY SWEET GIRLS ’ In addition to creating masks , the Calabasas , Calif. , native enjoys a home full of pug pooches -- adopted by herself and her 23-year-old daughter Abigail .
The mother-daughter duo even recently threw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it had been a year from the time Abigail had adopted a rescue companion .
“ My daughter adopted the rescue pug she had a year ago , yesterday , ” Jacobs explained .
“ And so we -- my daughter made him these little cupcakes and then we filmed them eating them .
We put them in little dresses .
That was pretty cute.
” However , the celebration didn ’ t stop there .
The ageless beauty also revealed that Abigail had just learned hours earlier that she was granted acceptance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Long Island .
“ She just found out that she got into medical school -- NYU has a medical school in Long Island -- a brand new medical school and get this , it 's free , ” Jacobs said .
“ Literally just found out this morning that she 's getting into free medical school.
” Jacobs admitted that as a mother , she is terrified at the idea of her daughter not only being far away from the West Coast but so close to the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FINALIST WITH ALOPECIA , CHRISTIE VALDISERRI , ON HER JOURNEY : ‘ IT HASN ’ T BEEN RAINBOWS ’ “ And I 'm usually not afraid , but it 's kind of scary for her to go to New York because it 's such a -- but she 's going to be in Long Island .
Not at the epicenter .
But that 's pretty close.
” Despite the pandemic , Jacobs said she was remaining upbeat about the world ’ s outlook as many still weather the storm .
She said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world as we knew it quickly began changing , she was in the middle of a press run that stemmed from becoming a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit finalist -- until everything was upended .
“ I think I had like a pretty good streak going and then this all happened , ” Jacobs said .
“ Like I was actually supposed to go on the 'Today ' show , 'Inside Edition ' wanted to do a whole thing where they followed me around and 'Kelly Clarkson Show , ' and then this happened .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ like three national talk shows that I was going to be going on , which is crazy.
” Jacobs said the major adjustment during the quarantine period is staying hopeful that the pandemic will pass , adding that working up the drive to work out consistently , as she did before the self-isolation , is easier said than done .
“ The biggest adjustment is just trying to keep yourself hopeful , '' she said .
`` Like , keeping yourself in a place of -- because I feel like I 'm so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has n't affected my family .
And then , you hear all these people that it 's affected and you keep yourself in that space of being positive , I think . ''
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS Jacobs continued : “ And , it 's really easy to eat a lot and not exercise for me , quite honestly .
So I have to like , force myself to do some exercise or I 've been going for walks at night and forcing myself to stay active because that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's easy for me to be so inactive.
” In the meantime , Jacobs said she ’ s keeping close tabs on the developments of COVID-19 in the New York area and praised Gov .
Andrew Cuomo for his handling of the fluid situation .
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS “ Yeah .
I have been watching the governor .
What do they call it ?
They said that I 'm a 'Cuomosexual , ' ” she said about the New York official .
“ Like when you 're in love with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love with the governor .
”

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While some regions throughout the country have begun lifting their stay-at-home orders amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Southern California -- where Sports Illustrated Swimsuit finalist Kathy Jacobs resides -- is still holding firm that sheltering in place is paramount in combating the novel virus.
However, Jacobs hasn’t let the injunction stifle her life or her day-to-day routine. She spoke to Fox News about how the quarantine has not only brought her closer to her family but has also inspired her to be creative in what she loves to do the most -- get crafty.
Jacobs, who facetiously admitted that she hadn’t taken a single nap since the stay-at-home orders were set in place, explained that she has long lived up to her nicknames: “Sidetrack,” because she’s often easily distracted, and “Krafty Kathy” because she can make anything out of arts and crafts.
SI SWIMSUIT FINALIST KATHY JACOBS, 56, ON WHIRLWIND JOURNEY, BEING A VOICE FOR WOMEN: ‘I’M BRINGING SEXY BACK’
“One time I actually did an entire wedding out of ninety-nine cent store items, so I’m very crafty,” Jacobs, 56, told Fox News on Thursday of how she’s been passing her time during the self-isolation period.
"I just keep going out to my garage and seeing if there's anything I've overlooked that I could turn into a face mask," she continued. "And I got some fabric, too, at Joanne's -- they have a thing where you can order fabric and then they put it in the trunk of your car.”
Jacobs has been hard at work custom-making her own face masks, which she donates and hands over to those in need.
SI SWIMSUIT FINALIST JAMEA LYNEE DISPELS NOTION MODELING WORLD IS CLIQUEY: ‘I’VE COME ACROSS VERY SWEET GIRLS’
I just keep going out to my garage and seeing if there's anything I've overlooked that I could turn into a face mask. — Kathy Jacobs
In addition to creating masks, the Calabasas, Calif., native enjoys a home full of pug pooches -- adopted by herself and her 23-year-old daughter Abigail. The mother-daughter duo even recently threw a party for the dogs, since it had been a year from the time Abigail had adopted a rescue companion.
“My daughter adopted the rescue pug she had a year ago, yesterday,” Jacobs explained. “And so we -- my daughter made him these little cupcakes and then we filmed them eating them. We put them in little dresses. That was pretty cute.”
However, the celebration didn’t stop there.
MODEL, 55, IS A SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT STUNNER
The ageless beauty also revealed that Abigail had just learned hours earlier that she was granted acceptance into medical school at New York University in Long Island.
“She just found out that she got into medical school -- NYU has a medical school in Long Island -- a brand new medical school and get this, it's free,” Jacobs said. “Literally just found out this morning that she's getting into free medical school.”
Jacobs admitted that as a mother, she is terrified at the idea of her daughter not only being far away from the West Coast but so close to the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City.
SI SWIMSUIT FINALIST WITH ALOPECIA, CHRISTIE VALDISERRI, ON HER JOURNEY: ‘IT HASN’T BEEN RAINBOWS’
“And I'm usually not afraid, but it's kind of scary for her to go to New York because it's such a -- but she's going to be in Long Island. Not at the epicenter. But that's pretty close.”
"The biggest adjustment is just trying to keep yourself hopeful." — Kathy Jacobs
Despite the pandemic, Jacobs said she was remaining upbeat about the world’s outlook as many still weather the storm.
She said that when the outbreak started, and the world as we knew it quickly began changing, she was in the middle of a press run that stemmed from becoming a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit finalist -- until everything was upended.
“I think I had like a pretty good streak going and then this all happened,” Jacobs said. “Like I was actually supposed to go on the 'Today' show, 'Inside Edition' wanted to do a whole thing where they followed me around and 'Kelly Clarkson Show,' and then this happened. So I can't believe I had like three national talk shows that I was going to be going on, which is crazy.”
CELEBS PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Jacobs said the major adjustment during the quarantine period is staying hopeful that the pandemic will pass, adding that working up the drive to work out consistently, as she did before the self-isolation, is easier said than done.
“The biggest adjustment is just trying to keep yourself hopeful," she said. "Like, keeping yourself in a place of -- because I feel like I'm so lucky that I'm healthy and that it hasn't affected my family. And then, you hear all these people that it's affected and you keep yourself in that space of being positive, I think."
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
Jacobs continued: “And, it's really easy to eat a lot and not exercise for me, quite honestly. So I have to like, force myself to do some exercise or I've been going for walks at night and forcing myself to stay active because that's the biggest challenge is that it's easy for me to be so inactive.”
In the meantime, Jacobs said she’s keeping close tabs on the developments of COVID-19 in the New York area and praised Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of the fluid situation.
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS
“Yeah. I have been watching the governor. What do they call it? They said that I'm a 'Cuomosexual,'” she said about the New York official. “Like when you're in love with Governor Cuomo. I've fallen in love with the governor.”


foxnews--2020-04-30--Coronavirus job loss, 'psychological micro-traumas' likely to cause uptick in mental health calls, e

Coronavirus job loss, 'psychological micro-traumas' likely to cause uptick in mental health calls, expert says

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For the more than 30 million Americans who find themselves unexpectedly unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic , or the hundreds of thousands silently grieving the loss of a loved one in isolation , COVID-19 is poised to leave a lasting mental health impact that may require more than time to heal .
In fact , based on trends one expert has seen after past crises that Americans have lived through , he said he expects to see a “ transient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaching out for mental health help .
“ Based on what we know from past crises we ’ ve lived through , there ’ s usually a spike in the need for people to touch base with a mental health professional , ” Dr. Charles Herrick , chair of psychiatry at Nuvance Health , told Fox News .
“ They want to know if they ’ re OK , or if they need help .
Most people are OK and just need that reassurance.
” MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINES AVAILABLE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in isolation and under stay-at-home orders , paired with the prospect of a tough job market once the economy reopens , may also make it more difficult to cope with current circumstances .
“ A psychological response to job loss is understandable and normal , ” Herrick said .
“ But the way to deal with job loss for most people isn ’ t turning to a mental health professional ; it ’ s getting back to work .
At this time , getting back to work will depend on the government , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s safe to resume normal activities.
” Maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude , as difficult as it may be during this time , is pivotal to coping with job loss at this time , Herrick said .
Relying on our social connections with family , friends or former co-workers can help with the experience .
“ We rely heavily on these relationships to feel good about ourselves , ” he said .
“ Without these connections , we can experience social and sensory deprivation , which can have a negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this pandemic happened at a time when technology is available to help us stay connected .
Without it , we ’ d see far more psychological damage than we do today.
” And those who find themselves dealing with death in the age of coronavirus are doing so without typical rituals such as funerals or memorials , which can bring comfort and are also important for mental health .
“ The fortunate thing is technology can bring us together and create opportunities for us to connect and grieve as a community over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ An example of technology bringing us together is how Easter mass aired on TV and online platforms .
Further , planning memorials to celebrate someone ’ s life for when it ’ s safe to have them will be critical to the health process , aside from whatever is done through technology.
” Some officials , such as Dr. Anthony Fauci , have surmised that handshakes and other social norms America had grown accustomed to but have since disappeared amid coronavirus may never make a comeback .
Herrick said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” society has grown accustomed to , such as a reliance on technology to keep in touch , will stay long after the pandemic has ended .
The same goes for the “ psychological micro-traumas ” created by the strict measures put in place to stop the spread of the virus , he said .
“ We most likely will have an immediate impulse to reach out to others , but quickly reel from that and be afraid , ” he said .
“ People will most likely be reticent to jump into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear .
People may also experience anxiety over wanting to re-establish connections while also wanting to keep our distance from each other .
Therefore , I do think that there will be an increase in screen time and continued use of technology to stay connected.
” If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide , call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 ( TALK ) or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources .

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For the more than 30 million Americans who find themselves unexpectedly unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic, or the hundreds of thousands silently grieving the loss of a loved one in isolation, COVID-19 is poised to leave a lasting mental health impact that may require more than time to heal. In fact, based on trends one expert has seen after past crises that Americans have lived through, he said he expects to see a “transient increase” in the number of people reaching out for mental health help.
“Based on what we know from past crises we’ve lived through, there’s usually a spike in the need for people to touch base with a mental health professional,” Dr. Charles Herrick, chair of psychiatry at Nuvance Health, told Fox News. “They want to know if they’re OK, or if they need help. Most people are OK and just need that reassurance.”
MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINES AVAILABLE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Job loss, or being furloughed while in isolation and under stay-at-home orders, paired with the prospect of a tough job market once the economy reopens, may also make it more difficult to cope with current circumstances.
“A psychological response to job loss is understandable and normal,” Herrick said. “But the way to deal with job loss for most people isn’t turning to a mental health professional; it’s getting back to work. At this time, getting back to work will depend on the government, economy, and how people behave when it’s safe to resume normal activities.”
Maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude, as difficult as it may be during this time, is pivotal to coping with job loss at this time, Herrick said. Relying on our social connections with family, friends or former co-workers can help with the experience.
“We rely heavily on these relationships to feel good about ourselves,” he said. “Without these connections, we can experience social and sensory deprivation, which can have a negative impact on mental health. Fortunately, this pandemic happened at a time when technology is available to help us stay connected. Without it, we’d see far more psychological damage than we do today.”
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And those who find themselves dealing with death in the age of coronavirus are doing so without typical rituals such as funerals or memorials, which can bring comfort and are also important for mental health.
“The fortunate thing is technology can bring us together and create opportunities for us to connect and grieve as a community over the loss of loved ones,” he said. “An example of technology bringing us together is how Easter mass aired on TV and online platforms. Further, planning memorials to celebrate someone’s life for when it’s safe to have them will be critical to the health process, aside from whatever is done through technology.”
Some officials, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, have surmised that handshakes and other social norms America had grown accustomed to but have since disappeared amid coronavirus may never make a comeback. Herrick said he expects some of the “new norms” society has grown accustomed to, such as a reliance on technology to keep in touch, will stay long after the pandemic has ended.
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The same goes for the “psychological micro-traumas” created by the strict measures put in place to stop the spread of the virus, he said.
“We most likely will have an immediate impulse to reach out to others, but quickly reel from that and be afraid,” he said. “People will most likely be reticent to jump into crowds without hesitation and some sense of fear. People may also experience anxiety over wanting to re-establish connections while also wanting to keep our distance from each other. Therefore, I do think that there will be an increase in screen time and continued use of technology to stay connected.”
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.