America yesterday lost 2,762 people to COVID-19, per the CDC, bringing the total pandemic toll in the U.S. to 272,525. That's more than the population of Des Moines, Iowa. Or Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Or Toledo, Ohio. Dan speaks with Alex Goldstein, creator of the @FacesofCOVID Twitter account, about telling the stories behind the statistics.
Dec 2021
The year psychedelics went mainstream
Axios Re:Cap is revisiting some of this year’s biggest stories and what they say about where technology, business, politics and more are headed in 2022. Alison Snyder, managing editor and author of Axios Science, joins Axios Re:Cap senior producer Naomi Shavin to discuss a major ... Show More
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Nov 2020
U.S. surpasses 250,000 Covid-19 deaths
Covid-19 has killed more than 250,000 people in the U.S in less than 10 months. The country is currently averaging more than 157,000 cases per day, the highest since the pandemic started. Dr. Leana Wen is the former Baltimore Health Commissioner and an emergency room physician. S ... Show More
45m 21s
Oct 2020
Where Is This Pandemic Headed?
<p>The pandemic has killed more than one million people around the world, at least 210,000 in the United States alone. The illness has infiltrated the White House and infected the president.</p><p>Today, we offer an update on measures to fight the coronavirus and try to predict t ... Show More
25m 58s
Oct 2020
U.S. Tops 221,0000 Deaths and 8.3 Million Cases; Not One State is Trending in the Right Direction
The number of coronavirus deaths is growing in the United States. CNN confirmed there are now more than 221,000 people that have died from the disease, on Wednesday; along with 8.3 million cases. President Barack Obama is making the case for Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Bi ... Show More
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