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Coronavirus Special Report: What public health officials are saying about reopening America

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases speaks remotely during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on how to safely open the country and get America back to work and school.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases speaks remotely during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on how to safely open the country and get America back to work and school. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/POOL)
By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted May 12, 2020 at 6:49pm

In today’s episode we highlight what the nation’s leading public health officials told the Senate about the pandemic, including where we stand on testing, vaccines and whether children should return to school. We also look at the new aid package put forth by House Democrats.

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