
Some states to begin relaxing rules, as U.S. deaths rise
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Some states to begin relaxing restrictions, as U.S. deaths pass 46,000
COVID-19 was infecting Americans weeks earlier than was officially recorded, according to new California data showing that two deaths in mid-February were associated with the disease. Meanwhile, federal vaccine expert Dr. Rick Bright says he was forced out of his Department of Health and Human Services job because he wouldn’t promote unproven treatments for COVID-19. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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Some states to begin relaxing rules, as U.S. deaths rise
Clip: 4/22/2020 | 4m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
COVID-19 was infecting Americans weeks earlier than was officially recorded, according to new California data showing that two deaths in mid-February were associated with the disease. Meanwhile, federal vaccine expert Dr. Rick Bright says he was forced out of his Department of Health and Human Services job because he wouldn’t promote unproven treatments for COVID-19. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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