The Daily Populous

Friday December 4th, 2020 morning edition

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Joe Biden asks Anthony Fauci, the federal coronavirus expert, to become his chief medical adviser.

Frontline healthcare workers and vulnerable populations are among those expected to be first to get the vaccine.

President-elect Joe Biden told CNN on Thursday that he asked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the expert on the coronavirus pandemic, to become his chief medical adviser and part of his Covid-19 response team.

Fauci had told CBS News that he would meet Thursday Biden’s transition team to discuss the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Help is on the way in terms of vaccines," Biden told an online roundtable with workers and small-business owners Wednesday.

Biden told reporters Tuesday that his staffers have spoken with Fauci, but that he hadn't spoken directly with him.

Biden is expected to name his health team next week, after already announcing his foreign-affairs and economics teams. »

Warner Bros to Release All 2021 Movies in Theater, HBO Max Same Day

Authored by thewrap.com

Warner Bros. is radically changing up its distribution strategy for 2021, releasing all 17 of its movies for the year in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously.

Just as “Wonder Woman 1984” will be released on Christmas Day both in theaters and on HBO Max, Warner Bros.’ entire 2021 slate will play on the WarnerMedia streaming service and theatrically worldwide.

Toby Emmerich, chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, added, “This hybrid exhibition model enables us to best support our films, creative partners and moviegoing in general throughout 2021.”. »

More Americans died of COVID-19 on Wednesday than the number of people killed on 9/11

Authored by msn.com

On Wednesday, the US recorded 3,157 coronavirus deaths, marking a new single-day high, according to Johns Hopkins University.

More people died from COVID-19 in the US on Wednesday than the number of people killed in the 9/11 terror attacks: 2,977.

There have been more than 273,000 reported COVID-19 deaths in the US and it's closing in on 14 million confirmed cases. »

Re: Upside down glasses?

Authored by madsci.org

He reported several experiments with a lens system that inverted images both vertically and horizontally.

However, his world only occasionally looked normal so he ran another experiment where he wore it for eight days in a row.

He also found that after removing the reversing lenses, it took several hours for his vision to return to normal. »