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CDC and White House Clash Over COVID Response Messaging

CDC and White House Clash Over COVID Response Messaging

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause new cases and deaths, states across the country are relaxing restrictions. A growing atmosphere of frustration among two camps has come to characterize the response to the novel coronavirus. On the one hand, there are messages like those from the White House, …

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COVID-19 Vaccine Testing in the Pipeline

COVID-19 Vaccine Testing in the Pipeline

While the timeline to have a vaccine available by January 2021 is a “stretch goal,” the National Institutes of Health has already begun to prepare for large-scale testing. Several Vaccine Options NIH Director Francis Collins told the Associated Press that there are four to five potential COVID-19 vaccines that look …

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Facebook Acquires GIPHY for a Reported $400 Million

Facebook Acquires GIPHY for a Reported $400 Million

GIPHY, the extremely popular online library for searching and creating animated images known as GIFs, has been acquired by Facebook. Neither company disclosed the amount that GIPHY sold for, but the deal’s value is reportedly between $300 million and $400 million. The Announcement In a blog post Friday morning, Facebook …

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