Top federal health experts appear before Congress to report on the Covid-19 response

The leaders of major federal health agencies will gather before a House committee today for a hearing on the U.S.'s Covid-19 pandemic response. Set to appear are top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Robert Redfield, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, and the Trump administration's coronavirus testing czar Brett Giroir. The last time the four officials gathered in front of lawmakers, they painted a mixed picture on the road ahead. Today's hearing is likely to touch on all aspects of the government's response, including testing, contact tracing, treatment, and vaccine development. C-SPAN will also be broadcasting the event, beginning at 11 am ET, here.

Here's what else is new with the pandemic:

Sanofi Pasteur just announced that the Phase 1/2 clinical trial testing the coronavirus vaccine it is developing along with GlaxoSmithKline will begin in September, and not in December as originally planned. It also announced a $425 million deal with biotech company TranslateBio to test an mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine in humans for the first time later this year.
During its event for developers yesterday, Apple rolled out two new health features for its Apple Watch, including a hand-washing feature that detects when people begin washing their hands and monitors how long they're scrubbing for. And if users haven't spent enough time washing, they'll receive a notification asking them to continue.
A new Commonwealth Fund survey finds that around 40% of adults who experienced job disruption due to the pandemic relied on health insurance that was provided by either their job or the job held by their partner. An additional 20% of these adults now say they don't have health insurance.