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Nov 30 2021
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Perspectives: Omicron Travel Ban Sparks Cries of Hypocrisy, Anti-Trump Media Bias
New COVID-19 travel restrictions in the U.S. have revived the debate over immigration bans and national security, sparking criticisms of media bias and political hypocrisy.
President Joe Biden banned travel from eight African nations for non-U.S. citizens Monday in response to the emerging Omicron COVID-19 variant: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa
The Week - News Washington Examiner Fox News DigitalNov 04 2021
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UK Becomes First Country To Authorize Use Of Merck's COVID-19 Pill
Britain has become the first country in the world to authorize the use of Merck's antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. Sajid Javid, the UK's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, said the drug will be "a game-changer for the most vulnerable and the immunosuppressed." The drug, known as molnupiravir, was approved based on clinical studies that showed the pill reduced the risk of
BBC News The Epoch Times Washington PostJan 26 2021
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Government to Buy 200M More Vaccine Doses
President Joe Biden announced plans Tuesday to purchase 200 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses, attempting to guarantee vaccination for at least 300 million Americans by the fall. Biden's administration will buy 100 million doses each of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the Moderna vaccine, raising the current U.S. supply to about 600 million doses (both vaccine variants require two doses).
National Review (News) USA TODAY HuffPostJan 27 2021
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States Lift COVID-19 Restrictions Amid Vaccinations and New Variants
States across the nation are beginning to lift the restrictions on restaurants and businesses as people get vaccinated and COVID-19 hospitalization numbers improve, although some remain cautious as a new variant of the virus pops up in the U.S. The states of North Dakota and Michigan, as well as cities Chicago and Washington, D.C., are among those that lifted bans on indoor dining this month
Bloomberg Associated Press The Daily WireSep 03 2021
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235,000 Jobs Added in August, Well Short of Estimates
The U.S. economy added 232,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell from 5.4% to 5.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. It's the lowest monthly number of jobs added since January. Economists predicted that roughly 750,000 jobs would be added; reports across the spectrum cited the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the Delta variant as reasons for the slowed
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Trump Pushes for Bigger COVID-19 Relief Checks
President Donald Trump criticized the COVID-19 coronavirus relief bill Tuesday, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 (or $4,000 per couple).
Failure to either pass another stopgap bill or override a possible Trump veto of the legislation could result in a partial government shutdown.
NBC News Digital USA TODAY Fox News DigitalAug 23 2021
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FDA Gives Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Full Approval
The Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Monday for people 16 and older. It's the first COVID-19 vaccine to be upgraded from emergency use authorization to full approval; it was first approved for emergency use eight months ago. “While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA
USA TODAY The Daily Caller STATApr 04 2020
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Trump Fires Intelligence Chief Who Handled Ukraine Complaint
President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the intelligence community who alerted Congress last year to the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine. Atkinson is the latest official involved in Trump's impeachment to be removed from office, following the firing of National Security Council official Alexander Vindman and US Ambassador to the
Fox News Digital Associated Press CNN DigitalAug 31 2022
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FDA Authorizes Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots for Expected Fall Omicron Wave
The FDA updated its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to include updated booster shots designed to fight the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants.
The updated booster shots came ahead of an expected fall or winter wave of COVID-19 cases. The U.S. currently has a seven-day average of about 90,000 daily new cases, but last
Fox News Digital STAT The VergeMay 06 2022
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FDA Restricts J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Some People Over Blood Clot Risk
U.S. regulators have strictly limited who can receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to the risk of rare but severe blood clots.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday that adults should only get the J&J shot if “they would otherwise not receive a COVID-19 vaccine” or if they can't receive one of the mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer. The shot will
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