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Sep 25 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: How Should The US Prioritize Booster Shots?
Following the CDC's approval of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older or who are at high risk, many Americans remain divided on how the nation should administer booster shots moving forward. The U.S. has been taking notes from Israel's booster shot rollout that launched on Aug. 29, which made the third vaccine dose available for vaccinated individuals 12
The Hill Scientific American New York Post (Opinion)Sep 20 2021
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US to Ease Restrictions, Require COVID-19 Vaccine for International Travelers
The Biden administration announced Monday that international travelers will be required to have proof of COVID-19 vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test to enter the country starting in early November. Nonessential air travel to the U.S. had been banned from several major European countries, Iran and China for most of the pandemic. White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said Monday the
Associated Press The Epoch Times NBC News (Online)Sep 14 2021
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The Biden Vaccine Mandate's Impact on Private Businesses
President Joe Biden announced last week that private U.S. companies with over 100 employees must mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for employees or test unvaccinated employees weekly. The mandate on private businesses has raised legal questions, and several Republican governors have already committed to not enforcing it; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened fines for companies that do comply
CNBC Washington Examiner Yahoo NewsSep 13 2021
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Top FDA and WHO Scientists Call COVID-19 Booster Shots Unnecessary For Most Americans At This Time
An international group of scientists published a paper Monday that suggests more scientific evidence is needed to justify giving booster shots to most Americans at this time. Co-authors included Marion Gruber and Phil Krause, two senior FDA officials who are leaving the organization later this fall over frustrations with the Biden administration’s "premature" booster plan, along with several
Politico Newsmax (News) STATMar 11 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: A Year With the COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 was officially a pandemic. On the same day, President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on most of Europe.
Media from the right, left and center took a look at how our lives have changed, what we have gotten right and wrong, and what we still do not know.
Townhall NPR (Online News) CNN (Online News)Aug 18 2021
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Booster Shots to Be Made Available to All Americans Starting Sept. 20
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that third shots of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines will be made available to all Americans starting Sept. 20. The push for the third shots, commonly known as booster shots, comes alongside recent statements by vaccine makers and health experts that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective after 6-8 months. Last week, the World
USA TODAY CNBC The Epoch TimesJul 24 2020
Headline Roundup
First Weekly Increase in Jobless Claims Since March
Roughly 1.4 million polled filed new unemployment claims last week, the first rise in jobless claims since March. Many experts attribute the rise to economic uncertainty amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Right- and left-rated outlets tended to report uniformly on the news. Some polls suggest the general public is concerned about the job market's ability to fully recover.
Associated Press MarketWatch Yahoo NewsApr 06 2021
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White House Rules Out Involvement In 'Vaccine Passports'
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday the Biden administration will not be supporting a "vaccine passport" system that requires Americans to carry a credential. "There will be no federal vaccinations database and no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination credential," Psaki said. She added that that the decision to employ vaccination credentials would be
Bloomberg The Hill Washington ExaminerAug 17 2020
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How States and Students are Faring with Back to School
The U.S. K-12 education system is under the microscope, as schools begin classes and sort out how to pursue learning in the midst of COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions. Some schools will start the year completely virtual — others will alternate between in-person and at-home learning. Certain states have already elected to enact quarantines and re-close some schools early on in the experiment.
Reuters NBC News (Online) Newsmax (News)Jun 10 2021
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US to Donate 500 Million Pfizer Doses to Developing Countries
On Thursday, the White House announced plans for the U.S. to donate 500 million vaccine doses around the world over the next year. The U.S. will reportedly spend $3.5 billion to buy and donate the vaccines.
As demand for vaccines falls in the U.S. and other parts of the world experience shortages, some have called on the U.S. to step in.
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