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Aug 19 2021
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CDC Director: Annual COVID-19 Shots After Booster Not Expected
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said an annual COVID-19 booster shot is not anticipated, although the CEO of Pfizer several months ago said otherwise.
When asked about the need for annual booster doses, Director Rachelle Walensky said, “I don’t want to say never, but we are not necessarily anticipating that you will need this annually.”
“It
The Epoch TimesAug 17 2021
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Airlines split on whether to mandate Covid vaccines for employees
U.S. airlines are increasingly divided over whether to require their flight attendants, pilots and other employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines this month said their U.S. employees, a total of some 73,000 people, must get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Alaska Airlines said it’s considering a similar mandate for its some 20,000 employees
CNBCNov 10 2021
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Inflation in U.S. Builds With Biggest Gain in Prices Since 1990
U.S. consumer prices rose last month at the fastest annual pace since 1990, cementing high inflation as a hallmark of the pandemic recovery and eroding spending power even as wages surge.
The consumer price index increased 6.2% from October 2020, according to Labor Department data released Wednesday. The CPI rose 0.9% from September, the largest gain in four months. Both advances
BloombergJun 18 2021
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HHS to invest $3 billion for antiviral pills against COVID-19
The Biden administration will invest $3.2 billion to foster the development of antiviral pills to help fight against COVID-19, the Health and Human Services department announced Thursday, with hopes the medication becomes available to the public as soon as the end of this year.
The big picture: Researchers had tested existing antivirals like remdesivir in hospitals on patients with
AxiosOct 20 2021
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White House rolls out plan to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11 against Covid
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced its plan for vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 ahead of the FDA’s anticipated emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for kids in that age range.
The administration has procured enough vaccine for 28 million children of that age group, which will be given by more than 25,000 pediatric and primary care providers, the White House
NBC News (Online)May 12 2021
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Consumer Prices Jumped in April, Climbing Faster Than Expected
Consumer prices leapt higher in April, data released on Wednesday showed, a much-faster-than-expected jump that could resonate on Wall Street as investors try to determine if inflation could alter Federal Reserve policy.
The Consumer Price Index climbed 4.2 percent from a year earlier, the Labor Department said, the fastest pace since 2008. From March to April, prices increased 0.8
New York Times (News)Aug 13 2021
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CDC panel unanimously recommends Covid vaccine booster shots for vulnerable Americans
A key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel unanimously voted Friday to recommend booster shots of Pfizer or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines to immunocompromised Americans, clearing a major hurdle enabling vulnerable patients to get a third dose.
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices follows the Food and Drug Administration’s approval Thursday of the
CNBCSep 06 2021
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Unemployment Benefits Expire for Millions Without Pushback From Biden
Expanded unemployment benefits that have kept millions of Americans afloat during the pandemic expired on Monday, setting up an abrupt cutoff of assistance to 7.5 million people as the Delta variant rattles the pandemic recovery.
The end of the aid came without objection from President Biden and his top economic advisers, who have become caught in a political fight over the benefits and
New York Times (News)Oct 22 2020
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FDA Approves Remdesivir for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients After Drug Was Used to Treat Trump
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved remdesivir for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
The antiviral treatment, which is made by Gilead Sciences and sold as Veklury, was used to treat President Donald Trump after he contracted the virus earlier this month.
Remdesivir previously received emergency use authorization from the FDA in May for
NewsweekMar 30 2021
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Stimulus checks: 21 Democratic senators push for 'recurring direct payments' in new Biden plan
A day before President Joe Biden is set to unveil the first part of his Build Back Better package, Democratic senators are pushing for recurring stimulus checks and automatic unemployment insurance extensions based on economic conditions to be included in the package.
"We urge you to include recurring direct payments and automatic unemployment insurance extensions tied to economic
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