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Sep 03 2021
Headline Roundup
CDC and FDA Advise White House To Slow Down Booster Shot Plan
The heads of two leading federal health agencies have advised the White House to slow down its plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccine boosters. In a meeting with White House pandemic coordinator Jeffrey Zients on Thursday, FDA acting commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock and CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said they needed more time to collect and review all necessary data regarding the booster shots
New York Times (News) The Daily Wire NPR (Online News)Mar 01 2021
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Health Experts Urge Caution As States Push To Ease COVID-19 Restrictions
States are pushing to reopen businesses as COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed and new case numbers are declining, but health experts are still urging caution. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said Monday that “now is not the time” to lift restrictions; Michael Ryan, head of the World Health Organization's emergencies program, said Monday it is "
The Daily Caller The Hill Associated Press Fact CheckApr 27 2021
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More Than 5 Million Americans Missed Second Vaccine Dose
Nearly eight percent of the people who received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose — roughly 5 million Americans — didn't return for the second shot, according to a New York Times report. The report cites the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which only included people who got their first Moderna dose by March 7 or first Pfizer dose by March 14. Each of these
International Business Times New York Times (News) Newsmax (News)Feb 17 2022
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Mapping the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is gradually winding down as infection rates fall, immunity grows and experts show optimism about society's ability to manage the virus.
The Associated Press reported this week that roughly 73% of Americans are immune to the now-dominant Omicron COVID-19 variant, and said that number could rise to 80% by March. In an interview this week, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel
New York Daily News Associated Press ReasonJan 29 2021
Headline Roundup
Johnson & Johnson Announces 1-Shot Vaccine is 66% Effective Against Moderate to Severe COVID-19
Johnson & Johnson announced Friday that its coronavirus vaccine, the only single-dose vaccine to pass phase 3 clinical trials, was on average 66% effective against moderate to severe illness, 85% effective against severe infections and 100% effective against hospitalizations and death. Effectiveness varied regionally, however; effectiveness against moderate illness was 72% in the U.S., 66
New York Times (News) NPR (Online News) National Review (News)Sep 04 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Biden's Booster Shot Plan
President Biden announced in August that his administration would begin offering a third “booster” shot to Americans eight months after their second dose of a Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine starting on Sept. 20. Since the FDA has already authorized certain immunocompromised people to get their third dose, Biden's plan prioritizes older people and health care workers. Many leading
ABC News (Online) Wall Street Journal (Opinion) FactCheck.orgMar 18 2022
Headline Roundup
Should Congress Pass More COVID Funding?
The Biden administration warned this week that a lapse in COVID-19 funds could threaten the distribution of monoclonal antibodies and future booster shots.
Last week, House Democrats cut the White House’s requested $15.6 billion in COVID-19 funds from a bipartisan spending bill to avert a government shutdown; Republicans had insisted the pandemic funds come from other programs, and
Washington Post The Atlantic Washington ExaminerMay 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: All 50 States Have Partially Reopened
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Every U.S. state has now taken formal steps to reopen businesses and get residents back to work as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues.
Governors and local leaders are looking for signs that the virus is receding enough in their area to allow for a partial return to normalcy. The need for public
Henry A. BrechterMar 30 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Receives Second Booster Shot, Calls for Additional COVID-19 Funding
President Joe Biden received a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on camera on Wednesday after calling upon Congress to approve additional COVID-19 funds.
Biden said that without additional funding, his administration would not be able to ensure additional booster shots “are available, free, easily accessible for all Americans,” adding, “This isn't partisan, it's medicine.”
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