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Dec 21 2020
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Biden Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden received the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine in a televised appearance Monday afternoon. Biden received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech two-shot vaccine at a Delaware hospital, where he was joined by incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, who received a vaccine dose earlier in the day. The Bidens' inoculation comes after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines began distribution
The Daily Caller Politico Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 16 2020
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Biden, Pence to Publicly Receive Coronavirus Vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are set to publicly receive the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine soon. According to the White House, the vice president and Second Lady Karen Pence, along with Surgeon General Jerome Adams, will receive the vaccine on Friday to "build confidence among the American people.” CNN reported that Biden, who said he would follow the recommendations
HuffPost Wall Street Journal (News) The BlazeNov 12 2021
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Perspectives: Parents Divided on Vaccinating Kids
With the recent federal authorization of Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 vaccine, parents are considering public health, safety, science and other factors while deciding whether their children will get the shot.
The White House estimated this week that roughly 900,000 kids had received their first vaccine shot since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized it last
The Philadelphia Inquirer Wall Street Journal (News) Meridian MagazineJun 18 2022
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CDC Panel Unanimously Recommends COVID Vaccines For Young Children
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee unanimously voted Saturday to recommend both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old.
Pfizer’s vaccine has been readily available to kids over 5, while Moderna’s has been available to anyone ages 18 and older. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky approved the advice later that
The Epoch Times Axios NBC News (Online)Jul 21 2022
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Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19
President Joe Biden tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday morning, a White House memo said.
Biden tested positive during routine antigen testing, White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said. The positive test was confirmed with a PCR test. Biden has been fully vaccinated and twice boosted, and the White House confirmed he was taking Paxlovid, Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 pill
Axios National Review (News) NBC News (Online)Nov 04 2021
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Vaccine Mandate for Businesses Moved to January 4th
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced that vaccine mandates for businesses with 100 or more employees, certain health care workers and federal contractors will not take effect until January 4, alleviating concerns about worker shortages if mandates were enforced before the holidays.
The mandate stipulates that employees of those groups will need to be fully vaccinated with the
ABC News (Online) The Hill Washington ExaminerOct 20 2021
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White House Announces Plan to Vaccinate Kids Ages 5-11
The Biden administration is preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, White House officials announced Wednesday. Under the White House's plan, children in this age group would be offered a lower dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, administered with smaller needles. Vaccination sites would include pediatricians’ offices, pharmacies, children’s hospitals, school clinics
New York Post (News) NPR (Online News) CNN (Online News)Jan 28 2021
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S. Africa COVID-19 Variant Detected In US; Vaccine Manufacturers Test Effectiveness Against It
The COVID-19 variant B.1351, first identified in South Africa, has been confirmed for the first time in the United States as vaccine developers test their drug's effectiveness against the new variant. The Svariant has raised concerns over being more contagious than other strains of the virus, and for potentially evading the immunity provided by antibodies. According to a release from the South
Reuters New York Post (News) 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 HuffPostDec 16 2021
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Health Authorities Discourage J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Concern About Blood Clots
Health authorities and drug regulators in the U.S. are conveying more concerns about rare but severe blood clots associated with Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.
On Thursday, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel unanimously gave a preferential recommendation to the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines over Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine.
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