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Nov 29 2021
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Biden Calls Omicron Variant a ‘Cause for Concern,’ not ‘Panic’
President Joe Biden said Monday that the newly-discovered omicron COVID-19 variant was “a cause for concern, not a cause for panic.”
Biden also said his strategy to combat the new variant would focus on vaccines, not new lockdowns and travel restrictions. The same day, the World Health Organization said omicron posed a “very high” global risk due to “considerable uncertainties” about
Fox Business CBS News (Online) The HillNov 11 2021
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As COVID-19 Pandemic Eases, Experts Ponder the Future
As new COVID-19 case levels stabilize and hospitalizations and deaths continue to fall in most areas nationwide, experts are predicting what will happen next.
Voices across the spectrum say COVID-19 is likely here to stay, but at more predictable levels than what we've seen since the pandemic began. New cases in the U.S. are around 74,000 per day, a 4% increase over the past two weeks
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Federal Health Officials Suggest People May Need Annual COVID-19 Shots
Annual COVID-19 shots may be encouraged going forward, according to federal health officials.
Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said at a briefing that "in the absence of a dramatically different variant, we likely are moving towards a path of vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine, with annual updated COVID-19 shots matched to the currently
Fox News (Online News) The Hill CNN (Online News)May 18 2021
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Biden to Send 20 Million More Vaccines Abroad
President Joe Biden announced Monday that the U.S. would ship 20 million doses of Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines to other countries by the end of June. Along with the previously committed 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Biden administration now plans to send a total of 80 million doses around the world. Biden also applauded data showing new
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Health Authorities Approve Updated COVID-19 Boosters for Kids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the use of updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5.
Key Quotes: "Since children have gone back to school in person and people are resuming pre-pandemic behaviors and activities," risk of COVID-19 exposure is rising, said the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in a statement.
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Merck Says It Has First Effective Antiviral Pill To Treat COVID-19
American drugmaker Merck announced Friday that it will seek emergency authorization of an experimental antiviral pill known as molnupiravir after it significantly reduced the worst effects of COVID-19 in clinical trials. The company said that in the trials, the treatment cut the risk of hospitalization or death in half when given to high-risk patients within the first five days of COVID-19
Politico Washington Times Associated PressJun 11 2021
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G-7 Leaders Commit to Donate 1 Billion Vaccine Doses to Other Countries
Leaders at the G-7 Summit committed to donate a combined 1 billion coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries, including 500 million from the U.S. and 100 million from the U.K. The news comes amid President Joe Biden’s first day attending the G-7 Summit, where he met with leaders from the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan and the European Union. The G-7 leaders are also expected to
Axios CBS News (Online) Fox News (Online News)Nov 19 2021
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Fauci Touts Booster Shots as COVID-19 Cases Rise
Dr. Anthony Fauci urged people to get vaccinated and get booster shots this week amid a rise in new COVID-19 cases.
During a White House COVID-19 press briefing Wednesday, Fauci encouraged people to "get vaccinated now" and said that "if you were already vaccinated six months or more ago and eligible for a boost, get a boost." New COVID-19 cases have risen more than 30% in the past two
International Business Times Fox News (Online News) NBC News (Online)Sep 03 2021
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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 "
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