World Mar 12 Tussle between U.S., allies over vaccine supply escalates Even though it is not approved in the U.S., well over 10 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine are stockpiled in the country for domestic use and cannot be exported under the terms of the company’s agreement with the federal government.
Health Mar 11 Biden sets May 1 target for all adults to be vaccine-eligible President Joe Biden is outlining his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 and get the nation back "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July.
Politics Mar 11 WATCH: Biden signs $1.9 trillion relief bill before speech to nation Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.
Politics Mar 11 WATCH: Biden addresses the nation on COVID-19 anniversary He is voicing optimism that the United States will edge toward a semblance of normalcy in the coming months, noting “there is hope and light of better days ahead if we all do our part.”…
Nation Mar 05 Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 still wait for advice More than 27 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to keep waiting for guidance from federal health officials for what they should and shouldn’t do.
Health Mar 05 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing The White House says two new mass vaccination sites will soon be open, in Atlanta and Cleveland, each with the ability to provide 6,000 daily coronavirus shots.
Health Mar 02 U.S. will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May, Biden says Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson's newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly.
Health Feb 25 WATCH: Biden, Harris commemorate 50 million COVID-19 vaccine shots As part of the ceremony, four front-line workers — a pair of emergency medical technicians, a school counselor and a grocery store worker — received vaccine doses on live television.
Politics Feb 24 WATCH: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as part of his efforts to ensure “equity” in the government’s response to the pandemic.
Nation Feb 22 WATCH: Biden mourns 500,000 dead from COVID-19 in White House ceremony A president whose own life has been marked by family tragedy, Biden spoke in deeply personal terms, referencing his own losses as he tried to comfort the huge number of Americans whose lives have been forever changed by the pandemic.