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WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing as omicron boosters roll out

By News Desk and Associated Press

The White House COVID task force held a news briefing Tuesday morning, days after the nation's campaign to roll out new omicron-specific boosters began.

CDC recommends updated COVID vaccine boosters that target omicron strain

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The tweaked shots promise Americans a chance at their most up-to-date protection ahead of an expected winter surge because they target the omicron strains now circulating.

WATCH: FDA approves update for COVID booster shots to target Omicron

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days.

U.S. life expectancy falls for second straight year

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020.

Secret Service recovers $286 million in stolen pandemic loans

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

An investigation initiated by the Secret Service's Orlando office found that alleged conspirators submitted Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications by using fake or stolen employment and personal information.

House panel says Trump staffers pressured FDA to authorize unproven COVID-19 treatment

By Matthew Perrone, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

A special House panel looking into the government's coronavirus response says the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing the drug hydroxychloroquine that had been discredited as a COVID-19 treatment.

First Lady Jill Biden has 'rebound' COVID-19 case, President Joe Biden still testing negative

By Associated Press

First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent "rebound" case, after she initially tested negative for the virus over the weekend.

Pfizer says its COVID shots are 73 percent effective in children under 5

By Associated Press

Pfizer's says its COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring.

Fauci to leave government position in December, will 'pursue next chapter'

By Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December.

Jill Biden headed for Delaware after negative COVID-19 test

By Associated Press

First lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and will leave South Carolina, where she had isolated since vacationing with President Joe Biden, and rejoin him at their Delaware beach home, her office said Sunday.