May 05 WATCH: HHS Secretary Becerra and HUD Secretary Fudge announce vaccine rollout for homeless By Associated Press The federal departments of health and housing have launched a joint project to provide coronavirus vaccines to the homeless and people living in low-income neighborhoods and subsidized housing. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: Biden aims to vaccinate 70 percent of adult Americans by July 4 By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The new goal, which also includes fully vaccinating 160 million adults by Independence Day, comes as demand for vaccines has dropped off markedly nationwide, with some states leaving more than half their vaccine doses unordered. Continue reading
May 03 Treasury announces plans to borrow $463 billion this quarter By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The big increase of $368 billion was attributed to passage of a $1.9 trillion support measure that President Joe Biden pushed through Congress in March which provided another round of relief payments totaling $1,400 per individual. Continue reading
May 02 US to launch trade talks on COVID-19 vaccine distribution By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House has been under pressure from lawmakers at home and governments abroad to join an effort to waive patent rules for the vaccines so that poorer countries can begin to produce their own generic versions of the shots… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 5:11 India struggles to cope with record-breaking COVID-19 wave By PBS NewsHour India is battling a devastating COVID-19 wave as the case count continues to break records, overwhelming resources including medical supplies. As foreign aid pours in from around the world, the nation has opened up vaccinations for all adults. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching
Apr 30 Canada to start to get Pfizer vaccines from the U.S. next week By Rob Gillies, Associated Press It's the first time the U.S. has allowed that company's vaccine exported north. Canada has tightly woven commercial ties with the U.S., but it has been getting from Pfizer's vaccines from Belgium until now because U.S. authorities had kept supplies… Continue reading
Apr 30 Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million By David Koenig, Amy Taxin, Mae Anderson, Associated Press While the overall number of lives lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. has eclipsed 575,000, deaths have plummeted to an average of about 670 per day from a peak of around 3,400 in mid-January. Continue reading
Apr 30 The vulnerable homebound are left behind on vaccination By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News Even as the nation has moved on to vaccinating everyone 16 and older, the vast majority of homebound people have not yet been vaccinated. Continue reading
Apr 29 Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths amid fears of renewed surge By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome days ahead when the Southern Hemisphere enters winter. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Harris gives remarks from COVID-19 vaccination site in Baltimore By Associated Press Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to energize the slowing vaccination drive and get reluctant Americans to roll up their sleeves. Continue reading