Sep 17 WATCH: U.S. plans to spend $2.1 billion to improve infection control By Laura Santhanam and Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is allocating the funding from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden this year. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force holds briefing after Biden unveils action plan By Laura Santhanam and Associated Press So far, nearly three-quarters of Americans aged 12 and older have received at least one vaccine dose, but millions more remain vulnerable to the virus as the delta variant has fueled new infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: Fauci says Americans will ‘likely’ need 3rd dose of shots By Associated Press The U.S. is preparing for boosters for all Americans who received the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna between five and eight months after their second dose, pending approval by the FDA. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: White House COVID task force urges vaccine requirements By Associated Press The White House Coronavirus task force is urging public and private sector vaccine requirements to boost vaccination rates and make headway against COVID-19. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Fauci urges hospitals use more antibody treatments for patients infected with COVID By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging hospitals and doctors to make greater use of antibody treatments for people infected with COVID-19 as hospitalizations and deaths rise due to the spread of the delta variant. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: Fauci says to expect more children infected with coronavirus By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans can expect to see more children infected with the coronavirus as the highly transmissible delta variant extends its hold across the country. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: White House COVID Response Team holds news briefing By Associated Press Foreign nationals traveling to the United States "may need to have some type of a vaccine requirement," Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus coordinator said during a COVID briefing Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: White House COVID Response Team holds news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press The briefing comes just days after President Joe Biden issued new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: COVID-19 becoming ‘a pandemic of the unvaccinated,’ warns CDC director By News Desk and Associated Press The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. is becoming “a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”… Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force says 110 million in U.S. are fully vaccinated By Associated Press Officials with President Joe Biden's coronavirus task force say 110 million Americans will be fully vaccinated by the end of Friday, with a total of 150 million vaccinated through the first shot. Continue reading