President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Covid-19 response and vaccinations in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington DC, on March 29, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Joe…
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Biden to announce 90% of adults will be eligible for Covid shots by April 19
A nurse administers the single-dose Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccine rollout targetting immigrants and the undocumented organized by the St. John’s Well Child and Family Center and the Los Angeles County…
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Biden speaks on U.S. vaccination plan after CDC chief issues dire warning
[The stream is slated to start at 2:10 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is delivering remarks Monday on the government’s…
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NY expands Covid vaccine eligibility to all adults starting April 6, Cuomo says
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo receives a Covid-19 vaccine, at a church in the Harlem section of New York, on March 17, 2021. Seth Wenig | AFP | Getty Images New York is expanding its…
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CDC chief warns U.S. headed for ‘impending doom’ as Covid cases rise again: ‘Right now I’m scared’
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during a hearing, with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, on the Covid-19 response, on Capitol Hill on March 18,…
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CDC study shows single dose of Pfizer or Moderna Covid vaccines was 80% effective
Bins of syringes for the Pfizer BioNtech and Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccines in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Cherry Orr | Bloomberg | Getty Images A single dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s…
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Governments, ‘not BlackRock,’ should lead green economy transition
A sign for BlackRock Inc hangs above their building in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Governments should be leading the global economy’s sustainable transformation, not markets, according to author and economist Ann Pettifor. Pettifor,…
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Rise in Covid cases can’t be blamed on variants alone as travel resumes
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill on March 18,…
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The U.S. is in a delicate position as Covid cases increase alongside vaccinations, experts warn
Revelers flock to the beach to celebrate spring break, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., March 6, 2021. Marco Bello | Reuters With the possibility of summer barbeques just a…
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Covid cases are rising, hospitalizations have plateaued even as vaccinations rise
Emergency Medical Technician Lenny Fernandez, Medical Assistant Rodnay Moore and Physician Assistant-Certified Calvin Davis, left to right, prepare doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine as the city of Vernon Health Department staff used the city’s…
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