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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investing almost $200 million to help better identify and track coronavirus variants. Currently, the federal agency maps the DNA no more than 0.5 percent of all positive samples of the virus. But, described as a ‘down payment,’ officials say the money will help scale-up the number … Read more
Health and safety experts are calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to recommend the widespread use of N95 masks The memo, obtained by CNN, has about a dozen signatories, including four members of Biden’s former coronavirus board that advised his transition team. The signatories, most of whom are doctors, say they want the Centers for … Read more
The US may not reach herd immunity and return to some semblance of normalcy until Thanksgiving at the current pace of COVID-19 vaccinations and speed of variant spread, Biden administration officials told the Daily Beast. That’s far later than the end-of-summer target date by which Dr Anthony Fauci has estimated that American life might get … Read more
The Biden administration is considering sending masks to every single household in the U.S., a new report says. Officials told NBC News that the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team is currently assessing different ways of mailing face coverings to 328 million Americans. It is currently unclear how much the plan will cost, how many masks … Read more
The Biden administration will start shipping COVID-19 vaccines directly to U.S. pharmacies next week, ramping up immunizations as new and potentially more serious variants are appearing, the White House said on Tuesday. Jeff Zients, coordinator of the president’s COVID-19 task force, said some 6,500 retail pharmacies around the country will receive a total of one million … Read more
Dolly Parton reveals she turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom TWICE from Trump’s administration due to COVID-19 By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 03:48 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 03:48 GMT, 2 February 2021 Besides being one of music’s biggest superstars, Dolly Parton has also performed a great deal of philanthropy over the … Read more
The Biden administration is currently trying to find outside firms to help boost production of coronavirus vaccines, a new report claims. White House officials have allegedly reached out to several companies to ask about aiding with the fill and finish portion, or filling vials with the vaccine itself, sources exclusively told The Daily Beast. It … Read more
Is ‘covid tongue’ the latest sign of infection? One in four coronavirus patients develop bumps and swelling in their mouth, while 40% get red, burning feet or hands, study finds Researchers from Spain looked at 666 mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients treated between April 10 and April 25, 2020 at a field hospital in Madrid They found that … Read more
White House-wash: Trump spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany claims he ‘condemns’ violence but takes NO responsibility for riot and claims thousands ‘came to peacefully have their voices heard’ White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany abruptly called a press briefing Thursday evening She read a less than two-minute statement where she said she speak on ‘behalf of the … Read more
Three physicians have written an open letter to President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration to implement a mask initiative upon taking office. The group, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard – as well as a founder of YouTube educational channel – says that while cloth and surgical masks offer some protection against COVID-19, high filtration … Read more