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President Joe Biden praised the FDA decision as a “promising development” in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than 578,000 people in the U.S. “If you are a parent who wants to protect your child, or a…

“He cares about raising the caps — but let’s take one challenge at a time,” one person close to Becerra said of his mindset. “Emotionally, he’s there. But he’s always a pragmatist.” President Joe Biden in April initially agreed to…

But sending Covid vaccines to doctors’ offices, which typically administer a large share of routine adult vaccinations, isn’t as easy as it sounds. Five months after Covid-19 vaccinations began, many states are still going through the process of signing up…

“Over this pandemic and through a many-decade career she’s made significant contributions, and she leaves behind a strong force of leadership and courage in all that she has done,” Walensky said during a press conference Friday. Messonnier will join the…

Pfizer and BioNTech said the side deal will not meaningfully affect the global supply of its vaccine doses, but did not indicate how many doses they expect to send out as part of this agreement. The IOC has previously said…

Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday it is essential to quickly get vaccination rates to 70 percent in each community to cut chains of virus transmission, because “variants are a wildcard that…

Over 56 percent of Americans have received at least one shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but demand has been slowing in some areas. The number of doses administered nationwide each day has dropped from over…

Critics of the new policy say that instead of rescuing stranded Australians their government is abandoning them, in breach of its obligation under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that “no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the…

Demographics, the presence of Covid variants, mask use, social distancing and the weather can all contribute to how the virus spreads, which is why even some regions with very low vaccination rates aren’t seeing outbreaks. In Alabama, the infection rate…

“By combining action against menthol cigarettes with flavored cigars, the FDA will be targeting like a laser beam the products that have the primary role of increasing youth use,” said Matt Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “The…