Pfizer representatives will meet with federal health officials on Monday to discuss the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, a meeting that comes less than a week after the Biden administration reaffirmed its position that the two-shot regimen is enough for now. THE COVID-19 VARIANTS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WATCHING Present at the meeting will… Read More »
President Joe Biden speaks about reaching 300 million COVID-19 vaccination shots, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Washington. Evan Vucci | AP President Joe Biden on Friday doubled down on his administration’s plea to Americans to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, warning the highly… Read More »
The Biden administration will restrict travel from India starting May 4. “The policy will be implemented in light of extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in the India,” the White House announced Friday. This is a developing story and will be updated. Healthcare
Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Biden Administration Plans to Propose Banning Menthol Cigarettes The move has been long sought by public health and civil rights groups, after decades of marketing aimed at Black smokers. Menthol cigarettes on a shelf in Brooklyn.Credit…Bryan Thomas for The New York Times… Read More »
The Biden administration Wednesday formally proposed the repeal of Trump-era regulations barring abortion referrals and making other changes intended to evict Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from the federal family planning program, Title X. The 2019 rules dramatically limited access to these family planning services for many low-income people. In promising to return to… Read More »
President-elect Joe Biden is expected on Monday to announce the members of his coronavirus task force, who will be charged with crafting a plan to curb the spread of the coronavirus as it reaches record-high levels. The task force will be co-chaired by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David… Read More »