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Biden releases national COVID strategy, will order agencies to use Defense Production Act

Thu, 2021-01-21 11:17 — mike kraft
Biden releases national COVID strategy, will order agencies to use President Biden released his national strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, which will include using the Defense Production Act (DPA) and other powers to speed up the manufacturing of Jessie Hellmann TheHill
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There’s enough vaccine for 100 million doses pledge, says White House coronavirus coordinator

Thu, 2021-01-21 10:59 — mike kraft
There’s enough vaccine for 100 million doses pledge, says White House coronavirus coordinator White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients said he thinks the vaccine supply will be adequate to meet the Biden administration's goal of 100 million shots delivered in 100 days. By <a href="/profiles/ben-westcott">Ben Westcott</a>, Adam Renton, Sharon Braithwaite, <a href="/profiles/eliza-mackintosh">Eliza Mackintosh</a> and Ed Upright, CNN CNN
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Some states want to buy their own vaccines. Biden administration says no.

Thu, 2021-01-21 10:49 — mike kraft
Some states want to buy their own vaccines. Biden administration says no. Governors are hunting for ways to supplement their dwindling supply of COVID vaccine doses. YahooNews
 
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OVERVIEW: As coronavirus continues to grip nation, trends and state actionsy

Thu, 2021-01-21 10:21 — mike kraft
Biden is ‘inheriting a disaster’ as coronavirus continues to grip nation amid chaotic vaccine rollout Trends may improve in coming months, but coronavirus mutations are wild cards, experts say. Joel Achenbach, Lena H. Sun, Fenit Nirappil Washington Post
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Biden's COVID-19 plan: Masks, testing, more vaccine supplies

Thu, 2021-01-21 10:01 — mike kraft
Biden's COVID-19 plan: Masks, testing, more vaccine supplies A day after being sworn in, President Joe Biden is rolling out a national strategy to fight COVID-19, reopen the nation's schools and restart the U.S. economy. His plan calls for an expansion of... AP NEWS
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Amazon offers to help with vaccine distribution

Wed, 2021-01-20 21:35 — mike kraft
Amazon offers to help Biden with vaccine distribution Amazon sent a letter to President Biden in his first hours of office Wednesday offering to assist the new administration with its coronavirus vaccine distribution. Rebecca Klar TheHill
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South African study: New COVID-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy

Wed, 2021-01-20 21:03 — mike kraft
New COVID-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy The new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa can evade the antibodies that attack it in treatments using blood plasma from previously recovered patients, and may reduce the efficacy of the current line of vaccines, scientists said on Wednesday. Reuters Staff U.S.
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British Study: Airborne virus can spread 6 feet within seconds through talking

Wed, 2021-01-20 20:42 — mike kraft
Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 can spread within seconds through talking, study says; Some states, Canada report vaccine shortages Some states report they are running out of vaccines. The U.K. suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic on Tuesday. Latest COVID-19 news. Elinor Aspegren, Adrianna Rodriguez and Doyle Rice USA TODAY

Study: Airborne virus can spread 6 feet within seconds through talking

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Biden inauguration marks shift in scattered COVID-19 response

Wed, 2021-01-20 20:20 — mike kraft
Biden inauguration marks shift in scattered COVID-19 response On day one of his presidency, Joe Biden immediately set to work on confronting the coronavirus pandemic — an issue that is likely to define his first year in office — by signing several executive Jessie Hellmann TheHill
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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine works just as well against variant first detected in U.K., study indicates

Wed, 2021-01-20 13:37 — mike kraft
Study: Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine effective with variant first detected in U.K. The paper is a welcome signal that existing vaccines don’t seem to be weakened by the variant in question, known as B.1.1.7. Andrew Joseph STAT
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