Biden moves to ramp up at-home Covid-19 testing
The White House announced on Wednesday a $1 billion purchase of at-home rapid tests for Covid-19, a move aimed at scaling up test production in the U.S. and quadrupling the …
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The government’s Covid-19 response will continue in a shutdown, but health agencies will face major staff shortages
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Biden’s chaotic messaging on Covid-19 boosters is pitting the White House against the government’s scientific advisers
WASHINGTON — The White House’s chaotic, contradictory messaging on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots has given Americans whiplash. But more concerning, experts say, is that it risks undermining President Biden’s campaign …
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New Biden plan to lower drug prices drawn from familiar Democratic playbook
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a long-awaited plan to lower prescription drug prices that included a number of aggressive proposals but largely tread over ideas that Democrats …
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The White House wants $65 billion for an ‘Apollo’-style pandemic preparedness program
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday unveiled a sweeping new biosecurity plan, outlining a $65 billion proposal to remake the nation’s pandemic preparedness infrastructure in the wake of Covid-19. …
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Biden pledged to ‘follow the science.’ But experts say he’s sometimes fallen short
WASHINGTON — It’s a mantra that President Biden has repeated since the early days of the 2020 campaign: If elected, he’d always “follow the science.” As president, though, Biden has …
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Biden wants $100 rewards for those who get vaccinated against Covid-19 — but there’s little he can do to make it happen
WASHINGTON – President Biden wants states to give $100 to people who get vaccinated against Covid-19. He wants to require federal workers to get immunized. He wants the same for …
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CDC recommends masks indoors even for some vaccinated against Covid-19
Federal health officials advised Tuesday that even people who’ve had their Covid-19 shots wear masks in public indoor settings in areas with widespread transmission of the coronavirus, a major setback …
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Biden wants to bolster the pharma supply chain. A major generic plant closing may make that harder
If you think bolstering the pharmaceutical supply chain in the U.S. is a national priority, you could be wrong. Just take a look at the sorry situation in Morgantown, W. …
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