The public awareness push includes 275 participating organizations that will speak to communities where skepticism of the coronavirus vaccine remains high. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced an advertising campaign intended to encourage as many Americans as possible to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The campaign, with ads …
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The administration is stepping up the pace of vaccinations and expanding access to shots, but it remains in a race against a virus on the upswing. WASHINGTON — President Biden, facing a rise in coronavirus cases around the country, called on Monday for governors and mayors to reinstate mask mandates …
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Andrew Cline / Shutterstock.com At this point, higher taxes seem to be more a question of when than if. Tax increases for the wealthy and corporations were a central part of President Joe Biden’s campaign, and he confirmed in a recent interview with ABC News that such tax hikes remain …
Read More »Biden Takes First Tentative Steps to Address Global Vaccine Shortage
Under pressure to play catch-up on “vaccine diplomacy,” President Biden says he will help finance vaccine manufacturing capacity but is still resisting exports of doses. WASHINGTON — President Biden, under intense pressure to donate excess coronavirus vaccines to needy nations, moved on Friday to address the global shortage in another …
Read More »Biden Vows Enough Vaccine ‘for Every Adult American’ by End of May
The pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. agreed to help manufacture Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, in a deal partly brokered by the White House. WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Tuesday that the United States was “on track” to have enough supply of coronavirus vaccines “for every adult in America …
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Read More »With More Vaccines Secured, Biden Warns of Hurdles to Come
The Biden administration has secured more coronavirus vaccines, but the president struck a cautious tone about logistical issues that could keep some Americans from being vaccinated. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday it had secured 200 million more doses of coronavirus vaccines, enough to inoculate every American adult, but …
Read More »Biden Pushes for Racial Equity in Vaccination, but Data Lags
The administration has race and ethnicity data for just 52 percent of vaccine recipients. Next week, it will begin shipping doses directly to clinics in underserved communities. Farm workers waiting to receive a coronavirus vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif., late last month. Jae C. Hong/Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal …
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