Tag Archives: COVID-19

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the vice president’s office. “Earlier today, the Second Gentleman tested positive for COVID-19,” Sabrina Singh, deputy press secretary for the vice president, said in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution, …

Former President Barack Obama announced on Twitter Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Obama described his symptoms, saying he had a scratchy throat for a couple of days but was feeling fine. Former First Lady Michelle Obama has tested negative for COVID-19, Obama confirmed. He said he and …

Americans can now order additional free at-home Covid-19 tests supplied by the US government, the White House said Monday. Today, you can order another free round of COVID tests shipped straight to your home at https://t.co/12LzJrqFsC. pic.twitter.com/3E3FKd3OEu — President Biden (@POTUS) March 7, 2022 As of Monday afternoon, covidtest.gov is …

White House officials on Wednesday unveiled an updated National COVID Preparedness Plan, which includes increased access to treatment, enhanced surveillance, keeping schools open, and vaccinating the world. White House COVID Response Coordinator Jeff Zients emphasized that this was a “new moment” in the fight against the virus, with a new …

Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent February 25, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday unveiled updated guidance for masking indoors in public places, a move that means 70% of Americans likely will be able to ditch their masks. The new guidance will divvy counties into low, …

The United States Army announced last week that it would immediately begin separating soldiers from the service who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Last week, the military announced they’re beginning immediate involuntary discharges for vaccine refusers. The army’s announcement makes them the last military branch to hand out dismissal …

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval to Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years of age and older. The approval makes it the second vaccine to be fully licensed in the United States. The vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax. Moderna’s messenger RNA vaccine has …

In its latest effort to control the spread of COVID-19, the White House announced last week that it would distribute 400 million high-quality N95 face masks to Americans in the coming weeks. The government also rolled out a website last week where households can order four free at-home COVID-19 tests. The …

As the omicron variant surges and hospitals are pushed to capacity, the White House announced a new program Wednesday to give 400 million nonsurgical N95 masks to Americans free of charge. According to a White House official, Americans will be able to receive the masks at tens of thousands of …

The United States Supreme Court Tuesday denied an emergency request asking for a pause to the federal COVID-19 airline mask mandate. The mandate, put in place via executive order by President Joe Biden when he took office last January, was scheduled to expire Tuesday. However, it was extended through March …

The Biden administration has launched a website where anybody in the U.S. can sign up to have four free COVID-19 tests sent to their home. Sign-ups begin Wednesday, according to the site. The tests have been in short supply for the past several months as COVID cases tied to the …

The US Supreme Court overturned a vaccine mandate imposed by the Biden administration on employees of large companies, while upholding a narrow vaccine mandate on health workers. In a pair of rulings handed down Thursday, the court struck down the federal requirement imposed by President Biden, via the Occupational Safety …

The Biden Administration is planning to distribute 10 million COVID-19 tests per month to schools around the country in a bid to keep them open amid the record-breaking surge in cases related to the Omicron variant. The White House will send out 5 million free rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to perform individual …

by Lydia DePillis and Eric Umansky, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. A few weeks ago, a ProPublica reporter decided to test his kids for COVID-19. They had the sniffles, and with a grandparent set to visit he wanted to minimize the risk that they were infectious. This …

In a press conference Thursday morning, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis admitted that state officials allowed around one million unused COVID-19 tests to sit in a warehouse and expire. The head of Florida’s Department of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthries, said, “We had between 800k and a million Abbott test kits in …