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The White House is seeking to preserve funding for key components of the federal coronavirus response in debt limit negotiations with House Republicans, according to senior Biden administration officials familiar with the talks.

Administration officials are trying to protect roughly $5 billion in funding for a program to develop the next generation of coronavirus vaccines and treatments. They are also looking to preserve more than $1 billion in funding for an initiative to offer free coronavirus shots to uninsured Americans, according to the officials.

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Florida's controversial Surgeon General confirmed for 2nd term

Mon, 2023-05-08 09:33 — mike kraft

Anti-vaccine Florida surgeon general confirmed for second term. Concerns about what’s next “Vaccines are one of the greatest achievements in history, so what happens when their value is undermined by an expert?” said Richard Carpiano, a public health scientist at the University of California-Riverside who has studied the anti-vaccination movement. Miami Herald

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Disinformation issue: Fact check-- CDC says COVID-19 vaccines safe, no proof of deadly batches sent to red states

Wed, 2023-04-26 10:22 — mike kraft

Fact check: CDC says COVID-19 vaccines safe, no proof of deadly batches sent to red states A frequent source of COVID-19 misinformation fabricated a claim that “rapid kill” batches of COVID-19 vaccines were sent to red states. Yahoo News

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Dr. Fauci reflects on missteps, successes of the US Covid-19 pandemic response

Tue, 2023-04-25 17:54 — mike kraft

Fauci reflects on missteps, successes of the US Covid-19 pandemic response | CNN Since Dr. Anthony Fauci retired late last year as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, effectively ending his role as America's Doctor during the Covid-19 public health emergency, he has been reflecting in a series of new interviews on the missteps -- and missed opportunities -- that characterized the pandemic response. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety --new document

Mon, 2023-04-24 20:07 — mike kraft

Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety Joseph Ladapo defended the move, saying revisions are a normal part of assessing such analysis. POLITICO

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Analysis: House Republicans Eye Rescinding Unspent Covid Money but it would not make much dent in the national debt

Fri, 2023-04-21 10:42 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — House Republicans demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the nation’s debt limit have rallied around a seemingly straightforward proposal: recalling billions of dollars in coronavirus relief funds that Congress approved but have not been spent.

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U.S. court rules that Biden's COVID vaccine mandate rule for federal contractors was valid.

Wed, 2023-04-19 17:25 — mike kraft

Biden's COVID vaccine rule for federal contractors was valid, US court rules President Joe Biden had the power to require employees of federal contractors to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday, throwing out a judge's ruling that had blocked the mandate in Arizona. Daniel Wiessner Reuters

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Analysis: Following COVID-19 precautions was closely linked to traditional values except in the U.S.--study

Wed, 2023-04-12 09:51 — mike kraft

Traditional values closely linked to following COVID-19 precautions, except in US CIDRAP

A new study from researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles shows the US population's response to COVID-19 precautions stood in sharp contrast to other countries.

Worldwide, people who professed to have more traditional or socially conservative values were more likely to adhere to COVID-19 recommendations, but in the United States people with those values were more likely to dismiss such recommendations.

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