House to take up assault weapons ban Friday, Pelosi tells colleagues
Today, the full House passed legislation that would ban assault weapons for the first time in nearly two decades. The...
Month: July 2022
Boston officials see improvement in COVID-19 numbers, but urge continued vigilance
Boston health officials said Friday they have seen encouraging trends in recent weeks in COVID-19 metrics, but they urged people...
FDA accelerates booster campaign to September, emphasizes new formula
The Biden administration is preparing to launch a coronavirus booster campaign in September — weeks earlier than expected — with...
Moderna announces US contract for 66 million bivalent booster doses
Moderna today announced a deal worth $1.76 billion with the US government to supply an initial 66 million doses for...
News Scan for Jul 29, 2022
Study: COVID patients who have a stroke face more than twice the risk of deathCOVID-19 patients who have a stroke...
More than 10 million COVID vaccine doses administered in Wisconsin
The state passed a milestone on Friday as the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported more than 10 million COVID-19 vaccines have...
Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Cambodia, the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Cambodia, the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
‘A very lonely place to be’: Take COVID seriously, long-haulers warn
ORLANDO, Fla. — On the rare occasions when Vero Beach resident Neil Passmore goes out in public, he’s often the...
White House to launch updated COVID-19 booster campaign in September
The White House is moving ahead with plans to launch a COVID-19 booster campaign in September using a vaccine modified...
New Hanover County: Covid-19 community level ‘narrowly holds’ at medium
According to New Hanover County, the latest weekly snapshot of Covid data from the CDC shows the following increases that...