Biden's five-point plan includes putting federally supported vaccination centers in high-risk neighborhoods, setting up mobile vaccination sites in medically underserved areas, administering the vaccine at independent pharmacies, partnering with community health centers and ensuring high risk facilities such as jails and homeless shelters have access to the vaccine. … [Read more...] about Biden administration promises equitable vaccine access to Black and brown communities
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Speakers at Biden’s inauguration ceremony: Full lineup
Roberts was special assistant to Attorney General William French Smith from 1981 to 1982, an aide to White House counsel to President Ronald Reagan Fred Fielding from 1982 to 1986, and appointed Principal Deputy Solicitor General from 1989 until 1993. … [Read more...] about Speakers at Biden’s inauguration ceremony: Full lineup
It’s official: Kamala Harris is our vice president
Around Washington, there were only brief glimpses of the typical inauguration festivities. Outside the security fencing enclosing the area around the White House, small crowds formed to listen to Biden’s address on speakers. A larger group of Biden and Harris supporters mingled on the street designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, directly across from the White House. Along the street, a few vendors set up tables to sell Biden-Harris merchandise. … [Read more...] about It’s official: Kamala Harris is our vice president
States complain that demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is outpacing supply
Pfizer responded that it was open to collaborating with the federal government on a distribution model that "gives as many Americans as possible access to our vaccine as quickly as possible. However, before we can sell directly to state governments, HHS would need to approve that proposal based on the EUA granted to Pfizer by the FDA." … [Read more...] about States complain that demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is outpacing supply
Biden to be inaugurated as 46th president as Trump leaves Washington
After a year in which Trump denied the seriousness of the pandemic -- often brushing aside the painful loss of life with erroneous boasts that the US death rate was better than in many other countries -- Biden's first act upon arriving in Washington Tuesday afternoon was to honor the victims of the coronavirus in a solemn ceremony, making it clear that offering compassion and understanding to Americans will be just as central to his mission as preventing more tragedy. … [Read more...] about Biden to be inaugurated as 46th president as Trump leaves Washington