Wednesday, November 10, 2021: Life Sciences

Pfizer asked federal regulators to authorize booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine for all adults. The FDA is expected to grant the request, perhaps before Thanksgiving and well ahead of the Christmas holiday. The prospect of all 181 million fully vaccinated adults in...

Wednesday, November 10, 2021: Health IT

The Federal Communications Commission approved another $42 million in funding for telehealth services. The additional amount brings the total allocated funding from its COVID-19 Telehealth Program to $150 million. The newly allocated money will go to 75 health care...

Wednesday, November 10, 2021: D.C. News

The Biden administration will donate 1.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to Covax for distribution in conflict zones and other humanitarian settings. A senior White House official said Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the...

Wednesday, November 10, 2021: D.C. News

The White House announced that President Joe Biden will make Federal Emergency Management Agency support available to states, tribes, and territories through April 1, 2022. White House COVID-19 Coordinator Jeff Zients informed governors that Biden is approving the...