by Jordana Choucair | Jan 19, 2022 | D.C. News
The White House said it will distribute 400 million N95 masks for free beginning next week. The masks will come from the federal Strategic National Stockpile and be made available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers nationwide. The initiative is the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2022 | D.C. News
Democrats are putting pressure on the Biden administration to ramp up its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Five Democratic senators sent a letter to the White House expressing “grave concern” with the state of the pandemic response, saying it had too often been...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 14, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted 13-8 to advance Dr. Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the Food and Drug Administration, with four Republicans voting in his favor. Califf’s full Senate confirmation vote, which has not yet...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 14, 2022 | D.C. News
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for employers with more than 100 employees. According to the court, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration exceeded its power to impose the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee is scheduled to vote today on Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the FDA. While the committee likely has the votes to pass his nomination, it is unclear if the full Senate will follow. Several Democrats –...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 12, 2022 | D.C. News
The Biden administration announced today it is increasing the number of COVID-19 tests available to schools by 10 million per month. The administration plans to distribute 5 million free, rapid tests monthly to schools and will make lab capacity available to support...
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