Tuesday, February 22, 2022: D.C. News

Bipartisan support is faltering for President Joe Biden’s proposal for a new $6.5 billion biomedical research agency. Republicans are concerned about spending and Democrats are divided on its organization. A core dispute is whether the Advanced Research Projects...

Tuesday, February 22, 2022: Providers

Rural hospital officials who expected COVID-19 vaccine mandates to cause a staffing crisis reported that they have lost just a fraction of their staff solely to the requirement. However, they also say that they are still facing significant staffing shortages – the...

Monday, February 21, 2022: D.C. News

The Biden administration officials notified Congress on Friday that they need at least $5 billion in additional funds to keep battling the COVID-19 pandemic overseas. The funding would support vaccinating the world ($2.55 billion), therapeutics and supplies ($1.7...

Monday, February 21, 2022: Life Sciences

The FDA is “very carefully” considering second booster doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. According to FDA spokesperson Alison Hunt, the agency is “continually looking at the emerging data on the pandemic and variants in the United States and overseas in...