Drop in COVID vaccine demand — and willingness — has some places turning down doses
3 years, 8 months ago

Drop in COVID vaccine demand — and willingness — has some places turning down doses

LA Times  

Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. Some people just don’t want it,” said Stacey Hileman, a nurse with the health department in rural Kansas’ Decatur County, where less than a third of the county’s 2,900 residents have received at least one vaccine dose. “And I mean no one.” In Barber County, Kansas, which has turned down vaccine doses from the state for two of the past four weeks, Danielle Farr said she has no plans to be vaccinated. In New Mexico, state officials are exploring the recruitment of “community champions” — trusted residents in regions with vaccine hesitancy who can address concerns about safety and efficacy. of State and Territorial Health Officials, said now that everyone qualifies to get vaccinated, public health officials are encountering three groups: “not able,” “not now” and “not ever.” The first group, he said, isn’t able to get inoculated because people don’t have time.

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Louisiana Department of Health ordered to stop promotion of vaccines
3 days, 18 hours ago

Louisiana Department of Health ordered to stop promotion of vaccines

Salon  

Louisiana officials Department of Health employees were ordered to stop promoting common vaccinations, including immunizations against COVID-19, influenza and mpox. While we pivoted our attention to the damaging pending impact of an RFK Jr appointment, our local health department was already carrying out many of the very things we feared re: vaccine disinformation,” Louisiana pediatrician Kim Mukerjee said in a …

An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first
1 month, 3 weeks ago

An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first

The Independent  

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As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign. What’s more, health officials have reported upticks this month in COVID-19-associated emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and a pronounced increase in positive test results in the southwestern U.S. It’s not clear whether that’s a sign …

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign

The Independent  

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GOP bill would require blood donor’s COVID vaccination status disclosure
8 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP bill would require blood donor’s COVID vaccination status disclosure

Raw Story  

A Louisiana Republican state lawmaker wants to require anyone in the state donating blood to disclose their COVID vaccination status, and wants to allow blood donation recipients to be given a choice of blood from donors who have or have not been vaccinated against the deadly virus. The bill reads: "Any person who collects human blood donations for the purpose …

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof
9 months ago

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof

Associated Press  

— Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to debate policies related to inoculation mandates, including civil labilities if a work place mandates vaccines or not and a bill that would prohibit schools from requiring students to receive the vaccine. This legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers’ conversations on COVID-19 vaccines have broadened to also …

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Watch out for insurance issues and canceled appointments
1 year, 2 months ago

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Watch out for insurance issues and canceled appointments

LA Times  

People seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into problems getting it due to high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast. Some people seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast. “We are aware of isolated incidences at a small number of locations where appointments had to …

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues
1 year, 3 months ago

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some pharmacies have a limited …

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues
1 year, 3 months ago

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Some are reporting canceled appointments or insurance issues

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Some people seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast. Some pharmacies have a limited supply of the shots, Alaska Department of Health spokesperson Alex Huseman said, but order backlogs and slow shipments have prevented the vaccines from being widely available. “We are aware of isolated incidences at …

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 7 months ago

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. “But our healthcare system or public health resources are far more able to respond to the threat that COVID poses to our country and do so in …

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 7 months ago

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

LA Times  

The Biden administration will end most of the remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends. The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. “But our healthcare system …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
1 year, 10 months ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Associated Press  

— At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. An inspector subsequently cited it for violating the federal …

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference
2 years ago

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LA Times  

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot. New data has found that the updated COVID-19 vaccines offer “significant additional protection” against symptomatic infection in people who were previously vaccinated or boosted with the older formula. “We have seen very low uptake of the …

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
2 years, 2 months ago

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday. The panel’s unanimous decision has no immediate effect — COVID-19 shots already are recommended for virtually all Americans. Because the shots have already been recommended under emergency authorization for Americans older than 6 months, …

With supplies low, FDA authorizes plan to stretch limited monkeypox vaccine doses
2 years, 4 months ago

With supplies low, FDA authorizes plan to stretch limited monkeypox vaccine doses

NPR  

With supplies low, FDA authorizes plan to stretch limited monkeypox vaccine doses Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP With the monkeypox vaccine still in short supply, the Biden administration is changing how the vaccine is administered in order to stretch its limited number of doses. Sponsor Message "In recent weeks the monkeypox virus has continued to spread …

US signs off on 800,000 more doses of monkeypox vaccine
2 years, 4 months ago

US signs off on 800,000 more doses of monkeypox vaccine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After weeks of delays, nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday. The head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday officials would announce more vaccine allocations on Thursday. Officials at the San Francisco Department of Health welcomed the news, saying they need many …

Demand for monkeypox vaccine rises with case counts, but supply remains low
2 years, 5 months ago

Demand for monkeypox vaccine rises with case counts, but supply remains low

CNN  

CNN — The number of monkeypox vaccine doses distributed across the United States has more than tripled since last week,according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, but supply falls far short of demand – and short of the levels that experts say will be needed to control the outbreak. White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha …

Biden administration lays out its plan for Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden administration lays out its plan for Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5

CNN  

CNN — The White House has announced a highly anticipated Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan for children under 5. The administration “has made 10 million vaccine doses available for states, Tribes, territories, community health centers, federal pharmacy partners, and others to pre-order,” according to a White House fact sheet shared with CNN Wednesday. “Our experience is that the longer the ordering …

White House says COVID-19 vaccines, treatments could be rationed without more funds
2 years, 7 months ago

White House says COVID-19 vaccines, treatments could be rationed without more funds

LA Times  

The White House is planning for “dire” contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more money for fighting COVID-19. “But we’re looking at all the scenarios and planning for all of them.” He said the administration was “getting much more into the scenario-planning business to make sure that we know what …

White House: Without Funding U.S. Will Lose COVID Treatments
2 years, 7 months ago

White House: Without Funding U.S. Will Lose COVID Treatments

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — For much of the past two years, America has been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hong Kong have all placed orders for treatments and vaccine doses that the U.S. can’t yet commit to, according to the White House. “We know companies are working on additional, promising life-saving …

As vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpiles
2 years, 9 months ago

As vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpiles

LA Times  

Boxes of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are loaded into a truck. “Pivoting to what’s happening now, you have much more production and distribution to low-income countries,” said Dr. Joseph Bresee, who directs the COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Program at the Task Force for Global Health in Decatur, Ga. “The issue of some stockpiles in the U.S., Germany and Japan …

What’s the status of Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates?
2 years, 9 months ago

What’s the status of Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates?

LA Times  

President Biden promotes COVID-19 vaccinations during an appearance in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Oct. 7, 2021 A group of states is renewing a challenge to a federal mandate that millions of healthcare workers across the U.S. be vaccinated. More than half the states are pursuing renewed legal challenges against a requirement from the Biden administration for millions of healthcare …

AP sources: White House seeks another $30B for COVID battle
2 years, 10 months ago

AP sources: White House seeks another $30B for COVID battle

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is telling Congress that it needs an additional $30 billion to press ahead with the fight against COVID-19, officials said. Two people familiar with the administration’s plan confirmed key details on Tuesday: $17.9 billion for vaccines and treatments, $4.9 billion for testing, $3 billion to cover coronavirus care for uninsured people, and $3.7 billion to …

For many COVID-19 vaccine opponents, no jab means no job
2 years, 10 months ago

For many COVID-19 vaccine opponents, no jab means no job

LA Times  

For eight years, Mike Miller has patrolled the grounds of the Snake River Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison in east Oregon. “The vaccines probably do work for a lot of people,” said Miller, 38, a self-described born-again Christian who rejects the shots because cell lines derived from fetuses aborted decades ago were used in their development. “It’s ridiculous, as I …

Montana Republicans seek leniency on vaccine mandates
2 years, 10 months ago

Montana Republicans seek leniency on vaccine mandates

Associated Press  

— Montana’s governor and its two Republican members of Congress are asking the Biden administration to grant exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate to federally funded health care facilities where losing unvaccinated staff might jeopardize access to medical care. “Like many states across the nation, Montana is already facing labor shortages, especially in the healthcare industry, which severely threaten patient …

Changes in CoWIN Slots, More Vaccines & Molnupiravir in Maha Govt's Demand List for Centre: Sources
2 years, 11 months ago

Changes in CoWIN Slots, More Vaccines & Molnupiravir in Maha Govt's Demand List for Centre: Sources

News 18  

A total of 60 lakh Covishield and 40 lakh Covaxin doses are among a list of demands by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government, which will be put forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a virtual meeting on January 13. Sources exclusively told CNN-News18 that apart from the Covid-19 vaccine doses, the state government will also request for changes in …

US Supreme Court to hear challenges to COVID vaccine mandates
2 years, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court to hear challenges to COVID vaccine mandates

Raw Story  

The US Supreme Court is to hear challenges on Friday to President Joe Biden's bid to impose Covid vaccination mandates on millions of American workers. The Democratic president made Covid vaccinations compulsory at businesses that employ 100 workers or more, as well as for health care workers at facilities receiving federal funding. Republican-ruled states led by Missouri said forcing health …

Too many COVID-19 vaccine doses are being wasted
2 years, 11 months ago

Too many COVID-19 vaccine doses are being wasted

Al Jazeera  

Since the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected, the stark global inequities that have characterised this pandemic have once again come to the forefront. Almost one year after vaccine rollout began, donations of COVID-19 vaccine doses by wealthy countries that no longer need them are getting ramped up. Malawi and South Sudan have also had to destroy expired COVID-19 vaccine …

One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost
3 years ago

One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost

LA Times  

Boxes of COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., on Dec. 13, 2020. Despite all that, Dowdy said, “we’re going to look back and say the vaccines were a huge success story.” On the very day that an eager nation began rolling up its sleeves, Dec. 14, 2020, the …

State Must Not Drag Its Feet and Make Covid Vaccination Mandatory for All Adults
3 years ago

State Must Not Drag Its Feet and Make Covid Vaccination Mandatory for All Adults

News 18  

We live in times when the state is expected to be decisive, unyielding and uncompromising in national interest. Take for instance, the curious service charge price cap of Rs 150 for the private sector, taking away any incentive the market may have to join the vaccination drive. There is no reason people will pay for vaccines in private sector hospitals …

US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
3 years ago

US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages

Associated Press  

A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the U.S., leading to frazzled workers and temporary pharmacy closures. “There’s crazy increased demand on pharmacies right now,” said Theresa Tolle, an independent pharmacist who has seen COVID-19 vaccine demand quadruple since the summer at her Sebastian, Florida, store. Burns said many pharmacies already had relatively thin staffing …

Biden’s vaccine mandate is on hold, but companies are moving ahead anyway
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s vaccine mandate is on hold, but companies are moving ahead anyway

CNN  

Isidore CNN Business — For most employers it’s full-speed ahead on Covid vaccine mandates, regardless of whether the courts uphold or strike down President Joe Biden’s requirements. A Federal Court of Appeals put on hold the Biden administration’s plans to mandate vaccines or weekly tests for staff of businesses with 100 or more employees. For example, a federal court this …

States challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers
3 years, 1 month ago

States challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers

Associated Press  

— A coalition of 10 states sued the federal government on Wednesday to try to block a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers, marking a new front in the resistance by Republican-led states to the pandemic policies of President Joe Biden’s administration. The lawsuit filed in a federal court in Missouri contends that the vaccine requirement threatens the jobs …

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns

Al Jazeera  

The Pan American Health Organization says less than half of people in the Americas are fully vaccinated. Following two consecutive months of decline, COVID-19 infections are rising again in some countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization has said, cautioning that uneven vaccination rates across the region continue to be a problem. Concerns have been rising that despite …

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids
3 years, 1 month ago

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration is encouraging …

Over 116.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states/UTs, says Centre
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 116.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states/UTs, says Centre

Firstpost  

Union health ministry said more than 15.54 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories to be administered New Delhi: More than 116.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union Territories so far through the Centre and direct state procurement category, the Union health ministry said on Friday. More …

US outlines plans for vaccinating children against COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

US outlines plans for vaccinating children against COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

The White House initiative comes as New York City became the latest jurisdiction to mandate vaccines for employees. Biden has also announced plans to use an array of executive orders and rule-changes to require workers at hospitals that receive federal reimbursements and federal contractors to receive the jab, as well as a change to Occupational Safety and Health Administration policy …

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers

NPR  

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Charles Rex Arbogast/AP For hundreds of public employees in the state of Washington, where a new vaccine mandate for state employees went into effect this week, Monday was their last day on the job. Sponsor Message As vaccine …

Community clinics shouldered the burden of vaccine rollout. Many haven’t been paid
3 years, 2 months ago

Community clinics shouldered the burden of vaccine rollout. Many haven’t been paid

LA Times  

Community clinics in California say they haven’t been paid for at least 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses given since January, creating a “massive cash flow problem” for some and complicating efforts to retain staff. During large-scale vaccine events, “we’re usually administering vaccines without that broader service,” said Phillip Bergquist, chief operating officer of the Michigan Primary Care Assn., which lobbies …

Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated

CNN  

CNN — Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s Covid-19 numbers, but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated. Kaiser noted that the bulk of the interviews for September’s poll happened before Pfizer announced on September 20 that its Covid-19 vaccine was safe and generated a “robust” antibody response in children …

New York prepares for healthcare disruptions as covid-19 vaccine mandate takes effect
3 years, 2 months ago

New York prepares for healthcare disruptions as covid-19 vaccine mandate takes effect

Live Mint  

New York state’s healthcare system is bracing for staff shortages this week as a vaccine mandate takes effect at midnight on Monday, presenting the largest test case so far of how similar requirements will play out across the country. “We’re anticipating a problem," said Michael Balboni, executive director of the Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association, which represents nursing …

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur
3 years, 2 months ago

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur

NPR  

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur Enlarge this image toggle caption Eduardo Munoz/AP Eduardo Munoz/AP Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. We are concerned about how it will exacerbate an already quite serious staffing problem," said …

US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots
3 years, 2 months ago

US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future. They don’t come in nice, tidy individual single-serving packages.” State health officials …

U.S. has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters and kids’ shots
3 years, 2 months ago

U.S. has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters and kids’ shots

LA Times  

With more than 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved soon. Federal and state health authorities said current supply and steady production of more doses can easily accommodate those seeking …

Rural Hospitals Worry They Will Lose Staff Because Of Biden's New Vaccine Mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Rural Hospitals Worry They Will Lose Staff Because Of Biden's New Vaccine Mandate

NPR  

Rural Hospitals Worry They Will Lose Staff Because Of Biden's New Vaccine Mandate Enlarge this image toggle caption Liz Sanders/Bloomberg via Getty Images Liz Sanders/Bloomberg via Getty Images Adam Willmann was born in Goodall-Witcher hospital in Clifton, a small town in central Texas. Enlarge this image toggle caption Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images "We did …

Federal officials shift vaccine distribution over fears doses will expire
3 years, 3 months ago

Federal officials shift vaccine distribution over fears doses will expire

LA Times  

Nurses wait in a parking lot under tents for residents to arrive for vaccinations this month in Moreno Valley. “We are going to have two countries, two vaccine nations,” said Peter Hotez, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development. “And the third immunization and the pediatric vaccinations will …

Vaccine boosters for certain people are on the horizon. But the unvaccinated remain the biggest obstacle to curbing the pandemic, officials say
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine boosters for certain people are on the horizon. But the unvaccinated remain the biggest obstacle to curbing the pandemic, officials say

CNN  

CNN — While more people are likely to be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, the most glaring issue prolonging the pandemic is the large swath of unvaccinated people, who are filling up hospitals and dying from the persistent virus, officials and health experts said. Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday greenlighted recommending emergency use authorization …

Cracking the whip: The Hindu Editorial on Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates
3 years, 3 months ago

Cracking the whip: The Hindu Editorial on Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandates, aimed at improving the U.S.’s odds of beating the rampaging Delta variant, represent a bold move in the face of the ongoing “ pandemic of the unvaccinated ”. On the one hand, his plan is based on leveraging the power of the federal government to impose vaccine mandates wherever its fiscal heft allows, including …

Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
3 years, 3 months ago

Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant. Henry McMaster of South Carolina said in a …

‘Our patience is wearing thin’: Biden extends vaccine mandates as COVID toll rises
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Our patience is wearing thin’: Biden extends vaccine mandates as COVID toll rises

LA Times  

Facing rising frustration over the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden on Thursday escalated his administration’s efforts to require Americans to get vaccinated and make coronavirus testing more widely available. “A distinct minority of Americans, supported by a distinct minority of elected officials, are keeping us from turning the corner,” Biden said. “This is about protecting yourself and those around you.” …

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