In Washington: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky urged parents to vaccinate adolescents and teenagers against the coronavirus Friday, adding that COVID-19 can be severe for this age...more
6/7/2021
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The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time. In Thursday's Report: Moderna...more
6/3/2021
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In Washington: Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that the Senate can only discharge one more automatic budget reconciliation this year, upending Democrat’s strategy to sidestep Republicans in advancing...more
6/3/2021
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In Washington: President Biden announced Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of domestically-authorized coronavirus vaccines with foreign countries by the end of June. The U.S. will export doses of...more
5/18/2021
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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that fully vaccinated individuals don’t need to wear masks. The new guidance says people who have waited for two weeks after receiving their...more
5/17/2021
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In Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for the World Health Assembly (WHA), a decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), to allow Taiwan to participate as an observer in its...more
5/10/2021
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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is looking to let cruise lines resume trips in the U.S. by mid-July and changing some of the rules to allow the ships to sail. A spokeswoman for...more
5/4/2021
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In Washington: On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its guidelines on wearing masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to mask up unless they are in certain crowded...more
4/29/2021
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In Washington: President Biden is expected to announce on Tuesday updated guidance on masking from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The guidance is still being finalized but is likely to ease...more
4/27/2021
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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday lifted the recommended pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, saying the benefits...more
4/26/2021
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In Washington: President Biden on Tuesday began what is expected to be a weeks-long sales pitch to tout the new coronavirus relief package. Biden visited Smith Flooring in Chester, Pennsylvania, a small business that received...more
3/17/2021
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In Washington: President Joe Biden is considering Gene Sperling for a role to oversee the implementation of the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. Sperling served as the director of the National...more
3/16/2021
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In Washington: The Senate passed the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package in a 50-49 party-line vote. The Senate is sending an amended version of the American Recovery Plan back to the House with some changes. The House is...more
3/10/2021
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In Washington: The House Budget Committee approved legislation for a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Monday evening, with a full House vote is expected at the end of this week. So far, House Democrats expect a...more
2/24/2021
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In Washington: On Feb. 23, officials from five major vaccine companies will be testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. Chairperson Diana Degette (D-CO) will be holding a...more
2/18/2021
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In Washington: House managers finished presenting their case against former President Trump at his impeachment trial on Thursday. They argued that Trump's statements prior to and at the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally...more
2/12/2021
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In Washington: House committees continue drafting the next COVID-19 relief package, which must pass before March 14, to prevent many Americans from losing their increased unemployment benefits. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says...more
2/9/2021
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In Washington: House Democrats are altering the House calendar to speed up passing a COVID-19 relief through a reconciliation package by mid-March. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House will not...more
1/27/2021
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In Washington: Moderna is accelerating its testing on booster shots to vaccinate against the different variants and mutations in strains of COVID. Alarm bells have sounded after research shows the Moderna vaccine was six...more
1/26/2021
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In Washington: On Friday, President Biden signed an executive order expanding the scope of nutrition assistance programs, an effort to address a growing hunger crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and heightening worker...more
1/25/2021
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In Washington: On Jan. 20, Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States as he and Kamala Harris were sworn into office in front of the Capitol building that only two weeks prior was the scene of the Jan. 6 Capitol...more
1/22/2021
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In Washington:
Welcome back and to the new 117th Congress. The House of Representatives met Sunday to swear in new members of Congress and elect Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to be the Speaker of the House for the fourth time...more
1/5/2021
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In Washington:
The House and Senate both passed the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill on Monday with overwhelming bipartisan majorities: 359-53 in the House and 92-6 in the Senate. ...more
12/23/2020
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In Washington:
With only hours to spare, House and Senate lawmakers were forced to pass a last-minute short-term extension of government funding (H.J. Res. 107) to stave off a government shutdown while congressional...more
12/21/2020
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In Washington:
Top Senate Republicans indicated on Thursday that Congress is increasingly likely to need a brief stopgap government funding bill lasting several days to clinch a spending and coronavirus relief deal. Friday...more
12/18/2020
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