Airfare has increased 38 percent. The cost of domestic air travel has risen by nearly 40 percent and demand is sending those prices higher. According to the head of…
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U.S. Wasted 82 Million Vaccine Doses
CVS and Walmart pharmacies responsible for more than 25 percent of waste. Between December 2020 and mid-May 2022, slightly more than 82 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…
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White House Launches Additional Test-to-Treat Sites
Leverages Paxlovid to reduce hospitalization by 90%. Last week, the White House announced the expansion of oral antiviral locations for COVID-19. The FDA authorized the oral antiviral pill…
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FDA Approves Pfizer’s COVID Booster for Children
Newest authorization keeps younger demographic vaccinated The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that they have approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for children…
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FDA Rejects Antidepressant as COVID Treatment
Request for approval submitted by University of Minnesota professor. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a document last week that declined the emergency use authorization of the…
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U.S. Proposes Sovereignty Protections from WHO
U.S. hopes to bring greater transparency and accountability to the World Health Organization. Later this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) will be reviewing recommendations from member nations…
Read MoreU.S. Job Openings Hit Record High
More people are also quitting jobs. The Department of Labor released its report on the employment market in March. Job openings and the number of times workers have…
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Secretary Blinken Remarks on World Press Freedom Day
Marks first in-person event at Foreign Press Center since 2020. Department of State Secretary Antony Blinken delivered remarks to the press at the Foreign Press Center on Tuesday,…
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Hospitals Seek Congressional Help with Financial Challenges
Costs are up while Medicare payments are down. A new report from the American Hospital Association shows that massive growth in expenses and rising inflation are fueling continued…
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CDC Reports Over Half of Americans Have Had COVID-19
Dr. Fauci says U.S. is out of pandemic phase. On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention released a nationwide survey conducted from December 2021…
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