Pfizer is authorized to sell the drug in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid full authorization for use in the…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Ending for International Travelers
The mandate will lift at the end of the public health emergency this week. The White House announced that the administration will be ending the COVID-19 vaccination requirements…
Read MoreHouse Committee Requests COVID Info from Chinese Embassy
Beijing seeks to curtail further investigations. Legislators in the House of Representatives have sent a letter to Qin Gang, China’s Ambassador to the U.S., to request China’s compliance…
Read MorePresident Ends Covid National Emergency
He signed the congressional resolution that brings pandemic powers to a close. President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan congressional resolution Monday to end the U.S. national emergency for…
Read MoreSome Federal Inmates Allowed to Continue Staying Home
The Department of Justice extends policy as the COVID-19 emergency health measures end. The Department of Justice recently announced that federal inmates sent home due to COVID-19 prison…
Read MoreHouse Legislators Hold Debate on COVID School Closure
The leaders all agreed that the pandemic-related school closures were handled incorrectly. House legislators spent this week arguing over the cause of COVID-19 school closures and how best…
Read MoreSecretary Yellen Meets with Zambian President Hichilema
Together, they discuss the war in Ukraine and global debt management. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen traveled to Zambia early in the week, where she met with…
Read MoreGovernment Accountability Office Finds HHS Guidances Lacking
The investigation evaluates the CARES Act and the administrative response to COVID-19. Congressional watchdog agency the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finished its investigation into the administration’s oversight over…
Read MoreSenate Report Alleges COVID Lab Leak
Critical questions remain unanswered. Some members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee released a report laying out evidence to support the theory that COVID-19 originated…
Read MoreUpdated Vaccines Ready This Week
White House considering the need for annual boosters. U.S. health officials have announced that new COVID-19 boosters intended to address currently circulating variants of the coronavirus will be…
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