White House Task Force announces new variant in U.S. as U.K. strain is studied. The White House Coronavirus Task Force revealed on Friday that a new variant of…
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HHS Announces Funding to Support Testing and Vaccinations
More than $22 billion going to state, local, and tribal communities for Covid testing and vaccine distribution. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it will be…
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New Dietary Guidelines Released by HHS and USDA
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee makes recommendations to “Make Every Bite Count.” Dietary guidelines for Americans titled “Make Every Bite Count” were released at the end of 2020 by…
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Top Health Officials Say Children Should Be in School
HHS assistant secretary reinforces that schools are a low risk for infection. On Sunday, Admiral Brett Giroir spoke about the need for parents to send children back to…
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HHS Officials Evaluate UK COVID Mutation
Officials say current vaccines should be effective, but will need further study. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has expressed concerns…
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Education Department Announces Faith-Based Equal Treatment Rule
Participation in Social Service programs do not endanger legal rights and protections. This week the Department of Education announced a joint final rule, with eight other federal agencies,…
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CDC to Decide Who Gets Vaccine First
They will hold a meeting Tuesday to determine who goes to the top of the list. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, two coronavirus vaccines…
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COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Cleared for Emergency Use
Health and Human Services commits to placing drug where needed most. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the experimental antibody treatment developed by Eli Lilly for emergency use…
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COVID-19 Vaccine to be Covered Under Medicare
HHS Department announces it will be administered free of charge for the elderly. The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that the yet-to-be-approved COVID-19 vaccine…
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FDA Officially Approves COVID Therapeutic
Remdesivir is the first officially approved treatment for COVID-19 in the U.S. Following new results published in the New England Journal of Medicine Thursday from Gilead Science’s Phase…
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