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WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 200 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the US. That’s the goal President Joe Biden set for his 100th day in office. 185 million …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The White House is releasing more than a billion dollars to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention track and combat coronavirus variants. Public health experts have been saying for months that the US has been slow …

NEW YORK CITY (NBC) – For the tens of millions of Americans inoculated with the Pfizer vaccine, they’ll likely need a third shot – a booster dose – within 12 months of being fully vaccinated. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said, “The variants …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – As scientists from the FDA and CDC continue to investigate the issues that led to a “pause” in the emergency use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine, doctors and federal officials are now trying to reassure the …

(NBC) An advisory committee to the CDC has declined to make any decision on Johnson and Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. After an hours-long meeting, the panel members said they need more data before making any recommendations. The meeting happened a day after the …

(NBC) – Two new studies suggest that while the COVID-19 variant first identified in the UK and now the dominant strain in the US appears to be more transmissible but it does not increase disease severity. In one study scientists sequenced virus …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Federal health officials continue to stress that the recommended pause of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine was done out of an abundance of caution. The FDA and CDC issued the recommendation early Tuesday morning saying they were …

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon House approved a bill to ban online vape sales. Oregon House Democrats said they advanced legislation that will require face-to-face purchase of vaping products to make it harder for those under the age of 21 to attain …

MEDFORD, Ore. – The federal government will help Jackson County vaccinate up to 1,000 people per day. On April 20, a “Pilot Community Vaccination Center” will open in Jackson County through a joint effort from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Oregon …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – President Biden announced that all adults will soon become eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. The president delivered remarks at the white house shortly after visiting a vaccination site in Virginia. Mr. Biden said that his message is a simple …