WASHINGTON — Tempers flared in the Congress on Wednesday after its chief physician urged lawmakers to resume wearing masks to slow the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, with the top Democrat labeling Republican opposition as “moronic.”
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White House tells agencies to mandate masks in federal buildings in hot spots
WASHINGTON — The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) told federal agencies they must mandate masks indoors in federal buildings for all employees and visitors regardless of vaccination status in areas of substantial or high COVID-19 community transmission,…
McConnell aims to boost U.S. Republican vaccination rate by countering 'bad advice'
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blamed misinformation for the low rates of COVID-19 vaccination among Americans, which are fueling a rise in coronavirus cases, particularly in Republican-dominated states.
House Republicans refuse to follow new mask mandate, leading Pelosi to call McCarthy a 'moron' for his comments
WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Wednesday angrily criticized a new order from the Capitol Hill physician to wear masks inside the Capitol due to the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus, leading Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call House…
U.S. CDC set to recommend vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in some cases
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday recommended fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in at least some instances, as the more highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus has led to a surge…
'A tipping point': Government officials, health groups move to require coronavirus vaccines for workers
The Department of Veterans Affairs, which runs one of the nation’s largest health systems, announced Monday it would mandate coronavirus vaccines for its front-line workers, becoming the first federal agency to do so and signaling what some experts said could…
U.S. veterans agency mandates COVID-19 shots for medical staff
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday mandated that its doctors and other medical staff get COVID-19 vaccines, becoming the first federal agency to impose such a requirement at a time of entrenched vaccine reluctance by some Americans.
Fauci says U.S. going in 'wrong direction,' may need booster
The U.S. is moving in the “wrong direction” in combating a new wave of Covid-19, and a booster vaccine shot may be needed especially for the most vulnerable, said Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
Fed now facing twin inflation, growth risks as virus jumps and supply chains falter
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. Federal Reserve divided over how to respond to fast-rising prices meets this week with the fresh complication of increased coronavirus infections and a global supply chain that, far from sorting out its problems, may be…
U.S. administers 341.8 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The United States has administered 341,818,968 doses of COVID-19 vaccines nationwide as of Sunday morning and distributed 394,948,975 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday.