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Biden says delta Covid variant is ‘particularly dangerous’ for young people

President Joe Biden speaks about reaching 300 million COVID-19 vaccination shots, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Washington. Evan Vucci | AP President Joe Biden on Friday doubled down on his administration’s plea to Americans to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, warning the highly… Read More »

Biden chief of staff pick downplayed coronavirus and praised de Blasio for large gathering with no mask

President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for chief of staff downplayed the threat of the coronavirus in February by praising New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for taking part in a large gathering with no mask. “We don’t have a #COVIDー19 epidemic in the US but we are starting to see a fear epidemic,” longtime Democratic… Read More »

President-elect Joe Biden to announce Covid task force on Monday

President-elect Joe Biden is expected on Monday to announce the members of his coronavirus task force, who will be charged with crafting a plan to curb the spread of the coronavirus as it reaches record-high levels. The task force will be co-chaired by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David… Read More »