December 30, 2021 Giroir: We have to balance infection control with overall public health Former Assistant Health Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir told “America's Newsroom” that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidance to upkeep overall health is “long overdue.”
December 30, 2021 COVID has hit our workforce and economy hard. As governors, we offer this strategy for growth in 2022 All around us, there are signs of a growing mismatch between worker skills and what employers are seeking in an economy reshaped by the pandemic.
December 30, 2021 DC-area universities go remote amidst omicron case surge As the omicron and delta variants of the coronavirus continue to infect people across the U.S., two universities in the nation's capital announced Wednesday that some classes would be held virtually at the start of the 2022 spring semester.
December 30, 2021 De Blasio says he doesn't 'believe in shutdowns' despite shutting down NYC for several months New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he doesn't believe in shutdowns – after nearly two years of repeated, extensive shutdowns of New York City championed by the mayor himself.
December 30, 2021 Twitter has fun with the CDC following latest backtrack: 'The CDC now recommends' Twitter has fun with the CDC after agency's latest COVID-19 walk-back.
December 30, 2021 Rep. Crenshaw: Federal gov should re-implement Trump plan of using FEMA resources to bolster testing sites Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said on 'Fox & Friends' Thursday that the Biden administration should be using FEMA resources to aid testing sites after the president admitted to a shortage of coronavirus testing.
December 30, 2021 Westminster Dog Show 2022 postponed due to COVID-19 The 2022 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the spread of the omicron variant.
December 30, 2021 Biden's first year in office plagued by broken promises on COVID-19 Biden's promises to get coronavirus under control have not come to fruition during his first year in office.
December 30, 2021 Biden admin's plan to distribute 500M COVID tests starting next month not nearly enough, health experts say The Biden administration announced a plan last week to purchase 500 million at-home rapid tests for COVID-19 and distribute them for free, but health experts say the number is far below what is needed to address the omicron surge and should have been distributed weeks ago.
December 30, 2021 Some vaccine mandates may leave US vulnerable at home and abroad as omicron numbers surge The military boasts high vaccination rates, but some personnel feel they are victims of a "political purge."
