Border group says it s holding Joe Biden to his pledge of not another foot of wall
During his campaign, Joe Biden pledged not to build another foot of border wall. Now a group his using his won words to get him to keep the promise.
By John C. Moritz, USA TODAY NETWORK
Upon assuming the presidency, Joe Biden should fulfill his campaign pledge to end construction of the barriers separating the United States from Mexico and cancel any related contract with private companies for building new sections, representatives from a border and immigration advocacy group said Tuesday. We ve got a simple and clear message for incoming President Joe Biden: Be a hero for the border, said Tricia Cortez, executive director of the Rio Grande International Study Center in Laredo, who is part of a new organization called Not Another Foot. Show us that you care and that we matter.
New coronavirus variant circulating in U.S. has health experts on edge
Laura Ramirez & Kate Murphy
January 15, 2021, 1:08 PM
With the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topping 2 million on Friday, a new variant of the virus that has begun spreading in the United States has health experts on edge.
“The reason these mutations or series of mutations in particular are our concern is really because of the higher transmissibility as well as the potential to make the existing vaccines less effective,” Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel said.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, over 75 cases of this variant, known as B.1.1.7, have been identified in 12 states, including New York, Georgia, Connecticut, Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. In California, at least 32 cases have been detected, while 22 cases have so far been identified in Florida.
New York found three additional cases of the more transmissible U.K. COVID strain now confirmed in at least six other states, including nearby Pennsylvania and Connecticut, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. State health officials have confirmed a total of four cases so far, but Cuomo’s team believes that number is likely higher as new cases of the U.K. variant are.
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The U.S. vaccine rollout is picking up speed after a slow start and could be fully on track within a week or so, said Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert. Officials with the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed are exploring making the vaccine available to more people by offering half-doses of a Moderna Inc. shot to people ages 18 to 55.