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"For almost a year now, Americans could not look to the federal government for any strategy, let alone a comprehensive approach to respond to COVID," said Jeff Zients, Bidens White House coronavirus response coordinator. "And weve seen the tragic costs of that failure. As President Biden steps into office, that all changes." Zients called the plan the "culmination of months of efforts" from Bidens team to create a strategy that will "fundamentally change the course of this pandemic," adding tha...

Correspondent Superintendent Chuck Winkler laid out the need and plans for summer school at the Fluvanna School Board meeting Wednesday (Jan. 13). COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on student’s education: virtual school, hybrid schedules, outbreaks, quarantines, masks and distancing all make learning harder than ever. As a result, many students are falling behind and Fluvanna plans to help them by holding summer school. If all goes well, the last day of school will be June 11, Winkler said. The summ...

WASHINGTON - With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America's war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an

President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation’s COVID-19 response is under new management.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice...

President Biden released his national strategy to end the COVID-

Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks.

President Joe Biden's first full day in office Thursday will focus on getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control, rolling out his national strategy.

Washington: With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation’s COVID-19 response is under new management and he’s demanding progress to reduce infections and lift the siege Americans have endured for nearly a year. The 10 orders signed by Biden are aimed at jump starting his national COVID-19 strategy to increase vaccinations and testing, lay the groundwork for reopening schools and businesses, and immediately increase the use of masks — includi...

Biden also will address inequities in hard-hit minority communities as he signs 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday, his second day in office.