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USA TODAY President Joe Biden stressed science and unity in his first briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, giving Americans the "brutal truth" about the challenges the nation faces before signing a series of executive orders aimed at combating the pandemic. "Were still in a dark winter of this pandemic. Its going to get worse before it gets better. Its going to take many months to get where we need to be," he said, noting deaths likely will top 500,000 next month. "Despite the best inten...

Biden To Invoke Defense Production Act More Aggressively Than Trump 01/21/21 AT 3:20 PM Health authorities across the globe are starting up mass vaccination campaigns to beat the pandemic Photo: AFP / Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD In yet another sign of significant change in the White House, President Biden is expected to make more forceful use of the Defense Production Act, a federal law that allows a president to require businesses to prioritize production of necessary items during national emerge...

Biden vows to move ‘heaven and earth’ to get 100 million vaccinated in 100 days as he calls Trump effort a ‘dismal failure’ Danielle Zoellner © Thomson Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his administrations plans to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during a COVID-19 response event at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Joe Biden has vowed to move “heaven and earth” to administer 100 mi...

Biden signs orders requiring masks for travel, other coronavirus-fighting measures Updated Jan 21, 2021; Posted Jan 21, 2021 Travelers wear face masks while passing through the south security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP Facebook Share By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation...

Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images Originally published on January 21, 2021 2:00 pm Updated at 3:36 p.m. ET President Biden signed a series of orders and directives on his second day in office to take charge of stopping the spread of the coronavirus — steps that he and his advisers say will start to boost testing, vaccinations, supplies and treatments. "While the vaccine provides so much hope, the rollout has been a dismal failure thus far. So I understand the despair and frustration o...

Purdue names Thompson as 2021 Dreamer Award recipient Don Thompson, recipient of the 2021 Dreamer Award. (Photo provided) Download image Purdue alumnus Don Thompson’s vision for service has made a difference in the lives of millions of customers and employees across the country throughout his career. But his impact and commitment to Boilermakers continues to be one of his strongest sources of pride – reflected in his years of working to advance Purdue’s com...

Governor Outlines 2021 Agenda And Releases Full Agenda: Reimagine | Rebuild | Renew By Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Office 021 State of the State Book Available Here   The Governors Agenda is Focused on Defeating COVID-19 and Reopening the State Safely; Jumpstarting the Economy; Creating a Fairer, More Just State; Leading the Development of the Green Energy Economy; and Building and Strengthening the States Infrastructure    Proposals Include the Largest Off-Shore Wind Program in the Natio...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, one year after the last MLK Day saw the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States, Choose Healthy Life, led by Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III, will host the Choose Healthy Life Black Clergy Conclave, a convening of 100+ Black clergy, Americas leading public health officials, corporate and scientific leaders to step into the breach and address COVID-19 in t...

SCOTT HEINS/OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO The chair of President-elect Joe Biden’s Equity Task Force and COVID-19 Advisory Board said that all communities should be included in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccinations. Marcella Nunez-Smith, an epidemiologist at Yale School of Medicine, said special efforts need to be made to reach out to Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities. “We need to build back trust. We need to build confidence in these vaccines. And we need to be sure that ever...

Share Fort Washington Armory Site Offering Vaccinations to New Yorkers Over the Age of 65 with Scheduled Appointments Only   Establishment of New Vaccination Site Made Possible Through Partnership with Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Irving Medical Center   WYSIWYG Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and NewYork-Presbyterian today announced the launch of a new COVID-19 vaccination site for New Yorkers at the Fort Washington Armory in Washington Heights. The site, located at 216 ...