The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is shown on August 16, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The HHS building, also known as the Hubert H. Humphrey building, is located at the foot of Capitol Hill and is named for Humphrey, who served as a U.S. senator from Minnesota and vice president of the United States. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Pro-life activists warn that a proposed rule change to the Title X family planning program would “force religious family planning providers out of the program” because of its requirement that recipients of the federal funding provide abortion referrals.
One of Russia’s most senior diplomats has warned that relations with the West have reached a new low in recent months, and that those tensions are now undermining everything from the coronavirus pandemic response to human rights.
After a yearlong delay, the WVU World Music Performance Center celebrated the release of its first album with a virtual showcase concert on Apr. 23.
Under the direction of Professor Michael Vercelli, director of the WVU World Music Performance Center, the concert featured the work of over 80 students, including graduate assistant Joseph Boulo, from four different ensembles.
Vercelli was a recipient of the WVU Office of Global Affairs  Virtual Exchange Faculty grant, which made the production possible.
âThe World at West Virginia Universityâ was originally set to release in April 2020, but health and safety restrictions imposed by the University caused a delay in production.
I think the president made the right point today, which is that guidance today is not about politics, it s a data-driven recommendation that is based on how we see these vaccines behaving in the wild, said Ramirez.
The CDC said fully vaccinated people can exercise and attend small gatherings outdoors without wearing a face mask. Biden said the new recommendations underscore the progress that the U.S. has made in beating back Covid.
Ramirez, a former HHS pandemic and emerging threats coordinator in the Office of Global Affairs, told CNBC s The News with Shepard Smith that while the U.S. is trending in the right direction when it comes to vaccinations, officials will have to engage in a persistent messaging campaign in order to convince skeptical Americans to get vaccinated.