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.
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.
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The Division of Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Office of Global Affairs, is hosting a virtual event to foster personal reflection and strategies to combat violence and discrimination against Asian/Pacific Islander populations in the United States.
The event is part of the Critical Dialogue Series “Real Talk about Big Questions” and will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 23 via Zoom.
The featured speaker is Helen Zia. The daughter of immigrants from China, Zia has been outspoken on issues ranging from human rights and peace to women’s rights and countering hate violence and homophobia. She is featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” and was profiled in Bill Moyers’ PBS series, “Becoming American: The Chinese Experience.” In 2008 Helen was a torchbearer in San Francisco for the Beijing Olympics amid great controversy; in 2010, she was a witness in the federal marriage equality case decided by the U.