The US reached 10.2 million inoculations one day after the CDC and Trump administration gave new guidance to states on who should receive the shots first.California s Governor has set a goal of inoculating 1 million more people by the end of the week after adding 6.6 million people under the new guidelines
We have to act now : Biden outlines economic rescue legislative package By Audrey McNamara, Kathryn Watson
Updated on: January 14, 2021 / 8:29 PM / CBS News Biden unveils COVID-19 response plan
President-elect Joe Biden outlined his COVID-19 relief proposal in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday. The massive stimulus bill is expected to cost roughly $1.9 trillion to fund vaccinations and provide immediate, direct relief to working families and communities bearing the brunt of the crisis. A crisis of deep human suffering is in plain sight, and there s no time to waste. We have to act and we have to act now, Mr. Biden said.
The president-elect said his plan is two-pronged a rescue plan, which he outlined Thursday night, and a recovery plan, which he will outline after he s in office. The vice president claims his rescue plan will lift millions of out poverty. Mr. Biden was expected to announce his vaccine rollout plan Thursday night too, but s
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Public health departments were already under pressure in distributing COVID-19 vaccines, and recent directives from the Trump administration didn t help matters, experts from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) said.
In a media briefing Thursday, Andrew Pavia, MD, of the University of Utah, discussed public health departments lack of resources for the distribution phase, calling it an enormous undertaking.
While expanding distribution to vulnerable groups, such as adults over age 65 and those with comorbidities, as Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar recommended on Tuesday, is good, Pavia was concerned about the mismatch between people who have been told they are eligible, the amount of vaccine to be distributed, and the resources to connect them.