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Pelosi: WH needs to demand $ 45 billion in COVID-19 aid
COVID-19’s funding is still deadlocked, but Chairman Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Is calling for a larger chunk so that the administration does not have to come back later.
President Biden
Irish Prime Minister Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 during his visit to DC CNN and interrupted conversations with his Ukrainian father, whose family was murdered. Initially, it demanded $ 22.5 billion in new funding from Congress to combat an ongoing pandemic. This figure fell to $ 15.6 billion in the face of Republican opposition at Capitol Hill.
Pelosi said Thursday that even the big figure of $ 22.5 billion was too small, arguing that it would only provide relief until early summer before Congress needed further approval.
“I think it should be twice what they were looking for, even if they were looking for about 20 people. [billion dollars] It only took us in June, “Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.
Comments came shortly after Pelosi and other Democratic leaders gathered in the Capitol with the highest health authorities, including the Secretary of Health and Welfare of the Biden administration. Xavier Besera
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“What I said to the administration … you have to ask more. This is because we need more and you can’t expect money [bill]The legislative process takes time, so turn around that way, “she said. You have to pay the price. Now let’s find a bigger chunk. “
Don’t vote this week: Pelosi said he hopes to vote this week with more money on Monday, but senior Democratic aides are still working on Thursday to reach an agreement with the Senate on an acceptable offset for the House of Representatives. The negotiator said he was not in time for the timeline.
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Zyents resigns
President Biden’s Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Seienz
Jeff Seienz Federal Coronavirus Supports State by July Democrats facing a red wave are working on an interim message. The White House announced on Thursday that it would depart in April and return to private life.
Zients, who helped coordinate the largest vaccination campaign in American history through multiple waves of pandemics, will replace Ashish Jha, a public health expert who is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Public Health at Brown University.
New approach: The departure of Zyents shows that the White House is ending the pandemic crisis and moving to a longer-term strategy. Jha is a physician and public health researcher who has been at the forefront of COVID-19 response.
The White House is in the midst of a delicate balancing act as authorities seek to balance the return of the United States to normal while addressing the ongoing uncertainty and threat of the coronavirus. ..
“Thanks to all the advances we have made, Americans can safely return to their normal routines, reduce serious COVID cases, and use effective new tools needed to make their workplaces and schools safer. “We are doing,” said President Biden.
“When we enter a new moment in the pandemic-implementing my national COVID-19 preparatory plan and managing ongoing risks from COVID-Dr. Jha is the perfect person for the job,” he said. I added.
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Lack of new funding will be the global virus effort of “DEVASTATE”
Domestic response is not the only thing that can suffer without new funding.
US Agency for International Development Secretary Samantha Power called on Congress to fund a global COVID-19 vaccination effort on Thursday, warning the authorities of cuts that must be made without new funding.
Without new funding, USAID will not be able to extend its global VAX program to help vaccinate people in more than 20 under-vaccinated countries, according to Power.
“This will destroy our ability to enable these countries to effectively deploy safe and effective vaccines,” she said in a statement.
“We urge Congress to promptly provide the administration with the urgent funding needed to continue this task, both vaccination of the world and the protection of Americans at home,” she added. rice field.
Although the supply of vaccine doses themselves has improved somewhat, many countries face the daunting task of using those injections as a weapon. Assistance helps to provide the proper freezer for storage, transportation, and combating false information and vaccine hesitation.
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35 global companies to start manufacturing Pfizer’s antivirals
A UN-backed agency announced Thursday that 35 manufacturers have agreed to manufacture a generic version of Pfizer’s oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19.
Manufacturing companies in 12 countries, including Brazil, China, Mexico, India and Serbia, are one of 35 companies that have signed a contract to support the production of this drug, known as Paxlovid.
Six companies will focus on manufacturing pharmaceutical substances, nine will manufacture products, and the rest will do both.
This production development was made possible by an agreement signed in November between Pfizer and the United Nations-backed organization Drug Patent Pool (MPP).
According to the MPP, the agreement will give Pfizer’s antiviral Nilmatrelvir (also known as Paxlovid) access to approximately 53% of the world’s population.
Pfizer does not receive royalties from the sale of antiviral drugs manufactured by other MPP licensees.
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Subtle balance
The White House is tackling the threat that the pandemic still poses, while trying to bring it back to normal and at the same time relax its own COVID-19 restrictions.
A delicate balance was shown this week when hundreds of maskless guests participated in direct bill signing and President Biden was mixed with lawmakers without a social distance protocol.
However, on Tuesday evening, the continued risk of the second gentleman returning to normal was highlighted. Douglas Emhoff
Douglas Emhoff Irish PM has tested positive for COVID-19 during his visit to DC.Fully vaccinated and boosted individuals were tested positive for the virus.
White House spokesman Biden has not been tested for COVID-19 since testing negative on Sunday Jen Psaki
Jen Psaki Overnight Defense and National Security — Presented by AM General — Ukraine has more weapons, but no planes Overnight energy and environment — Biden demands faster gas price declines I told reporters on Wednesday. Biden is not considered a close contact with Emhoff, who attended an event celebrating Americop Week in Washington, DC’s Urban Gardens and Parks early Tuesday.
Emhoff was the first of the four principals to become infected with COVID-19 in a group that included the President, First Lady, and Vice President Harris.
Mr. Pusaki, who quotes health officials, said Emhoff’s positive test was not a source of concern about his pandemic status.
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What we are reading
- People with “moderate COVID” are trapped in the gray area of recovery with little assistance (NPR)
- Fauci warns that the number of cases of Covid in the United States may increase as funds run out (Bloomberg).
- With the proliferation of infections and variants in Europe, experts warn that the United States may face a resurgence of Covid (Stat).
- Finding Evusheld, a Covid prophylaxis, was already difficult. Now it’s even more difficult. (Kaiser Health News)
State by state
- Montana State Hospital has been waiting for a long time to leave psychiatric patients in prison (Kaiser Health News)
- Senate Health Committee approves ivermectin prescription, vaccine opt-out for school children (Kansas Reflector)
- Insley signs a bill banning abortion proceedings in Washington (King 5)
Editorial in the hill
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