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Fauci credits Biden for letting 'the science speak' as new administration puts focus on virus

President Joe Biden unveiled sweeping measures to battle COVID-19 on his first full day in office on Thursday, with his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, praising his new boss' willingness to "let the science speak" in contrast to the Trump administration.

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Jan-22

U.S., staying in WHO, to join COVID vaccine push for poor nations: Fauci

The United States under President Joe Biden intends to join the COVAX vaccine facility that aims to deliver coronavirus vaccines to poor countries, his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, told the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday.

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Jan-22

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Biden inheriting nonexistent coronavirus vaccine distribution plan and must start 'from scratch,' sources say

Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump administration, sources tell CNN, posing a significant challenge for the new White House.

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Jan-25

'We can't wait:' Biden administration fights for $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

Officials in President Joe Biden's administration tried to head off Republican concerns that his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief proposal was too expensive on a Sunday call with Republican and Democratic lawmakers, some of whom pushed for a smaller plan targeting vaccine distribution...

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Jan-25

U.S. coronavirus cases top 25 million: Reuters tally

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States crossed 25 million on Sunday, a Reuters tally showed, as states accelerate their vaccine distribution and more infectious strains are found globally.

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Jan-25

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COVID-19 deniers and death threats - Trump medical advisers Birx and Fauci reveal obstacles to coronavirus response

US coronavirus response task force coordinator Deborah Birx says she was forced to deal with people in the White House who thought COVID-19 was a "hoax", while infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci says he received powder in a letter sent to his office.

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Jan-25

Trump administration had no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan: White House

There was no distribution plan for the coronavirus vaccine set up by the Trump administration as the virus raged in its last months in office, new President Joe Biden's chief of staff, Ron Klain, said on Sunday.

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Jan-25

Chicago teachers vote for remote classes only, claim schools are unsafe amid COVID-19

Chicago teachers have voted in favor of a resolution to stay out of their classrooms in the third-largest school system in the United States, claiming the district has not done enough to keep them and their students safe amid the pandemic.

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Jan-27

Democrats may move forward on coronavirus aid without Republicans, says Schumer

Democrats in the U.S. Senate will move forward on U.S. President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan without Republican support if necessary, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday.

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Feb-3

U.S. Democrats take first step to go it alone on Biden's COVID-19 aid

Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday took the first steps toward advancing President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid plan without Republican support.