U.S. poised to have 3M vaccine doses available per day by April

All of the executives stressed that they are looking for ways to increase production to meet the overwhelming demand.

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Johnson & Johnson says it can provide 20M vaccine doses by late March

The company has applied to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization.

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U.S. surpasses 500,000 Covid deaths

Biden, soon after being sworn in, predicted the nation would hit half a million deaths by the end of February while warning his administration would be unable to dramatically increase the pace of vaccinations.

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Becerra to highlight family's health struggles at confirmation hearing

He will recall his mother's life-threatening hemorrhaging during a miscarriage when he was a child during testimony Tuesday.

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Supreme Court to review Trump curbs on abortion clinics, immigrant benefits

The court will take up the abortion "gag rule" and public charge policies, both of which Biden is expected to reverse.

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Vaccination sprint threatens to leave behind minority communities

More contagious virus variants are adding pressure to speed up vaccinations, complicating efforts to ensure hard-to-reach communities don't get left behind.

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‘Exceedingly deep convictions’: Inside Xavier Becerra’s quest for health care for immigrants

Biden’s HHS nominee would have multiple levers to help undocumented workers obtain medical coverage.

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Fauci calls 500,000 coronavirus deaths 'terrible'

"People decades from now are going to be talking about this as a terribly historic milestone in the history of this country."

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Facebook political ad ban blocks pro-vaccine messages

That’s led some public health experts to question if Facebook can be a viable forum for information on the pandemic.

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Biden and governors get into an uneasy dance on Covid response

Some governors are increasingly rankled by federal maneuvers like moving vaccine out of their control, creating early friction as Biden wraps up his first month.

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U.S. won’t share vaccine before all Americans receive shots, officials say

Poor countries and global health advocates have been pushing wealthy nations to share some of their supply, warning that the inequitable vaccine rollout could leave them playing catch-up for years.

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U.S. life expectancy plummets amid pandemic

“This is a huge decline,” said Robert Anderson, who oversees the numbers for the CDC. “You have to go back to World War II, the 1940s, to find a decline like this.”

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How Covid-19 could make Americans healthier

A once-in-a-century pandemic provides a once-in-a-lifetime chance to improve public health.

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Welcome to Recovery Lab: Health

A new series from POLITICO surfacing the best ideas from around the country for speeding recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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9 states getting it right

Which states are doing the best job of limiting Covid deaths and vaccinating their residents? A snapshot in two charts.

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Policy hackathon: How to fix vaccination

A lot has gone wrong since we starting vaccinating for Covid-19. We held a hackathon with some of the smartest policy minds in the country to figure out ways to fix it.

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Covid stimulus may leave aid for sick workers behind

Proponents of the economic aid measures are warning Congress not to abandon key tools for keeping sick working-class Americans isolated at home.

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Biden picks Brooks-LaSure to run Medicare, Medicaid agency

Brooks-LaSure, an Obama administration vet who helped craft the Affordable Care Act, has working ties with Biden's pick to lead the health department.

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Biden admin will spend $1.6B to expand Covid-19 testing and sequencing

Health officials told reporters that $650 million will be used to increase access to testing in non-medical settings, such as K-8 schools.

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Fauci: 'Non-workable' to vaccinate teachers before schools open

Fauci weighed into a heated debate on school reopening, wading where the Biden administration has often not been willing to go.

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