Federal health agencies and the Department of Defense have revealed a coronavirus vaccine “playbook,” which outlined how shots will be administered across the U.S. This comes as several companies are nearing the final stage of vaccine trials.
Assistant HHS Secretary Brett Giroir has warned the progress made in the fight against the coronavirus could be undone if Americans don’t consistently follow pandemic guidelines. During Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee, the admiral touted improvements to the number of COVID cases across the nation.
The White House has refuted Democrat claims that President Trump is pushing to get a COVID vaccine in order to boost his reelection chances. On Thursday, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany stated such accusations are false and emphasized the development of COVID vaccine is free of any political motives.
There may be trouble brewing for the CDC. Late last week, the agency provided an update to its coronavirus death statistics when something caught the eye of a conservative blogger.