Congress.gov: “H.R.1978 — Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021,” “S.912 — Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021.” EnergyCommerceHouse.gov: “L.J. Tan, MS, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer, Immunization Action Coalition, Testimony Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health.” Avalere: “Medicare Part D Plans Continue to Require Cost Sharing for Vaccines.” Immunization Action … Read more
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban U.S. federal workers from downloading the popular app TikTok onto U.S. government devices, Senator Josh Hawley, a bill sponsor, said in a press statement on Wednesday. The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a similar measure in August 2020. Representative Ken Buck … Read more
April 13, 2021 — A requirement that mifepristone abortion pills be dispensed only in-person by a medical provider will be put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The decision means that health care providers in some states will be able to prescribe mifepristone via telemedicine and mail the … Read more
A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump on Friday as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness. As the Republican Party grapples with deep divisions over the extent to which they should … Read more
Three more Congress MLAs are set to resign from the Assembly in Puducherry, a key BJP leader claimed on Friday even as he asserted that the beleaguered V Narayanasamy government would lose the trust vote. Two of the four Congress MLAs who quit the House — A Namassivayam and E Theeppainthan — have already joined … Read more
By Katie Glueck NEW YORK: In many tight political races, candidates battle over not just what they know, but whom they know. In the New York City mayor’s race, the most popular person to know isn’t even a New Yorker. “I’ve literally got the vice president’s number,” Andrew Yang told the news channel NY1. “We … Read more
In the span of four days, President Donald Trump’s family business has lost its online store, the buzz from Trump’s promotional tweets about its luxury resorts and bragging rights as host to one of the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments. The mob attack on Congress last week by Trump’s supporters has spurred a reckoning for … Read more
Amaravati: Ten MLAs of the Telugu Desam Party were suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the fifth consecutive day on Friday, the last day of the winter session, on the charge that they disrupted the proceedings of the House. The remaining TDP members, including their leader N Chandrababu Naidu, walked out of the … Read more
William Schaffner, MD, Vanderbilt University. The Lancet: “Herd immunity approaches to COVID-19 control are a ‘dangerous fallacy’, say authors of open letter.” The New York Times: ” White House embraces a declaration from scientists that opposes lockdowns and relies on ‘herd immunity.’” Joshua Michaud, PhD, associate director, Global Health Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation. Great … Read more
After repeated complaints by the family of the 19-year-old gangrape victim from Hathras of a threat to their lives, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday stepped up security outside their house. A day after the Supreme Court rapped the UP government for failing to ensure the safety of the Hathras victim’s family, security was ramped … Read more