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Biden Aims For Quicker Shots, Virus ‘Independence’ By July 4

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Official portrait of Vice President Joe Biden in his West Wing Office at the White House, Jan. 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any…

VIRUS TODAY: Biden signs aid bill; ex-presidents get shots

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Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THE NUMBERS: VACCINES: More than 64.0 million people, or 19.3% of the U.S. population, have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 33.8 million people have completed their vaccination, or 10.2% of the population. CASES: The seven-day…

Vermont’s Peter Hall, US court of appeals judge, dies at 72

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The Vermont judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has died. Judge Peter Hall died Thursday at the Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland. Hall’s judicial assistant Rose Rizzico, who confirmed his death, said he had been suffering from cancer. Hall was appointed to the seat on the New York appeals court in 2004 by former President George W. Bush. Before he was appointed a judge, Hall had served as Vermont’s United States attorney, as a federal prosecutor and in private practice. Vermont U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy said Hall was a good friend and Vermont and the country are richer for his years of service. 

The Latest: SKorea to give shots to elders in long-term care

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will start administering coronavirus vaccines to hundreds of thousands of elders in long-term care settings this month after authorities approved the use of shots developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for adults 65 years old and older. The decision by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was based on encouraging data from…

VIRUS TODAY: Nursing home residents can get hugs again

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Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THE NUMBERS: VACCINES: More than 62.4 million people, or 18.8% of the U.S. population, have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 32.9 million people have completed their vaccination, or 9.9% of the population. CASES: According to…

AP FACT CHECK: Biden admin wrong on vaccine pace, elderly

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WASHINGTON (AP) — For an administration that prides itself on talking straight about the pandemic, the self-congratulation Wednesday went too far. President Joe Biden wrongly claimed the U.S. vaccinated a record 2.9 million people on Saturday while his special adviser on the pandemic exaggerated the share of older Americans who’ve been fully immunized. A look at how their statements compare…