menuSign Inperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - The United States is set to meet President Joe Biden’s latest vaccine goal of administering 200 million coronavirus shots in his first 100 days in office as the White House steps up efforts to inoculate the rest of the public.Biden, in remarks planned for Wednesday, will note that the U.S. will surpass that shot goal this week,...…menuSign Inperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - The United States is set to meet President Joe Biden’s latest vaccine goal of administering 200 million coronavirus shots in his first 100 days in office as the White House steps up efforts to inoculate the rest of the public.Biden, in remarks planned for Wednesday, will note that the U.S. will surpass that shot goal this week,...WW…

menuSign Inperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements and getting swift blowback from allies in return.In an emergency determination signed Friday, Biden stated the admission of up to 15,000 refugees set by...…menuSign Inperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements and getting swift blowback from allies in return.In an emergency determination signed Friday, Biden stated the admission of up to 15,000 refugees set by...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-pandemics-public-health-health-coronavirus-pandemic-f38cff262b0f28febfded7f09357094cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-pandemics-public-health-health-coronavirus-pandemic-f38cff262b0f28febfded7f09357094cClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign hit a snag Tuesday when federal regulators recommended a “pause” in administering Johnson & Johnson shots. But the White House portrayed the action as important validation of his measured approach throughout the rollout.Biden...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-pandemics-public-health-health-coronavirus-pandemic-f38cff262b0f28febfded7f09357094cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-pandemics-public-health-health-coronavirus-pandemic-f38cff262b0f28febfded7f09357094cClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign hit a snag Tuesday when federal regulators recommended a “pause” in administering Johnson & Johnson shots. But the White House portrayed the action as important validation of his measured approach throughout the rollout.Biden...WW…

Welcome, Your AccountLog Out6 women suffered blood clots in days after Johnson and Johnson vaccineBy Zeke Miller, Lauran Neergaard & Matthew Perrone, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a "pause" in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, a development that could jeopardize the rollout of vaccines around the world.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced that they were investigating unusual clots that occurred 6 to 13 days...…Welcome, Your AccountLog Out6 women suffered blood clots in days after Johnson and Johnson vaccineBy Zeke Miller, Lauran Neergaard & Matthew Perrone, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a "pause" in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, a development that could jeopardize the rollout of vaccines around the world.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced that they were investigating unusual clots that occurred 6 to 13 days...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-gretchen-whitmer-040480cd6860324a9fa0890ec373a0d6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-gretchen-whitmer-040480cd6860324a9fa0890ec373a0d6Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Washington is rushing federal resources to support vaccinations, testing and therapeutics, but not vaccines, to Michigan in an effort to control the state’s worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 transmission rate, the White House said Friday.President Joe Biden outlined the moves late Thursday...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-gretchen-whitmer-040480cd6860324a9fa0890ec373a0d6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-gretchen-whitmer-040480cd6860324a9fa0890ec373a0d6Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Washington is rushing federal resources to support vaccinations, testing and therapeutics, but not vaccines, to Michigan in an effort to control the state’s worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 transmission rate, the White House said Friday.President Joe Biden outlined the moves late Thursday...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-015ae8f41b2bf18d1e1e3fdb5d6ecee5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-015ae8f41b2bf18d1e1e3fdb5d6ecee5Click to copyRelated topicsCLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four-year-old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.“I was scared, I’m not afraid to say that,” Busby said Wednesday after getting her shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after encouragement from a staff member and her...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-015ae8f41b2bf18d1e1e3fdb5d6ecee5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-015ae8f41b2bf18d1e1e3fdb5d6ecee5Click to copyRelated topicsCLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four-year-old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.“I was scared, I’m not afraid to say that,” Busby said Wednesday after getting her shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after encouragement from a staff member and her...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-immigration-29a074f0a2c47803aa540a0a4accce4aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-immigration-29a074f0a2c47803aa540a0a4accce4aClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is thanking naturalized Americans for “choosing us” in his official video message to the nation’s newest citizens.In the brief remarks, Biden references the “courage” of immigrants coming to the U.S. and his own heritage as a descendant of Irish immigrants. He also praises the...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-immigration-29a074f0a2c47803aa540a0a4accce4aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-immigration-29a074f0a2c47803aa540a0a4accce4aClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is thanking naturalized Americans for “choosing us” in his official video message to the nation’s newest citizens.In the brief remarks, Biden references the “courage” of immigrants coming to the U.S. and his own heritage as a descendant of Irish immigrants. He also praises the...WW…

menuSign Inperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden at his first news conference Thursday left the door open to backing fundamental changes in Senate procedure to muscle key parts of his agenda like immigration and voting rights past Republican opposition “if there’s complete lockdown and chaos.”Even as his administration navigates the COVID-19 pandemic and the...…menuSign Inperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden at his first news conference Thursday left the door open to backing fundamental changes in Senate procedure to muscle key parts of his agenda like immigration and voting rights past Republican opposition “if there’s complete lockdown and chaos.”Even as his administration navigates the COVID-19 pandemic and the...WW…

AdvertisementATLANTA --U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden "in plain sight" as they visited Atlanta on Friday, just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.Addressing the nation after a roughly 80-minute meeting with Asian American state legislators and other leaders, Biden said it was "heart-wrenching" to listen to their stories of the fear among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders amid what he called a "skyrocketing spike" of harassment and...…AdvertisementATLANTA --U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden "in plain sight" as they visited Atlanta on Friday, just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.Addressing the nation after a roughly 80-minute meeting with Asian American state legislators and other leaders, Biden said it was "heart-wrenching" to listen to their stories of the fear among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders amid what he called a "skyrocketing spike" of harassment and...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/politics-health-business-government-and-politics-coronavirus-26fa41b98fab721218d9a51065351d9dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/politics-health-business-government-and-politics-coronavirus-26fa41b98fab721218d9a51065351d9dClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.The move greatly expands on...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/politics-health-business-government-and-politics-coronavirus-26fa41b98fab721218d9a51065351d9dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/politics-health-business-government-and-politics-coronavirus-26fa41b98fab721218d9a51065351d9dClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.The move greatly expands on...WW…