Cunaplus_M.Faba | iStock | Getty Images The government will pay laid-off workers to maintain their employer-sponsored health insurance through September, thanks to a provision in the $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden Thursday. Under the Aid Act, the government will subsidize COBRA bonuses for former employees of a company until the…

President Joe Biden will deliver a speech in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Shaw Thew | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden celebrates the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus shutdown Thursday night by remembering American victims and looking to a post-pandemic world. “I’ll…

President Joe Biden, according to Dr. Scott Gottlieb achieved his goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans early in his first 100 days in office. “We will probably have 100 million Americans vaccinated by the beginning of April,” said Gottlieb, who was FDA chief during the Trump administration. Biden’s 100th day in office is April 30th.…

United States President Joe Biden speaks about the manufacture of the Covid-19 vaccine in the South Court Auditorium next to the White House in Washington, DC on March 10, 2021. Almond Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden said he would announce the “next phase” of the US Covid-19 response during his prime-time…

[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 Response Team holds a press conference Wednesday on the coronavirus pandemic that infected more than 29 million Americans and killed at least 527,720 people in just…

The Hong Kong Minister of Health is confident that Covid vaccines will be offered to all residents by the end of 2021. The city has signed agreements to get more than enough doses for its population, Hong Kong Minister for Food and Health Sophia Chan told CNBC’s Capital Connection on Tuesday. When asked when Hong…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, testifies prior to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) hearing on June 30, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington DC in Washington DC. Kevin Dietsch | AFP via Getty Images The Chief Medical Officer of the White House,…

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis investors need to get their trading day started: 1. Nasdaq will rebound while Dow will rally for three days Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE 2. Tesla shares bounce back after five sessions, 21% sell-off In this photo illustration, a Tesla…

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont on Monday defended his plans to relax Covid restrictions in the state starting next week, telling CNBC that he believes a drop in new infections and vaccine distribution supports such a move. “We have the vast majority of our most vulnerable populations who have now been vaccinated. That’s 65 and over…

A woman walks down the street on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Jeff Haynes | AFP | Getty Images An overwhelming majority of people who were hospitalized, needed a ventilator, or died of Covid-19 were overweight or obese, the CDC said in a new study on Monday. Of 148,494 adults diagnosed with Covid-19 during an…