Biden administration says it will not hit Fourth of July targets

The Biden administration said Tuesday that it likely won’t hit President Joe Biden’s goal of getting 70% of American adults to receive one vaccine shot or more by the Fourth of July. White House Covid czar Jeff Zients said the administration has met its 70% target for people 30 and older and is on track …

Fauci declares delta variant ‘best risk’ to the nation’s efforts to get rid of Covid

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Leigh Vogel | Bloomberg | Getty Images White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday …

Austrian startup GoStudent turns into Europe’s first edtech unicorn

School children in the Netherlands are doing homework at home during the coronavirus crisis. Robin Utrecht | SOPA pictures | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON – SoftBank, Tencent and other leading investors are betting that the next big online education company will come from Europe. Vienna-based online tutoring start-up GoStudent said Tuesday it had raised …

U.S. to separate 55 million doses between Latin America, Asia and Africa

A person being vaccinated at the launch of the province-wide roadshows to drum up public support for vaccination against COVID 19 at Moses Mabhida People’s Park on June 08, 2021 in Durban, South Africa. Darren Stewart | Gallo Images | Getty Images The Biden administration announced Monday it will send 55 million Covid-19 vaccine doses …

5 issues to know earlier than the inventory market opens Monday, June 21

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow set to bounce after its worst weekly loss since October Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Dow futures bounced about 200 points Monday after the 30-stock average posted its worst …

Sen. Warren presses PhRMA foyer group on efforts to dam vaccine patent waivers

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., conducts a news conference outside the Capitol to reintroduce the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing the CEO of a major pharmaceutical trade group on its lobbying efforts against a …

US officers urge extra Covid vaccinations because the Delta variant will increase

Travelers view Covid-19 results after being tested at JFK International Airport in New York on December 22, 2020. Hit by Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Federal health officials continue to urge more Americans to get vaccinated as the Delta variant accounts for a larger proportion of new cases in the United States. “You need …

WHO says delta is changing into the dominant Covid variant globally

A joint Government and NHS public information display indicates that a Covid-19 Variant of Concern has been identified locally and provides guidance for residents on 11th June 2021 in Hounslow, United Kingdom. Mark Kerrison | In Pictures | Getty Images Delta, the highly contagious Covid-19 variant first identified in India, is becoming the dominant strain …

New Jersey has absolutely vaccinated 4.7 million individuals, says Governor Murphy

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) speaks at the coronavirus press conference in Trenton, New Jersey. Michael Brochstein | Barcroft Media | Getty Images New Jersey has achieved its goal of fully vaccinating more than 4.7 million people living, working and studying in the state about two weeks before its original target date, June 30, …