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What s the purpose of the visit?
While the White House had yet to release specific details on the event as of Friday morning, the president typically takes a few questions from the media during such visits. It s unclear whether the president will announce any new policy or plan during the trip.
Biden continues to call on Congress to pass his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 plan that includes additional funding for vaccinations along with $1,400 stimulus checks for people who earn below a certain income threshold.
When will Biden be in Portage?
FAA records indicate he ll be in Michigan at some point this afternoon. The trip is his second to the Midwest this week, following a CNN townhall on Tuesday in Milwaukee.
A COVID-19 vaccine life cycle: from DNA to doses
Making a vaccine against the coronavirus is a complicated, months-long process. Pfizer is working to get it done faster. It still takes time.
Elizabeth Weise and Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
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5:00 pm UTC Feb. 8, 2021
On the evening of March 20, 2020, Chaz Calitri was getting ready to start in on his family s Friday night pizza-making tradition when his boss called.
The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer had decided to make a vaccine to fight COVID-19, the new disease caused by the novel coronavirus spreading with frightening speed in the U.S. The factory Calitri ran in Kalamazoo, Michigan, would play a key role in getting it made.