Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) made numerous Sunday show appearances this week, where she dodged questions on vaccine mandates and when children can
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Fourth of July weekend is here. Pandemic or not, there are reasons to celebrate how America is the greatest country in the world, as there always are. While the Biden administration did not reach their goal of having 70 percent of adults vaccinated by July 4 though they tried to walk back as their goal they still came close. Why, then, is there such a need to ruin this cause for celebration with fear mongering over the Delta variant?
That being said, Emily DeCiccio reported for CNBC that former FDA chief, Scott Gottlieb, approves of the way the Biden-Harris administration is handling things.
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The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford was approved for emergency use in the U.K. and is expected to be rolled out next week. The authorization is welcome news for Britain as cases have surged in London and southern England, pressuring hospitals capacity. People wanting to leave the U.K. have faced travel restrictions because a new coronavirus variant found in the U.K. is reportedly more transmissible. The U.S. confirmed on Tuesday the first case of the new Covid-19 strain was found in Colorado.
The U.S. is recording at least 188,167 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,257 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average calculated by CNBC using Johns Hopkins University data.
Paper checks for those who need them will start being sent out Wednesday, Mnuchin said.
These payments up to $600 for individuals, $1200 for married couples and up to $600 for each child are the second wave of funds paid directly to Americans to help with the economic hit from the pandemic, CNBC s Amanda Macias reports.
The House passed a bill to increase the direct payments to $2,000 for each individual, but the Senate has yet to take a vote on it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill Tuesday that would address the direct payment boost, but also included items on Section 230 legal liability protections for internet platforms and the creation of a commission to study election issues. Those additions to the bill will likely not have support from Democrats.