Welcome to Monday s Overnight Health Care.
President Biden has a new timeline for vaccinating everyone who wants to be, and his administration is also going to resume coronavirus briefings with health officials. Moderna is testing a booster shot just in case, while Merck is ending its vaccine development.
We ll start with Biden:
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Biden says anyone who wants vaccine may be able to get it by spring
President Biden said he thinks any American who wants a COVID-19 vaccine should be able to get one by the spring.
“I think we’ll be able to do that this spring,” Biden said in a press conference with reporters. “It’s going to be a logistical challenge that exceeds anything we’ve ever tried in this country but I think we can do that.”