Robert Towey

“We can curb the spread of the virus without having to in any way shut down our economy,” White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said.

The continent is facing a surge of infection which has led to a lockdown in Austria and curbs in the Netherlands. Germany is also weighing tougher measures.

The “vast majority of those employees” are fully vaccinated, a senior administration official said.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC that people should get boosters as soon as possible because breakthrough infections are occurring more than the public realizes.

Covid cases rise yet again in U.S. ahead of Thanksgiving holiday  CNBC

New York and Rhode Island are asking adults in high-transmission areas to get boosted, while New Jersey and Minnesota are planning to expand eligibility.

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center polled 2,042 adults nationwide from on Covid precautions over the holidays.

CEO of Covid antibody maker Vir Biotech says their treatment 'stands up well' to all variants  CNBC

Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling on eligible Americans to get their Covid-19 booster shots as the holiday season approaches and cases ascend nationwide.

The delta variant, first detected in India a little less than a year ago, now represents 99% of sequenced Covid-19 cases globally.

The U.S. reported an average of nearly 83,500 new Covid cases every day over the last week, a 14% increase from the week before.

Dr. Fauci says Covid cases are starting to climb in some areas of the U.S.  CNBC

The disparity between the global distribution of Covid-19 boosters and first shots in developing nations is a “scandal,” the WHO’s director-general said Friday.

A pharmacy in Virginia incorrectly administered Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 shots to 112 children last week, according to the state Department of Health.

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins cited data from Israel that showed the waning effectiveness of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine against the delta variant.

Regeneron’s monoclonal antibodies grant months of protection from Covid-19, CEO Len Schleifer said.

“These mandates that are going to be put in place by Jan. 4 really are coming on the tail end of this pandemic,” said Gottlieb, who sits on Pfizer’s board.

“Starting the week of Nov. 8, the kids vaccination program will be fully up and running,” White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said.

Global Covid cases and deaths rise for the first time in two months, WHO says  CNBC

The announcement came just a day after the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee recommended vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech for that age group.