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COVID-19 Response Team To Brief Amidst Rising Cases In NYC

WHITE HOUSE

10:45 ET 15:45 BST: The White House COVID-19 response team will provide its first pandemic briefing in a number of weeks.

  • Livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k3I8Rh34So
  • White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said last week that COVID immune protection is waning amongst Americans, and the virus is adapting to be more contagious.
  • New York City was placed on COVID ‘high alert' yesterday amidst rising cases and Dr Jha is expected to warn today that a new nationwide COVID surge is likely unless Congress approves funding for a new vaccine program.
  • President Joe Biden and the COVID-19 response team attempted to apply pressure on Congress to move on a new COVID funding package in March and April, but political will on the Hill for a new package rapidly evaporated following reports that American Rescue Plan money was unaccounted for.
  • Republicans in the House then refused to pass Ukraine aid legislation without first stripping it of a COVID provision.

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