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Biden gets second booster shot, pushes for more COVID funding

March 31, 2022 / 6:54 AM
Sharjah24 - Reuters: U.S. President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve for a second COVID-19 booster shot on Wednesday as his administration rolled out efforts to help Americans live with the coronavirus, including a new website and a renewed push for vaccinations and funding.
"If we fail to invest, we leave ourselves vulnerable if another wave hits," Biden said in remarks at the White House to launch COVID.gov, a clearinghouse of information aimed at helping people manage the virus as they seek a return to normalcy.

On Tuesday, U.S. health officials authorized a second booster shot for Americans age 50 and older and those who are immunocompromised, two years after the start of the pandemic. Read full story

Biden, 79, received his fourth dose of the Pfizer Inc PFE.N/BioNTech SE 22UAy.DE vaccine. A second booster of Moderna Inc's MRNA.O shot also was authorized.
March 31, 2022 / 6:54 AM

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