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A top HHS communications official promoted strange conspiracy theories and accused career scientists of 'sedition'
Michael Caputo, assistant HHS secretary for public affairs, reportedly pushed conspiracy theories a…
Lauren Frias
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A 17-year-old migrant child died at a government-sponsored shelter in Florida
The Department of Health and Human Services said it "is deeply saddened by this tragic loss" and th…
Rebecca Cohen
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Trump administration appointee at HHS pushed a strategy of young, healthy people getting infected with COVID-19 to 'develop immunity and help stop the spread'
Paul Alexander wrote that "younger healthy people, children, teens" deliberately getting infected w…
Grace Panetta
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Ousted top vaccine official amended his whistleblower complaint, alleging ongoing retaliation by HHS Director Alex Azar
Rick Bright accused HHS Sec. Alex Azar of telling employees to "refrain from doing anything that wo…
Lauren Frias
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HHS secretary Alex Azar says ignoring social distancing is 'irresponsible' but 'part of the freedom that we have' as Americans
Azar said it's up to local officials to enforce the "guidance" from federal officials as people wer…
Ellen Cranley
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Depression and mass detention: Asylum-seeking children complain of inhumane conditions while being held at Fort Bliss
The emergency intake shelter in El Paso, Texas, has been criticized for holding too many children i…
Charles Davis
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Fort Bliss: Biden administration responds to report of inhumane conditions for migrant children at emergency shelter in Texas
Children as young as nine complained of overcrowding, rotten food, and depression at an emergency s…
Charles Davis
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Trump's HHS spokesperson is taking medical leave after spreading wild conspiracies about armed left-wing 'hit squads' attacking Trump's inauguration
Caputo's announcement comes after he warned in a conspiracy-filled Facebook live video that his "me…
Sonam Sheth,Jake Lahut
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MAGA desperately needs competent oppo researchers, because Trump’s current cheerleaders keep fragging the home team
Reps. Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene have both inadvertently slammed the Trump team whil…
Nicole Gaudiano,Warren Rojas,…
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Biden to spend another $1.6 billion to expand COVID-19 testing in schools and underserved areas
Biden will allocate $650 million for testing and $815 million for supplies from HHS and the DOD, an…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The FDA says it will authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, paving the way for people in the US to start getting shots as early as Monday
Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine could be administered in the US as son as Monday, according to HHS Se…
Grace Dean,Kate Duffy,Andrew …
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The US is giving $523 million to 9,000 nursing homes for reducing COVID-19 cases. This is the first time it has given institutions financial rewards for controlling the spread.
The Department of Health and Human Services will offer incentive payments to thousands of instituti…
Grace Dean
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The US will give Americans paper cards to remind them of their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, but will leave further messaging to states and pharmacies
Vaccines from both Pfizer and Moderna are awaiting emergency authorized use from the FDA, and both …
Allana Akhtar
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Operation Warp Speed bought 100 million doses of Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines before results came in. That $3.5 billion bet is paying off.
Operation Warp Speed has been funding the manufacturing of six promising vaccine candidates while c…
Aria Bendix
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The White House considered tapping Elon Musk for a celebrity COVID-19 PSA, despite the billionaire repeatedly sharing virus misinformation
A White House document shows Elon Musk was one of 274 names considered for the COVID-19 campaign. B…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Controversial tech firm Palantir is reportedly building a data tool to help US authorities allocate COVID-19 vaccines
Palantir's tool will use "demographic, employment, and public health data" to help local officials …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Health secretary Alex Azar says all Americans who want a vaccine could get one by spring 2021
The US should have enough doses for seniors, healthcare workers, and first responders by the end of…
Aria Bendix
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A top Trump administration lawyer reportedly said a plan to send $200 prescription-drug coupons to seniors may be illegal
Trump-administration officials had previously said the plan may violate rules on federal spending a…
Mark Matousek
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The CDC reversed course yet again, removing widely condemned language about not testing asymptomatic people for the coronavirus
The CDC briefly suggested it wasn't necessary to test asymptomatic people. Experts called that "dan…
Aria Bendix,Hilary Brueck
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5 takeaways from the US coronavirus vaccine plan
Business Insider's biggest healthcare stories for September 17.