Coronavirus Update: Funding for Biden COVID program dropped from omnibus bill
President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 program faced some uncertainty Thursday, after U.S. lawmakers passed a massive new bill that would fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year, as well as further aid Ukraine, but a last-minute snag resulted in COVID-19 money being dropped.
The news comes as the U.S. is averaging 37,685 new cases a day, according to a New York Times tracker, down 51% from two weeks ago. The average daily number of hospitalizations stands at 33,761, down 44% from two weeks ago.See also: Novak Djokovic, still unvaccinated, can’t travel to U.S. for Miami and Indian Wells tournaments
The study will enroll 375 adults at 20 sites in the U.S. Moderna is also testing a standalone omicron-specific booster candidate in a separate study.• Germany set another record one-day COVID case tally on Thursday, just as the country is set to drop its restrictions, Reuters reported. Germany reported 262,752 new infections, 52,079 more than a week ago, with the seven-day incidence rate rising to 1,389 infections per 100,000 people, from 1,319 a day earlier.
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