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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:48 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Tuesday.  So, I know the COVID briefing is at 1:30, so I’m going to try to get through as many people as possible between now and then.  I just have one item at the top.  After an update from our COVID-19 team…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:07 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Good morning.  Okay, so we don’t have a long time this morning because of a gather.  If people want to stay, I’m happy to answer additional questions, but we wanted to get it in before the President left for his trip to…

Via Teleconference  2:37 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS:  Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us.  Before I turn to Drs. Walensky and Fauci, I want to provide an important update on the progress we’re making across a number of fronts in our fight against the virus, starting with vaccinations. We know vaccines are the very best…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:42 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Q    Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  So as the President spoke to yesterday, the United States undercoo- — undertook a counterterrorism operation in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday.  At his direction, the U.S. intelligence targeted and killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s leader. We…

Via Teleconference 11:05 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  Morning.  Thank you for joining us.  Yesterday, you heard the President announce a new historic partnership to get Americans vaccinated more quickly.  I want to provide background into how this came together. Supported by the active involvement and leadership from the U.S. government, two of the largest…

Via Teleconference 11:03 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS:  Good morning.  Thank you for joining us.  We got very good news over the weekend: The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for a third safe and effective vaccine, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which will help us defeat the pandemic. While we have much…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:43 P.M. EDT  MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Q    Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Sorry for a very long two minutes.  Apologize for that.  (Laughter.)  I am aware — I know, I know.  Apologies. Okay.  Tomorrow, President Biden and First — the First Lady will travel to Fort Myers, Florida,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:14 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  All right.  Today, NEC Director Brian Deese and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will host a semiconductor supply chain convening to discuss the ongoing global chip shortage, the impact the Delta variant has had on global semiconductor supply chaing [sic] — chains, and…

Via Teleconference (June 22, 2021) 7:13 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  All right.  Thanks, everyone, for your patience.  We will get the call started momentarily.  As I mentioned, the factsheet should be hitting your inboxes any second now. As I mentioned in my initial email, this call is on background, attributable to “senior White House…