From June 12-14, 2022, Dr. Alondra Nelson represented the United States and the Biden-Harris Administration as Head of Delegation at the Group of Seven (G7) Science Ministerial Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, where she joined science ministers from Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. The German G7 presidency established “Progress…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, September 9, 2021
Brady Press Briefing Room 1:39 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, I know it’s a packed day, and we’re going to work to try to get you out of here at about 10 after 2:00, given we’re going to do a preview call for the speech this eve- — that is happening later this…
Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
By: Jason Miller, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget On September 9, President Biden announced his Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID-19 Action Plan. The President’s plan is science-based, and one of its main goals is to get more people vaccinated. The vaccination requirements in the plan cover an estimated 100 million…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: White House Federally Funded Research Guidance Hailed as a Win for Innovation and Equity
Posted: August 29, 2022; Updated: September 30, 2022 The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) landmark policy guidance for public access to federally funded research is winning enthusiastic praise from members of Congress, federal and international health and science leaders, private sector leaders, open science advocates, academic associations, scientific journals, and researchers.…
Background Press Call on OSHA and CMS Rules for Vaccination in the Workplace
(November 3, 2021) 6:12 P.M. EDT MR. MUNOZ: All right. Good evening. Thank you, everybody, for joining. Thanks for joining us tonight for an embargoed press call on the forthcoming OSHA and CMS vaccination policies. As a reminder, this call is embargoed until tomorrow, November 4th at 8:45 a.m., and the entire call will be attributable to…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 2:08 P.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Today, Dr. Fauci will discuss the latest developments in science and Dr. Walensky will provide an important update on public health guidelines. Before we get to that, I want to talk about how we got to today. The reason we…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 3:08 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on Omicron, Dr. Fauci will present the latest science, and Dr. Murthy will discuss Pfizer’s vaccine application for kids under the age of five. And then I’ll cover operational planning so that we’re ready for…
A Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease 2019
The national emergency caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States continues to pose a grave threat to our health and security. As of November 26, 2021, the United States has experienced more than 47 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 773,000 COVID-19 deaths. It is the policy of my…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 1:25 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. Today, we will focus on yesterday’s exciting development: CDC’s recommendation of a vaccine for kids ages 5 through 11, following FDA’s authorization last week. Vaccines for kids ages 5 through 11 is a landmark moment in our vaccination campaign. The first…
A Letter on the Continuation of the National Emergency Concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the…
