James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:58 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Happy Friday. All right. So, today, we have another special guest — it’s quite a week with special guests; our seventh of the week — Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse, a member of the President’s Families Cabinet. This is not…
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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 11:03 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today. Today, I’m joined by Drs. Walensky and Fauci. What I want to start is with the President’s speech yesterday. After we exceeded the two goals that the President set in his first 100 days, yesterday, the President announced a…
Ethics Waivers and Authorizations
The President has required all appointees across the Federal Government to sign the most stringent ethics code ever adopted by any White House. Limited waivers can be granted in the narrowest circumstances when necessary and in the public’s interest. As part of the Administration’s commitment to transparency, granted waivers are posted online. Chart of Ethics…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
12:17 P.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We’re going to be moving our press briefing calls from three days per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, going forward to twice per week on Tuesdays and Fridays. As we enter the next phase of our COVID-19 response, transparency with…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 10:33 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. I am joined by Dr. Walensky from the CDC and Dr. Fauci from the NIH today. I want to tell you today that things are about to get a whole lot easier. When we arrived in January, many Americans…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 10:36 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Today, I am joined by Dr. Walensky, Dr. Fauci, and Dr. Murthy to give you a thorough update on a busy week of activity fighting the pandemic across multiple fronts. You have heard our scientific and public health teams, led by Dr. Fauci…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:03 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Today, we’re joined by Drs. Walensky and Fauci. I want to begin by providing an update on the progress of our accelerating vaccination program. We’ve now vaccinated 120 million Americans, including over 72 million who have been fully vaccinated. Forty-six…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 10:33 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Yesterday afternoon, President Biden delivered a report to the nation on the progress of our vaccination program and our fight against this pandemic. As the President communicated, our job is to bring the public the truth — both the good news and the bad news. And we’re in…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:01 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATION SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. And I hope those of you who celebrate had a nice holiday. I want to provide an update on our vaccination program, which is accelerating to meet the threat of an accelerating virus. So, two weeks ago, the President outlined…
