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…
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Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
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…
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…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:04 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Thank you for joining us. Before I turn to Dr. Walensky and Dr. Fauci, I wanted to give a quick update. Yesterday, Jeff Zients, our COVID Coordinator, announced yet another supply increase. Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccine supply will now increase to more than 20 million doses going…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 3:05 P.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: I’m starting today on a solemn note as we’re nearing 500,000 Americans who’ve lost their lives from COVID-19. To mark this grim milestone, this evening, the President and First Lady, along with the Vice President and Second Gentleman, will hold a moment of silence in a ceremony…
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
Via Teleconference 11:48 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining our COVID-19 Response briefing. First, I want to start by saying that our hearts go out to the people in Texas, Louisiana, and across the country who have been impacted by the severe weather this week. Now, I want to give…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:04 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Thank you for joining us for our White House COVID Response briefing. I have a few important updates for you this morning, and then I will turn to Doctors Fauci and Walensky. First, on our efforts to mobilize the country to defeat COVID-19, and second, on our…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:02 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Thank you for joining us. It was an important weekend for the President and the American people. President Biden came into office with two clear, immediate goals: mount a vaccination program to turn the tide on the pandemic and pass a rescue plan to bring the nation…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
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…