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Via Teleconference 11:43 A.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS:  Thank you for joining us.  Today, we will get a state-of-the-pandemic update from Dr. Walensky; Dr. Fauci will highlight the latest science; and Dr. Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon General, will join us to discuss the campaign to increase confidence in vaccinations and our work to empower local voices…

Via Teleconference 11:19 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  Good morning, and thank you for joining us.  I’d like to begin this briefing where the President left off in his remarks on Monday afternoon.  As he said, we are in a “life-and-death race” against the virus.  We are facing an accelerating threat.  And faced with an…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:40 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Q    Hello.  MS. PSAKI:  Hello.  Okay, a couple of items for all of you at the top.  First, welcome Andrew Bates, our new deputy press secretary.  Anyone who covered the Biden campaign knows Andrew quite well.  And he just joined our team after being —…

Via Teleconference 11:04 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATION SLAVITT:  Good morning.  Thank you for joining us.  Today, I’m joined by Drs. Walensky and Fauci.  The cases of COVID-19 are once again on the rise.  Dr. Walensky will highlight the public health consequences and strong public health recommendations for the next few weeks.  In the meantime, we are vaccinating…

Via Teleconference 10:37 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  Good morning.  Thank you for joining us.  Today, we’re joined by Drs. Walensky and Fauci.  But let me begin by offering an update on our vaccination rollout. We continue to be encouraged by the pace of vaccinations in this country with three approved vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, and…

Via Teleconference 11:02 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  Good morning.  Thank you for joining us.  We’re now two months into our national strategy to defeat COVID-19.  At the heart of our plan are a number of critical activities.  Vaccinations: We’ve had to significantly ramp up vaccine production to a level more than double when we…

Via Teleconference  1:34 P.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  Thank you for joining us today.  You can see we have a full house. Just this morning, following the President’s direction, the Department of Health and Human Services issued the order to formally direct states, tribes, and territories to make all adults eligible for COVID vaccines no…

Via Teleconference 11:02 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  Good morning.  Thank you for joining us. As President Biden said, recovering from a devastating pandemic will require all of us doing our part.  We are not out of the woods, but we know what we need to do as a country.  The President has now laid…

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…

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…