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Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr. covers politics and the White House for The Washington Times. He can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

In this Dec. 10, 2020, file photo, Food and Drug Administration building is shown in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) ** FILE **

FDA deploying ‘fast-track’ arsenal against COVID-19

Food and Drug Administration officials said in July that Pfizer's application for full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine would enjoy "priority review," and set a target deadline for finishing by January 2022. Published September 23, 2021

In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met on Wednesday, Sept. 22, to decide who should get COVID-19 booster shots and when. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk persons

The Food and Drug Administration late Wednesday authorized boosters shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use in seniors, persons at high risk from COVID-19 and those whose jobs make them more likely to get infected. Published September 22, 2021

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a news conference at The National Press Club in Washington, on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

DHS chief Mayorkas pledges investigation into horseback incident in Texas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday that any mistreatment of a migrant is unacceptable and will be addressed with "full force" amid the uproar over border agents on horseback who wrangled Haitians and others near makeshift camps in Del Rio, Texas. Published September 21, 2021

In this March 26, 2021, file photo, a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

J&J says a second dose greatly enhances protection against COVID-19

Johnson & Johnson said persons who received a second dose of its COVID-19 vaccine enjoyed 94% protection against symptomatic disease, an increase from 74% under a one-shot regimen and a level on par with early studies of two-dose vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. Published September 21, 2021

Ohio Senate Finance Chairman Matt Dolan, a Republican from Chagrin Falls, discusses details of the Senate version of the state's $75 billion budget after passage by the Finance Committee, on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Dolan said the budget helps Ohioans across the state by providing a 5% tax cut, more education funding, money for publicly funded child care, and funding for rape crisis and domestic violence centers and Boys Girls clubs and YMCAs, among other measures. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins) ** FILE **

Matt Dolan, Ohio state senator, leaps into U.S. Senate race

Ohio state Sen. Matt Dolan said Monday he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Rob Portman, adding an establishment voice to a GOP primary field that includes author J.D. Vance and other candidates trying to align themselves with former President Donald Trump. Published September 20, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

‘Story is not over’: Fauci, others say booster push is just starting

U.S. health officials said Sunday the "story is not over" after Food and Drug Administration advisers rejected President Biden's push to provide everyone with COVID-19 booster shots, saying incoming data may prompt regulators to expand the campaign despite moves to limit extra doses to high-risk Americans for now. Published September 19, 2021