Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Fauci, Azar get vaccine in public to boost confidence
Anthony Fauci, the media-savvy doctor who oversees vaccine development for the U.S., rolled up his sleeve for the cameras and got his coronavirus shot Tuesday in a bid to boost confidence in an immunization campaign designed to restore normal life. Published December 22, 2020
U.S. open to Britain regardless of coronavirus variant concerns
The U.S. resisted calls for a British travel ban despite growing alarm Monday over a coronavirus strain in London and southern England that has upended the Christmas season, demoralized Wall Street and prompted dozens of countries to shut out British passengers. Published December 21, 2020
White House coronavirus team: Britain virus strain not more deadly
A key member of President Trump's vaccine team said it isn't unclear whether a variant of the coronavirus that's forcing countries to ban travel from the U.K. is truly more contagious or if sequencing of the pathogen revealed the extent of a surge in southern England. Published December 21, 2020
Steve Daines: COVID-19 vaccine ‘early Christmas present’ for Americans
The first boxes of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine will arrive in states on Monday, boosting the initial supply of pandemic-fighting shots by 6 million in the coming week after health care workers, Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress received the first wave of Pfizer doses. Published December 20, 2020
Operation Warp Speed: First Moderna shots to arrive Monday
An Army general on President Trump's coronavirus team said distribution of Moderna's vaccine has "already begun" and took personal responsibility for a mismatch between forecasted shipments of Pfizer's vaccines and what states will receive. Published December 19, 2020
Moderna COVID vaccine cleared by U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for an immediate shipment of 6 million doses on top of the Pfizer vaccine that's already in use. Published December 18, 2020
Trump wishes French President Emmanuel Macron a speedy recovery from COVID-19
President Trump wished Emmanuel Macron a speedy recovery from COVID-19 in a phone call with the French president, the White House said Friday. Published December 18, 2020
Germany’s Angela Merkel thanks husband-wife team at BioNTech
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday thanked the husband-and-wife founders of BioNTech who are behind a first-in-the-west coronavirus vaccine developed with Pfizer. Published December 18, 2020
Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence both received a COVID-19 vaccine with cameras rolling on Friday to try to show the public that it's safe and that Americans should get vaccinated when they can. Published December 18, 2020
Moderna vaccine endorsed by FDA panel
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel endorsed the Moderna vaccine for emergency use after a daylong debate on Thursday, a move that should accelerate the immunization campaign. Published December 17, 2020
FDA panel takes up Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration is meeting with outside experts Thursday to debate whether a coronavirus vaccine from Moderna should be approved for emergency use. Published December 17, 2020
Mike Pence, Karen Pence to get coronavirus vaccine in public
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence will receive a COVID-19 vaccine in public on Friday to promote the shots and "build confidence among the American people," the White House said Wednesday. Published December 16, 2020
FDA approves another at-home COVID-19 test
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an "at-home, virtually guided" test from Abbott Laboratories that spits out results in 15 minutes and is intended for use by people with suspected cases. Published December 16, 2020
Health care workers’ endorsement builds confidence in coronavirus vaccine
Health workers rolling up their sleeves across America are building confidence in a groundbreaking type of vaccine, one that uses "messenger RNA" to teach the body how to mount an attack in case the coronavirus comes along. Published December 15, 2020
Trump is open to getting COVID-19 vaccine, wants Americans to take it
President Trump is open to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine to bolster confidence in the shots but he doesn't want to jump ahead in line as the nation focuses on health workers and nursing homes, his spokeswoman said Tuesday. Published December 15, 2020
Quarter of public still hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine: Survey
The share of Americans who want a coronavirus vaccine is rising, but over a quarter of the public is hesitant, with Republicans, rural residents and Black adults the most leery, according to a survey released Tuesday. Published December 15, 2020
COVID-19 death toll hits 300K in U.S.
The U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed a once-unfathomable 300,000 on Monday, creating a sorrowful split screen with the immunization campaign that kicked off across the country. Published December 14, 2020
N.Y. nurse receives Pfizer shot as COVID-19 vaccine campaign begins
Coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer arrived in U.S. hospitals Monday, and a critical care nurse in Queens, New York, had the honor of being among the first to receive the shot as the cameras rolled. Published December 14, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine shipments to arrive Monday in every state
Boxes of coronavirus vaccines rolled off assembly lines in Michigan on Sunday, launching a historic campaign to immunize Americans against the pathogen that's upended normal life and killed nearly 300,000 people in the U.S. since its discovery in China one year ago. Published December 13, 2020
First Pfizer vaccines leave warehouse
Boxes of drugmaker Pfizer's coronavirus vaccines rolled off assembly lines in Michigan while the cameras rolled early Sunday. Published December 13, 2020
