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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.

A Welcome Back sign on a bulletin board Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, greets returning students at Chicago's William H. Brown Elementary School. In-person learning for students in pre-K and cluster programs began Thursday, since the district's agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union was reached. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar, Pool) **FILE**

White House: CDC to release school-reopening guidelines Friday

The White House on Thursday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidelines on Friday that outline how schools can reopen safely, as President Biden faces pressure to get moving on his pledge to get kids back into the classroom. Published February 11, 2021

In this Dec. 22, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

Feds building three vaccine centers in Texas

The Biden administration said Wednesday the federal government is building three mass-vaccination centers in Texas with the aim of getting 10,000 shots into arms per day. Published February 10, 2021

President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Biden is returning to Washington after spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden, Harris take virtual tour of Arizona vaccination site

President Biden and Vice President Kamala D. Harris virtually toured a 24-7 vaccination site Monday at the Arizona Cardinals' stadium that could serve as a model for others, as the U.S. pivots from immunizing priority groups to reaching older Americans and racing against fast-moving variants of the coronavirus. Published February 8, 2021

Teamwork within groups of health care providers is keeping South Dakota's COVID-19 vaccine program on a steady pace, making it a standout among the other states. A staff member with the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System receives a shot with the first batch of Pfizer Inc.'s coronavirus vaccine in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP) (Associated Press)

Teamwork bolsters South Dakota’s efforts to vaccinate residents

When a Sioux Falls vaccinator needed more COVID-19 shots to serve its 80-and-older population last week, it received help from an unlikely source — other parts of South Dakota that are trying to vaccinate their own residents. Published February 7, 2021

People eat lunch outdoors Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. Pasadena has become an island in the center of the nation's most populous county, where a surge of COVID-19 cases last week led to a three-week end to outdoor dining and California's first stay-home order since the pandemic began to spread across the state in March. The city has its own health department, and can set its own rules, even as Los Angeles County ordered a three-week end to outdoor dining and then a broader stay-home order that took effect Monday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Coronavirus numbers improve, sparking debate over cause, restrictions

U.S. coronavirus cases are falling, leading to cautious optimism the nation can make it out of its "bleak winter" while sparking debate from coast to coast over how much to let up on business restrictions, given still-high rates of transmission. Published February 4, 2021

Pharmacist Bhaveen Patel administers a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid vaccine to Joshua Labor at a coronavirus vaccination clinic held at Junction Pharmacy in Brixton, London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

AstraZeneca shots reduce COVID-19 transmission, beyond disease: Study

The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine reduced transmission in addition to staving off disease -- a novel finding -- and achieved better results when a second dose was given 12 weeks later instead of four, researchers at Oxford University said Wednesday. Published February 3, 2021

The U.S. is counting fewer than 150,000 cases per day, on average, of coronavirus. This is a level not seen since the middle of November. However, scientists say that any let-up in the effort against the virus will make the pandemic fight steeper and longer. (Associated Press)

Officials race to get ahead of coronavirus variants with vaccines

Daily coronavirus cases have dropped to pre-Thanksgiving levels, but U.S. officials are terrified of variants that swamped British hospitals and might weaken available weapons against the disease, turning the vaccine effort into a frantic dash to keep the virus from replicating and mutating further. Published February 2, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the challenge is to make sure the variants of the coronavirus don't become dominant.

White House: Weekly vaccine allocation will rise to 10.5M from 10M

The Biden administration said Tuesday it will increase the weekly supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the states by 5% and dispatch 1 million additional doses to launch a pharmacy program that will provide vaccination at 6,500 sites before expanding. Published February 2, 2021