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Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
In this Jan. 21, 2021, photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
January 29, 2021, 11:07 pm
Fauci hopes to see US kids being vaccinated by summer
Vaccines have not been approved for children under 16, but government’s top infectious disease expert says testing is currently underway
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
A pharmacist prepares a COVID-19 vaccine for nursing home residents in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
January 16, 2021, 6:58 am
‘We can get it done’: Biden vows to tackle COVID as US vaccine rollout staggers
US president-elect says he will use federal muscle to rein in pandemic as shots remain in short supply
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and Bill Barrow
This Nov. 15, 1995 file photo shows then Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Administrator David Kessler testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin)
January 15, 2021, 4:13 pm
Biden picks former FDA chief David Kessler to lead vaccine drive
Previously serving under Bush and Clinton, he will take over scientific side of Operation Warp Speed in effort to significantly boost lagging US vaccination campaign
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
Illustrative: President-elect Joe Biden fist bumps with nurse practitioner Tabe Mase after receiving his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
January 8, 2021, 8:22 pm
Biden to give out vaccine reserves in bid to speed up lagging US campaign
Move would reverse Trump approach, which saw officials hold back supply to guarantee that people could get 2nd shot
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and Zeke Miller
US President-elect Joe Biden arrives to announce the members of his health team, including his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, at the Queen Theater December 08, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
December 9, 2020, 1:54 am
Biden vows 100 million vaccines will be given in his first 100 days in office
President-elect calls on Americans to wear masks, pledges to reopen most schools when he enters White House, as raging pandemic kills over 2,000 a day
By Jonathan Lemire and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. President-elect Joe Biden has picked Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
December 7, 2020, 2:34 am
Biden picks California AG Becerra as health secretary, to lead pandemic response
Xavier Becerra, a strong defender of ‘Obamacare,’ will be first Latino to head US Department of Health and Human Services
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
US Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden takes off his face mask as he arrives to speak on November 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
December 3, 2020, 1:37 pm
Biden set to assemble health care team to tackle pandemic
US president-elect expected to announce pick for HHS secretary next week, along with White House adviser, FDA commissioner, CDC director
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
A bus stop ad for COVID-19 testing is shown outside Pfizer world headquarters in New York on Monday Nov. 9, 2020. Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, but it doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
November 16, 2020, 5:35 am
As Trump stalls, Biden advisers to meet vaccine makers to plan rollout
Fauci cautions that arrival of vaccines will not be like flipping a switch to return to normal life, urges Americans to continue taking precautions, social distancing
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and Will Weissert
US President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a news conference at the White House, in Washington, September 16, 2020. (Evan Vucci/AP)
September 17, 2020, 2:19 pm
Countering experts, Trump insists virus vaccine could be ready next month
US president says director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ‘confused’ for projecting spring 2021 as time when coronavirus will be available for all
By MATTHEW PERRONE, Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and Mike Stobbe
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus crisis, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
August 1, 2020, 1:10 am
Fauci confident virus vaccine will get to Americans in 2021
But officials testifying at a contentious House hearing acknowledge US remains unable to deliver all COVID-19 test results within two or three days
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
In this Friday, June 26, 2015 file photo, people gather in Lafayette Park to see the White House illuminated with rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
June 13, 2020, 3:51 pm
Trump administration revokes transgender health protection
Move is latest in series of steps to nix Obama-era protections for LGBTQ people in areas such as military, housing, education
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, arrives for a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus outbreak on May 14, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
May 14, 2020, 10:24 pm
Virus whistleblower tells lawmakers US lacks vaccine plan
Rick Bright alleges he was ousted from high-level scientific post after warning Trump administration to prepare for pandemic
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
A woman wears a face mask as she walks on Pier 45 in Hudson River Park, April 30, 2020, in New York (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
May 14, 2020, 8:43 am
US immunologist warns of ‘darkest winter in modern history’ if virus rebounds
Rick Bright, calling for science-based national coordinated response, alleges he was fired for warning administration about pandemic; Trump says immunologist is a ‘disgruntled guy’
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Senators listen as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)
May 13, 2020, 5:45 am
US infections expert Fauci warns of new outbreak if states open up too soon
Top policymaker tells Senate committee that states could see more virus deaths and more economic damage if they are too quick to do away with restrictions
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Rick Bright (Youtube screenshot)
May 6, 2020, 12:48 am
Scientist, in whistleblower complaint, claims Trump ignored warnings on virus
Rick Bright says he was ousted from government team for resisting pressure to introduce malaria drug for widespread COVID-19 treatment
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, MICHAEL BALSAMO and Colleen Long
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