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Appearing Monday on MSNBC, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said he would support a coronavirus vaccine mandate for school-aged children as part of an effort to combat the pandemic. . @halliejackson asks Dr. Fauci whether a Covid vaccine for kids 5 to 11 will be available before Halloween. "I think there's a really good chance it will be before Halloween." pic.twitter.com/R27c1JExZD — MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 20, 2021 A transcript is as follows: HALLIE JACKSON: We keep hearing from officials in the administration, yourself and others, that confident about a vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 this fall. Can you say with some level of confidence that you think their will be that vaccine available before Halloween? DR. ANTHONY FAUCI: You’r trying to get me in trouble by pinning that date on me. JACKSON: I’m not, I’m asking your level of confidence before Halloween. DR. FAUCI: I think there’s a really good chance it will be before …

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A study produced by WalletHub found Michigan is suffering the slowest recovery from the response to the coronavirus pandemic, while Iowa is enjoying the quickest. WalletHub analyzed data in three categories: Coronavirus Health, Leisure & Travel, and Economy & Labor Market. Each metric, such as restaurant capacity limits and hospitalization rate, was given a weighed point value for a total potential score of 100. Iowa had a score of 75.25 for the 1st overall rank. South Dakota had an overall rank of 4th, but scored first in the Leisure & Travel and second in the Economy & Labor Market categories. Of other states in the Top 10 — Nebraska, Alaska, New Hampshire, Utah, Kansas, Connecticut, Arkansas, and Idaho — only one has a Democrat governor (Connecticut). Among states with the most notable stringent lockdown policies, California ranked 25th, New Jersey 31st, New York 35th, and Pennsylvania 46th. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) Michigan came in dead last — 51st …

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The Chinese coronavirus has officially killed more Americans than the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, Axios reported on Monday. According to the report, which cited Johns Hopkins University data , more than 676,000 have died of coronavirus in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention estimated that 675,000 people died of the flu during the 1918 pandemic, though record keeping was not as accurate back then, per the Associated Press . Technically, the 1918 flu pandemic was a “proportionally bigger loss” given that the U.S. population was smaller than it is now, the report states. According to CNBC, the U.S. population in the 1920s was 103 million. At present, nearly 330 million live in the country. “That means the 1918 flu killed about 1 in every 150 Americans,” CNBC noted. Axios reported that more than 1 in 500 Americans has died of Chinese coronavirus, upon looking at the “latest available data.” The milestone comes despite President Joe …

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President Joe Biden picked former California Attorney General and Democrat Congress member Xavier Becerra to head up the nation’s federal health agency, but a report claims he is not a leader in the administration’s efforts to fight the coronavirus. “They brief him,” one person familiar with the pandemic response team said in a Politico report. “But he’s not a decider on response activities.” Biden, instead, has chosen Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky and infectious disease physician Anthony Fauci to be the public face of the administration’s public health strategy. Politico published a lengthy piece on Becerra and his being missing in most of the action over the coronavirus: When Biden’s senior health officials gathered one Sunday in August to make the high-stakes decision that all adults should get Covid-19 booster shots, Becerra wasn’t included on the call. The nation’s top health official …

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close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for September 21 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Tarek El Moussa tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated, Page Six can confirm. "He has since been doing his part to stay safe and get well by quarantining with his fiancée, Heather Rae Young, both of whom are fully vaccinated," a rep told Page Six on Tuesday. The publicist also shared that El Moussa, 40, and Young, 34, had been getting tested "multiple times a week" as they film their respective shows, "Flip or Flop" and "Selling Sunset." "Tarek had many negative tests last week and one positive," the rep added. "Heather Rae’s tests all came back negative." TAREK EL MOUSSA REPORTEDLY REQUESTS 'FLIP OR FLOP' CREW CHANGES AFTER CHRISTINA HAACK RANT LEAK Production on their HGTV and Netflix shows were immediately postponed …

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 18 months after Iowa's first coronavirus case, the state finds itself in a protracted argument over the value of wearing masks, especially in schools where children are increasingly becoming infected with the virus. As the COVID-19 death toll in Iowa tops 6,400 people, discussions in the state have shifted away from vaccination efforts and more toward masks following a federal judge's ruling that temporarily blocked a state law banning mask mandates in schools. In the courts, the state attorney general's office has been seeking to have the mask mandate ban restored and enforced in school districts across the state. School boards have been holding often-heated meetings about whether to require masks. The efforts to question the value of masks in Iowa and elsewhere have left some public health officials frustrated about a situation they blame on politics. “I’ve never seen a public health response that has been as politicized as this one and I …

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Vice President Kamala Harris met with Melinda French Gates on Tuesday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the global effort to promote access to vaccines. The meeting took place in the vice president’s office, but was closed to the press. Melinda Gates speaks during the fourth day of the Clinton Global Initiative’s 10th Annual Meeting. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images). Melinda French Gates finalized her divorce with her husband Bill Gates in August, but transferred an additional $15 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation’s endowment. She remains a trustee and co-chair of the foundation despite the divorce, but the foundation clarified in a statement in she would resign if they were unable to work together. “I believe deeply in the foundation’s mission and remain fully committed as co-chair to its work,” she said. The foundation issues an annual report on poverty and vaccine rates, warning in September that vaccine rates for children had …

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A booster of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) one-shot coronavirus vaccine offers a stronger immune response months after people receive their first dose, the company said Tuesday. In a statement, J&J said an extra dose either two months or six months after the initial shot increased defense against the virus. The results, however, have not yet been peer reviewed or published, the Associated Press reported. The J&J vaccine, considered an important weapon against COVID-19 for its one-shot protection, started running a global test to see whether two doses could improve its effectiveness as the U.S. began distributing vaccines to the public. Dr. Paul Stoffels, J&J's chief scientific officer, said in a statement that "a booster shot further increases protection against COVID-19 and is expected to extend the duration of protection significantly." For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. That two-dose approach was 75 percent effective globally at …

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China's strict "zero tolerance" COVID-19 policies are decimating the country's tourism industry ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics , the Associated Press reported. The strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission has kept the death and infection rate low, but travel restrictions have made potential tourists nervous about traveling to areas they might be unable to leave. "Two years ago, this was our busiest season," said Wang Hui, manager of the Beizhong International Travel Agency. "Now, customers tend to postpone their plans because of the outbreaks. This year is worse than last year." The country has also been largely closed to foreigners to help curb the spread of the virus and its variants. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. Foreign athletes are due to compete in the Winter Olympics that start February 4 in Beijing and the nearby city of Zhangjiakou, but the government has yet to say whether restrictions that prevent most …

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Disney is selling cloth face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic and is donating a million cloth face masks for children and families in underserved and vulnerable communities nationwide. In a statement, Disney said: "Disney is committed to serving the communities where we live and work. During these challenging times, we're using the power of our timeless stories and beloved characters to address our guests' needs for family-friendly reusable cloth face masks." The Disney masks come in packs of four, each with a different design, with six sets to choose from, including Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, Disney princesses, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The masks come in small, medium, and large sizes, and are made from polyester and cotton. The Disney face masks cost $19.99 for a pack of four and Disney will donate the profits of the sales in the U.S. to MedShare, up to $1 million through September 20, 2020. Disney Masks for Coronavirus The Star Wars set includes a Baby Yoda design …

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