Topic: Andy Slavitt

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that the so-called U.K. variant of the novel coronavirus has become the most dominant strain of the virus in the United States.

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he's moving up his national COVID-19 vaccine deadline, for all residents in all states to be eligible to receive the shots, by almost two weeks.

A highly contagious COVID-19 variant could soon become the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States even as spring break festivities ramp up, a top health official warned Monday.

President Joe Biden will make his first prime-time address to the nation this week to mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, the White House said Monday.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that the White House plans to "rapidly catch up" and complete delivery of 6 million doses delayed by the winter storm that affected much of the nation this week.

COVID-19 cases in the United States passed 28 million and deaths were only few thousand from 500,000 as the nation ramps up vaccination distribution after bad weather hampered distribution.

The Army said Thursday it's deploying 222 soldiers from Fort Carson, Colo., to Los Angeles to support a state-run, federally supported COVID-19 vaccination center there.

About 1,000 U.S. troops will assist in civilian vaccinations against the COVID-19 virus, White House senior adviser Andy Slavitt announced on Friday.

The Biden administration on Monday announced a $232 million contract for a new at-home rapid COVID-19 test that gives results via cell phone in 15 minutes.

President Joe Biden's White House COVID-19 Response Team gave its first news briefing Wednesday in what the administration hopes will be a new focus on "letting science speak" in the fight against the pandemic.