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US health secretary tests positive for COVID-19, second time in a month
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Xavier Becerra, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the second time for him in less than a month.
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Lower risk of dementia with genetic risk linked to Seven healthy habits :
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): According to a research in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, Seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia in people with the highest genetic risk, according to research published in the Ma
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Biden orders emergency management agency to assist with coronavirus testin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with coronavirus testing across the United States, the White House announced in a memorandum.
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Biden administration gives 1 billion boost to 1,300 health clinics across
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration has budgeted close to 1 billion dollars to upgrade nearly 1,300 health clinics in underserved communities across the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.
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Around 300 migrant children in US care facilities test positive for corona
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): About 300 migrant children currently held in US federal care facilities have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the news website Axios reported on Wednesday citing the Department of Health and Human Services sources.
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US Senate confirms Xavier Becerra as health secretary
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The US Senate on Thursday (local time) confirmed Xavier Becerra as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a 50-49 vote, with only one Republican Senator voting in his favour.
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US to become participant in COVAX high-level council
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): The United States will switch from observer to participant in the Facilitation Council of the COVAX vaccine distribution tool, said Colin McIff, a senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday.
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Capitol riot threatens to tarnish Trump administration's accomplishments:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar in his departure letter to President Donald Trump said that the president's role in inciting last week's violent riot at the Capitol has threatened to 'tarnish' administration's accomplishments.
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US assistant secretary for Health and Human Services Elinore McCance-Katz
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [USA], January 8 (ANI): Elinore McCance-Katz, assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday (local time) has submitted resignation from her post following a violent incident at the US Capitol where a pro-Trump mob breached the House and Senate cha
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UK COVID-19 strain may be present in US: White House
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir on Monday said that a new, faster-spreading strain of coronavirus first found in the United Kingdom is "likely" already present in the U.S., though he cautioned that officials have no evide
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US allocates 2 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccines for next week
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government has allocated 2 million doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to jurisdictions in the United States and almost 6 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in case it receives the necessary authorization, Health and Human Se
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HHS Secretary urges Americans to not lay guard down ahead of vaccine admin
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Monday (local time) urged the public not to let their guard down against the COVID-19 disease.
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