Where did COVID-19 come from? Here’s what we know. | JUST THE FAQS

Findings from the U.S. Energy Department say the COVID-19 virus most likely originated from a lab leak in China. Here’s what we know about the theory. RELATED: What the end of COVID emergency declarations means for Americans https://youtu.be/T95N4NntS14 The Energy…

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White House spokesman grilled after questioning COVID-19 lab leak theory | USA TODAY #Shorts

“There is not a consensus right now in the US government about exactly how COVID started,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. RELATED: White House says there’s ‘not a consensus’ on origins of COVID-19 https://bit.ly/3J0z7c8 The White House said…

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COVID-19 omicron boosters roll out as latest weapon against pandemic | USA TODAY

White House officials announced the roll-out of a new COVID-19 booster that’s supposed to combat the omicron variant. RELATED: Updated COVID-19 booster shots have been authorized by the FDA https://bit.ly/3emzII9 New booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine should be available soon…

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Updated COVID-19 booster shots have been authorized by the FDA | JUST THE FAQS

The FDA gave emergency authorization to a reformulated COVID booster shot that targets both the original virus and the BA.4 and BA.5 variants. RELATED: https://bit.ly/3q2j6rK New booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine should be available soon to anyone 12 and older…

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First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19 | USA TODAY

First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 nine days after President Biden recovered from a rebound case. RELATED: Biden departs White House following negative COVID-19 test https://bit.ly/3CalxQo “The First Lady is double-vaccinated, twice boosted, and only experiencing mild symptoms,”…

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White House officials address Biden’s positive COVID status

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, something the White House had taken extra steps to avoid as highly transmissible strains struck top aides, Cabinet members and the vice president. Biden is experiencing “very mild” symptoms and is taking…

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Elmo receives COVID-19 vaccine in PSA with Sesame Street, CDC | USA TODAY

3½ year-old Elmo got a COVID-19 vaccine but some aren’t happy with the message it sends. Senator Ted Cruz criticized it for “aggressively” advocating. RELATED: ‘SNL’ gives Ted Cruz own ‘Sesame Street’ with Big Bird, Rogan, Greene https://bit.ly/3bCCDLf The coronavirus…

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Judge blocks Title 42 ending, COVID restrictions to continue at border | USA TODAY

A U.S. District Judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from ending Title 42, which expelled more than 1 million migrants in 2021. RELATED: Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy is being rescinded. Here’s why. https://bit.ly/3GavBZK A federal judge in…

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US COVID deaths top one million: What does that number look like? | USA TODAY

One expert described the lives lost from the coronavirus pandemic as “an epidemic of deaths among the unvaccinated.” RELATED: How COVID-19 has changed our society after two years https://bit.ly/3wmG9l0 As the U.S. mourns an unfathomable 1 million COVID-19 deaths, a…

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