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In an announcement in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday the president said that after isolating for five days, and taking PAXLOVID, he has tested negative for COVID-19. "I'm feeling great", the president said. He thanked those concerned for their well wishes, and credited his being vaccinated and boosted for his quick recovery. He also reminded Americans that the BA.5 COVID variant is still among us and admonished everyone to do the work to protect themselves, including getting vaccinated and boosted with readily available vaccines. "You can now prevent most  COVID  deaths", he said. "And that’s because [of] three free tools my administration has invested in and distributed this past year: booster shots; at-home tests; easy-to-use, effective treatments." "We’ve got through  COVID  with no fear -- I got through it with no fear.  A very mild discomfort because of these essential, lifesaving tools." "Americans can go to covid.gov , i...

The President, just returning from a several-days overseas trip to the Middle East , has tested positive for COVID-19. The White House has confirmed that the president, vaxxed and twice boosted, has "very mild symptoms" and is expected to continue working during isolation. The president has taken the anti-viral drug Paxlovid  to guard against serious COVID illness. The president's symptoms have included runny nose and dry cough. READ : Remembering  President Trump's COVID illness. The White House has decided to get out front of the news, being transparent in the moment. The president's wife, First Lady Jill Biden, speaking to reporters in Detroit after a visit to a  Horizons National summer learning program held at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT said of her husband's condition, "He's fine." The president, age 79, co-signed his wife's comments shortly thereafter tweeting in Joe Biden fashion, "I'm fine, folks." Presiden...

President Obama's White House homecoming had comedy, acquaintances, and talk of  The Affordable Care Act (ACA) which, twelve years ago, his administration passed with enough bipartisan support to become the 'most consequential' U.S. healthcare legislation in generations. ADVERTISEMENT CMB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS   His return (aside from jokingly calling President Biden, Vice President) had more to do with appealing to Congress to lower health insurance premiums and extend the ACA. "And today, today, the Biden-Harris administration is going even further by moving to fix a glitch in the regulations that will lower premiums for nearly 1 million people who need it and allow 200,000 more uninsured Americans get access to coverage", said Obama. Yet,  there are states that refuse to extend ACA-supported Medicare benefits and subsidies.  SEE: STATES WITH EXPANSION ACTIVITY Vice President Kamala Harris, women's history maker in her own right, appealed to Congress in this wa...

As the U.S. is learning that another COVID variant has emerged, White House press secretary Jen Psaki reveals she has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement Tuesday, Psaki said she learned of her positive status as she was preparing for her trip with President Biden to Europe.  President Biden is planning to meet Wednesday with NATO allies in Europe. He has not tested positive, as of article publication. This, however, will be Psaki's second time testing positive for the virus while expecting to travel overseas with the president. Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki "Today, in preparation for travel to Europe, I took a PCR test this morning. That test came back positive, which means I will be adhering to CDC guidance and no longer be traveling on the President’s trip to Europe.  I had two socially-distanced meetings with the President yesterday, and the President is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance. I am sharing the news of my positive test...

President Biden: My winter plan fights COVID with testing and vaccines and without lockdowns     I know that Americans are exhausted from COVID-19 and want to know when it will end, and the new variant is adding to that unease. I get it. Read also: Omicron can hit the doubled-vaccinated I pledged to always be straight with the American people and tell you the truth. Here’s the truth about the new omicron variant: While it is a cause for concern, it is not a cause for panic. Experts say that COVID-19 cases will continue to rise in the weeks ahead this winter, and that we will see more omicron cases here in the United States in the days, weeks and months ahead. Our best scientists and doctors are on the case and gathering data, but early indications are that our vaccines will provide a measure of protection against this strain. We have the tools to protect ourselves and battle this virus, and I’m laying out a plan to do just that this winter. Photo/mindsamericana.com We are goin...

  EXECUTIVE ORDER   - - - - - - -   ADDING MEASLES TO THE LIST OF QUARANTINABLE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 264(b) of title 42, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section   1 .   Amendment to Executive Order 13295 .  Based upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Surgeon General, and for the purposes set forth in section 1 of Executive Order 13295 of April 4, 2003 (Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases), section 1 of Executive Order 13295, as amended by Executive Order 13375 of April 1, 2005 (Amendment to Executive Order 13295 Relating to Certain Influenza Viruses and Quarantinable Communicable Diseases), and Executive Order 13674 of July 31, 2014 (Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases), shall be further amended by adding "Measles" to the ...

Where we are, and how we got here. As most of America plans to reopen work, businesses and schools after millions of COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered, the task at finding the origin of the deadly virus that has caused a world-wide pandemic that killed hundreds of thousands, continues. In March of 2021 the Biden administration put together a COVID-19 task force, the U.S. Intelligence Community, to determine the origin of the virus. The CDC estimates that of the roughly thirty-three million U.S. cases, nearly  600,000  Americans have died from the virus.  We all recall the lifestyle changes. Many jobs forced to shut down; schools closed and pick and virtural learning became the norm. We recall the sacrifices many made to stay safe, to distance oneself from friends and family - just to stay alive.  While some took the virus seriously, others did not. The very ideal of mask wearing became controversial , even amid members of Congress .  Then...

It's a big ef**ng deal   Just as the Affordable Care Act was a ‘ big ef***ng dea l’ eleven years ago, March, 2010, President Joe Biden has just made a big deal of his own.  Biden’s American Rescue Plan legislation passed in the Senate on Wednesday. Biden is expected to sign his plan into law Thursday, at 1:30 p.m., instead of Friday as initially reported.  Photo credit: Olivier/WAPO The $1.9 trillion bill is expected to include extended unemployment benefits of $300 per week (through September, 2021), a one-time $1,400 stimulus payment and hundreds of dollars to families with children. This economic stimulus would also ensure millions more Americans can get Coronavirus vaccines, small business could stay afloat, and fund America’s crumbling infrastructure. Moreover, the plan would provide millions to African-American farmers who were left out of the previous administration’s payments to U.S. farmers.  READ : Good News for African-American Farmers ?  Seemingly,...