The Latest Breaking News from Ashish Jha

White House to encourage COVID boosters, flu shot this fall

The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Omicron COVID-19 booster shots are coming: What you need to know

The next generation of COVID-19 booster shots — tailored specifically to combat the highly infectious family of omicron subvariants — could roll out early next month.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 28, 2022

A looming COVID risk in California? Schools return with fewer rules, lagging vaccine rates

LOS ANGELES — California schools reopened for the fall semester with loosened COVID-19 protocols and low student vaccination rates among younger children, presenting a new test for the trajectory of the pandemic as some experts expect another rise in cases when winter arrives.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 24, 2022

Monkeypox straining already overstretched public health system

Deep into their third year of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, local and state public health workers are battered, depleted and, in many places, demoralized.

Tribune News Service · Jul 31, 2022

Monkeypox ‘can be contained, absolutely’ in US, White House doctor says

There are 2,500 reported cases of monkeypox in the US, detected in 44 states, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Monkeypox ‘can be contained’ in US, White House doctor says

WASHINGTON — Monkeypox “can be contained” in the U.S., with the goal of eventually eliminating the illness as testing and vaccinations ramp up, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator said.

Tribune News Service · Jul 24, 2022

Joe Biden feeling ‘much better’ but Covid symptoms persist

US President Joe Biden is feeling “much better” after testing positive for Covid-19, the White House said.

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2022

Biden ‘much, much better’ three days after Covid diagnosis, White House response director says

‘If he has persistent symptoms ... if any of them interfere with his ability to carry out his duties ... we will disclose that early and often with the American people’

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022

Biden ‘doing just fine’ after testing positive for Covid, White House says

Ashish Jha, coronavirus response coordinator, and physician Kevin O’Connor say president contracted BA.5 variant

The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2022

Biden feeling 'much, much better' after COVID diagnosis

The White House COVID-19 coordinator says President Joe Biden is feeling “much, much better” after testing positive for the coronavirus

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022