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US passed the 50 million vaccination mark earlier this week
Sen. Tom Cotton on Friday said that former President Donald Trump has a “big role” in the future of the Republican Party and warned that President Biden is trying to “unravel” Trump’s accomplishments.
The mere thought of being surrounded by loads of sweaty bodies is enough to send shivers down my spine, writes Charlotte Cripps
11.40pm GMT
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has issued a statement saying he supports Joe Biden’s decision to authorize airstrikes in Syria, his first military act as president, which has killed 22 near the border town of Abu Kamal.
“I believe the president acted well within the authorities of his office,” McConnell said.
INBOX: McConnell backs Biden on Syria strike. pic.twitter.com/s1clImg0Ca
McConnell: “I support President Biden’s decision to authorize strikes against facilities associated with Iranian-backed terrorist groups responsible for attacks against American interests in Iraq.”
Still no comment from Schumer and Pelosi on strike
11.32pm GMT
Joe Biden was at a vaccination site in Houston, Texas, this evening to talk about FEMA and other federal responses in the aftermath of the winter storm.
He addressed the bipartisan rhetoric that arose with the discussion around Texas’s infrastructure, saying: “We’re not here today as Democrats or Republicans.
But the Biden administration stopped short of directly penalizing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calculating that the risk of damaging American interests was too great.
Republican legislators in Michigan are calling for investigations into Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Greece announced tighter measures as pandemic showed no signs of waning in the country; EMA expected to approve vaccine on 11 March
12.18am GMT
The British health secretary Matt Hancock on Friday defended the continued rollout of the UK vaccination programme in age order instead of prioritising other risk groups by occupation or ethnicity, saying it is the “fastest and simplest way to roll out the jabs”.
PA reports:
The Health Secretary said the view of the Government and its advisers was that “the right thing to do, the moral thing to do is to make sure that we save the most lives”.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that vaccination in order of age remains the quickest way to cut deaths, with age still a dominant risk factor for serious illness and death from Covid-19.
11.50pm GMT
Argentina’s newly appointed health minister Carla Vizzotti said on Friday she had tested positive for Covid-19, one week after her predecesor resigned following reports that VIPs in the South American nation had jumped the line to receive vaccination shots early.
Reuters reports:
Vizzotti, who replaced former minister Ginés González García, said on social media she would quarantine for several days as she recovers from the illness. President Alberto Fernandez’s chief of staff Santiago Cafiero said he too would quarantine as a precaution after recent meetings with Vizzotti.
Argentines have been growing more frustrated with a slow-moving vaccination program wrought with scandal. Since December, Argentina has been using primarily Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine to inoculate frontline health workers, and deliveries have lagged far behind initial projections.
From ‘election integrity’ panels to outright falsehoods about a stolen election, how CPAC is relitigating the 2020 election as Republican lawmakers file legislation to restrict voting rights
From ‘election integrity’ panels to outright falsehoods about a stolen election, how CPAC is relitigating the 2020 election as Republican lawmakers file legislation to restrict voting rights