FDA advisers back COVID shots for kids under five
U S vaccine advisors unanimously support Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for infants toddlers and preschoolers citing benefits outweighing risks for about 18 million children under five. If CDC endorses next steps likely approvals could place shots in clinics and pharmacies by early next week with CDC to vote after FDA.
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Pfizer
Jay Portnoy
Children’s Hospital
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Missouri
Ily
Marks
Cody Meissner
Tufts University
FDA
Jesse Goodman
Georgetown University
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
McDowell
Monroe
West Virginia
West Virginia gas tax debate amid pandemic briefings
In a continued push for a gas tax holiday, Democrats press for relief while Justice argues the gas tax funds road maintenance. He covers floods, heat, and the Hatfield McCoy Trail weekend as COVID numbers dip with 556 new cases and 1,855 active infections. Vaccination data show 203 hospitalized, with 12 vaccinated and 13 unvaccinated in ICU.
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Virginia
Greenbrier
Hatfield-McCoy Trail
West Virginia
COVID
Mercer
Women Empowerment Program Pulls Through Pandemic Changes
The nonprofit program adapted to COVID by shortening to a week and a half, cutting internships, and delaying planning. Organizer Lusk notes unpredictable turnout, with eight participants on a first day and future enrollments uncertain. The program offers schooling, dorm living, meals, dental and eye care, makeover services, professional attire, and a graduation with community support. The year’s class graduates Saturday, June 18.
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COVID
Lusk
David Olive
Linkedin
Advancement House
Women In Search of Empowerment
WISE
Bluefield State Heralds New University Status Celebration
Bluefield State prepares a multi event celebration at the Medical Education Center on Thursday June 30 with tents vendors food trucks a concert and a midnight fireworks show The campus hopes to draw the entire region to mark the milestone and invite broad community participation for the historic year.
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Bluefield State
Medical Education Center
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Bki P.a
Capehart
Fed signals bigger rate hike as inflation stays hot
Powell defended a larger move to curb inflation, signaling a possible three-quarter point increase at the July meeting if pressures stay high. He argued the economy can endure higher rates without triggering recession, while markets rallied on the hawkish stance amid global inflation risks and ongoing supply disruptions.
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Jay Powell
Powell
Robert Tipp
PGIM
Russia
Ukraine
Thomas Garretson
RCB Wealth Management
Joe Biden
Biden
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Treasury
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ECB
Bank of England
BOE
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