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President Joe Biden’s administration is rolling out his seven-point plan to combat the Chinese coronavirus. Trouble is, it fails to drastically differ from the strategy implemented by former President Trump and his White House Coronavirus Task Force, which featured key members such as Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci — a strategy criticized by Democrats across the party for months.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) told Breitbart News on Saturday that his state is “leading the nation” in vaccine distribution as part of an exclusive interview that came just after Texas became the first state to vaccinate a million residents from the coronavirus.

“The process of establishing priority groups is driven by science, but the problem is the implementation has been too rigid and confusing,” Biden said.

Lebanese officials imposed an extremely strict nationwide lockdown Thursday as coronavirus cases spiked and the prospects for widespread vaccinations grew dim.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Texas had administered more than one million first doses of the virus vaccine before all other states.

British government-sponsored vaccine passports will be issued to thousands of Britons after the receive the coronavirus inoculations in a ‘trial’ run of the programme this month. The health passport — which will come in the form of a smartphone application

China’s state-run Global Times on Wednesday put the happiest possible spin on a dismaying Brazilian study that showed China’s Sinovac vaccine candidate for the Chinese coronavirus is only 50 percent effective.

The president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies — the equivalent to America’s Speaker of the House of Representatives — floated the possibility Monday of impeaching conservative President Jair Bolsonaro based on his coronavirus vaccine policies.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking to buy more doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine directly from the company, despite a growing surplus in the state.

The former leader of the Labour Party and ex-prime minister, Tony Blair, has reportedly been advising UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock on the country’s vaccination response.

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted on Sunday that it is “highly likely” that coronavirus vaccines will need to be administered every year alongside normal flu shots. As the British government looks to introduce more draconian lockdown measures, the Health

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) spoke at the Lynn Haven Senior Center in Bay County on Sunday, announcing a partnership with churches to assist with vaccine distribution for seniors across the state, something for which establishment media have scrutinized him.

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people 80 and older have started receiving invitations to get the coronavirus vaccine in England, officials said Sunday, as Britain ramps up its national vaccination program in a bid to meet its target of inoculating about 15 million people by the middle of February.

Denmark is set to introduce a government-sponsored coronavirus vaccine passport in coordination with airlines early this year, a national Danish broadcaster has revealed.

An NHS doctor has claimed that patients are refusing the American/German Pfizer-BioNTech injection to “wait for the English one” instead.

Michigan is ranked 7th worst for coronavirus administration, despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s complaints about how the federal government has handled distribution.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday warned the national legislature not to probe his bodyguards about an unauthorized coronavirus vaccine candidate they received last fall, Philippine news site Rappler reported Tuesday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) this week threatened to fine hospitals up to $100,000 for the efficiency of vaccine distribution.

The New York Times has been accused of spreading false information about the United Kingdom’s coronavirus vaccine guidelines, after publishing a reportedly misleading article and post on social media.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) sparred with CNN reporter Rosa Flores on Monday over the vaccine rollout in the Sunshine State, ultimately asking Flores if she was “gonna give a speech” or “ask a question.”

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar told governors they “can’t over micromanage these prioritized groups” on administering the coronavirus vaccine. Azar said there have been “isolated instances” of healthcare workers not

France’s approach to its virus vaccine rollout appears to have backfired, leaving just a few hundred people vaccinated after the first week.

Britain ramped up its immunization program Monday by giving the first shots in the world from the new vaccine created by Oxford University.

Britain’s socialised healthcare system is requiring retired doctors and nurses to meet a checklist that requires “equality, diversity, and human rights” training before they can help administer Chinese virus vaccines.

New York City, once the U.S. epicenter of the Chinese coronavirus, plans to vaccinate one million people in January, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who made the announcement on Thursday.

A Florida man has contracted the new, more contagious strain of the Chinese coronavirus, which originated in the United Kingdom, the Florida Department of Health announced Thursday.

An 84-year-old Swedish man is said to have died of suspected cardiac failure a day after being vaccinated for the coronavirus and the death has been referred for a possible investigation.

The deputy chief medical officer for England has warned that even for those who have been vaccinated, social distancing measures will likely remain in place for months.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised on Thursday that his administration will run the biggest vaccination program on the planet in 2021.

A now-former employee at a medical center “intentionally” allowed hundreds of coronavirus vaccine doses to expire.

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” FNC host Howard Kurtz criticized the double standard of some in the media for placing all the blame for issues with vaccine distribution on President Donald Trump after not giving

Over one-third of Americans believe the media exaggerated the threat of the Chinese coronavirus, although 50 percent approve of the media’s overall coverage, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday found.

Up to half of health care workers in some parts of California are refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine, despite scientific evidence that it is safe, leading to a potential surplus of doses and renewed questions about the system for allocating them.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has prioritized addicts as one of the next groups in line to receive the limited supply of vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus, sparking backlash from Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who ripped the Democrat leader for “prioritizing vaccines for drug addicts over tens of thousands of seniors who have been home bound since the start of the pandemic.”

Scientists don’t know if the coronavirus’s new variant will worsen the pandemic as L.A. officials believe it is already fueling infections.

President-elect Joe Biden warned Americans they would face a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths in the new year. “The next few months are going to be very tough, the toughest during this entire pandemic,” he said.