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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is condemning the assault on the U.S. Capitol in his formal letter of resignation. Azar says he will resign at noon on Jan. 20, when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in. Azar wrote in his letter to President Donald Trump, dated Jan. 12: “The attacks on the Capitol were an assault on our…

HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced on Tuesday that the White House coronavirus task force would be advising states to begin to vaccinate the next tier of priority recipients, including anyone over the age of 65 and anyone with a documented comorbidity.

Members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet issued harsh rebukes of the mayhem at the U.S. Capitol.

December was the deadliest month for America during the pandemic. Yet President Donald Trump barely uttered a word about Covid-19’s tragic toll.

On Tuesday, Colorado health officials confirmed the nation’s first case of a new and potentially more infectious strain of Covid-19.

The new variants, from South Africa and Britain, have not yet been identified in the United States.

Wall Street was set for a slightly higher open Wednesday, reversing an overnight decline in futures.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar received their first dose of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday.

U.S. officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer because it was still unclear how well the shots would work.

Despite a monumental week with a COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says Americans still need to wear masks, social distance, wash their hands and be diligent during the holiday season.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar provides an update on when he believes the American public will be able to get a Covid vaccine.

The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to send out 2.9 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine this week. Here’s when it will be your turn.

The United States began its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Hear from health leaders across the country as frontline workers began receiving their vaccinations.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said on Monday the United States has purchased another 100 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Azar also said that he expects to be able to vaccinate every American who wants it by the end of the second quarter in 2021.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday said the country was still on track to have enough doses to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of 2020 and 50 million by the end of January 2021.

In a letter to the HHS secretary, Sens. Warren and Smith said they made the discovery after contacting five of the world’s largest Covid testing labs.

Ret. Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski promised in a CNBC interview that everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one by June.

“We are immediately getting them all of the pre-prepared transition briefing materials,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar gave an update on Operation Warp Speed on Tuesday and suggested that if vaccine data continues to be promising, vaccines could be deployed to the most vulnerable Americans before the end of the year.

“If we can do that we will be back to a normal state by the end of next year,” Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University told CNBC.