Pfizer and BioNTech will soon ask the Food and Drug Administration to approve vaccine booster shots for those between the ages of 5 to 11 years old. This company announced on Thursday that a booster shot for that age group showed a significant increase in the level of neutralizing both the original and omicron variant in testing trials. In the coming days, it seems like Pfizer and BioNTech will ask the FDA for emergency authorization of the booster shots for the age group of 5 to 11 years old due to the results of the testing.
The director of the CIA, William J. Burns, said that he believes that Russia’s desperation for a win in their ongoing war in Ukraine may cause them to potentially be tempted to use a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon. Burns was previously an American ambassador to Russia and has dealt quite a bit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Burns believes that the U.S. should remain concerned over whether or not Putin decides to take this action, though he has said he hasn’t seen any “practical evidence” of the kind of movements that would cause the U.S. to believe the use of nuclear warfare was imminent.
On Friday, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will offer temporary protective status to Cameroon refugees who have fled the country due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Around 40,000 Cameroon nationals are expected to be eligible for this protective status. This decision only comes weeks after the Biden administration was criticized for the large difference between the government’s treatment of refugees from European countries and those from African, South American and Middle Eastern countries.
The U.S. confirms that two Ukrainian Neptune missiles sank the Russian warship, the Moskva. The Moskva, which was previously considered the prize of the Russian Black Sea fleet, had been used to launch missile attacks on the country of Ukraine. Russia continues to claim that the ship was brought down by fires breaking out onboard, but U.S. officials confirmed Friday that was not the case.
Biden and first lady Jill Biden reportedly made $610,702 in 2021, according to tax returns released by the White House. This is the first time the White House has released a president’s tax returns for a year he was in office since the Obama administration. The White House released the tax returns of Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff as well.
