Tag: Ashish Jha

COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha Leaving White House

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha is leaving the Biden administration to return to his previous role at a university. Jha, who succeeded Jeff Zients as the White House COVID-19 response coordinator in March 2022, will return to his former role as Dean at the Brown University School of Public Health on July 1, the school…


No Studies Showing ‘Masks Work That Well’ Against COVID-19: White House Health Official

No studies show masks work well against respiratory infections like COVID-19, a top White House health official has acknowledged. “There is no study in the world that shows that masks work that well,” Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID-19 coordinator, said during a recent discussion with the Philadelphia Inquirer. Jha made the statement as…


White House Health Official Makes False Claim About COVID-19 Vaccines

A White House official on June 20 made a false claim about COVID-19 vaccines while encouraging parents to get their young children vaccinated. Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID-19 coordinator, said that “there have not been any serious side effects of these vaccines,” which is not true. Severe allergic reactions, blood clotting, heart inflammation,…


Florida Surgeon General Says State ‘Puts Data Over Ideology’ in Opposing COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children

Florida is defending its decision not to preorder COVID-19 vaccines for young children or vaccinating them, after drawing criticism from the White House. “Did the COVID-19 vaccine trials for kids <5 show a reduction in severe illness? Did the trials show a benefit for those with a prior COVID-19 infection? Is there a benefit for…


Florida ‘Puts Data Over Ideology’ in Opposing COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children: State’s Surgeon General

Florida is defending its decision not to preorder COVID-19 vaccines for young children or vaccinating them, after drawing criticism from the White House. “Did the COVID-19 vaccine trials for kids <5 show a reduction in severe illness? Did the trials show a benefit for those with a prior COVID-19 infection? Is there a benefit for…


COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Under 5 May Start by June 21: White House

The White House said it expects its COVID-19 vaccination rollout for children under 5 years of age to start on June 21. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, on Thursday walked reporters through a hypothetical timeline of how things may play out within the next month regarding the vaccines for the young cohort, but pointed…


Beijing’s Zero-COVID Crackdown Not Likely to Work: White House COVID-19 Coordinator

The harsh treatment of Chinese citizens in the name of extinguishing COVID-19 is not likely to succeed, the coordinator of the White House’s COVID-19 team said. “We don’t think that a zero-COVID strategy, what China is pursuing, is one that is likely to work,” Dr. Ashish Jha, who just joined the administration, said on “Fox…


Biden Administration Seeking to Reinstate Federal Vaccine Mandate

The Biden administration on Monday asked an appeals court to reinstate the federal vaccine mandate following a critical legal victory last week, while the White House’s COVID-19 coordinator said they were willing to prolong the mask mandate based on a CDC decision. A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit panel reversed a…