Joe Biden

Over 20 million people, including nearly 1 in 5 older people, have gotten the updated coronavirus booster, which was formulated to target the variants most dominant in the United States.

Even if the boosters aren't any better than the original vaccine, health experts say they should be effective at helping restore some of the immunity that has faded since people got their last shots or infections.

Advocates for reforming the nation’s drug laws are hopeful that the president's federal pardons lead state lawmakers to pardon and expunge minor drug offenses from people’s records.

Biden also calls for a review on how marijuana is scheduled under federal law, which could reduce or eliminate criminal penalties for possession. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD but ahead of fentanyl and meth.

USF epidemiologist Jason Salemi said he's worried the president's pronouncement that the pandemic is "over" has taken on a life of its own. Meantime, the White House says 4.4 million Americans have gotten the booster.

Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said.

While cases have decreased dramatically, there are still thousands of cases being reported across the world, and hundreds of people are still dying from it every day in the United States.

Biden announced many of his cancer moonshot goals in February, in his speech Monday, he laid out some updates.

The bill enables the federal health secretary to negotiate the prices of some drugs for Medicare. It also caps out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for people on Medicare at $2,000, effective in 2025.

The legislation will help veterans get disability payments without having to prove their illness was the result of their service. Other health care services will be expanded as well.