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Public health officials and drugmakers must be transparent about the side effects people may experience after getting their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine, doctors urged during a meeting Monday with CDC advisors as states prepare to distribute doses as early as next month. Dr. Sandra Fryhofer of the American Medical Association noted that both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines require two doses at varying intervals. As a practicing physician, she said she worries whether her patients will come back for a second dose because of the potentially unpleasant side effects they may experience after the first shot. “We really...

Saturday, Nov. 22, President Bush signed a $9.3 billion military construction bill. The amount is $1.4 billion below last year's level, but $200 million more than Bush's request. Lawmakers added more than 100 projects for military facilities in their home districts - money that the President had not sought. The legislation provides money for projects throughout the country and improvements at U.S. bases overseas. Today, Pres. Bush signed a $401.3 Billion defense bill that gives the Military a 4% raise. Pres. Bush then stopped at Fort Carson, CO., on his way to the ranch for the Thanksgiving weekend. Fort Carson...