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U.S. NEWS Thursday 22 december 2022

Pageantry evoking Churchill greets Zelenskyy in Washington

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Zelenskyy, speaking in Eng-
Associated Press lish, thanked Biden with “all
WASHINGTON (AP) — At my heart” for the American
a time of grave conse- support.
quence, a wartime leader He presented Biden with
crossed the Atlantic to a medal that had been
arrive at a White House awarded to the Ukrainian
decked in holiday decor to captain of a HIMARS bat-
consult with the American tery, a rocket system pro-
president about a war in vided by the U.S.
Europe. “He’s very brave, and he
The moment was Dec. 22, said, give it to a very brave
1941, as British Prime Minis- president,” Zelenskyy said.
ter Winston Churchill land- Biden called the gift “unde-
ed near Washington to served but much appreci-
meet with President Frank- ated.” A senior administra-
lin D. Roosevelt just weeks tion official said Biden and
after the attack on Pearl Zelenskyy discussed the
Harbor. Almost 81 years lat- possibility of a visit to Wash-
er to the day, the pageant- ington during a phone call
ry of that trip was echoed on Dec. 11. The official,
on Wednesday as Ukrai- who discussed planning for
nian President Volodymyr the trip on condition of an-
Zelenskyy touched down President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the onymity, said the invitation
at Joint Base Andrews just White House, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in Washington. was formally extended on
outside the capital for a Associated Press Dec. 14.
surprise visit with President spoke about threats to his lining the driveway. On a portrait of Roosevelt hung Zelenskyy traveled under
Joe Biden and an address country’s security. Now, brisk winter day, Zelenskyy, above the mantle, which American protection. He
to Congress. he evokes comparisons to dressed in his trademark was draped with a Christ- was accompanied by the
Zelenskyy arrived in Wash- Churchill for his fierce de- army green fatigues, was mas garland. U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
ington as a changed lead- fense of a country facing greeted by Biden and first Biden told Zelenskyy that on a train to Poland and
er since he last visited the an existential crisis. lady Jill Biden. Together, the Ukrainian people “in- then he was whisked to a
White House more than His heightened stature on they posed for pictures be- spire the world” and said U.S. government plane for
a year ago, when Rus- the world stage was re- fore ducking into the build- that “you are the man the flight to Washington.
sia’s bloody invasion of flected as soon as he en- ing. The two presidents of the year in the United Security was tightened
Ukraine was still in history’s tered the White House walked to the Oval Office, States of America,” refer- around the White House,
horizon. The former come- grounds, where he was where they sat in armchairs encing Zelenskyy’s recog- with pedestrians barred
dian was somber, even greeted by a color guard in front of a roaring fire. A nition from Time magazine. from Pennsylvania Ave-
grim, in a black suit as he nueq

As flu rages, U.S. releases medicine from national stockpile

By AMANDA SEITZ states as flu-sickened pa- and grocery stores when releasing how many doses reported at stores around
Associated Press tients continue to flock to they make a run for over- will be made available. the country, particularly
WASHINGTON (AP) — The hospitals and doctors’ of- the-counter medicines as Antiviral medications were for children. HHS said it is
Biden administration said fices around the country. cases have spiked. The released from the stock- working with states to keep
Wednesday it will release This year’s flu season has Centers for Disease Control pile more than a decade in-demand medicines
doses of prescription flu hit hard and early. Some and Prevention estimates ago during the H1N1, also stocked, and drug mak-
medicine from the Strate- people are even noticing that the flu has resulted known as swine flu, pan- ers like Johnson & Johnson
gic National Stockpile to bare shelves at pharmacies in 150,000 hospitalizations demic. report production lines are
and 9,300 deaths so far this Last week, the federal running around the clock.
season. agency also announced it CVS Health, for example,
“Jurisdictions will be able to would allow states to dip has placed a two-product
get the support they need into statewide stockpiles limit on all children’s pain
to keep Americans healthy for Tamiflu, making millions relief products bought
as flu cases rise this win- of treatment courses avail- through its pharmacies or
ter,” Dawn O’Connell, an able. Tamiflu can be pre- online. Walgreens is limiting
assistant secretary for pre- scribed to treat flu in peo- customers online to six pur-
paredness and response at ple over the age of 2 weeks chases of children’s over-
the Health and Human Ser- old. the-counter fever reducing
vices Department, which This flu season is coming on products.
oversees the CDC, said in a the heels of a nasty spike of The Food and Drug Admin-
statement. RSV, or respiratory syncytial istration has not reported a
States will be able to re- virus, cases in children and shortage of Tamiflu. How-
quest doses of the prescrip- just as COVID-19 cases are ever, the federal agency
tion flu medication Tamiflu climbing again. says the prescription anti-
A flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of kept in the Strategic Na- Spot shortages of over- biotic amoxicillin is in short
California Promise Health Plans’ Community Resource Center,
Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. tional Stockpile from HHS. the-counter pain relievers supply due to increased
Associated Press The administration is not and medicines have been demand.q