Biden Administration Extends Trump-Era Contract to Push Vaccines

The Biden administration awarded a $150 million contract extension to a market research firm that encourages vaccinations, as the White House struggles to convince more Americans to get shots and ward off spikes in Covid-19 cases.

The Department of Health and Human Services gave the Arlington, Va.-based Fors Marsh Group LLC a second communications contract that will continue into 2022, as 30% of U.S. adults remain unvaccinated against Covid-19 as of this week. At the same time, the U.S. is seeing an average of more than 80,000 Covid-19 cases per day for the first time since February amid the spread ...