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Immediately after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's vaccine, the company delivered fewer doses than its government contract projected. Federal officials say they didn't know why.

Dr. Fauci's testimony had been requested by the House Appropriations Committee as part of an investigation into the the COVID-19 response. The White House called the request "counter-productive."

The drug company says the problem involved one batch of a substance that goes into its coronavirus vaccine. But the contractor, Emergent BioSolutions, has a history of problems.

Immediately after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's vaccine, the company delivered fewer doses than its government contract projected. Federal officials say they didn't know why.

The order, which would include Medicare Part D and Part B, replaces a previous order the president signed in July, but the move is unlikely to have any immediate practical impact.

Internal federal documents warn that too many ICU beds in the state are already full, even as the state leads the move away from lockdown.

More than $6 billion in federal funding has been routed through a firm that manages defense contracts, making the agreements subject to less federal scrutiny and transparency.

New enforcement guidelines are now in place, pushing hospitals to comply with rigorous reporting requirements, or risk losing a crucial funding stream from the federal government.

If the company's vaccine candidate pans out, Americans can receive it for free under the deal. The arrangement is part of the U.S. government's push to have a vaccine widely available by January.

U.S. authorities say they picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March.