The warning comes as scientists are working to develop new vaccines that would offer additional protection from infection and severe illness from new variants
. The US Food and Drug Administration will make a decision as soon as June on an updated new vaccine, senior administration official told CNN on Monday, based on data from manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer.
Last month, negotiators were able to reach an agreement on a scaled-back $10 billion package, but Congress left Washington in April without passing that bipartisan bill amid a disagreement over the Title 42 immigration policy -- a pandemic-era rule that allowed migrants to be returned immediately to their home countries citing a public health emergency. Read MoreJha's meetings on Capitol Hill began after the Easter recess but have yet to produce a deal.
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