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Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Los casos de sífilis en California impulsan un año récord de ETS en todo el país
Entre 2015 y 2019 los casos aumentaron un 74%. Hubo casi 130,000 en todo el país en 2019, según datos publicados por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades.
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India ‘Overwhelmed’ By Covid; UK Starts Unlocking
India’s covid surge may threaten global supplies of vaccines, and the nation also banned exports of the treatment drug remdesivir. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is entering a broad unlocking phase after meeting its target for vaccinating the over-50s.
Different Takes: Vaccine Access, Not Hesitancy, Is Real Issue; Will Vaccines Defeat The Variants?
Opinion writers address these Covid and vaccine issues.
States Grapple With Employer Covid Vaccine Mandates
News from across the country on how people are dealing with covid vaccines and covid restrictions including reports from New Hampshire, Florida, Louisiana, Utah, California and Texas.
Big Tech Moves Deeper Into Health Care
Microsoft buys a speech recognition and artificial intelligence company that could help it make medical record keeping easier. Amazon does more hiring of medical experts.
Covered California Exchange Reopens; Hawaii Gov. Signs Law To Allow Some Nurses To Perform Abortions
The new measure in Hawaii is a response to doctor shortages on some of the state’s smaller islands. Other news is from New Mexico, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Maryland.
FDA Lifts Restrictions On Abortion Pills By Mail
The agency also announced the appointment of Patrizia Cavazzoni as the director of its Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Cavazzoni has been a senior executive at Pfizer.
Pharma Launches Big Image-Improvement Campaign
The drug industry’s lobbying group is also tweaking some of its policy stances including several unprecedented endorsements for drug pricing reforms. But those changes don’t go as far as what has been proposed in Congress.
Medicaid Postpartum Coverage For Mothers Expanded In Illinois
The expansion should give 2,500 women with incomes up to 208 percent of the federal poverty level Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth.
More Than 1 In 10 Children With Covid Are Hospitalized
A study of over 20,000 U.S. kids with covid found 12% needed hospital stays, and nearly 1 in 3 of those were “severe” cases needing treatments like ICU care or ventilation. Children are suffering long covid too, and at least five hospitals are starting clinics.
Biden’s, Democrats’ Health Care Plans Aim High
Axios reports on the “huge array” of health policies Democrat lawmakers are considering, as the L.A. Times reports on plans to roll back health policies put in place during the Trump administration. In addition, more home care for seniors is in the cards, thanks to $400 million in funding included in the infrastructure plan.
Good And Bad News From Studies On Covid Variants
The British covid variant does not cause more severe disease in hospitalized patients, according to a new study. However, another study says the South African variant may be able to evade the Pfizer vaccine.
Covid Surge Hits Michigan, CDC Warns State Should Close Down
A dramatic increase in covid cases in Michigan caused Biden administration officials to warn that the state should “shut things down” as no corresponding vaccine supply boost will happen — only more therapeutic drugs.
More Colleges Plan Mandating Covid Vaccines
As still more colleges join the list of those mandating covid vaccinations before fall, a study among current students examines the longer-term impact of vaccines on covid spread. Other looming vaccine requirements are also in the news.
CDC And FDA Call For States To ‘Pause’ J&J Vaccinations
As the Food and Drug Administration investigates very rare reports of blood clots in six people who had the Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine, federal health agencies are recommending that states halt its usage. More than 7 million doses of the vaccine have been administered.
Universal Covid Vaccine Eligibility For Adults Is Close
More states open vaccine eligibility for adults over 16, bringing the country closer to the point in which almost anyone can sign up for the vaccine. Reports single out New Mexico and Alaska’s Native American health providers as being particularly effective at delivering vaccines.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Brecha de género contra covid: se vacunan más mujeres que hombres
Porque representan gran parte de la fuerza laboral en atención médica y educación, porque viven más o porque son más proactivas, las mujeres tienen tasas más altas de vacunación contra covid.