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FDA Warns Of Covid Test Delivering False Negatives
Patients and health care providers were alerted by the FDA about potentially incorrect results from Curative’s lab-based test and urged re-testing.
States Try To Pick Up Pace Of Sluggish Vaccine Rollout As Frustrations Mount
Officials in Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas, Nebraska, Oregon, California and Hawaii struggle to jump-start mass inoculations programs.
Moderna Ups Its Vaccine Production Target To 1B Doses This Year
Other news on vaccine development and manufacturing looks at how we got here and the challenges ahead. Advice for people with allergies and cancer is also reported.
Stick To Full Two-Dose Vaccine Regimen, FDA Tells Health Officials
Ideas like cutting dosages in half or skipping the second shot have been floated to accelerate U.S. distribution of the covid vaccine. But FDA officials says that deviating from the tested and approved protocols could undermine the vaccination efforts.
Florida, New York To Penalize Hospitals That Don’t Swiftly Disperse Shots
With so many dosages sitting unused, Florida and New York governors warned medical facilities that they risk fines or future allotment cuts if they don’t accelerate covid vaccinations.
‘Nothing Has Gone Wrong’ With Federal Distribution Of Vaccines: Slaoui
The supply of covid vaccines made it to the states, Operation Warp Speed chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui says, while acknowledging a “lag” in state administration.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Many Health Plans Now Must Cover Full Cost of Expensive HIV Prevention Drugs
Most private insurance will be required to cover drugs, like Truvada, that offer protection against HIV infection, without making plan members share the cost.
La creciente invasión de entornos naturales a medida que aumenta la población mundial hace que la pregunta sea cuándo ocurrirá otra pandemia mortal, no si ocurrirá.
Viewpoints: Lessons On Failed Distribution Of COVID Vaccines In US
Editorial pages focus on reasons behind the delay in administering vaccines and other issues.
Perspectives: Who’s Prescribing? Sure Looks Like The Insurers; Quiet Truths About Starving Children
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health topics and others.
Pharmacists Warned Walmart For Years About Opioid Sales, Documents Show
One former worker in rural Michigan who raised alarms said, “They told me, ‘Do not reach out to the DEA, do not call the police. If you do so, your employment is going to be terminated immediately.'”
Inmates Say State Bungled Covid Response
Missouri’s 22 prison facilities have recorded a total of 5,059 cases, including 40 deaths. In other news, states attempt an ad contest to promote mask wearing and Massachusetts gets a telemedicine law.
India Prepares To Launch First Massive Vaccination Program
Media outlets report on news from India, Russia, China, Indonesia and England.
Free Home Visits: Nurse Aides Strive To Help Discharged Patients
News is on a free Houston program that has reduced some readmissions by 80%, systemic racism in health care and more.
What To Expect In Health Care In 2021
Experts weigh in on covid-19, biotech, “payviders,” burnout and more.
Holidays Inflame Covid Crisis With Superspreader Events
Gatherings and events in California, New York, Washington state and elsewhere have already been linked to mass outbreaks.
Biden Taps 3 Officials To Coordinate Vaccine, Testing And Supply Strategy
The president-elect selected Bechara Choucair, a Kaiser Permanente executive, to be the nation’s covid vaccine coordinator; Carole Johnson, the commissioner of New Jersey’s human services department, as the nation’s new covid testing coordinator; and Tim Manning, a former deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to be the nation’s new covid supply coordinator.
Studies Reveal More About Covid
Two studies show antibodies last eight months. Another study found that 17.4% of air samples from hospital environments near covid patients contained the coronavirus.
‘Incredibly Worried’: Virus Variant In South Africa Raises Alarms
Britain’s health minister says that the variant found in South Africa poses greater risks than the one found in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, scientists rush to study the new strains.