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“We are preparing for the worst," said Chris Hrouda, president of biomedical services at the American Red Cross. In other public health news: school safety, social distancing, gender identity, UV light, mental health, Americans' drinking habits and more.
The Republican National Convention was going to be held in North Carolina, but the governor couldn't guarantee that there wouldn't be restrictions in place to protect those attending from the coronavirus. Meanwhile, advocates and state officials are nervous that the chaotic Georgia primaries could be a preview of things to come in November.
But lawmakers still need to negotiate on what exactly that legislation would include. Right now, there's a wide divide between the parties. Meanwhile, the July 31 deadline for extra aid for unemployed Americans is looming. In other news on the economic toll of the virus: mortgages, the markets and college loan relief.
“You see that with very few respiratory diseases," said Bruce Farber, chief of infectious diseases at Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health system. "Even with influenza for the most part, you live or die." In other scientific news: survivor plasma, antibodies, and immunity data.
The patient had been healthy before becoming infected with the virus. “This could serve as a lifesaving intervention," said Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery and surgical director of Northwestern’s lung transplant program.
The eyes of the world are on the pharmaceutical companies racing to develop therapies for COVID-19. But it's still unclear whether they will use the crisis to try to improve their reputation that's taken a hit in recent years over price gouging.
The vaccine development process can take years, but some scientists posit that older, tried-and-true vaccines could help bridge the gap and save lives as a new one is created for COVID-19. Some experts remain skeptical, however. In other news on vaccines: supplies and bottlenecks, mosquito spit, clinical trials and more.
When some Americans protested shutdown measures, public health experts staunchly warned against mass gatherings. But as thousands pour into the streets to demonstrate against police violence and racial disparities, some of those same experts now say the benefit is worth the risk in terms of long-term public health gains. Meanwhile, cities and states across the country review police tactics and their implications on public health.
The Wall Street Journal takes a deep dive into what went wrong in the early days of the pandemic in New York City. In other news from New York: the virus wreaks financial havoc on safety-net hospitals; laid-off workers expected to flood state's Medicaid program; and more.
President Donald Trump will host a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, getting back in front of his supporters after months mostly stuck in the White House. Despite Trump's recent silence on the pandemic, his campaign is requiring that attendees sign a liability waiver surrounding the coronavirus threat. No social distancing practices are planned for the rally. Meanwhile, Trump says he's working on an executive order to address police violence and racial disparities.
Public health experts are alarmed by several indicators such as hospitalization rates. Some states are nearing their ICU bed capacity, a warning sign from the early days of the pandemic. This week, confirmed cases in the U.S. climbed past 2 million and over 113,000 Americans have died.
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The suit argues that the pandemic's public-health law doesn’t create a separate immigration process, and that the administration is illegally using it to create one. News on immigration is on challenges for asylum seekers, as well.
Some of the groups that have been most susceptible to COVID-19 were also the ones with the highest rates of being underinsured or completely uninsured. "In a way lower-income people and racial minorities are in double jeopardy because of the way our healthcare system is financed," said lead study author Dr. Adam Gaffney.
Although unemployment is still at levels unseen in many decades, there are positive signs in the weekly jobs report that indicate the free fall has slowed. However, some warn that states are still dealing with a backlog of claims.
In absence of federal guidance on phone apps to trace viral outbreaks, tech giants Apple and Google are setting their own standards. But many states are rejecting those rules or abandoning the idea altogether, leading to a hodgepodge approach. In other health IT news: the challenges of permanent telehealth benefits; Europe's message to Google and Facebook; and HHS' electronic health record reporting program.
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