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In another landscape, the global vaccine race could bring the world together for the greater good of mankind. But in the current atmosphere it's far more likely that the development of the vaccine will only stoke nationalistic tendencies. Meanwhile, only about half of Americans say they would get the vaccine if it's available.
Remdesivir's development was heavily subsidized by the government, yet Gilead Sciences will be able to place whatever price tag it wants on the drug that so far has been the only one to pass gold-standard trials as a COVID-19 treatment. Meanwhile, the VA defends its use of controversial anti-malarial drugs that study's have revealed to have dangerous side effects. Other news on hydroxychloroquine is reported, as well.
Christi Grimm, HHS’s principal deputy inspector general, defended her report that hospitals faced severe shortages at the start of the pandemic. The assessment drew criticism from President Donald Trump, who attacked Grimm as being politically biased. He nominated a full-time replacement for Grimm weeks later.
The links lead to articles that offer bullet-point fact checks on President Donald Trump's false claims. Trump has been particularly vocal about his opposition to mail-in-voting as more states start to take steps to expand access in anticipation of a second virus wave in the fall. Meanwhile, Americans are spending more time on social media than ever -- and that's not a good thing as they encounter more and more disinformation.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden offered a stark contrast to President Donald Trump on Memorial Day when he appeared in public with a mask. Biden criticized Trump's insistence on not wearing one as contrary to doctors' advice and Trump's own experts' guidance.
President Donald Trump threatened to move the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if Gov. Roy Cooper (D) can't guarantee that it would be able to be held as normal under the state's shut-down policy. Both Florida and Georgia offered up their states to host the convention -- which can bring an economic boost to host states. In other news, Trump insists his Fourth of July event will go on as planned.
Media outlets report on news from Nevada, New York, Virginia, District of Columbia, Oklahoma, Florida, Delaware, Alabama, Ohio, California, Texas, Rhode Island, Georgia, Maine and Massachusetts.
Some states in the South are seeing double-digit increases but have no plans to pull the emergency break on their reopening schedule. Meanwhile, experts predict a slow burn period for the summer. And experts take a look at the early days of the pandemic, how hot spots became hot spots, the danger of "super spreaders" and more.
America will hit 100,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths this week, but it's hard to fully conceptualize the enormity of that tragedy. “Can you picture 30,000 people or 50,000 people? And when you get into the millions, what do you even do with that?” Lorenzo Servitje, an assistant professor of literature and medicine at Lehigh University, tells AP.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
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Read about the biggest pharmaceutical development and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Religious gatherings, banned in the state since March 19, can resume by following new state guidelines for reopening. Some church leaders are acting in open defiance of those new rules while others decide to wait longer to reunite their congregations. Church reopening news is reported from New Jersey, Florida and Virginia, as well.
Opinion pages focus on these COVID issues and others.
Media outlets report on news from Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma and Indiana.
Editorial pages focus on these health care issues and others.
Providers, insurers and other health care business associates reported 38 breaches in April. During the same month last year, 50 breaches were reported. In other health information technology news, the Red Cross calls on the world's governments to take "immediate and decisive" action against medical hackers, especially during such a crucial time as the pandemic.
A Bureau of Prisons policy has kept all but 1.8% of federal inmates behind bars, where the virus rages, according to a ProPublica report, while some celebrity prisoners, like President Trump associate Paul Manafort, serve out sentences at home.
Some states that opened special enrollment periods for worker who lost their jobs because of the pandemic, but those sessions are coming to an end, and industry officials fear that only a small fraction of people who need coverage even know where to look. In other industry and costs news: federal aid for hospitals, plummeting profits, and medical bills.
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