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At a Senate hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci struck a cautious tone when it came to reopening the schools in the fall. President Donald Trump said the answer surprised him, and that it wasn't acceptable. While Fauci continues to be a major player in Trump's response efforts, the two have been publicly at odds over the past few months about the best way forward.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Medicare proposed a bump to inpatient hospital services payments, but there are also parts of the rule that aren't sitting well with providers.
But the policy change doesn’t require employers to offer these options; they must opt in if they want to give their employees added flexibility. In other insurance and cost news: hospital lobbyists seek higher COBRA subsidies from Congress, UnitedHealthcare to have bigger footprint in ACA marketplace, how Medicaid and ACA subsidies could help recently laid off workers, and more.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
Wall Street Journal reporters visited the Wuhan market,where wild animals are sold and where COVID-19 may have originated, to interview workers who helped gather samples. They also talked with agencies about unfulfilled promises to investigate the market. Other news about China is on scientists discrediting conspiracy theories touted by Judy Mikovits and widespread testing becoming normal as its economy gets back on track, as well.
After receiving little attention for decades, more than two dozen studies using CRISPR genome editing are being presented this week on sickle cell, the most common inherited blood disorder, Stat reports. Other public heath news reports on remote heart monitoring, risks for pregnant mothers who smoke or drink, and a link between sugary drinks and cardiovascular disease.
Media outlets report on news from New York, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas.
News on the global outbreak is reported from Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Israel, Italy, France, Britain, Spain, Germany, Thailand, South Korea, New Zealand, Yemen and Japan.
A report last week from two groups dedicated to mental health issues warned that the increase in "deaths of despair" from alcohol, drugs and suicide could increase by 75,000 as a result of COVID-19 unless a steps are taken now to address the looming problem. More public health news stories report on police investigation setbacks; kids exhibiting different symptoms; a new CDC alert about children; the need for more background checks for guns; long, difficult recoveries; racial inequities; surprising side effects; and more.
Civil rights advocates have been warning for months that the coronavirus crisis could aid recruiting for the most extreme white-supremacist and neo-Nazi groups — those actively rooting for society’s collapse. “Honestly, it’s a dream come true for any and every hate group, snake oil salesman and everything in between,” Tijana Cvjetićanin, a fact-checker, tells Politico.
Reuters reports that even though United, Delta and American claim to have policies about wearing masks at check in and while onboard planes, the policy becomes more lenient once passengers are seated. News on the airline industry reports on layered safety measures including temperature checks and a COVID blood test on Emirates flights, as well.
Panthera originally agreed to provide 10 million N95 masks to FEMA by May 1, but the contract was canceled on May 12 “on the grounds of nondelivery.” Amid surging demand and shortages, the federal government placed more than $110 million in mask orders at high prices with unproven vendors, The Wall Street Journal reported last month.
The United States is currently testing more people per capita than South Korea, but that's because South Korea tested so many people to start with that it was able to rein in its outbreak. Meanwhile, the HHS testing czar Brett Giroir predicted that the U.S. would be able to test up to 50 million people per month by the fall.
Even though remdesivir has been shown to cut hospitalization stays for COVID patients, scientists acknowledged it wasn't a knock-out punch to the virus. Now researchers are hoping they can find an even more effective treatment by combining drugs. Meanwhile, Gilead has signed deals with other companies to try to ramp up its production to meet the surging demand for remdesivir.
The alleged hacks raise the prospect among some officials that the aggression could be viewed by the Trump administration as a direct attack on U.S. public health and tantamount to an act of war. In other news, The Hill explores where four top vaccine contenders stand, research into the promise of old vaccines and experts call for global COVID-19 unit.
Those who fear the country is reopening too quickly warn that a new spike in cases could possibly overwhelm hospitals once again, triggering a sell-off in markets and forcing new lockdown orders that could tip the economy from a short but deep recession into a depression. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve says that businesses need more help to weather the current storm.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) went big with the latest relief packag -- even though it's already been deemed "dead on arrival" by Senate Republican leaders. “There are those who said, ‘Let’s just pause,’” Pelosi said. “Hunger doesn’t take a pause. Rent doesn’t take a pause. Bills don’t take a pause.” But not everyone in the party is happy with the bill--there's already been hints of dissent among the Democrats' left flank.
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