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In other pandemic response news, some Democratic lawmakers and advocacy group say the White House must increase its funding request. And news outlets look ahead to President Joe Biden's Tuesday night State of the Union address.
Flu activity is on the rise in some parts of the U.S., according to CDC tracking. Separately, WHO advisers look ahead to next season's likely strains that should be included in the vaccine.
After three years of negotiations, Johnson & Johnson and pharmaceutical wholesalers AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson agree to the payout that will settle around 3,000 lawsuits with many states and local governments. They also accept limits on how they market and distribute addictive pain pills.
In the wake of revised recommendations from the CDC, New York City, California and Illinois drop some covid-related requirements. And other states and cities are in the process of considering changes.
Demand for vaccinations and booster shots is dipping to its lowest levels, even among vulnerable groups. Meanwhile, new research points to the Wuhan animal markets as the origin of the novel coronavirus.
Under new metrics released by the Biden administration Friday, about 70% of the American population could consider skipping masks in indoor public settings. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky emphasized that the covid situation could shift again but that "we want to give people a break from things like mask wearing when our levels are low, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things get worse in the future.”
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers delve into these public health issues.
Meanwhile in England all covid restrictions were dropped, including requirements for covid-positive people to isolate at home. The Queen is still reportedly experiencing mild covid symptoms. And in mainland China, covid's grip hasn't loosened — the highest number of daily cases were reported in nearly two years.
Opinion writers examine some unexpected consequences of the pandemic, as well as prescription cost issues.
Each week, KHN finds stories worth your time reading or listening to over the weekend. This week's selections include stories on a post-'Roe' world, home health care, the Olympics, military base pollution, mono, and more.
An owner of medical office buildings is merging with another to create a $10 billion company. In other health care industry news, a digital mental health start up gets funding and a spinout of a gene-therapy company looks troubled.
West Virginia, meanwhile, is getting over $1.2 in federal funds to tackle HIV prevention. Also in West Virginia, a baby was reportedly the first case to be sickened after ingesting recalled formula. Homelessness, legal health issues, organ donation and more are also in the news.
The amount of money that the insured pay, either by themselves or through their employer's health insurance, continues to grow, but there is little agreement about what to do about it, says an Axios report.
The Department of Justice's antitrust lawyers filed a suit to block UnitedHealth Group's $13 billion purchase of Change Healthcare, a claims processing technology company. In other news from Washington, the Treasury Department said 80% of pandemic renters' aid went to low-income households. And a federal judge bars Martin Shkreli, the "pharma bro," from running any publicly traded company.
A study published in The Lancet tallies the extraordinary number of children who've lost key adult figures so far during the pandemic, with authors noting the count is probably a big underestimation due to official case undercounts. A new drug against heart failure, IV vitamin infusions and avian flu are also in the news.
Covid infections could lead to more pre-labor caesarean births, very early pre-term births and stillborn births according to research in the U.K. In South Africa, a study carried out before omicron covid hit found 80% of people over 50 had antibodies indicating previous covid infections.
But has behavior changed and will many people still wear masks to protect themselves and others?
A new study claims that just two sources of anti-vaccination disinformation drew larger audiences on Twitter and Facebook than some news organizations. And in other news about vaccines, Canada approves a plant-based covid vaccine.
The AP and the New York Times report on new data showing the figure has risen from 44% in 2019, and note pill-based abortions are less expensive and obviously less invasive. In Arizona, a Republican helped to defeat an abortion pill ban. And Texas' strict anti-abortion law is again in the news.
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