Different Takes: What’s The Data On Covid Shots For Kids Under 5?; Steps To End Omicron
Opinion writers weigh in on these covid topics.
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Crucial Drugs Added To Formulary Exclusion List By CVS
Modern Healthcare covers the controversial moves, with pharmacy benefit managers said to be increasingly dropping key medications from coverage lists. Separately, a small company lost regulatory approval for drugs to treat the rare Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
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Anti-Abortion Law Advances In Tennessee
Tennessee House Republicans decided to brand Jan. 22, the 50th anniversary of legalized abortion, as the "Day of Tears." And in Florida, a key Republican lawmaker had tried to copy Texas' anti-abortion law, but the plans have now been dropped.
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Police Could Have Saved George Floyd, Lung Expert Testifies
Simply moving Floyd into a different position could have saved him, according to the expert's testimony. Also, a U.S. fertilizer plant leaks chemicals into waterways; treatment plant "errors" in Austin; $403 million to help clean up leaked military fuel in Hawaii; and more.
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Patient Billed For Asking Mayo Clinic For Clinical Trial Info
Meanwhile, Physician Partners of America agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle allegations that they violated non-compete contract provisions; Acadia's CEO gets a $900,000 payment to delay retirement by two months; and a federal investigation into spine surgeries.
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California Poised To Supplement Covid Paid Sick Leave
The bill would provide most California workers with up to two weeks of sick pay for covid. From mask prices to grocery prices to hospital worker salaries, news outlets examine other ways the pandemic continues to take an economic toll on the U.S.
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Studies Show Covid Vaccines Benefit Pregnant Mothers And Babies
USA Today and the Salt Lake Tribune report on studies that show pregnant women with at least moderate covid-19 symptoms are at greater risk for pregnancy complications and death than those not infected or with mild symptoms. The wrongness of the term "breakthrough" is also in the news.
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More States Start To Lift Universal Indoor Masking Rules
Next week you won't be required to wear masks in indoor public places in California, at least in counties without local mask orders. In Oregon, a similar law will be lifted by the end of March. Other news outlets cover mask rules as well as news in schools and elsewhere across the country.
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1 In 3 Americans Expects To Get Covid Inside A Month
News outlets cover the predicted near- and distant future of the pandemic, including only 1 in 10 surveyed Americans expecting covid to be eradicated in a year, and plans to stop the next pandemic. Meanwhile, the future of epidemic tracking may be in analyzing municipal wastewater.
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NY Deer Infected With Omicron; Wildlife May Be Future Threat
It's the first time the variant has been found in wild animals, The New York Times reported. Previous versions of covid were discovered in animals in at least 15 states. “The circulation of the virus in deer provides opportunities for it to adapt and evolve,” said one veterinary microbiologist. “And it’s likely to come back and haunt us in the future.”
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Missouri GOP Lawmakers Advance Plan To Financially Hamstring Medicaid Expansion
A proposed constitutional amendment passed the state Legislature budget committee that, if eventually approved by voters, would hand over the Medicaid purse strings to lawmakers — imperiling the expansion authorized by a 2020 ballot measure.
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HHS, CDC Might Change Method For Counting Covid Cases
Hospitals may be asked to separate the numbers of patients who go there because they have covid from those who test positive after being admitted, Politico reported. Meanwhile, covid cases are generally declining across the U.S., and the death rate may even be starting to follow that trend, too.
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New Report Breaks Down Challenges Fueling Deadly US Opioid Crisis
Over 100,000 American lives were lost last year to opioid overdoses — a public health emergency that costs the nation over $1 trillion annually. Those are among the findings of a bipartisan congressional report that identifies Mexico as the "dominant source" of fentanyl and synthetic drugs, and recommends that a new cabinet-level position to tackle the entrenched problem.
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Top Science Adviser’s Resignation Shakes Up Biden Health Initiatives
Earlier in the day, it looked like Eric Lander might keep his cabinet-level job, despite a White House investigation that found "credible evidence" he mistreated and bullied his staff and colleagues. Lander's departure could set back programs he led including President Joe Biden's "cancer moonshot" and pandemic preparedness.
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First Edition: Feb. 8, 2022
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: New HIV Vaccine Uses mRNA Technology; Ohio HB23 Will Benefit Dementia Patients
Editorial writers examine these public health issues.
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Different Takes: A New Look At Convalescent Plasma Versus Covid; Preparing For The Next Variant
Opinion writers weigh in on these covid topics.
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After Almost 2 Years, Australia Will Reopen To All Vaxxed Travelers
On Feb. 21, all vaccinated tourists and business travelers will be allowed into the country, which has had some of the toughest pandemic restrictions, AP reported. Also in the news: covid in China and at the Olympics, protests against restrictions in Canada, and more.
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Concerns Over Parents’ Rights Bill, Abuse In Kentucky
The Louisville Courier Journal reports on how plans to protect parental rights may impact protections against abuse and neglect of children. Meanwhile in Nashville, a project that paired mental health professionals with police to better deal with certain emergency situations has worked.
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Potential Link Between Infant’s Screen Time And Autism
A Fox News report covers a recent Japanese study that suggests male toddlers who saw more TV at age 1 were more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders at age 3. A separate study says BMI during pregnancy has less impact on the child's BMI than previously believed.
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