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The fee will be up to $55 per month, and the money is to offset the extra burden of testing all the unvaccinated workers. Meanwhile, in Maine it's proving a struggle to roll out booster shots due to pharmacy staff shortages.
Covid's reproductive number is above 2 in parts of South Africa, meaning each infected person infects at least 2 others. The omicron variant is blamed. Meanwhile, France reports nine omicron cases, and Germany is locking down extra-hard on unvaccinated people.
The blastoids present a more ethical way to study human development, scientists say. In other science news, a study finds what we all suspected: the 6-foot distancing rule is an arbitrary limit.
The numbers don't necessarily represent a rise in autism, experts noted, and instead reflect greater awareness and availability of services to help. Meanwhile, Rep. Alma Adams, a Democrat, raised a warning flag for maternal health problems in the U.S.
Twenty-one states are poised to immediately ban or acutely curtail access to abortions if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. That decision could also affect abortion access in more liberal-leaning states.
While New York City attempts to get religious and other private schools to require vaccinations of employees, mandates are defied in Oklahoma, New Jersey and Louisiana.
A new study in the U.K. found Pfizer and Moderna's shots were best at lifting antibody levels when given 10-12 weeks after the second dose. Six vaccines show promise as boosters though. A separate study on the overall effectiveness of mRNA shots showed Moderna slightly ahead.
Both chambers eventually approved an 11-week stopgap bill to fund the government. Not included in the package was any measure to stop pending Medicare cuts. Hospitals and doctors are expected to continue lobbying for it.
A previous covid infection may not offer much immunity against omicron. Analysis of cases in South Africa indicate that this latest variant may be least three times more likely to cause a reinfection. Other news on the mutated virus is reported as scientists race to study it.
News outlets remind us not to forget the threat of the delta covid variant as worries rise over omicron. Hospital admissions are reported up in 39 states, stressing some facilities, and New York is seeing the most covid cases since January.
What a difference a day makes: Yesterday's headlines covered the first detected U.S. case of omicron covid, in California. As of this morning, the latest reports say it's been found in at least five states.
Calling it a "patriotic responsibility" for Americans to unite behind efforts to fight covid this winter, President Joe Biden announced the latest federal measures that include more international traveler testing, extending mask mandates on public transit and rapid covid tests that insurance companies are supposed to pay for.
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The New York Times looks at how health care would be reshaped by the massive reconciliation package. Also on the December congressional docket: averting a shutdown, if Democrats can.
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Among the top health industry news: Amgen curtails discounts through the federal 340B program, Duke, Mayo Clinic and the University of Michigan seek artificial intelligence software that works and barriers to prescription drugs created by insurance companies.
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