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Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Viewpoints: New Research To Predict Parkinson’s; Ideas For Decreasing Drug Addiction And Overdoses
Editorial writers examine these public health concerns.
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Different Takes: Plan For Yearly Covid Shots; Delivery Of Donated Vaccines To Poorer Countries Far Too Slow
Opinion writers weigh in on these covid and vaccine issues.
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Covid Spreading At Record Speed In South Africa
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.
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Nevada To Make Unvaxxed State Workers Pay Extra For Insurance
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.
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Infrastructure Woes Could Limit Access to Anti-Covid Pills
Physician assistants want a new title, Carlyle Group buys a Medicaid payments IT management company. And other health industry news.
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Nearly Half The States Could Curtail Or Limit Abortions
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.
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Lab-Grown Pre-Embryos Detailed
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.
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CDC Data Says Autism Affects 1 In Every 44 US Kids
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.
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Congress Averts Shutdown After Vaccine Mandate Standoff
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.
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Fights Over Vaccine Requirements Ratchet Up In Parts Of US
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.
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MRNA Vaccines Found To Give Best Protection As Boosters
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.
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Delta Still Dominates Covid Outbreaks Across America
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.
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Omicron May Carry Greater Risk Of Reinfection Than Other Variants
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.
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As New York Confirms 5 Cases, Omicron Discovered Across US
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.
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Biden Lays Out Travel, Testing Measures To Combat Covid This Winter
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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First Edition: December 3, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Shutdown Threat Heightens As Democrats Also Try To Wrap Spending Bill
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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Different Takes: Safe Injection Sites Will Worsen Addiction; Uncovering Resident Harm In Nursing Homes
Editorial pages weigh in on these public health matters.
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Viewpoints: Long Covid’s Chronic Pain Largely Ignored; Molnupiravir Efficacy Lower Than Initially Thought
Opinion writers examine these covid related issues.
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