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Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke to the press and said the new omicron covid variant was "raging around the world." Outgoing National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins warned the U.S. could even see days where a million new cases were reported, unless people took covid more seriously.
The CDC says the number of people 65 and older with at least one shot is 95%, lowered from 99.9%. Bloomberg reported that the move acknowledged what state officials have discovered: The U.S. has counted too many shots as first doses when they are instead second doses or booster shots.
Two shots of a low-dose Pfizer covid vaccine did not produce an adequate immune response in children ages 2 to 5 participating in a clinical trial. Pfizer and BioNTech say they will next test a third dose.
Preliminary lab data finds that a booster half dose of Moderna's covid vaccine raises antibody levels against the variant by 37 times, the drugmaker said in a statement. The company is still moving forward with plans to develop a vaccine modified for omicron.
Democrats erupted in anger over Sen. Joe Manchin's surprise announcement Sunday that he would not support the $2 trillion legislation after 5 months of negotiation, while Republicans hailed the "maverick" move. The White House did not mince words, calling it "a breach of his commitments to the president and the senator’s colleagues in the House and Senate."
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News outlets cover how the infectious omicron covid variant is reshaping, at the last minute, travel and booster shot plans around the world. Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared its 13th Ebola outbreak over, and The Washington Post covers a US-built cancer hospital in Iran.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week's selections include stories on melioidosis, HPV, suicide, “The Biggest Loser,” covid and more.
The Navy is reportedly not considering closing the jet fuel storage facility, which dates from World War II, even after it was found to have contaminated local water supplies. A link between rural poverty and a state's decision to not expand Medicaid and a proposal to split Alaska's health budget in two are also in the news.
Media outlets cover the closing arguments, saying Elizabeth Holmes "willfully lied" about the blood testing technology at the core of Theranos' business. Calls for drug supply chain restructuring, an FDA rebuke for Endo, demotions at Amazon Pharmacy and CMS' "breakthrough device" rules are also reported in health industry news.
Meanwhile, OSHA's emergency covid prevention standards may lapse in less than a week, and Modern Healthcare reports stakeholders aren't sure what's next. Prospect Medical is reportedly seeking buyers, Acadia partners with Fairview for a new hospital in Minnesota, hospital "facility" fees and more.
The professional basketball league enhanced its safeguards through the holiday season with more testing and a return of masks for many situation. And the football league is making it easier for fully vaccinated players who test positive but are asymptomatic to return to the field.
The University of Maryland has had to cancel its winter commencement after over 100 covid cases hit its campus. Meanwhile, Emory University and Stanford University are mandating booster shots as omicron looms. Other covid news in education is also reported.
At issue for the federal judge: a measure in the bankruptcy settlement in the opioids lawsuits that would have protected members of the Sackler family from facing individual litigation. Purdue Pharma plans to appeal the ruling.
In other sobering covid research news, scientists have found infections can cause long-term impacts to the brain. But AstraZeneca announced a lab study of its antibody drug Evusheld worked against the omicron variant of covid, and a separate study suggests shark antibodies may be useful in the battle against the virus.
In rural Arizona, the strain on hospital staff has caused a plea for federal help. Axios reports on how some medical staff are at "breaking point." And a KHN report covers how some paramedics are being pressed into transferring patients between overstretched hospitals instead of tackling emergencies.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court block on the vaccine mandate that impacts health workers in about half of the states. And members of the military are dismissed for refusing to get the shot.
Winter is bringing the threat of "severe illness and death," President Joe Biden warns. Dr. Anthony Fauci forecasts that it would only be a matter of weeks until omicron is the dominant covid variant in the U.S. And a small study in South Africa indicates that omicron covid can break through booster shot protections.
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