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The New York Times reports on a number of criticisms that the plan to be the world's "arsenal" for covid shots is facing, including spending only 1% of the money set aside to ramp up production. Meanwhile, Japan struggles with contaminated Moderna shots and over-full hospitals.
President Joe Biden was briefed yesterday by intelligence officials on the 90-day review he had ordered. Before anything has even been released to the public, China criticized the investigation as "propaganda." Meanwhile, a group of scientists warn that time is running out to get the necessary data to truly pinpoint the source of the coronavirus that sparked the global pandemic.
The resulting $3 billion company will be called Headspace Health. Meanwhile, Intermountain Healthcare will boost its minimum wage for clinical and nonclinical workers to $15. HCA Healthcare in Nashville, Florida Blue and the overuse of arbitration in surprise billing are also in the news.
The Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act, signed Wednesday, is a pilot program to help veterans dealing with PTSD. Facial recognition, Trump's mental health, nicotine use, salmonella outbreaks and pregnancy risks for Black women are also in the news.
Grade schools and universities are not the only ones reporting crowd-driven spikes: Unsurprisingly, South Dakota covid cases are up 5-fold after the Sturgis motorcycle rally. And the Los Angeles Police Department is wrestling an outbreak.
USA Today reports on rising call numbers for poison control centers across the U.S. Misuse of ivermectin, typically a cattle anti-parasitic, as a covid treatment is to blame. Meanwhile, a jail in Arkansas is treating patients with the drug and an Alaskan borough mayor is also promoting it.
Nearly 30% of those patients in intensive care have covid. As the nation hits record numbers since vaccinations became available, concerns grow for children and those who are pregnant.
It's similar to health insurance surcharges that some companies level on employees who smoke or use tobacco. In other news, the NFL has mandated that only fully vaccinated employees will have access to locker rooms on game days.
AP reports just over half of 2.8 million school students in Florida are facing mask mandates as school boards defy anti-mask rulings by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican. Separately, a Florida hospital removed a local doctor who had promised to sell mask opt-out letters to parents for $50.
While the Biden administration previously announced that the approved window between original doses and a third shot would be 8 months, the Wall Street Journal spoke to an official who said the timeframe would be tightened. And Pfizer and BioNTech filed an application for full approval of its booster.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin set out a demand for an "ambitious" vaccine timeline for military service members now that the Pfizer vaccine has full FDA approval. Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, reissued orders banning vaccine mandates in localities and school districts.
Modern Healthcare reports that nursing homes will first be notified that they are not in compliance. After that, they will be fined, denied payment and ultimately removed from Medicaid/Medicare if they do not comply.
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Roll Call reports on how rising hospitalizations are not being driven by covid infections alone — side effects of the pandemic's impact on society are also driving the surge. Also among other news, reports note insurers have stopped waiving costs for preventable covid care.
Reports say "dozens" of doctors from Palm Beach County organized a meeting to voice frustrations about low vaccination rates in the state, resulting in overflowing hospitals. Meanwhile in Texas, the Harris County Commissioners Court voted to approve an extra $30 million to fund extra nurses in Houston.
CNN reports the world's daily count may be "plateauing," according to the World Health Organization, ending a two-month surge. Meanwhile, the U.S. will provide another million shots to Vietnam, and the WHO raises worries about covid and medical supplies in Afghanistan.
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