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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted in a briefing that over 80% of U.S. counties already meet the community covid spread criteria to require indoor masking. News outlets also cover mask rules in Maryland and Connecticut.
Smaller facilities in Houston are reportedly having to send covid patients to other hospitals after being overwhelmed. Separately, Arkansas hospitals are battling staff burnout and shortages, and Stateline reports on how the mental health of health workers has been "devastated" by the pandemic.
A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows covid cases rose 84% for the last week of July compared with the previous week -- close to doubling the infection rate. News outlets cover the recent "chickenpox" infectiousness analogy, delta covid's risks for kids and parental transmission.
The AP reports on Mississippi's State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs describing the wave of covid infections hitting his state, and on words from Dr. Marc Napp, chief medical officer for Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Florida, on how resources are badly stretched by new cases.
The Deer District in Milwaukee, where "massive" celebrations happened as the NBA championship played out, is now linked to nearly 500 covid infections. Separately, the south Texas city of Mission is setting up tents to quarantine positive-testing migrants crossing the Mexican border.
In the most comprehensive state requirement yet, California will mandate workers in most health care settings to be fully vaccinated by the end of next month. Hospitals and long-term care facilities must also verify that indoor visitors have been vaccinated. Maryland also announced new requirements for health care workers, as well as those employed at jails.
Biden administration covid response coordinator Jeff Zients noted that states like Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma are now rapidly administering covid shots. News outlets note some states in the South have been among the worst hit by recent surges in covid, driven by the delta variant.
The final analysis of Moderna's Phase 3 trial shows that its shot offers "durable efficacy" against symptomatic covid through six months. The drugmaker is planning to apply for full Food and Drug Administration approval this month.
The Washington Post reports that Biden administration officials are having preliminary conversations about using regulatory powers to withhold funds from institutions like long-term-care facilities, cruise ships and universities that aren't doing enough to encourage employee or customer vaccinations. The White House is also eyeing opportunities to spur youth shots.
As early as next month, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to recommend that Americans with compromised immune systems receive an additional dose of the covid vaccine.
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The policy is stirring controversy in Japan, even as the nation is hit with record levels of new covid cases as the Olympic Games continue. Reports say China is being hit by a huge surge of delta covid, reaching nearly half the country, and other southeast Asia nations are also suffering.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
After an attempted ransomware attack Wednesday, Eskenazi Health was forced into diversion -- sending all incoming ambulances to other hospitals. Higher medical claims from covid, One Medical, Aetna Medicare, JP Morgan, HumanCo and more are also in the news.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is set to review the process by which the Food and Drug Administration approved Biogen's Alzheimer's drug. Separately, Congress is set to try to fix medical waste and cost issues caused by distributing drugs in over-large vials.
Suicides were down to 1,284 in 2020 from 2019's 1,471 figure in Michigan. Meanwhile, a Maine project to prevent youth suicide is getting a nearly $850,000 boost from the federal government. And in other news across the states, wildfires, drought, equal pay matters and more.
Data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show big savings for many Americans on their monthly marketplace premiums due to the $34 billion subsidy boost in the American Rescue Plan. More than 1.5 million have signed up during the special enrollment period that ends Aug. 15.
Debate on amendments goes on as the Senate slowly moves forward on the massive $1 trillion package.
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