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The Supreme Court considered whether the Kentucky attorney general, a Republican, would be allowed to defend his state’s ban on some forms of abortion after two courts found it unconstitutional. As Politico reports, the decision could extend beyond abortion to covid mandates, gun laws and election results.
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stressed that the final package would still be “transformative,” NBC reported. She said members of her caucus are trying to keep all of the original programs — such as universal pre-K and home health care — but that the number of years of guaranteed funding would have to be pared back.
IBM, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines will follow President Biden's mandate. However, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly made it clear he wasn't happy about it.
Timothy Broglio, archbishop for the military services, has said that covid shots are morally acceptable, but Tuesday he said troops could refuse it on religious grounds. Meanwhile, President Biden's mandate for larger businesses took one step closer to becoming reality.
Here's the breakdown: New York City can continue to require proof of inoculation to enter restaurants, gyms and clubs; New York City teachers were again rebuffed in their attempt to seek a religious or medical exemption; and health care workers must be allowed a religious exception.
Some covid misinformation suggests covid vaccines can cause infertility (not true), but now research says the disease itself carries that risk, both to women and men. Separately, research finds babies born to women who were covid-positive are significantly more likely to have health issues.
Ahead of meetings Thursday and Friday of the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory panel, documents were released by agency scientists reviewing the case for the half-dose booster shot suggested by Moderna.
The country's land borders to Mexico and Canada have been mostly closed to international non-essential visits since March 2020, but that will change next month. Travelers will have to be fully vaccinated, however. The exact date for the reopening is yet to be decided.
CNN reports broadly declining national trends for covid infections but notes that the new case rate among children remains not just high but "exceptionally high." The Salt Lake Tribune reports that 3,000 Utahns have now succumbed to the disease, with more younger patients dying than before.
At the same time that the Food and Drug Administration eyes regulations on the vaping industry to curtail youth addiction, the agency has approved three Vuse products, saying that "the potential benefit to smokers who switch completely or significantly reduce their cigarette use, would outweigh the risk to youth."
Draft guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends against people over 60 taking a low-dose or baby aspirin daily. The panel urges all to check with their doctor before stopping, as some — especially younger age groups — may still benefit from an aspirin regimen.
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A parliamentary report into the U.K.'s early responses to the pandemic says delaying lockdowns and not prioritizing social care led to thousands of avoidable deaths. Meanwhile, as Russia's Vladimir Putin coughs his way through a televised meeting, he insists it's just a cold, not covid.
A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the flu is more deadly as a child in America if you are Black, Hispanic or Native American. Meanwhile, reports show that the frequent moves of military postings lead military teens to have higher levels of anxiety and depression.
Meanwhile, a study hints a generic drug used to treat hypertension and heart failure may also help prevent brain damage in Alzheimer's sufferers. Separately, patient backlash over tobacco company Philip Morris' purchase of asthma drugmaker Vectura in the U.K. may hurt sales.
According to Modern Healthcare, the American Society of Anesthesiologists says the insurer is canceling contracts at least six months ahead of time, leaving anesthesiologists out of network and paid a fraction of the rates they once received, the group's president says. The group wants the Justice Department to investigate.
Members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals voted 96% to move forward with a strike. News outlets report on other worker and strike matters in health care systems across the country.
News outlets report on Merck's covid antiviral pill, monoclonal antibody treatments from AstraZeneca and other efforts by drugmakers to combat the pandemic. Also in the news: boosters may complicate efforts to persuade vax-hesitant people; nursing home vaccine rates; approving booster shots; and more.
In two separate lawsuits, the parents say their school districts failed to protect their children by refusing to implement covid mitigation strategies recommended by the CDC.
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