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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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Opinion writers delve into covid, vaccines, booster shots and future pandemics.
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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.
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.
The first of expected lawsuits was filed in federal court. Alabama and Georgia chapters of the National Association of Realtors argue that the latest temporary moratorium exceeds the legal authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Francis Collins had previously said it might be advisable for parents of unvaccinated children to wear masks at home. Meanwhile, news outlets report on different masking requirements in educational settings across the country. And a man scaled a Las Vegas hotel in protest of mask mandates.
A study has linked milder covid symptoms and reduced admissions to the ICU with covid patients having had flu vaccines six months to two weeks prior to diagnosis. Separately, a study shows heart problems post-vaccination are uncommon. Also the U.K.'s covid dip continues to baffle scientists.
As new covid cases spike 800% in Florida, overwhelmed hospitals report that resources are being stretched thin and that patients are younger than previous waves and primarily unvaccinated. Meanwhile, the state's governor is standing firm against ordering any additional restrictions and lashed out at President Joe Biden.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is reported to be regretting signing a bill that banned local mask mandates and has called for the law to be amended so school districts can set their own rules. Meanwhile, CNN reports on an Arkansas hospital so short on nurses it's offering a $25,000 sign-up.
It took about a year to reach 100 million cases, but only six months to double that.
Experts project that the current covid surge could peak later this month. But that depends in large part on vaccinations — as does protection against any future variants.
The company made the change over recent weeks. In a statement, it touted the efficacy of the Johnson & Johnson covid shot, but CNBC notes this vaccine has had a muted reception in the U.S. compared to the Pfizer or Moderna shots, which CVS is still distributing in its pharmacies.
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