First Edition: July 14, 2021
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services doesn't expect to make a final decision on the $56,000-a-year drug until next year. And some Democratic lawmakers want to review the FDA's controversial approval process for the treatment.
As Europe struggles with covid hotspots related to the delta variant, two nations are requiring all health care workers to be vaccinated. France boosted restrictions for non-vaccinated citizens, prompting a rush to get shots. Germany, Turkey and Israel are also in the news.
Meanwhile, North Carolina has a bipartisan bill to make medical marijuana legal with limits; California's new covid rules in schools stoke controversy; a lawsuit alleges that pesticides led to brain damage in kids; and more.
The new data on food insecurity came from the United Nations on Monday. Meanwhile, Biden administration monthly payments are set to begin heading to families with children and California plans a new $100 billion recovery plan that includes rent relief.
Stat reports that though telehealth is here to stay, some state-issued emergency rules and insurer policies that were applied during the pandemic are being rolled back. The Houston Chronicle reports on calls for tech to also enable more in-person care.
The World Health Organization has moved to curb experiments that might result in the birth of more gene-edited humans. An advisory panel released new standards, and urged the WHO to stand by a 2019 statement from its director-general to halt dangerous experiments.
Stat News reports on President Joe Biden's little-noticed move related to “march-in rights.” Meanwhile, hospital groups raise concerns about another just-released order. And the federal government faces a challenge in keeping up with China on scientific research.
Undark reports on the "curious union" between surface disinfectant maker Clorox and Cleveland Clinic and the CDC Foundation. Other reports note the gender disparity in getting a vaccine and dying from covid, and a study showing vaccines protect at-risk patients.
The Department of Health and Human Services spending bill was advanced by House Democrats, excluding the Hyde Amendment to ban federal funding for abortions. Meanwhile, three senators promote a Medicaid-like plan to cover states that refused expansion while Democrats finalize a spending bill that would include Medicare dollars.
As every state experiences a spike in new covid cases, driven in large part from the delta variant, some hot spots are already seeing increased hospitalizations that match or exceed the winter surge.
The Biden administration is increasingly critical of lawmakers who aren't helping to encourage covid shots. And Dr. Anthony Fauci voiced horror over celebrations at a conservative gathering in relation to the U.S. falling short of vaccination goals.
Guillain-Barré syndrome is rare in the general population, and most people eventually recover. As some reports link cases to side effects from Johnson & Johnson's covid vaccine, the FDA is adding a warning to the shot label.
The World Health Organization pushed back on efforts by Pfizer and other vaccine makers to promote covid booster shots. The organization also warned against mixing and matching vaccine types and confirms protections vaccines offer against the delta variant. Israel, meanwhile, started giving third shots to vulnerable patients.
After the Monday meeting, U.S. officials said more data is needed and reiterated that those who are fully vaccinated do not need a booster, at least not yet.
And other news on aging and nursing homes comes out of Ohio, New York, Florida and Washington.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers take on these various public health topics.
Among states that offered federal covid relief to workers, decisions over how much money and who got it were very different place to place, the AP reports. Eviction protections, West Virginia surgical residencies and illegal pot farms in California are also in the news.
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