Viewpoints: J&J Recipients Deserve Booster; Faith-Based Interventions Effective In Vaccinating Hesitant
Opinion pages delve into these covid and vaccine issues.
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Perspectives: When Drug Profits Win, The Patient Always Loses
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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New Zealand Now Tracking At Least 10 Covid Cases
After detection of a single community covid case forced the country into a snap three-day lockdown, New Zealand authorities are now tracking at least 10 cases, linked to the delta surge in Australia. Separately, the U.K. authorized Moderna's covid shot for use in adolescents.
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Newsom Warns California Facing Statewide Water Restrictions
California's Gov. Gavin Newsom warned restrictions may be in place as soon as six weeks from now. Meanwhile, Axios reports how extreme heat-related illnesses may stress hospitals, and WUSF Public Media covers potential "killer heat" problems for Florida's outdoor workers.
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‘We Just Have To All Agree That This Isn’t Working’: Drug-Pricing Reform Faces ‘Pivotal’ Moment On Capitol Hill
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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Swallowing Risk For Powerful Magnet Toys Prompts Mandatory Recall
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it was pulling rare-earth magnet toys Zen Magnets and Neoballs. The move was made over the health risks from children swallowing them. Twitter, health spending disparities, psych hospital alternatives and heart rates are also in the news.
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Flaw Exposed Hospital Equipment To Hackers, But BlackBerry Kept Quiet
Politico reports a major software flaw by BlackBerry left critical hospital equipment at risk of hacking, but the company opted to keep silent for months. In other news, Dignity Health and Anthem Blue Cross sign a new California deal, a new Veterans Affairs hospital is coming to Louisville, and more.
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Sackler Family Threatens To Walk Away From $4.5 Billion Opioid Pledge
The family made the threat in court Tuesday, unless they are granted immunity from all current and future civil claims associated with Purdue Pharma. Separately, experts raise worries about a sharp rise in prescriptions of stimulants, which can be highly addictive drugs.
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Study Shows Fan-Attendance Limits Kept Football From Spreading Covid
CIDRAP reports on a new study showing NFL and NCAA games with in-person number limits were not linked to increased community spread of covid. Also in the news: a nursing home lawsuit; diabetes and covid in Mississippi; a cyberattack targeting Indiana's covid tracing system; and more.
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Florida Education Board Steps Up Threats To Schools Over Masks
The State Board of Education voted unanimously to investigate two school districts with mask mandates that defy Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban, and threatened legal action. Separately, reports say over 8,000 Florida students are already in isolation or quarantine.
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Texas Governor Tests Positive For Covid
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, an anti-masker who was fully vaccinated, is reportedly taking monoclonal antibody treatments. Social media posts show he recently attended a busy, mostly maskless Republican event. Separately, Disability Rights Texas is suing Abbott over his strict ban on mask mandates, alleging it's discriminatory.
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TSA Says Travelers Must Wear Masks Through Jan. 18
The mandate, initially set to expire Sept. 13, applies to airports and on planes, trains, buses and other public transportation. Other news on mandates is from L.A., Rhode Island and Atlanta.
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Arizona Jumps On Bandwagon, Threatens Schools That Defy Mask Ban
Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, told school districts with mask mandates that they have 10 days to rescind them or they will lose grant money. But in neighboring New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, reinstated a mask mandate for all public indoor spaces. That includes all workers at public and private schools.
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Delta Covid Dominates, Making Up Nearly 99% Of New US Covid Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday the delta variant is now responsible for 98.8% of covid cases in the U.S. Separately, the U.S. daily death count topped over 1,000 on Tuesday for the first time since March. News outlets cover delta and breakthrough covid cases.
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More People Need ICU Care In Alabama Than There Are Beds Available
Alabama Hospital Association President Don Williamson said the state is in "uncharted territory" as hospitals are overrun by covid cases. Capacity issues are also reported in Alaska, Idaho, Oklahoma and Montana. News outlets also cover hospitalization rates in Maine and Philadelphia.
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Here’s Why The Biden Administration Is Speeding Up Booster Shots
A worrying drop in vaccine efficacy over time, combined with a resurgence in cases driven by the delta variant, prompted the Biden administration to accelerate its efforts, sources told Politico.
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First Edition: Aug. 18, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Texas Hospitals Desperate For Nurses; Marijuana Legalization Should Focus On Medical Usage
Editorial pages tackle these public health issues.
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Perspectives: Will FOMO Work On Vaccine-Hesitant?; Medical Exemptions For Vaccines Mostly Fake
Opinion writers examine these covid and vaccine issues.
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A Single Covid Case Puts New Zealand Into 3-Day Lockdown
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the nationwide lockdown as authorities try to determine the source of the infection in Aukland — the country's first community case since February. Separately, the CDC has added Dominica, the island of Jersey, Turkey and Montenegro to the "very high" risk covid travel list.
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