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Despite increasing pressure on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to "revisit" guidance on mask wearing in schools, including from pediatric groups, the CDC says it currently will not do so. Mask wearing issues on airplanes and in California, Las Vegas and Massachusetts are also reported.
Outlets report on the rise in coronavirus cases from Virginia, Maryland, Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, Texas and Alaska; plus, travel advisories and contact tracing.
Estimates place nearly 75% of the blame for the 1.5-year life expectancy slip (to 77.3 years) on covid -- but those are the overall data: 90 percent of the drop in life expectancy among Hispanic Americans came from covid. Overdose deaths also played a role in the decline.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the country was experiencing a "dramatic increase" in cases traced to the delta covid variant -- up to 83% of new cases, a rise from 50% just two weeks ago.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department, citing the surge in covid cases in the United Kingdom, raised their travel advisories to "level 4," the highest warning the federal government has made on trips to Britain.
About 70 people accredited for the Games have been identified with the virus — including a U.S. gymnast and a basketball player — but organizers say the competitions will go forward.
The rest of the (vaccinated) world will be allowed across Canada's borders starting Sept. 7. Also in the news, the White House will send 3 million Moderna vaccine doses to Guatemala; a WHO scientist worries we're moving further away from the pandemic's end; and more.
A study from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada found that covid infection rates rose during the 2020 wildfire season as smoke from other state fires reached Nevada. Ongoing wildfire risks, salmonella, lead exposure, dental care lapses and more are also in the news.
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards refused to sign the bill that bans transgender youth from participating in sports, so the legislature will meet in special session today. In Texas, the governor says he has a way to advance legislation denying teens gender-affirming care.
Kadmon is pricing Rezurock at $15,500 per month, which is comparable to other currently approved treatments for chronic graft-versus-host disease, CEO Harlan Waksal said. Other pharmaceutical industry news is on Cytokinetics, Leadiant and California Democratic U.S. Rep. Scott Peters.
A new analysis from the nonprofit Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds Black patients are more likely to suffer illnesses or injuries tied to surgical procedures than white patients of the same gender and age group. Another report looks at how hospitals are working to help people injured by gun violence.
In a proposed rule, the Biden administration is asking for sharply higher penalties for larger hospitals that don't make their pricing clear to the public. The government demands price transparency on at least 300 "shoppable" services, but a study says less than 6% of hospitals comply.
After a month of work, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set a vote for Wednesday to begin debate on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. News outlets note Republican adversaries will oppose progress on the legislation. Its fate is likely intertwined with a $3.5 trillion spending bill being promoted by Democrats that includes many provisions for health care.
There are "fundamental concerns" about Purdue Pharma's potentially unconstitutional opioid epidemic settlement plans in the Justice Department, with U.S. Trustee William Harrington even labelling the Sackler family liability releases from future lawsuits as "impermissible."
The White House legal team has indicated that thousands of federal prisoners released to home confinement during the pandemic must return to jail within a month of the official state of emergency ending. But criminal justice advocates are pressing President Joe Biden for clemency.
The advice is from the American Academy of Pediatrics and applies regardless of vaccination status. The group also advocates in-person learning and strict following of CDC guidelines. Separately, news outlets across the country cover new masking rules and debate on the matter.
President Biden and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy pleaded with Americans to get the jab. Meanwhile, nervous stock investors — who hate uncertainty — sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a freefall yesterday; if you're still hesitant to get a covid shot, do it for your 401(k).
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