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Politico calls the two-decade-long water sparsity situation a "megadrought." The New York Times notes the biggest burden of supply cuts may be in Arizona's farmlands. Meanwhile, reports say heat exposure has already led to "hundreds" of U.S. worker deaths since 2010.
A report by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission examines how voting habits changed last year. Meanwhile, a nationwide shrimp recall over salmonella is expanded; landlords raise worries in Washington; and news outlets cover mental health issues, including Naomi Osaka's press conference.
The data come from a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General. In other health industry news, UnitedHealth's merger with Change Healthcare is delayed; a report says most physical therapy patients sought care outside providers; a $35 million negligence case; and the Theranos trial.
Axios reports the share of job postings on Indeed.com requiring new hires to be vaccinated has jumped 90% in the past month. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Falcons are the first 100% vaxxed NFL team. Also: baseball, the Oklahoma City Zoo, a traveling vaccine salesman and fraudulent medical records.
The team is the first in pro football to require fans be vaccinated against covid if they want to attend home games this season. Separately, city officials in D.C. said all health care employees must get shots by Sept. 30; and museum visitors and staff in New York City must also have vaccines.
Longtime Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, who has opposed mask mandates in schools, has tweeted that he may run for the local school board. Separately, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee allowed parents to opt out of K-12 school mandates as positive covid tests among Tennessee kids are skyrocketing.
Dr. Francis Collins pointed out half-masked classrooms make no sense and data doesn't support not having to "worry about kids." Separately, an Axios-Ipsos poll shows most Americans support school and workplace mask mandates and oppose anti-mandate rules.
Almost 6,000 students and more than 300 staff members are quarantined in Florida over a covid surge, while more than 3,000 students and staff are quarantining in New Orleans. A Kentucky school district had to cancel classes, and a 16-year-old student died of covid in South Carolina as school reopened. News outlets also report on delta covid and children.
Cities in California, Texas, Florida and elsewhere are reopening sites that had closed or are adding more. In Hawaii and Kentucky, people are waiting hours or are being turned away.
Five states — Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, Oregon and Mississippi — broke records for new cases over the weekend. Meanwhile, hospitalizations of people younger than 50 have hit pandemic highs.
All previously vaccinated Americans, regardless of age or which shot they received, should get an extra jab, said sources who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of an expected announcement.
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The new travel policy, due to be implemented soon, will apply to all passengers and workers in the federally regulated air sector, plus rail and cruise ships. Meanwhile, reports say rich nations are "dipping into" the COVAX vaccine supply set up to help developing nations fight covid.
The 7-year-old died Aug. 7, suffering from the rare condition called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. In other news, 650,000 Georgians in the State Health Benefit Plan will see no health insurance increase next year; a rare bourbon collection is raffled for cystic fibrosis; and a Mississippi city tries to collect on $1.8 million in ambulance fees.
Meanwhile, the New York branch of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that a New York Presbyterian hospital wrongfully fired a nurse over union activity. Separately, CareMax and Anthem will build 50 value-based medical facilities, and Forbes reports on health care's richest self-made women.
The Wall Street Journal reports on how a recall of some CPAP and BiPaP machines is affecting sufferers of sleep apnea. An antiviral treatment for influenza, an alternative to Pfizer's recalled anti-smoking treatment and the future of pharma company Viatris are also in the news.
Officials are expected to announce the first-ever federal water shortage today for the Colorado River, which serves the water needs of 40 million people in Western states. News outlets report on how the severe drought in the West may affect farmers, small towns and power supplies.
In a letter Friday, CMS said it is giving states a full year after the covid-19 public health emergency ends to finish redetermining eligibility for Medicaid beneficiaries. Also, CMS is so far refraining from penalizing providers who haven't adjusted their price transparency rules, Bloomberg Law reports.
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