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A study in Louisiana shows that the number of Type 2 cases of diabetes in children that required hospitalization were up more than twice during 2020, and they increased in severity. Salmonella outbreaks, HPV vaccines, worker burnout and more are also in the news.
More health experts are growing wary about the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant.
The president will head to Traverse City on Saturday as the White House celebrates progress against the pandemic, concluding a weeklong push to promote vaccination. This week, first lady Jill Biden is visiting Texas as part of this effort.
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A dose of Pfizer covid vaccine four weeks after an AstraZeneca shot causes a stronger immune response than two doses of AstraZeneca according to a U.K. study. News outlets cover the whole issue of mixing covid vaccines, as well as technology behind currently approved shots.
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It's the first full lockdown of the Australian city since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, South Africa tightens its restrictions; most infections in the UAE are linked to more-infectious variants; and India may have undercounted covid deaths by hundreds of thousands.
Meanwhile, on a Royal Caribbean International cruise in the Bahamas, two young passengers have tested positive for covid. The TSA has also reported the highest number of travelers passing though its screening processes since March 7, 2020.
A new law covers obesity surgery for state workers, including teachers and retirees. In other news, South Carolina offers free HIV and STD tests; the CDC gives Maine $7 million to prepare for future pandemics and the state's budget includes $300 covid relief payouts.
Matt Hancock was seen kissing an aide in his office in a leaked video, breaking social distancing rules he'd imposed on Britain. His replacement is reportedly keen to end the country's covid restrictions. Separately, reports say 2 million English people likely had long covid.
Stat reports that both Biogen, makers of Aduhelm, and the Food and Drug Administration are to be examined. Meanwhile, Axios reports on Aduhelm's price impact on efforts to lower prescription costs and outlines its potential impact on medical standards and budgets.
About 23% of public health care workers said they'd been targeted because of their work since the pandemic began. In other news, a new Arizona State University program is trying to attract new students to tackle a nursing shortage that's been felt particularly in rural areas.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services alerted both states on Friday that the agency is rescinding previous approval by the Trump administration to add work or job training rules for some Medicaid beneficiaries. In related news, Georgia is also delaying its plans to institute such requirements.
The drugmaker will permanently end manufacturing and sales of opioids across the U.S. It will also pay $230 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it helped fuel the opioid crisis. Syringe exchanges, medical marijuana rules and harm reduction for drug users are also in the news.
As delta-driven cases quickly rise across the globe -- including pockets of the U.S. -- alarmed public health experts weigh in on the fallout for vaccine boosters, infection rates and renewed restrictions. The common message of them all: your best shot at staying safe is to get vaccinated now.
In other news, elective surgeries are being delayed as the after-effects of covid have an impact on patients; questions are asked of a probe into covid deaths at a Massachusetts veterans home; and Utah sees a spike in covid cases and deaths.
Noting that vaccines alone aren't enough to stop community transmission of all variants of covid, the World Health Organization stressed the importance of sticking with masks. Separately, senators are pressing the CDC and TSA on when they'll update masking rules.
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