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More than 200 protesters showed up Saturday at a Dallas medical center, protesting the ever-growing list of medical systems that are mandating covid vaccines. On Friday in Wisconsin, the state Senate President Chris Kapenga argued health care workers should "stand up" to such mandates.
The Wall Street Journal reports on surging sales of counterfeit covid vaccine cards online in the U.S. and in Europe. Also, celebrity vaccine endorsements, covid boosters, menstrual changes from covid shots and more.
"I hope that it will be within the next few weeks," Dr. Anthony Fauci says of an expected Food and Drug Administration decision to grant full approval to Pfizer's covid shot. When it comes, Fauci expects many businesses and schools will quickly require vaccinations.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he'd made an error signing an April bill that banned mask mandates, and on Friday a judge temporarily halted the law. On Thursday, Arkansas was reported to have only 36 intensive care beds free. News outlets report on other mask rules elsewhere.
In a nearly 60-page ruling, a federal judge said Norwegian Cruise Line successfully "demonstrated that public health will be jeopardized if it is required to suspend its vaccination requirement.” Other news is on Florida's covid surge and the debate over masks in schools.
In related news, Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, now says vaccines should be required for teachers.
Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that covid circulating among unvaccinated people could mutate to form an even more infectious or deadly version of the virus than delta, including variants that defeat vaccines. Research on delta, covid reinfections and more are also in the news.
Hospitalizations are up, forcing some health systems to raise alarms over capacity, as new U.S. daily covid cases soared over 100,000 -- a level not seen in six months. Austin, Texas, was reported to have only six ICU beds available Saturday, to serve a city of 2.4 million people.
U.S. citizens are again welcome to visit our neighbor to the north, if they have received the full vaccine course of one of the four shots approved by Canada. Officials warn of travel delays as the new public health measures go into effect Monday.
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U.S.-based Novavax said yesterday it's asked regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines for emergency approval of its covid vaccine. Separately, China announced it will export 2 billion vaccine doses this year, and pay $100 million to the WHO-backed Covax program.
"People shouldn’t be living out in the streets and sidewalks … and the notion that until everything is perfect, we can’t do anything [about encampments], I completely reject," Gov. Gavin Newsom told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday.
Researchers looked at long-term pain patients trying to taper their doses and found a greater risk of mental health crisis and overdose. A separate analysis shows how opioid use across the U.S. varies by insurance coverage, with men and employed adults less likely to be prescribed.
Stat reports on a recent federal appeals court ruling about how generic drug makers can market their products. Modern Healthcare, meanwhile, reports on how health insurers allegedly use biologic shortage to boost biosimilars. Junk DNA, audits, PPE and FEMA are also in the news.
Plans for a Thursday vote were scuttled as debate over amendments extended late into the night. Earlier in the day, the Congressional Budget Office confirmed Republican complaints that the bill is not paid for and would add to the deficit. The CBO score also noted that payments to Medicare providers would take a hit.
Smaller facilities in Houston are reportedly having to send covid patients to other hospitals after being overwhelmed. Separately, Arkansas hospitals are battling staff burnout and shortages, and Stateline reports on how the mental health of health workers has been "devastated" by the pandemic.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted in a briefing that over 80% of U.S. counties already meet the community covid spread criteria to require indoor masking. News outlets also cover mask rules in Maryland and Connecticut.
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