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And Dr. Anthony Fauci said that many Americans are "misinterpreting" the new mask guides, thinking they give the OK for unmasking. The New York Times reports on Dr. Wu Lien-Teh who's credited with helping promote mask wearing as a public health tool in the 20th Century.
Stat reports that Emergent BioSolutions "already knew" of manufacturing quality issues even as it earned $27 million monthly for covid vaccines. Executives defended the company before a congressional panel, and said they could resume making J&J doses within days.
Particularly in nursing homes, that were hit so hard during the early days of the pandemic.
Data from the CDC, that it didn't want to release, shows that vaccination rates lag for Black Americans and Hispanic Americans. Vaccines for children are doing better.
Pfizer and Moderna's CEOs say a third "booster" shot may be needed as early as September for people who've had their initial two doses. The third dose may be needed to maintain the vaccine's efficacy against covid. The U.K. has just begun a trial of such boosters.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers tackle Covid, monoclonal antibody therapies, vaccines and pandemic issues.
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Among the war damage was Gaza's one covid testing lab. In other world news, Japan is still committed to holding the Summer Olympics despite pleas from its doctors to cancel.
Scientists try to understand the variant that might be behind the fast and uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus in India. Nepal is also getting hit.
Concerns are raised about the security of drug makers' computer systems.
If prisoners decline a covid test, a California prison has been asking them to waive liability for illness or death, a move deemed "unethical" by medical experts. Separately, West Virginia boosts benefits in a nutrition program for women and children, and a Virginia doctor is sentenced to 59 years for performing unneeded surgery.
As Stat reports, several billion-dollar scale startups are expanding their digital efforts to improve mental health. Separately, lawmakers worry about Facebook's link to depression and reports suggest California districts are spending aid cash on existing employees instead of expanding counseling services.
Meanwhile, Tennessee lawmakers made the state the second to pass a bill limiting health care for transgender minors; Texas considers health care in higher education construction plans; and Mississippi rules against a voter-approved medical marijuana program.
PBS' Frontline and NPR launch a special report that dives into how hospitals that serve lower income groups fared during the covid pandemic and disproportionate impact on communities of color.
AbbVie's CEO faced questions from lawmakers on the increased prices of anti-inflammatory drug Humira and cancer drug Imbruvica during a House hearing Tuesday. The Democrats want the FTC to investigate. The House also passed a hate crimes bill and a group of Republicans rebel against floor masking rules.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says colon cancer screening should start for Americans age 45 and up because colorectal cancer is affecting younger adults than previously. In other news, Google demonstrates an AI to analyze skin conditions, and organic meat is found to have fewer drug-resistant microbes.
The Supreme Court's decision to hear a challenge to a new Mississippi abortion law could have a wide impact. Also, a visit to the Mississippi clinic at the center of the Supreme Court case.
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