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Different Takes: How Do We Convince The Vaccine-Hesitant?; Long Covid Is Not Psychosomatic
Opinion writers discuss these covid and vaccine issues.
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Research Roundup: Covid; How The Brain Works; CWD; Mechanical Ventilation; MERS
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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India Hits World’s Highest Day-To-Day Rise In Covid Cases
India recorded nearly 315,000 new covid cases today. Elsewhere around the world, Pfizer confirmed fake versions of its vaccine were illegally on sale in Mexico and Poland, the EU prepares a lawsuit against AstraZeneca and covid kills young people in Brazil.
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California Theme Parks To Reopen, Some Covid Limits Remain
When Disney's California parks open, about three dozen attractions at the parks will remain shut due to covid regulations, but out-of-state visitors are given the thumbs-up in new health guidelines. Elsewhere, vitamin supplements are recalled and Burning Man may mandate covid vaccines.
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North Dakota Anti-Trans Sports Bill Vetoed; Texas Bill Set To Fail
Meanwhile, Arkansas lawmakers expanded a similar law, and Tennessee's Senate advanced a "bathroom" bill targeting trans students in schools. Other reports from the states include marijuana laws and Medicaid.
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Biden Giving ACA Navigators A Huge Increase In Funds To Boost Enrollment
"Navigators play a key role in helping us educate consumers about health plan options," HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. The record-breaking $80 million amount is a sea change from the Trump administration, which slashed funding for navigators several years in a row.
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House Votes To Extend Fentanyl’s Classification As Schedule 1 Drug
Fentanyl's Schedule 1 drugs are more highly regulated and carry mandatory minimum sentencing if involved in a crime — which is an issue for some lawmakers.
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Pharmacists Are Stressed, Fatigued; OR Surgeons Worry About Surveillance
A study highlights pressures on Ohio's pharmacists. Separately, as more monitoring tech comes to the operating room, surgeons highlight this "risky" move. Climate-disaster clinical care, antibiotic development and long covid are also in the news.
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Covid Shots Are Safe For Pregnant Women, More Research Shows
In other news, people who experienced "breakthrough" covid infections after being fully vaccinated appeared to suffer only mild illness.
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Iowa Prisoners Given Too Much Vaccine; House Calls Begin In Dallas
Officials at the maximum-security prison at Fort Madison didn't say how much extra of the Pfizer vaccine the prisoners received. In other news: Dallas kicks off its first in-home vaccination program; the governors of Iowa and Pennsylvania implore residents to get vaccinated; and more.
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New Studies Show Just How Contagious Certain Covid Variants Are
The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom, is 45% more transmissible than the original covid strain, researchers say. And scientists say two California variants are about 20% more infectious than the original virus.
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Dirty Conditions, Quality-Control Problems Found By FDA Inspectors At Plant Making J&J Shots
None of the potentially contaminated Johnson & Johnson shots produced at the Baltimore Emergency BioSolutions were ever distributed, but 15 million doses had to be discarded. The latest report says more may be compromised.
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With 200M Shots Goal Met, Biden Urges Businesses To Help Get Rest Vaccinated
While marking the achievement of vaccinating 200 million within his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden warned the job is not done. As supply begins to outpace demand, the administration is offering tax incentives to encourage businesses to make getting the shot more convenient for employees.
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First Edition: April 22, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Different Takes: Vaccine Media Coverage Needs Overhaul; How Likely Is Covid Infection After Vaccination?
Opinion writers examine these covid and vaccine topics.
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Perspectives: Medicine Doesn’t Work When People Can’t Afford It
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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Viewpoints: Medical Apps Need Regulation; Assembly Bill 988 Vital for Mental Health Emergencies
Editorial writers weigh in on these public health issues.
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Indian Hospitals Low On Oxygen; New Zealand Plans National Health System
Elsewhere around the world, medical ethicists in the U.K. say terminally ill people should get access to general anesthesia, and in Mexico the president is vaccinated after "waffling" about the shot.
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Nevada One Step Closer To Easing Rules On Birth Control Prescriptions
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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