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Both the National Nurses Union and the California Nurses Association slammed the relaxed CDC guidance, saying the protective measures helped keep health care workers safer. Other public health experts worry that the sudden appearance of normalcy will set back efforts to control virus spread.
Americans who ventured out over the weekend faced a patchwork of inconsistent rules.
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India's covid crisis continues with case numbers still rising but at a slightly lower rate. The AP notes that covid misinformation is "surging" in the country, as other reports cover how officials are scrambling for vaccine supplies and trying to administer the ones they do have properly.
Three more regions in Japan have been added to the list of areas already under covid emergency orders. In other news, vaccine makers are under pressure to boost access to shots, and Ireland's health service is offline after a digital attack.
In other news, actor Eva Longoria joins a program to boost mental health services to farmworkers; the FDA has authorized the first overnight contact lenses to manage myopia; and Ohio and Georgia join the list of states that will opt out of federal enhanced unemployment benefits.
Gov. Mike Parson said the move was because of a lack of funding coming from the General Assembly. Elsewhere, Texas passes a 'heartbeat' anti-abortion bill, states consider their own bans on flavored tobacco, and the plan to house Los Angeles' Skid Row homeless hits a legal snag.
The White House announced that the funds come from the recent relief bill and will be used to hire additional public health workers and modernize the existing departments.
Meanwhile, CBS News notes the Pfizer covid vaccine is a top target of conspiracy theorists and misinformation efforts, and Fox News covers how Prince Harry "slammed" Joe Rogan for his covid misinformation efforts.
A bill that would speed up the prior authorization process and demand more transparency when insurance plans deny health provider's requests was reintroduced Thursday. Separately, Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente plan to boost hospital care in patient's homes, and Connecticut's nursing home workers postpone strikes.
Youths ages 12 to 15 lined up with their parents Thursday, eager to get their "freedom" back. Dr. Anthony Fauci also encouraged parents to get their children vaccinated.
The Biden administration's next weekly shipments of covid vaccines will not include any Johnson & Johnson doses, according to CDC reports. The early production issues at a Baltimore plant are largely blamed for the disruption.
Infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said schools should be open "full blast" five days a week. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten echoed that sentiment: “There is no doubt: Schools must be open, in person, five days a week, with the space and facilities to do so.”
Companies are also considering how to respond to the CDC's new recommendations, Bloomberg reports, with stores like Home Depot saying they'll stick twith their current mask rules -- pitching workers into an even trickier battle with non-mask wearing customers. NPR notes that that maskless shopping rules depend on where you live.
The U.S. reported more than 38,000 new cases and 802 deaths Thursday. Meanwhile, new research suggests that coronavirus may contribute to erectile dysfunction.
The CDC's sudden announcement prompted the fully vaccinated to ask if the pandemic is over for them. Others worry that it will create more confusion -- and continued confrontations -- over who is vaccinated and who is not.
The White House was quick to demonstrate public support for the relaxed CDC guidance. President Joe Biden and a group of senators first took off their face coverings during an Oval Office meeting. And then he and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the "great milestone" in Rose Garden comments.
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