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Under sequestration, the recent stimulus bill would have triggered budget reductions to Medicare as well as other social safety net programs. This bill pushes such cuts off until at least the end of the year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also announces hospital pricing transparency policies.
As clinical testing for Pfizer's covid vaccine enrolls children as young as 6 months old, trials at Stanford Medicine and Children's Mercy are in the news.
The CDC notes that nearly 6,000 covid 'breakthrough' infections are proof that vaccinations do work, but not with 100% efficiency. Meanwhile, reports say 300 million vaccine doses could be in the US by July, sparking hoarding worries.
Adding to the stress for some applicants, a prerecorded message on the hotline says that information they provide may be shared with the Department of Homeland Security.
As North Dakota notes its covid variant case count has doubled this month, and the unexpected rise of infections in Maine's small towns confounds expectations, the AP reports that more state shutdowns to prevent the virus spreading are unlikely.
Keeping those seats empty more than halves the risk of covid exposure. Separately, a study links inactivity with an increased risk of covid death, and worries rise that pandemic loneliness is increasing risks to health and lifespans.
The suspension of the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine slows down the already-slow vaccination efforts, and some state officials worry it will add to vaccine hesitancy. The Biden administration said it is accelerating use of other vaccines.
News outlets in North Carolina, California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas report on the impact of temporarily halting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine pause will likely last at least another week after the vaccine experts that advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delayed any decision. Many members said they need more information and data to assess safety protocols.
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Opinion writers tackle these Covid and vaccine issues.
Editorial pages address these various public health issues.
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For the first time, Canada has more daily covid cases, as a percentage of its population, than the United States. Hospitals are stressed as more patients arrive.
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Johnson & Johnson will delay its European vaccine rollout, Denmark says it found a link between AstraZeneca's vaccine and rare blood clots and the EU Commission intends to end contracts for both companies' vaccines.
A federal appeals court ruling backing an Ohio law that prohibits abortions because of fetal Down syndrome also challenges Supreme Court decisions. In other non-covid news from around the country, more syphilis in California, more overdoses in Maryland and more groundwater contamination elsewhere.
In other covid news across the states, Baltimore's vaccination efforts are reaching more vulnerable residents, a report highlights how having covid relates to getting medical parole and young Minnesota wrestlers catch covid at a South Dakota event.
Other research results are reported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment for covid, the covid-related inflammatory syndrome that affects some children and Zoom burnout.
Connecticut legislators consider extending Medicaid coverage to undocumented immigrants in that state while in Virginia, legal immigrants get coverage. Also, Arkansas' Medicaid expansion is in jeopardy while a ballot initiative is launched in Mississippi.
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