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A bill had targeted limiting the orders during emergencies like the pandemic. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's move came a day after Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis did the exact opposite. Also in the news: anti-abortion laws, veteran medical care in Georgia and police guards in hospitals.
Fewer American women are having babies than ever since the country started tracking birth rates over 100 years ago. 2020's 4% slump in birth rate was the biggest fall in 50 years, and the pandemic may be to blame.
Many hospital doctors continue to perform unnecessary procedures and surgeries, according to the nonpartisan health care think tank Lown Institute. In the U.S., for-profit, non-teaching and Southern hospitals were associated with the highest rates of overuse, Modern Healthcare reports.
In his opening statement, lawyer Paul Farrell said McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen wrongfully “sold a mountain of opioid pills into our community, fueling the opioid epidemic." Other news is on Affinia Therapeutics, Incyte Corp., Theranos and more.
As states, cities and counties decide on their own mask rules now that the CDC has updated its guidance for fully vaccinated people, Axios reports on a poll showing many people are changing mask habits--even without getting the shot.
One organ procurement organization executive who testified before members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee described said groups like his face no consequences “for letting patients die” even as they reap huge financial gains. And one lawmaker told a story of an organ that wasn't collected because a CEO was using the organization’s jet while on vacation.
Meanwhile, the New York Times reports on how New York city dwellers are "dizzy" at the sudden shift to reopening. Separately, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' push to abandon covid protections is resisted by schools and grocery stores.
BioNTech founders and Dr. Anthony Fauci comment on what the future path of the coronavirus pandemic could look like.
That would make it the biggest-selling pharmaceutical product in the world. The company, which splits its covid vaccine earnings 50-50 with BioNTech, expects demand to continue for years.
Pfizer is planning to seek authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use of its covid vaccine on kids aged 2 to 11. The agency is expected to clear the shot for adolescents from 12 to 15 as early as next week.
To achieve the ambitious timeline -- at a time when demand for shots is waning -- President Joe Biden said: "We're going to make it easier than ever to get vaccinated." Walk-up vaccinations, community clinics and mobile units are among the strategies planned.
Up until now, covid vaccines have been distributed to the states by population. Going forward, unordered doses will stay in a federal bank from which the Biden administration can allocate to other states where demand is higher, The Washington Post reports.
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Editorial pages delve into neurodiversity in health care, menthol cigarette ban and the opioid crisis.
Opinion writers examine these Covid issues.
It will take until the end of 2022 for Moderna to deliver the shots, though. Amid ongoing hesitancy, with only around 68% of global adults saying they would get a shot, vaccine rollouts continue: Sri Lanka has just gotten its first Sputnik V batch.
As the U.S. travel ban for India kicks in, reports highlight that other developing nations are also experiencing surges. Globally, there were more new cases in the last two weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic.
Other corporate and financial news is from SafeSource Direct, Roivant Sciences, CVS Health, SmileDirectClub, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Medline and others.
In other news across the states, Idaho's transgender sports ban faces a legal challenge, and Caitlyn Jenner's stance on the issue hits a nerve in California. Meanwhile, Oregon expedites measures to provide emergency homeless shelters.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the change is part of an antitrust settlement. Other insurance news focuses on covid coverage, the ACA exchanges and racial gaps in maternity care.
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