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New research into "long covid" is throwing a spotlight on persistent symptoms of the disease, particularly neurological ones, amid worries that there is a serious prolonged problem to be tackled.
It's been more than three months since the government’s last announcement of a large disbursement, the Wall Street Journal reports.
A new study says covid infections among people who've been vaccinated are possible but rare. Meanwhile the IBD drug infliximab is linked to lower covid antibody counts, and CNN explores the link between beards, masks and covid risks.
As states from Texas to Georgia are rapidly expanding their covid vaccine eligibility to all residents over 16, military forces stationed overseas are reportedly frustrated at the Department of Defense's vaccine roll out.
After members of a U.S. safety board questioned AstraZeneca's new covid vaccine trial data, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the drug maker needs to "straighten" out its issues. Worries deepen that trust in the vaccine has taken a hit.
Covid vaccine maker Johnson & Johnson is given emergency authority for a pharma plant in Indiana to boost production of its single-dose covid vaccine, even as its supplies falter and the company is under pressure to deliver more shots.
Pfizer, its partner BioNTech and Moderna have scaled up production lines and are making certain raw materials themselves.
By a 57-43 vote, the Senate approved Dr. Vivek Murthy's return to a role he held during the Obama administration.
Senators reached an agreement, Stat reports, that will renew a 2% bump in what Medicare pays hospitals and other health care providers through 2021. The future of possible funding cuts to Medicare is also in the news.
President Joe Biden's speech at the James Cancer Hospital on the Ohio State University campus highlighted the ways that the relief bill cuts insurance costs for some. It's part of a mini-blitz from the Biden administration -- HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Nevada.
The Biden administration announced that Americans can sign up on an Affordable Care Act exchange for an additional three months. Meanwhile, news outlets examine the ways the recent stimulus legislation will impact consumers buying health plans.
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The vast majority of students in New York City high schools will remain learning from home, even as the city reopens campuses for the first time since November. Meanwhile, the new CDC 3-foot safety guideline will not affect Orange County, Florida, schools, who are choosing to keep spacing at 6 feet.
Elsewhere around the world, Sinovac's vaccine is declared safe for children as young as 3, and concerns deepen that the pandemic will linger if some nations take years to vaccinate.
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UCSF researchers have connected lockdowns with steady increases in weight among American citizens. In other research news, vitamin D is again linked to reduced covid risk--especially in Black patients. And distorted smell is being recognized as a symptom of long covid, even as scientists struggle to understand long haulers.
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that the near-total abortion ban was meant to be bait for the U.S. Supreme Court. In other news from Arkansas, the legislature voted Monday to require a woman undergoing an abortion to first view an ultrasound.
Even as covid vaccine eligibility expands, reports suggest the entire process is a struggle for visually impaired and homebound Americans. Meanwhile structural language issues built into the process are said to impact many non-English speakers seeking shots.
Axios reports that Sam Hazen of HCA Healthcare made $84 million, four times as much as 2019; David Cordani of Cigna made $79 million, six times as much as 2019; and Dave Ricks of Eli Lilly made $68 million, twice as much as 2019.
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