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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.
A mixed shot of casirivimab and imdevimab, covid antibody products developed by Regeneron and Roche, is shown to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by 70% in a new study.
States from West Virginia to Arizona have announced plans to dramatically expand vaccine eligibility. In other state news: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dismisses the idea of vaccine passports, an Arizona man was arrested after holding a covid vaccine supply hostage at gunpoint and more.
Maintaining a steady supply of vaccine to the states and overcoming resistance from different groups of Americans are key to reaching the Biden administration's mass vaccination targets.
Even as the pace of vaccinations picks up, so does the U.S. seven-day average of daily new coronavirus cases. Increases of at least 5% are now reported in over half the states.
Meanwhile, lawmakers move to close a bankruptcy loophole that the Sackler family could have used to escape paying opioid settlements.
The Department of Agriculture announced a 15% bump in funding through September to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. "We cannot sit by and watch food insecurity grow in the United States," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci —the infectious-disease expert who has advised seven presidents and became a household name during the pandemic — will be featured in a new children's book.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases overnight issued an unusual statement raising concerns from an independent safety committee that AstraZeneca included outdated or incomplete data in recently announced covid vaccine trial results. The company told AP it is "looking into it."
As the Affordable Care Act approaches its 11th anniversary — a mark many thought it would never reach — news outlets look back at Republicans' efforts to repeal it and the steps President Joe Biden is taking to shore up the law.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers weigh in on mental health, vaccine inequity and more.
Opinion writers tackle these covid-19 issues.
In other news around the world, the UK has passed a covid vaccine milestone with half of all adults receiving their first shot; European countries are suffering another big wave of infections; and worries spread the pandemic has affected Mexico's battle against Chagas.
Meanwhile, the CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain has died by suicide after suffering post-covid symptoms, including severe tinnitus. Other reports note children can be long-haul covid patients, too, and research shows 17% of U.K. covid patients had a skin rash as the first symptom.
In other news from Florida: Doctors push back against allegations that the medical marijuana program is being used by people getting high for fun. Other news is from Idaho and California.
A new USA Today/Ipsos survey confirms the prevalence of attitudes that are fueling an increase in physical assaults and verbal abuse against Asian people in the U.S. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden urges Congress to pass the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act.
New data show the percentage has skyrocketed since a sales ban was overturned in 2016. In other news, experts urge caution over melatonin doses for kids and new data suggest more body fat may prevent women dying from heart conditions.
Questions swirl around the millions of J&J covid shots left in storage as the national vaccine rollout expands, stuttering in some places and succeeding in others--with some slower, steadier state plans showing the most promise.
The Wall Street Journal found that hundreds of hospitals have embedded code in their websites that prevents search engines from displaying pages with the price lists. The newspaper examined more than 3,100 sites. The previously confidential information must be disclosed under a new federal rule.
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