Judge Upholds Charges Against Former Michigan Governor In Flint Water Case
Rick Snyder, a Republican who served until 2019, is charged with failing to timely declare an emergency in Flint despite corrosion in its water supply.
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Rick Snyder, a Republican who served until 2019, is charged with failing to timely declare an emergency in Flint despite corrosion in its water supply.
In other news, the FDA is looking into how drug names impact public and medical profession perceptions of a drug's efficacy, and shareholders push back against AmerisourceBergen's large-scale payments to its CEO and management.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is facing calls to issue new safe-distancing guidelines, possibly lowering the current 6-foot limit, as schools begin to reopen. And new data shows that Florida's in-person learning did not translate to covid hotspots in schools.
The analysis, published Thursday, examined prescriptions given to more than 1,500 patients at nearly 200 hospitals between May 1 and Sept. 30 of 2015.
Patients taking low-dose aspirin had less-severe coronavirus outcomes, including lower requirements for ventilation. Meanwhile, the WHO has announced it may have found where the virus began.
States like California, Florida, Oregon, Arkansas and Michigan continue to report ups and downs in the vaccine distribution flow.
In other news, Missouri and Maryland expand their covid vaccine eligibility; Atlanta Hawks staff and players get vaccines; and many medical workers still have doubts about getting a shot.
The past month has seen lower covid case numbers nationally, but concerns grow that an uptick reported in more than a dozen states is a warning of an incoming wave. Experts note herd immunity has not been reached yet and restrictions are still required.
"I totally disagree with you," Dr. Anthony Fauci responded to Sen. Rand Paul's assertions that vaccinated people wearing masks is "just theater" because they can't be infected. Fauci explained that risks remain from variants and future changes to the virus.
Lawmakers and other prominent Asian Americans testified about issues with complicated public health ties, including the covid crisis, violence against women, gun laws as well as racial disparities in the U.S. health care and criminal justice systems.
When he took office, President Joe Biden pledged to improve the covid vaccine rollout in order to reach that mark within his first 100 days. The nation is set to hit it today -- 40 days ahead of the target.
The plan to send 2.5 million doses to Mexico and 1.5 million to Canada is expected to be announced Friday. AstraZeneca's vaccine is not currently authorized for use in the U.S., which has a large stockpile that the international community has urged the U.S. to share.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was approved in a 50-49 vote as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
About 30,000 people live in the British territory that borders Spain. Its small size and steady stream of vaccine doses from Britain worked in its favor. Other global news is from Mexico, France, New Zealand and elsewhere.
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The nurse at Wedgewood Healthcare Center allegedly wrote about the incident in social media posts. "I asked him on day 4 ... do you want me to take all this off for you and let you go and fly with the angels and he said yes," she wrote. She did not have orders to remove the mask.
The official announcement said President John Magufuli died of heart complications. Magufuli had railed against masks and said that God had helped the country eliminate the virus. As vaccine rollouts began, he also discouraged his Health Ministry from securing doses for Tanzania, The New York Times said.
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