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High Court Shifts To Right As Barrett Plays Decisive Role in COVID Ruling
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Wednesday to bar New York from reimposing limits on religious gatherings. Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed Thursday that the ruling was “moot” because the groups are now out of the most-restrictive tiers. Still, the ruling was the first significant indication of a rightward shift since Justice Amy Coney Barrett took the bench last month.
Lower Medicare Drug Costs Could Pose Serious Challenge To Providers
But Modern Healthcare points out the new Trump administration rule seeking to benefit patients will likely be challenged in the courts.
Republican State Senator Learns He Has COVID At Meeting With Trump
The president, who announced Oct. 2 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, may still be reaping the benefits of COVID antibodies. But scientists still aren’t sure how long they protect people from getting infected a second time.
Canada Restricts Export Of Prescription Drugs In Limited Supply
In response to a new U.S. rule allowing the bulk import of certain prescriptions drugs, Canada moves to safeguard its access to medications in shorter supply.
Worries High Over COVID Spikes As Thanksgiving Travelers Head Home
Determining the severity of new infections acquired during Thanksgiving gatherings will take at least four weeks as the virus runs through its cycle. To try to contain the spread even further, some experts recommend that travelers quarantine and get tested.
Who Gets The Shots First? CDC Panel Set To Vote
With available early batches of COVID-19 vaccine limited, a CDC panel of advisers will meet Tuesday to hammer out recommendations on who will get inoculated in the first wave.
First Doses Of Pfizer’s Vaccine Arrive In US By Chartered Flights
The trip from Belgium is the first step in a complex supply chain required to manufacture, transport and store the vaccine in anticipation of FDA emergency use authorization.
‘A Really Dangerous Time’: Task Force Warns Of Huge Surges Coming
Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, Surgeon General Jerome Powell and testing czar Brett Giroir all pleaded with the public to battle COVID fatigue and double down on precautions over the next few weeks.
Moderna Applying Today For FDA Approval Of 94%-Effective Vaccine
Moderna released final testing data that shows its vaccine to be 94.1% effective. Of the few trial participants who contracted COVID-19, a “remarkable” zero developed a severe form of the disease.
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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. Our Thanksgiving edition includes stories on COVID, Down syndrome, the world’s most premature twins, chemicals in children’s toys and Obamacare.
Duchess Of Sussex Reveals She Had A Miscarriage
The former Meghan Markle opened up about her and Prince Harry’s loss this summer in a candid opinion piece for The New York Times.
Drug Abuse Treatment Plan Follows Decriminalization Effort
Oregon must develop a drug abuse recovery system; Detroit approves the sale of recreational marijuana.
Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands In Defiance Of N.Y. COVID Rules
The celebration broke rules set by city and state officials and organizers face a $15,000 fine. In other news related to the virus; some people note their hearing loss when trying to hear others speak through masks; and the news media’s reaction to the pandemic is scrutinized.
Food Banks Struggle To Keep Up With Demand Ahead Of Holiday
At the Family Pantry in Harwich, Mass., executive director Christine Menard said dozens of people have waited before the pantry opened for free turkeys — something she had never experienced before. “This is absolutely the worst I’ve ever seen it,” she said.
Oklahoma Allows Nurses With COVID To Continue Working
But the state nurses association opposes the new rule by the Oklahoma health department. State officials said asymptomatic health care workers can only be used as a last resort during short periods of time where it is absolutely necessary.
Opioid Epidemic: Purdue Pleads Guilty
In doing so, the opioid maker admits it did not prevent prescription drugs from being diverted to the black market and that it provided misleading information to the government.
Biden’s Top Choices For HHS Floated
As expected, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy are reportedly the top choices to head the Department of Health and Human Services. In other Biden transition news: the president-elect plans Thanksgiving address; stimulus deal debated; and more.
Drugmakers Sue To Stop Trump Importation Rules
In what is likely only the first of many lawsuits to come, drugmakers are trying to prevent the states’ importation of cheaper prescription drugs.
