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A war on covid? The U.S. Army has started limited human trials of its own covid vaccine, hoping it will combat virus variants. Elsewhere, states report expanding vaccine rollout plans, but some places encounter bumps in the process, and vaccine shopping becomes a thing.
As you might expect: crowds. But in some places, supply exceeds demand.
From the WHO to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, officials are stating their opposition to the idea of mandating proof of covid vaccination status. Texas and Utah have gone further and moved to actually ban vaccine passports.
About 1 in 8 of the patients were diagnosed for the first time with such an illness, most commonly anxiety or depression, Stat reports.
The study of children who developed the serious inflammatory illness included almost 1,800 cases reported to the CDC from March 2020 through mid-January.
The White House did not say how it intends to get remaining states to move up their timelines from the earlier May 1 goal.
As different covid variants are reported in cases across the country, the AP says that New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of new covid cases over the most recent seven-day period.
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As a covid uptick in India takes the daily infection rate past 100,000, variants like P.1 cause worry in Peru and the Philippines is suffering a huge surge, it's estimated 3 million people have died as a result of the pandemic coronavirus.
Data from a new study says non-profit hospitals spent just 2.3% of total expenses on free services for the disadvantaged, versus 3.8% for for-profit providers and 4.1% for government-run services.
The Wall Street Journal reports on novel neurological treatments to help people suffering from long covid. Meanwhile, worries emerge about athlete heart-health after covid, and campylobacter infections from raw milk affect people in Washington state.
In other news across the states, Arkansas' governor vetoes a bill banning health care access by trans youth, Ohio consolidates its pandemic orders and keeps mask requirements, and reports say only about half of children at risk in Massachusetts are visited by child welfare.
From Maryland to Wisconsin, millions more adults are now eligible for the covid vaccine. But not all jurisdictions have opened the ranks to anyone older than 16.
Meanwhile, Walgreens is switching its second-dose vaccine schedule from four weeks down to the recommended three-week time frame; Dr. Anthony Fauci says covid vaccines are likely safe during pregnancy; and work progresses on new, hopefully cheaper, vaccines.
The drug is the first new one for child ADHD approved in more than a decade. Separately, the FDA has turned down a request to expand use of an anti-psychosis drug to include dementia sufferers. Elsewhere a Utah pharmacist is sentenced for illegally importing hydroxychloroquine.
Smith is the former director of the U.S. Agency for International Development. In other White House news, U.S. officials reportedly are helping AstraZeneca find a new manufacturing partner after the mix-up at Emergent BioSolutions' plant in Maryland.
Also, covid vaccinations for passengers or staff are not going to be mandated for cruise companies as they return to business, according to the CDC. But flagship Middle East airline Qatar says vaccine passports are likely to be required across the industry.
Leading epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm is now questioning his previous advice: "All the things that we had planned for about kids in schools with this virus are really no longer applicable. We've got to take a whole new look at this issue."
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