More States Ease Mask Mandates Or Say They Will Let Them Expire
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Minnesota and Maryland are the latest states to reconsider or review their thinking on covid safety regulations.
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Louisiana, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Minnesota and Maryland are the latest states to reconsider or review their thinking on covid safety regulations.
President Joe Biden used yesterday's announcement on revised CDC mask guidance to urge all Americans to step up and get vaccinated. A global concert is also in the works to combat vaccine hesitancy.
The CDC revised its guidance to say that people who have completed the course of coronavirus vaccinations can exercise outside alone or with household members without a face covering. The same goes for small outdoor gatherings.
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France, Britain, the U.S. and drugmaker Gilead are just some involved in an effort to assist India battle a devastating covid outbreak--with deaths nearing 200,000. The Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo, Brussels, and Israel are also in the global news.
Oklahoma's is a "near-total" ban, while Montana's ban is for abortions after 20 weeks. Meanwhile, Ohio is set to allow transgender people to change gender markers on their birth certificates, and the AMA urges state lawmakers to block anti-trans health bills.
The Census Bureau said Monday that U.S. population growth has slowed to its lowest rate since the Great Depression. Also in the news: hepatitis, agoraphobia, Crohn's, autism and more.
Biogen's tofersen drug will be allowed for some patients dying of ALS after an important study concludes this summer. Also in pharmaceutical news: Pharma's reputation, microbiome therapeutics and a patent battle in Australia.
In other health care news, a 2-year-old gets a new heart in Atlanta; Universal Health Services says it will return its first-quarter CARES money; and researchers highlight a link between borrowing money and overall quality for hospitals.
Other covid research news takes a look at stroke risk, heart inflammation, safety at playgrounds and basketball games, fringe science and more.
Both in the content of President Joe Biden's speech and in the makeup of the audience, the coronavirus pandemic will hugely influence the Wednesday night event. Drug pricing, "human infrastructure" and other health policies are also expected to be featured.
Through funds from the recent relief bill, the USDA plan provides about $375 each to buy food for about 10 weeks over the summer break -- a time when many kids who depend on school meals can go hungry.
In a step toward becoming public and going into effect, the Labor Department sent the draft emergency workplace safety rules to the Office of Management and Budget. The covid guidelines were targeted for release on March 15.
Reports of covid outbreaks in youths, including the death of a first grader, come from Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Outbreaks linked to nursing homes and churches are also in the news.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to announce today updated mask guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Francis Collins said experts don't know the exact rate of the population that needs protection — either through vaccination or previous covid infection — but said the benchmark is likely "up there around 70, 85%."
The Biden administration will share 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca's covid vaccine -- which is currently not approved in the U.S. -- to other yet-identified nations.
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