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The 106 injury claims for vaccines, hydroxychloroquine and other COVID-19 treatments remained under medical review as of March 15. In other covid research news, pre-symptomatic covid cases are linked to virus spreading, an experimental drug from Humanigen helped keep patients off ventilators, and a decades-old antidepressant may hold covid treatment promise.
The conservative-majority court will consider a request by the Kentucky Attorney General to be allowed to intervene in a court case that knocked down a Kentucky abortion law -- which would ban a surgical procedure commonly used after the 15th week of pregnancy -- after the governor declined to do so.
Drug pricing reforms in Congress will be a tempting income source to pay for Democrats' extensive wish list of spending projects. Lawmakers also urge an investigation of insulin price hikes.
This time it's Canada, which has halted use of the vaccine for people under the age of 55 because of possible side effects reported in Europe. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson will supply 400 million doses of its vaccine to the African Union.
New studies show covid vaccine hesitancy is broadly dropping across the U.S., but a report in USA Today highlights how social media misinformation may be increasing mistrust among Spanish-speakers in the U.S.
A new U.S. study shows that when covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are used in real-world applications -- when given to 4,000 healthcare workers, other essential workers -- they are 90% effective at preventing serious covid infections.
Official signatures from the U.S. and China were absent from a letter calling for future pandemic planning published in newspapers around the world. Meanwhile, worries deepen that the WHO's report on the coronavirus' source is inconclusive.
Messaging from the White House suggests that there is no federal mandate for rolling out covid vaccine passport systems, leaving the matter to the private sector. Other reports highlight the potential scam issues such passports may bring.
President Joe Biden urged states to maintain or reinstate mask mandates and for Americans to remain cautious: "This is deadly serious." At a briefing earlier in the day, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said she is "scared" over the direction the covid case numbers are taking in the U.S.
President Joe Biden confidently declared that at least 90% of U.S. adults will be eligible to receive coronavirus vaccines by April 19. States follow with expanded eligibility requirements. Meanwhile, all the "Operation Warp Speed" trappings have been jettisoned by the Biden administration.
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In other news, the FDA has cleared Amazon to develop its own brand at-home covid test; scientists may have learned why cold foods cause tooth pain; and new research suggests some human brain cells remain highly active after death.
The AP notes the number of official reports related to children's welfare, including abuse investigations, have dropped at a "staggering" rate during the pandemic. Meanwhile Dr. Anthony Fauci suggests unvaccinated children could still go to summer camp. And better air flow is seen key to safe school re-openings.
In news from across the U.S., Georgia's plan to un-lockdown ignored expert health advice; weddings in Oahu, Hawaii can now have 100 guests if they're held outside; and Florida's governor threatens to sue the CDC if it continues its summer ban on cruise ships.
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to add major changes to Medicare and drug pricing policy to a massive infrastructure bill in the works, that Democrats hope to push through via budget reconciliation.
Worry and uncertainty caused by covid may have a bigger than expected mental health toll, the Washington Post reports. Meanwhile anti-smoking efforts may have suffered due to the stress of the pandemic.
"Skyrocketing" healthcare costs during the pandemic cause concern while health systems' charity-care spending dropped. And telehealth changes could become permanent. And the FDA approves the first personalized cell treatment for patients with multiple myeloma.
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