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Keeping those seats empty more than halves the risk of covid exposure. Separately, a study links inactivity with an increased risk of covid death, and worries rise that pandemic loneliness is increasing risks to health and lifespans.
As North Dakota notes its covid variant case count has doubled this month, and the unexpected rise of infections in Maine's small towns confounds expectations, the AP reports that more state shutdowns to prevent the virus spreading are unlikely.
News outlets in North Carolina, California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas report on the impact of temporarily halting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The suspension of the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine slows down the already-slow vaccination efforts, and some state officials worry it will add to vaccine hesitancy. The Biden administration said it is accelerating use of other vaccines.
The Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine pause will likely last at least another week after the vaccine experts that advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delayed any decision. Many members said they need more information and data to assess safety protocols.
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For the first time, Canada has more daily covid cases, as a percentage of its population, than the United States. Hospitals are stressed as more patients arrive.
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In other covid news across the states, Baltimore's vaccination efforts are reaching more vulnerable residents, a report highlights how having covid relates to getting medical parole and young Minnesota wrestlers catch covid at a South Dakota event.
A federal appeals court ruling backing an Ohio law that prohibits abortions because of fetal Down syndrome also challenges Supreme Court decisions. In other non-covid news from around the country, more syphilis in California, more overdoses in Maryland and more groundwater contamination elsewhere.
Johnson & Johnson will delay its European vaccine rollout, Denmark says it found a link between AstraZeneca's vaccine and rare blood clots and the EU Commission intends to end contracts for both companies' vaccines.
A federal appeals court agrees with the Federal Trade Commission that a 2010 deal between Endo International and Impax Laboratories to delay a generic version of Endo’s painkiller for three years in exchange for $112 million was anti-competitive. And drug makers try to prepare for the next viral pandemic.
Other research results are reported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment for covid, the covid-related inflammatory syndrome that affects some children and Zoom burnout.
Connecticut legislators consider extending Medicaid coverage to undocumented immigrants in that state while in Virginia, legal immigrants get coverage. Also, Arkansas' Medicaid expansion is in jeopardy while a ballot initiative is launched in Mississippi.
Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die during pregnancy than white women, in what Vice President Kamala Harris called a "maternal health crisis" during a roundtable event. Separately, reports note the pandemic effect on fostering babies and innovations in pregnancy tests.
Vaccine hesitancy among Black and Hispanic Americans is highlighted in reports from Roll Call and Bloomberg. Home health workers, Stateline notes, are lagging behind other health care workers' vaccination rates.
The outspoken comedian and director says the Department of Veteran Affairs is obstructing care for those affected by burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Another star, Mark Ruffalo, joins efforts for legislation on toxic chemicals. And the House moves to avert Medicare sequestration cuts.
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