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As the Food and Drug Administration investigates very rare reports of blood clots in six people who had the Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine, federal health agencies are recommending that states halt its usage. More than 7 million doses of the vaccine have been administered.
As still more colleges join the list of those mandating covid vaccinations before fall, a study among current students examines the longer-term impact of vaccines on covid spread. Other looming vaccine requirements are also in the news.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers analyze covid and vaccine issues.
Global health news is reported out of China, Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Israel and Bhutan.
The 5-4 vote bars the state from enforcing a rule that limits both religious and non-religious gatherings in homes to no more than three households. Other news is from Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Florida, Maine, West Virginia and Ohio.
The Department of Agriculture issued an alert about ground turkey made by Plainville Brands. In other news, your newly discovered gray hair could be pandemic-related.
A hospital chain and a nurse staffing firm sue each other over the cost of nurses during the pandemic. In other health care industry news, 3M sues a company, alleging it made fake N95 masks.
A clinical trial says a treatment using "natural killer cells" is effective against Hodgkin lymphoma. Separately, retevmo, a drug from Eli Lilly already approved for lung and thyroid cancer treatments, has shown promise in beating rare tumors found elsewhere.
Google is exploring how patients may want to manage their own medical record data with a new tool, and Microsoft is ready to spend billions of dollars to buy an AI firm that could help doctors with note-taking and help predict patient needs.
The chairman of the Federal Reserve warned that reopening the economy too quickly could lead to more covid cases that will in turn hurt the economy. "We will reopen too quickly, people will too quickly return to their old practices, and we’ll see another spike in cases.”
California says half of its adults have been vaccinated, while Wisconsin says it hit 25%. More women are getting shots than men, but that statistic may be biased by the earliest group to get shots: health care workers. And the Texas governor uses bad math to claim herd immunity.
The president proposed the creation of a medical research agency to cure cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes. He also wants $400 billion for long-term care of aged Americans.
The latest figures shows that almost 40% of Marines have declined to be vaccinated for covid-19. Some have called on President Joe Biden to mandate the shot for members of the U.S. military.
The vaccine maker revealed a week ago that its vaccine was effective in a late-stage trial in younger teens between 12 and 15. In other vaccine news, more colleges will mandate vaccines before the fall, and worries emerge that covid variants will upset school reopenings.
Despite an increasing pace of vaccinations, several states are experiencing a surge in covid cases -- and covid hospitalizations.
The drugmaker says a single shot of its monoclonal antibody treatment reduced the chances of developing covid after exposure to the virus by 81%, which suggests it could be effective as a preventive. Regeneron is now seeking FDA approval for this.
So far, the Biden administration has said that it will not allocate additional supply to hot spots while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continues to make her case. Federal officials said it would deploy other aid to increase testing.
Eight people in Georgia suffered adverse reactions to taking the J&J vaccine, causing the state to pause vaccinations — at least the third state to encounter this issue. The CDC is evaluating the situation.
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