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The Biden administration put the company in charge of its own manufacturing after a contractor ruined 15 million doses. The company's one-shot covid vaccine has become the favorite among groups reaching the homeless.
Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm says yes, but infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says likely not, because of the recent increase in vaccinations.
As if people needed any encouragement from the CDC: More people passed through airports Friday than at any time during the pandemic.
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It's just not going well in Europe and even Canada has its troubles, this time with travelers into the country. Then there is India, hitting its second wave.
It appears likely that vaccinated seniors will be ready to hit the road but CNBC offers the caution that before travelling, they should check the specifics of their insurance regarding emergency and routine care. Meanwhile, in a separate story, Becker's reports a rise in people waiting until they are eligible for Medicare seeking medical care.
The federal government declined to seek patents on remdesivir, which brought in $2.8 million in revenue to Gilead in a single year. Hydroxychloroquine is still being used to fight covid despite the lack of evidence it does anything. And more studies on long-haul covid.
L.A. County health officials say they could vaccinate 80% of residents by the end of June, meanwhile a report highlights Chicago struggles with rollout equality between different ZIP codes.
The Biden Administration scrapped a Trump Administration plan to tighten work requirements for food stamp recipients that would have affected 700,000 adults. Also, the results of a study on hunger in America.
The White House says that a dramatic increase in the number of drug overdose deaths happened during the pandemic. Other reports highlight the mental health impacts of suffering covid, and from working from home.
Overcrowding in HHS facilities prompted the department to ask for an extra military base for housing migrant minors. Meanwhile reports highlight the difficult situation experienced by children in custody.
Backed by federal and private investment, a series of speedy covid tests that can be administered at home is arriving as part of the effort to suppress coronavirus--particularly as variants are spreading, and in some places test numbers are shrinking.
The pace of vaccinations pick up as coronavirus variants stir fears that the United States is facing a fourth surge of covid cases.
The Biden administration's next infrastructure plan covers expanding education and health care, but CNBC notes that the President has not yet mentioned public insurance options.
The adverts, in English and Spanish, are designed to combat public hesitancy for covid vaccines and will air on network and cable TV and be promoted online throughout April.
Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci has said the U.S. may not need AstraZeneca's covid vaccine, even as more blot-clot news emerges concerning this version.
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