School Reopening Plans In Chicago And California Stuck In Limbo
On Monday, the possibility of a teachers' strike grew in Chicago after last-minute negotiations stalled.
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Pentagon Halts Plan To Give Covid Shots To Guantanamo Bay Prisoners
The prospect of the detainees, including accused 9/11 ringleader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, getting vaccinated before most Americans prompted outrage, the Washington Examiner reports. Other global news is from the E.U., U.K., Israel, Australia, China, Lebanon and elsewhere.
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Wanting More Proof, FDA Delays Decision On Alzheimer’s Drug
The government had initially said it would decide by March 7 whether to approve aducanumab, but the agency has pushed it to June 7.
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Demand For Home Care Workers Has Risen 125% Since March, NAHC Says
More families are turning to home care workers because it's "probably [a] more protective environment ... for individuals that are trying to avoid the virus," said William Dombi, president of The National Association of Home Care and Hospice.
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Lack Of Trust, Access Creates Chasm Between Blacks, Whites In Rollout
Some states, including Oregon and Texas, are considering prioritizing people of color in the next rounds of vaccinations, The Hill reports.
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Life Insurers Start Screening For Covid; College Campuses Launch Testing Labs
Meanwhile, those who are frustrated with slow government testing eye ways to provide it for their communities.
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Biden Administration Delays Trump’s Drug Pricing Rebate Rule For A Year
Prohibiting pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers from negotiating prescription drug rebates is one of three Trump administration regulatory actions that the Biden administration is pausing.
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Biden To Meet With GOP Senators On Compromise Relief Proposals
Both sides talk today as a group of 10 Republican senators push President Joe Biden to negotiate a bipartisan package.
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Vaccine Sites Close As Snowstorm Looms
News reports look at doses deemed safe in Vermont, a protest that delayed vaccinations outside Dodger Stadium and more.
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Nearly 100K Died In January; Spread Of Variants Signal ‘Race Against Time’
On the good news front: Hospitalizations are dropping from their peak. But health officials warn that any progress may be reversed by the spread of mutant coronavirus strains and that the vaccination pace needs to pick up.
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Study Suggests Timing Of Covid Shot During Pregnancy Could Be Key
A study published Friday in JAMA Pediatrics found more evidence that women are not only transferring covid antibodies to their fetuses but also transferring more if they are infected earlier in their pregnancies.
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CDC Expands Travel Mask Mandates; TSA, Police Empowered To Enforce
It will be a federal offense for anyone over the age of 2 to not wear a face covering on airplanes, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares. CDC also specified types that don't qualify: face shields, bandanas, masks with exhalation valves and ones that are too big.
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Vaccine Roulette: Pickiness Over Maker Of Shot Could Delay Rollout More
It's remarkable that there are multiple covid vaccines at all — yet the differences in efficacy and number of doses prompts some people to hold out for the one they want, which could further complicate the sluggish vaccination process.
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First Edition: Feb. 1, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Different Takes: Pulling Out All Stops To Get Vaccines In Arms; Earning Trust; Jumping In Line
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on covid-19, diversity in clinical trials, home exercise equipment and more.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On Slowing Down Transmissions, Dangers Of Evolving Variants
Editorial writers express views on the urgent need to monitor new worldwide variants and other pandemic topics.
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Nursing Home Report: New York Undercounted Deaths By 50%
The Attorney General's report says the death count didn't include residents who were transferred to hospitals and deaths of other residents. News reports look at a growing frustration about reopening schools; finding vaccines in California; and more.
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Pentagon To Offer Vaccine To Prisoners At Guantanamo Bay
Meanwhile, the death toll in Mexico becomes the third-highest. News is also from Germany, Belgium and China.
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Republicans Pressure Biden To Back School Reopenings
Citing the latest CDC findings, Republican lawmakers want President Joe Biden to support in-person schooling. The White House wants more funding for safety precautions, which are included in its stimulus proposal.
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