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After a surge of early voting across the country, election officials now brace for Election Day and in-person voting altered by the coronavirus.
Conflict Rife Among Trump’s COVID Advisers
Dissension among the White House coronavirus advisers is hampering efforts to fight the pandemic. Much of the blame is placed on Scott Atlas, who advocates for a passive herd immunity response and no masks.
Trump, Biden Paint Dire Pictures Of Pandemic’s Future If The Other Is Elected
Donald Trump tells his supporters that more lockdowns are in store if Joe Biden wins the White House. Meanwhile, Biden says the situation will get even worse under Trump who “continues to lie to us about the circumstances.”
Issues Of Violence And The Pandemic Command Trump’s Trip To Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — recently the target of a kidnapping plot related to her coronavirus lockdown orders — charged that President Donald Trump is “inciting this kind of domestic terrorism” after he seemingly encouraged chants of “lock her up” at a Saturday campaign rally in the state.
No Vaccine Yet, But States Organize Distribution Plans
They also want $8.4 billion from Congress to pay for the rollout.
Judge Stops Trump Administration From Stripping Food Stamps At Time When So Many Are Hungry
A Department of Agriculture rule would have slashed benefits for as many as 700,000 Americans. A federal judge struck it down Sunday, saying that the Trump administration failed to provide adequate justification or acknowledge the impact of such a change during the pandemic.
CMS To Penalize Labs Taking More Than Two Days To Process COVID Tests
In an effort to speed up the delivery of COVID-19 test results, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will pay less to labs that take longer than 2 days.
CVS and Walgreens To Distribute Vaccine to Nursing Homes
Two large national pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, have agreed to distribute COVID vaccine to nursing homes at no cost. Meanwhile, CVS says it will hire 15,000 people, 10,000 of them pharmacy technicians.
No Vaccine Application From Pfizer Before The Election, CEO Says
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says his company’s mid-October target to apply for FDA emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has shifted to mid-November, at the earliest.
‘Third Wave’ Set To Swamp US; Planet Hits 40M COVID Cases
Health care professionals brace for the fall resurgence’s influx of new coronavirus patients — and worry that the winter will be even worse. Meanwhile, the global tally of infections passes 40 million.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Different Takes: Magical Thinking, Fear, Self-Promotion Won’t Save Lives
Opinion writers express views about these approaches to the pandemic and others as well.
Editorial writers focus on these health care topics and others.
Longer Looks, Part 2: Even More You Might Have Missed
This week’s selections include stories on smallpox, Subway bread, the importance of plants in medicine, cancer, gun deaths and NASA. Also, The Marshall Project takes a deep dive into why police dogs in Indianapolis are biting people at a rate unseen in the other largest 19 U.S. cities.
Canada: No Reopening Of Border Until U.S. Controls Infections
Global news is on travel restrictions in England, Spain, France and Italy; a tentative, partial reopening between New Zealand and Australia; and more.
Deep Cleaning: Houston Voting Site Closes For One Hour
News is from Texas, Rhode Island, Florida, Iowa and California.
DeVos Applauds Efforts To Keep Arizona Schools Open
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who toured with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, said families deserve options for learning despite an uptick in cases. More school news is from New York, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Indiana and elsewhere.
Airline Study: Threat Of COVID On Planes ‘Virtually Non-Existent’
The Department of Defense partnered with United Airlines in the six-month study. Other public news reports are on rapid tests, public restrooms, premature births, a teen who tested negative but then spread infection to 11 relatives, nursing homes and more.
Scrubs Company Apologizes To Women, DOs For Video, Poor Judgment
News is on an offensive video from FIGS, how a doctor’s bias impacts care, the future of telemedicine, home health aides and more.
People With Type O Or B Blood May Have Advantage Against COVID
These patients spent, on average, 4.5 fewer days in intensive care than those with Type A or AB blood. The latter group averaged 13.5 days in the ICU and was more likely to require ventilators.
