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The number of covid victims in the United Kingdom has eclipsed the number of civilians killed in World War II. Meanwhile, solidarity between the U.K. and E.U. is fraying, several nations have passed new mask rules, Holocaust survivors are receiving their first doses of the vaccine and more.
Dr. Jonathan Perlin, chief medical officer of the Nashville, Tenn.-based health system, said sharing information will "accelerate what is known about covid and its treatment, and by doing so, save lives." Names will be removed, HCA says.
The withdrawn rules come after White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain ordered a freeze on new or pending rules issued by the Trump administration.
The agency said sanitizers, if laced with methanol, can be toxic when absorbed or not effective. News reports look at a cat with covid in Arkansas, the safest masks, and falling birth rates in the U.S.
Starting today, federal health officials and scientists will take the lead on briefing Americans three times a week about the state of the pandemic. News outlets report on other aspects of the Biden administration's covid and health care plans, as well.
President Joe Biden and Democrats debate using the budget reconciliation process to push through another round of covid stimulus but it would come at the expense of bipartisanship.
Researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at data from the fall semester and found it to be "reassuring" about the dangers of covid transmission in schools when masks and distancing are employed.
Regeneron said Tuesday that its antibody cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab can prevent covid. And Eli Lilly, fresh off similar news last week, said Tuesday that a cocktail of bamlanivimab and etesevimab significantly reduces hospitalizations and deaths.
With a world population of about 7.67 billion, the global case tally suggests that about one in every 76 people has had the virus.
Continued distribution challenges are reported out of California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Iowa.
The company expects results of its phase 3 trial by next week, and once its vaccine is approved, it would be the third vaccine in the U.S. Sanofi, while awaiting development of its vaccine, says it can help manufacture Pfizer's beginning this summer.
And while distribution remains sluggish and chaotic, the demand is growing as nearly half of adult Americans say they want the vaccine.
The Biden administration wants to purchase enough additional covid vaccine from Moderna and Pfizer to inoculate all American adults by the end of summer. He also announced plans to try to smooth immediate distributions efforts to the states.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion pages look at the public health issues surrounding attempts to reopen public schools and several other health issues, as well.
The data, based on the Pfizer vaccine, is "very encouraging" news, said an official from one of the country's health groups. News reports are also from Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, parts of the European Union and Canada, as well.
As new covid variants threaten faster spreading of the virus, editorial pages focus on how long it will take to achieve herd immunity through vaccination.
The rule is meant to give consumers information about prices for medical goods and services. The fine of $300 a day isn't a strong enough incentive for hospitals, an investigation reports.
The groups collaborated on a scientific paper detailing what football players learned about covid safety protocol. In other news, Budweiser says it will skip its Super Bowl ad for the first time since 1983 and put the money toward vaccine education.
Cleanup crews say it will take a month or longer to return 57 residents to the home in Monett, Missouri. Also, Idaho votes to delay an amendment vote banning marijuana; Consumer Reports looks at challenges for safe pregnancies; and more.
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