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The company, Serum Institute of India, said the fire was restricted to a new facility it is building to increase the production of covid vaccines. News is also on China discrediting some vaccines; health care workers striking in Peru's capital; and England suffering its deadliest day.
The research enables doctors to advise patients about risks associated with a half dozen genes in addition to BRCA1 and BRCA2. News about cancer also focuses on covid, gene-controlling circadian rhythms and more.
Media outlets report on how the pandemic and new variants of the virus impact the workplace, colleges and airline travel.
Stat examined data from 30 hospitals. Industry news is also on Mark Cuban's entry into generics, Teladoc's emergence, and more.
Meanwhile, appointments in New York, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and elsewhere are being canceled or rescheduled because there aren't enough shots.
Also, news reports are on myths about covid vaccines and new vaccines under review.
With no Senate confirmation requirement, Dr. Rochelle Walensky immediately stepped into her new role directing the CDC. Acting chiefs will have to temporarily take over other key roles at HHS, CMS and FDA, though the Biden administration has not yet named all of those people.
Amazon said the company is willing to contribute its “operations, information technology and communications capabilities” to help President Joe Biden with his goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans within his first 100 days in the White House.
Seven people had allergic reactions at a drive-through clinic last week in San Diego, but officials recommended Wednesday that providers resume using the doses given how many people nationwide received the vaccine from the same lot without similar reactions, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Saying "there's no time to waste," newly inaugurated President Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders Wednesday afternoon, many of which kicked off a new covid response or addressed the financial strain the pandemic has caused and the gaps in U.S. health protections it has exposed.
In more first-day orders that reversed actions of his predecessor, President Joe Biden took steps to renew ties with the World Health Organization and re-engage in a global vaccine initiative.
The Biden administration released a 23-page covid response plan that includes 10 new executive orders to be issued Thursday. Those will invoke the Defense Production Act to require U.S. companies to manufacture more pandemic supplies and PPE, focus on reopening schools and require masks on more modes of transport. Steps to address vaccine rollout failures is also on the second-day agenda.
In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden focused on covid, climate change, racial injustice and the economic crisis with which the nation struggles and that will shape the health policy agenda for the next four years.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic issues and others.
News is on Pfizer's disappointing announcement to Canada about a delay in vaccine manufacturing; Japan's intent to vaccinate most residents before the Summer Olympics; China's decision to control a new outbreak; and more, as well.
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
Other science news is on twins who had covid, a flu vaccine road map and preemie survival rates.
Early trials of the treatment for covid indicated a 35% better chance of survival than those who didn't receive it. News is on high rates of covid in immigration detention centers, and more.
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