Viewpoints: Lessons On Vaccine Passports, Double Masking, Social Distancing, Censoring
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
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Research Roundup: Antibiotic Resistance; Covid In Breast Milk; Breast Cancer; Timing Of Exercise
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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Parsing Policy: Pros, Cons Of Biden’s Approach To Reopening Schools; Trump’s Policies Created Public Health Disasters
Editorial pages focus on these public health issues and others.
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WHO Researchers: Did Covid Start Much Earlier In China?
That might help explain why covid cases appeared in Europe and the U.S. as early as November. News is on a shortage of syringes in Japan and more.
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California Bill Makes ‘Stealthing’ Illegal
Removal of a condom without consent would allow victims to pursue claims for damages, says the bills sponsor Cristina Garcia. News reports look at efforts to ban nearly all abortions in Arkansas and opposition to expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin.
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Air Pollution In Northeast Threatens Lives Of Subway Riders, Workers
News reports are also on rising levels of anxiety and depression among adults and young students because of covid and on censoring misinformation on social media sites.
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Chicago Hospital Files For Bankruptcy After State Rejected Closure Plans
The historic Mercy Hospital on the South Side of Chicago predominantly serves Medicaid patients and community groups have been fighting to keep it open.
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Diabetes Drug Shown To Aid Weight Loss For Patients With Obesity
Novo Nordisk is seeking FDA approval of semaglutide for use as a chronic weight-management drug.
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Studies Dig Deeper Into Aerosol Transmission Of Coronavirus
People who suffer from obesity appear to exhale more, increasing their rate of potentially spreading covid; researchers are looking harder at air conditioning's role in the pandemic; the EPA now says handrails and doorknobs made with at least 95.6% copper can be marketed as "virus-killing."
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It’s OK Not To Quarantine After Getting Both Doses Of Vaccine, CDC Says
Still, a man in California says he was diagnosed with covid three weeks after getting his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, Fox News reports.
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Scheduling Your Shot? Try Not To Do It Before Your Mammogram, Docs Say
Some women may get swollen lymph nodes after a vaccination, which could be confused as a sign of breast cancer. In other covid vaccination news: States and counties continue to revamp their eligibility requirements; Sam's Club and Walmart stores in Oklahoma will begin giving shots Friday; and the mass-vaccination site at Dodger Stadium has to temporarily shut down.
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AstraZeneca Vaccine Still Gets WHO’s Approval
Media outlets also report developments at Merck, Johnson & Johnson and others.
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White House To Build Mass Vaccination Sites In Texas, New York
The move is part of the Biden administration's effort to speed up vaccine distribution and reach underserved communities. Similar plans were announced in California last week. Meanwhile, the Biden administration says it also needs to ramp up efforts to detect covid variants and increase rapid testing access.
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Vaccine Resistance May Delay Herd Immunity Goals Until End Of Year
Less than half of Americans said in December they were very likely to get the covid shots, according to a new CDC study. That is far below the 70-85% vaccination rate that scientists say is needed to control the virus.
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Biden Administration Appeals To Supreme Court To Uphold ACA
The Justice Department flipped the position of the Trump administration. The request is not likely to change the outcome though of the constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act that the justices heard a week after Election Day. Court watchers have been awaiting a decision any day.
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California Reports Its First Cases Of Covid Variant Found In South Africa
U.S. spread of this strain of the coronavirus has been feared because it's more contagious and vaccine efficacy is less known. California also passed New York as the state with the most covid deaths, though it also the most populous.
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Double Up On Masking For 92.5% Protection, CDC Finds
Two is better than one when it comes to using a cloth mask. Layer it over a surgical one for far better protection, a new CDC study finds.
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First Edition: Feb. 11, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Return To ‘Normal’ After Covid Won’t Do; Centralized Health Care Is Key To Vaccine Rollout
Editorial writers focus on the unfairness of health disparities and the effectiveness of national health care in England during the pandemic.
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Different Takes: Lessons On How To Stem Rising Tide Of Overdose Deaths; Revisiting Surprise Medical Bills
Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others, as well.
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