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Four states with the largest share of hospital beds occupied with covid patients – California, Arizona, Nevada and Georgia – are struggling to keep pace with the unprecedented surge, USA Today reports.
As cases surge, Gov. Gavin Newsom said five places such as MLB parks and entertainment sites will be used for dispensing vaccines. In Arizona, another hard-hit state, people lined up at a round-the-clock operation at the NFL stadium in Phoenix.
In other vaccine news, Pfizer and BioNTech have announced plans to boost this year's production of covid vaccine from more than 1 billion doses to 2 billion doses.
But experts say your age and overall health should play a big part in your decision, especially where supplies of the vaccine are scarce.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia announce changes aimed at accelerating vaccination rates in those areas.
News outlets look at how the U.S. was caught flat-footed in the early weeks of the vaccine rollout.
The Trump administration will announce that it is no longer holding back supplies to reserve second doses and is asking states to open up vaccinations to people 65 and older, as well as those with underlying health conditions.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion pages express views about these covid topics and others as deaths from the pandemic head toward 400,000.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Weed's smoke is also known to have the same toxic combustion products found in tobacco smoke. News reports are on the battle against heart and lung disease in rural areas, covid cases in the NBA, and more.
China, where cases are rising again, has also started administering CoronaVac. Bolivia and several other countries are expected to start rolling out vaccinations, as well. News is from South Africa, Italy and England, as well.
The research from China highlights the growing need for continued care for large swaths of populations and research into covid's lingering effects, researchers say.
The nations have conflicting research results on Roche’s Actemra and Sanofi and Regeneron’s Kevzara. The United Kingdom says the anti-inflammatory drugs significantly reduce the risk of death in covid patients needing intensive care.
Teachers who don’t show up “will be deemed absent without leave and will not be eligible for pay,” said Janice Jackson, CEO of the nation’s third-largest school district, the Washington Post reported.
CMS approved a radically different Medicaid financing system in Tennessee that for the first time would give the state broader authority in running the health insurance program for the poor in exchange for capping its annual federal funding. It's unclear if the Biden administration will allow the move to stand.
One study found New York nursing homes with unionized workers had lower covid-19 mortality rates, as well as better access to PPE and stronger infection control measures, than nonunion facilities, NPR reports.
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to release his coronavirus stimulus proposal this week, which would also extend unemployment insurance and funding for state vaccination efforts, setting up his first major legislative push with Congress.
House members were isolated in the same room as a person who has tested positive for coronavirus. Authorities haven't said how many House members were there or how long they were there.
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) includes reps from Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly and others among its executive committee members. Industry trade groups PhRMA and BIO are also among the 14,000 member companies of NAM.
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