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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.
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.
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.
Daily U.S. hospitalizations numbers, meanwhile, have topped that 100,000 mark for over 40 days. In this new year alone, 23,000 Americans have died.
Health workers, patients with conditions like diabetes, older Americans and prison employees work through their places in the vaccine line.
The sharp spike in cases might be from a strain that has developed in the U.S., the White House committee warned the states, but the CDC says there is no evidence of a domestic variant.
And less than 300,000 have been fully vaccinated with a two-dose regimen. News outlets look at how the states are trying to fix the delays and confusion created by the nation's decentralized rollout.
From loosening states' priority rules to extracting the bonus "sixth dose" in the Pfizer vials, health officials look for ways to stop vaccines from just sitting in freezers.
President-elect Joe Biden backs a plan to release all available covid vaccine to the states in an effort to accelerate mass inoculations, relying on manufacturers to deliver enough for second doses.
While the World Health Organization approved an extension of up to 6 weeks, other scientists and health expert warn that the potential consequences from such a move are unknown and too risky,
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have contributed to a sharp rise in the number of people on the brink of starvation around the world, says the UN's World Food Programme. Meanwhile, jobless numbers continue to batter Americans as many await their stimulus cash.
The differences could influence why one twin is taller or why one twin is at greater risk for certain cancers. News is on aortic aneurysms that can be caused by the most commonly prescribed antibiotics, and more.
The state is having to ignore a law limiting the number of cases a nurse has to oversee at one time. News is on the GBMC ransomware attack, a new chief customer officer at CVS and more.
Tocilizumab and sarilumab appear to cut the relative risk of death for those in ICU by 24%.
Americans with incomes in the bottom 10th percentile who were enrolled in a health exchange plan saw income gains of nearly 19% in 2019. That number was higher for residents of states that expanded Medicaid.
The order impacts more than 8,000 people, who could have a hard time finding a substitute to Planned Parenthood since many health providers in Texas don't accept Medicaid patients because of the state's low reimbursement rates.
Meanwhile, West Virginia is outpacing the rest of the country: It has completed a first round of shots at all its long-term care facilities and has delivered the vaccine to health workers. Now, the state is administering second doses and moving on to other populations, including teachers 50 and older.
News reports also focus on the variant emerging in the U.S., including comments from Anthony Fauci that variants might impact treatments more than the vaccines.
As control of the Senate readies to shift and fallout continues from a pro-Trump mob's assault on the Capitol, the incoming Biden administration contends with the shifting political landscape.
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