New Surge: Rare Covid Infection In Children Can Be Dangerous
More than 2,000 cases exist in 48 states and most children recover, but cases have been increasing since October. News reports are on how covid impacts eyes, the immune system, and more.
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More than 2,000 cases exist in 48 states and most children recover, but cases have been increasing since October. News reports are on how covid impacts eyes, the immune system, and more.
Officials say passage of President Joe Biden's relief bill would greatly benefit federal efforts to identify and track variants, which are lagging behind other countries.
“No one should go to jail for a drug offense. No one should go to jail for the use of a drug, they should go to drug rehabilitation,” President Joe Biden said.
In an effort to keep people in their homes during the pandemic, the Biden administration extended the policies until June 30. A further extension of the eviction moratorium past March was not included in the action.
During a town hall in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden clarified his first 100-day plans: "I said open a majority of schools in K through eighth grade, because they’re the easiest to open, the most needed to be open in terms of the impact on children and families having to stay home."
Other news on the vaccine rollout is from New York, Georgia, Virginia, Iowa and elsewhere.
“We got [Pfizer and Moderna] to move up time because we used the National Defense Act to be able to help the manufacturing piece of it, to get more equipment,” President Joe Biden said of his administration's efforts to ramp up vaccine production.
Dr. Anthony Fauci also revised his previously more optimistic vaccination timeline to one more in line with President Joe Biden's estimate.
The Biden administration anticipates "widespread" disruptions to covid vaccine shipping due to a series of winter weather events.
About 90 people ages 18-30 are expected to participate in a "human challenge" that will take place in a hospital isolation unit in London, according to the Lancet. An ethics committee still needs to approve the trial. Other global news is from the E.U., France, Japan and Canada.
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The Dan David Foundation also honored Americans Carl June and Steven Rosenberg for their work in cancer research. Other global developments are from the World Health Organization, China, North Korea, Singapore and Guinea.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged some fault in nursing home deaths. Other news of a strained public health system includes a top Florida official resigns, Alaska's troubles, meat-packing probe and South Dakota governor's dubious claims.
News reports also look at a slowdown in children's dental visits and in cases of the flu, and more.
In other industry news, Trinity Health's plan to shut down a Southside Chicago hospital is criticized by top state officials and yet another medical data breach.
A judge in Hawaii orders Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi to pay the state more than $834 million for illegally marketing the blood-thinning drug Plavix.
The data for the 12-month period ending last June showed 81,003 deaths, a 20% increase over the previous year. Separate research found that weekly counts of all drug overdoses were up to 45% higher in 2020 than in 2019.
The new study looks at two supplements, also taken by many to fight common colds, that started disappearing from market shelves. Other news reports look at blood thinner benefits, new research centers at Tulane and more.
The long-anticipated guidance released Friday sets standards for community spread that few places in the U.S. currently fall under, disappointing many eager for school to quickly reopen in-person learning.
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