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Other news from states across the nation touches on drug affordability, HIV, the Minnesota health clinic shooting, homelessness and more.
Women more often drive lighter, smaller cars than men. The findings suggest that car-safety researchers may need to build crash-test dummies that better account for physical differences.
Roche's intravenous drug tocilizumab reduced the need for a mechanical ventilator and shortened the length of hospitalization, Stat reports. Other pharmaceutical and biotech news is on the opioid settlement as well as a Fresenius Kabi unit, Amicus Therapeutics, Pacific Biosciences and more.
Other health care industry news is on how to improve the vaccination process, what Amazon is doing to curb covid outbreaks among its workers, Health Policy Valentines from KHN and more.
The so-called conscience bill would allow medical workers to not provide health care services based on their personal beliefs. Opponents warn that such legislation would encourage discrimination and limit access to care.
The Washington Post and Politico report that today President Joe Biden will rescind previous waivers granted by the Trump administration to 10 states that allowed them to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries. Such mandates had only been enacted in three states and are locked up in court challenges.
Also: The governor of Florida says he'd fight any "unconstitutional" covid travel restrictions; a North Carolina man has been charged with threatening to kill President Joe Biden; and more.
As the CDC prepares new guidance, the White House has faced criticism for mixed messages on its position related to opening more in-person schooling.
While identified variants' response to existing vaccines is already an area of concern, vaccine makers must also look further ahead to new ways the coronavirus could change.
Some Americans scrambling to score a shot are searching for any intel about distribution sites that may have "extra" doses thawed and available to people who are not yet eligible. And everyone trying to get vaccinated should be on the alert for scams.
Dr. Anthony Fauci expects the covid vaccination rate to ramp up during March and that the U.S. will reach "open season" by April. Meanwhile, news outlets report that while the rollout improves there is a cost for pharmacies and low-income communities.
The Associated Press obtained records that show 9,056 patients recovering from the coronavirus were directed to nursing homes by New York state in the early days of the pandemic. And an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo admits that his office "froze" the data.
The latest deal secures 200 million more covid vaccine doses from Pfizer and Moderna, to be delivered by the end of July. While that provides enough for every adult American in the country, President Joe Biden says there are still distribution obstacles to fix.
Low blood oxygen levels and lung infiltrates caused by the coronavirus prompted considerations of putting then-president Donald Trump on a ventilator last October, The New York Times reports.
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