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A division of the CDC is working to develop standards on how efficient certain masks are at blocking the coronavirus. But know this: wearing a used one can be a problem. News is on enforcing mask-wearing in 2021, the Army's new masks and more.
The test from Abbott produces results in 15 minutes. In an ongoing study, the test accurately produced positive results about 92% of the time and correctly returned negative tests 100% of the time, the company said.
Aides for the president-elect say the delay has been due to the logistics of administering it in public, rather than hesitation to get the vaccine.
The organizations are partnering for a 10-year, $100 million initiative to develop a joint undergraduate and graduate medical education program to train a minimum of 300 additional clinicians from historically underrepresented communities, Modern Healthcare reports.
All states saw their Medicaid rolls grow except Montana and the District of Columbia, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission said Wednesday.
Progress is reported on a new round of coronavirus relief talks, as lawmakers face a Friday night government shutdown deadline.
"Infants, kids, teens, young people, young adults, middle aged with no conditions etc. have zero to little risk….so we use them to develop herd…we want them infected…" wrote then-White House science adviser Paul Alexander in emails obtained during a House investigation and reported by Politico.
The coronavirus outbreak spreads with little abatement across the nation as new cases continue to surge and hospitals are overwhelmed with severely ill patients.
In other administration news, Vice President Mike Pence will receive the COVID vaccine Friday and Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt tested positive for the coronavirus.
Several thousand doses of Pfizer’s vaccine had to be quarantined in California and Alabama after storage temperatures became too cold during transport.
Medical experts will assess Moderna’s clinical trial data and offer their opinions on the vaccine — which, like Pfizer's, uses mRNA technology and requires two doses.
More people will be able to get the first batch of Pfizer's vaccine than previously believed after hospital pharmacists discovered that a vial contains enough vaccine to inoculate six or seven, rather than the labeled five.
The two workers were among 144 vaccinated at a Juneau hospital Wednesday. They both received emergency care, and only one of the cases was described as severe.
With immunization programs in U.S. nursing and long-term care homes now underway, states must decide whom to prioritize next. A CDC advisory panel is set to weigh in.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health issues and others.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and other health care issues, as well.
The Hopkins study found that while suicide deaths among Blacks doubled during the shutdown, deaths among whites appeared to drop by half. In other public health news, Tom Cruise yells at film crew about respecting COVID protocols.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted to reject a plan to close Chicago's Mercy Hospital on the city's Southside. Trinity Health, the hospital's owner, said it will return to the board in 2021. Other industry news is on insurance, discrimination and more.
News reports also look at the inability of many poorer countries to obtain the vaccines.
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