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Removal of a condom without consent would allow victims to pursue claims for damages, says the bills sponsor Cristina Garcia. News reports look at efforts to ban nearly all abortions in Arkansas and opposition to expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin.
News reports are also on rising levels of anxiety and depression among adults and young students because of covid and on censoring misinformation on social media sites.
The historic Mercy Hospital on the South Side of Chicago predominantly serves Medicaid patients and community groups have been fighting to keep it open.
Novo Nordisk is seeking FDA approval of semaglutide for use as a chronic weight-management drug.
People who suffer from obesity appear to exhale more, increasing their rate of potentially spreading covid; researchers are looking harder at air conditioning's role in the pandemic; the EPA now says handrails and doorknobs made with at least 95.6% copper can be marketed as "virus-killing."
Still, a man in California says he was diagnosed with covid three weeks after getting his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, Fox News reports.
Some women may get swollen lymph nodes after a vaccination, which could be confused as a sign of breast cancer. In other covid vaccination news: States and counties continue to revamp their eligibility requirements; Sam's Club and Walmart stores in Oklahoma will begin giving shots Friday; and the mass-vaccination site at Dodger Stadium has to temporarily shut down.
Media outlets also report developments at Merck, Johnson & Johnson and others.
The move is part of the Biden administration's effort to speed up vaccine distribution and reach underserved communities. Similar plans were announced in California last week. Meanwhile, the Biden administration says it also needs to ramp up efforts to detect covid variants and increase rapid testing access.
Less than half of Americans said in December they were very likely to get the covid shots, according to a new CDC study. That is far below the 70-85% vaccination rate that scientists say is needed to control the virus.
The Justice Department flipped the position of the Trump administration. The request is not likely to change the outcome though of the constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act that the justices heard a week after Election Day. Court watchers have been awaiting a decision any day.
U.S. spread of this strain of the coronavirus has been feared because it's more contagious and vaccine efficacy is less known. California also passed New York as the state with the most covid deaths, though it also the most populous.
Two is better than one when it comes to using a cloth mask. Layer it over a surgical one for far better protection, a new CDC study finds.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers focus on the unfairness of health disparities and the effectiveness of national health care in England during the pandemic.
Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others, as well.
The AstraZeneca vaccine turned out to be ineffective against the variant. Media outlets report on news from Canada, England, India, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and France, as well.
The suspect had been upset with his level of care at the Allina Health Care Clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota. News reports also look at return-to-school efforts in Chicago and the District of Columbia, and more.
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