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Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealth Group have paused all or some political contributions. Others considering action are Centene Corp., CVS Health (which owns Aetna), America's Health Insurance Plans and others.
In a 6-3 decision, Supreme Court justices approved an emergency request to overturn a lower-court injunction on FDA requirements that patients must pick up medication for abortion from a doctor or clinic office instead of receiving it by mail.
Starting Jan. 26, the new CDC order will apply to all American and foreign passengers traveling from outside the U.S., not just those coming from the United Kingdom, who are currently required to be tested within three days of flying.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and other public health topics, as well.
The vaccination of the country's 1.3 billion people is the largest undertaking in the world. Patient groups warn about a domestic vaccine manufacturer. News reports are from Albania, Germany, and Pakistan.
Workers at 65 plants are said to have died of covid. The federal agency has failed to investigate 40% of the plants. News reports are from Texas, California and Mississippi, as well.
Modern Healthcare reports that 53.6% of patients with a behavioral health condition sought treatment from mid-March to early May 2020 compared with 43.2% of patients needing physical help.
Fans poured into the streets of Tuscaloosa after Monday night's victory over Ohio State. In other covid news, several gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first known cases among great apes.
Henry Ford Health System officials couldn't find enough participants to continue studying whether the drug could help beat covid. Other news is on fluvoxamine, remdesivir, Cantel Medical Corp., Tempus, Bluebird Bio, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and an at-home test kit for colon cancer.
The small study shows promise in a similar drug developed by Biogen, offering hope that targeting amyloid plaques can slow decline.
Two Democrats who took refuge in the same room with maskless Republicans have tested positive. Meanwhile, the District of Columbia is hit with a new surge of cases.
The Trump administration had not allowed President-elect Joe Biden's transition officials to join standing meetings on the pandemic response, Politico reports. Biden also plans to unveil his vaccination plan later this week.
Indiana and Minnesota join the list of states where health officials have confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Japan says that is has detected another coronavirus mutation in travelers arriving from Brazil.
Four states with the largest share of hospital beds occupied with covid patients – California, Arizona, Nevada and Georgia – are struggling to keep pace with the unprecedented surge, USA Today reports.
But experts say your age and overall health should play a big part in your decision, especially where supplies of the vaccine are scarce.
In other vaccine news, Pfizer and BioNTech have announced plans to boost this year's production of covid vaccine from more than 1 billion doses to 2 billion doses.
As cases surge, Gov. Gavin Newsom said five places such as MLB parks and entertainment sites will be used for dispensing vaccines. In Arizona, another hard-hit state, people lined up at a round-the-clock operation at the NFL stadium in Phoenix.
News outlets look at how the U.S. was caught flat-footed in the early weeks of the vaccine rollout.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia announce changes aimed at accelerating vaccination rates in those areas.
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