Another Politician Gets COVID
Pennsylvania's governor is the latest. In other state news, Baltimore shuts down all dining and Anchorage gets a monoclonal antibody infusion center.
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No. 4: Saudi Arabia Joins Other Countries In Approving Pfizer Vaccine
Canada also approved it and expects to authorize Moderna's vaccine soon. Other global news includes concerns of vaccine hoarding by rich countries and a directive for China's airline pilots to wear diapers rather than risk COVID infection using aircraft bathrooms.
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COVID Complicates Other Health Needs
Fewer Black children getting flu shots and postponed diagnosis of cancers are among the concerns in a year of rampant COVID infections.
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More States Apply Mask Mandates
And yet, as COVID deaths rise ever higher, some jurisdictions are still pushing back against requiring people to wear a mask.
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J&J Cuts Enrollment For Single-Dose Vaccine Trial, Eyes Feb. Authorization
Media reports look at protection from one shot of Pfizer's vaccine and more vaccine news.
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Analysis Finds Florida Medicaid Is Not Getting Adequate Drug Rebates
The report, by the Milliman consulting firm, recommends that Florida alter its contracts with pharmacy benefit managers so more of the discounts negotiated by those PBMs goes to the state's Medicaid managed care plans. Also in the news, Google launches a new research app and some patients in deep pain seek a new study of a controversial pain killer, Vioxx.
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Fauci: Trying To Keep Kids In School Is Best Thing To Do
School news also covers bonuses for employees in Alabama, special ed teachers, HBCUs and more.
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Biden Transition Team Gets Started On Health Issues
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar met with the Biden transition team, and Dr. Deborah Birx seeks a role in the Biden administration.
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Health Care Industry Hit Hardest By Supply Shortages
Sixty-four percent of health care companies reported a shortage of supplies. In other health care industry news, Encompass Health wants to do away with its home health and hospice segment.
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Lobbyist Pressures Sink Surprise Medical Bill Action
Lobbying by the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association persuaded legislators from moving ahead on a bill to ban surprise medical bills.
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Giuliani Released From Hospital
After getting medicines many COVID patients can't obtain, Rudy Giuliani was released from the hospital. But at least 30 people in the Michigan legislature, where Giuliani spoke maskless, have tested positive.
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Trump Makes Last-Ditch Attempts To Issue Drug Discount Cards, Stop ACA
With six weeks left in President Donald Trump’s term, the administration has put together a revised plan for the discount cards, which it circulated inside the administration Tuesday. The plan came with instructions to expedite approval and send cards in December and January, Politico reports.
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Multiple Proposals Stymie Relief Bill
There is no consensus yet on a bill to provide economic relief to people and businesses affected by the COVID pandemic, including providing liability protections to employers whose employees get sick or die from COVID.
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Scientists Unsure What Triggered Allergic Reactions To COVID Shot
The reactions that two people in Britain suffered Wednesday after receiving the Pfizer vaccine were not predicted by trials in tens of thousands of people, experts say. The exact ingredients used in Pfizer’s vaccine are proprietary and have not been publicly disclosed.
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On Your Mark, Get Set: Vaccine Suppliers Prepare For Big Moment
Meanwhile, HHS chief Alex Azar said Wednesday that the Trump administration is confident it has enough contracts with companies to ensure adequate doses of the COVID vaccine for all Americans.
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A Record Nobody Wants: US Daily Death Toll Tops 3,000
All the while, America is racing toward another stunning total: 300,000 total deaths from COVID.
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Critical Bed Shortages In U.S. Hospitals
Hospitals across the country are overwhelmed as COVID hospitalizations continue to rise.
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FDA Panel Meets Today; Pfizer Vaccine Could Be Approved In ‘Days To A Week’
Emergency-use authorization (EUA) could come as soon as today, but Peter Marks, the director of the FDA division overseeing vaccines, tempered that outlook Wednesday.
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First Edition: Dec. 10, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Different Takes: Put High-Risk Groups At Front Of Vaccine Lines; Ease Fears About Natural Side Effects Of Vaccine
Opinion writers express views on these COVID vaccine issues and other public health issues.
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