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Cases of anaphylaxis occurred with both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. While the rate of allergic reactions is higher than for the flu shot, the CDC says its rare and encourages Americans to get inoculated.
A clinical trial finds that convalescent plasma can keep patients from becoming severely sick from covid if given within a few days of the onset of illness.
The CDC confirms more than 50 U.S. cases of the more-contagious strain of the coronavirus, first identified in the United Kingdom, and warns that more will be infected by it over the next weeks. And The New York Times reports that the U.S. lacks a large-scale, nationwide system for identifying future mutations.
Moncef Slaoui will act as a consultant for four to six weeks, the transition team said Wednesday.
Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., says lawmakers were held in an area with 300-400 people, some who refused to wear masks. On Wednesday, two more Republicans in the House of Representatives announced that they had tested positive for covid, including one who had voted in person hours earlier.
Many civil rights activists say law enforcement showed more restraint and used significantly less force against white protesters at the U.S. Capitol than they have against Black protesters at past events that were far less violent or disruptive.
Securing the two Georgia Senate runoffs sets up narrow Democratic control of both chambers of Congress. News outlets examine the implications for the Biden administration's planned health care policies.
As a mob of Trump supporters breached the Capitol complex, most of the nation watched in horror at the violent and chaotic efforts to overturn an election. Four people died and officers were injured. News outlets report on the mental toll of those events and the contested post-election weeks.
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Media outlets report on news from China, The Netherlands, England, The Philippines, and Egypt.
News reports also look at the slow pace of testing in Pennsylvania, positive test rates rising in parts of North Carolina and an update on South Dakota's deaths and cases.
The largest health system in New York sued more than 2,500 patients last year. It now says it will rescind any claims that were filed in 2020.
The airline advocacy groups are also supporting a CDC proposal for universal testing. Public health news is on a new law that ends flying with emotional support animals, pandemic-related changes on campuses and in sports arenas, and more.
The study, which will follow survivors over age 50 or in some places over age 60, will be funded initially by the Alzheimer’s Association.
A company that many Americans likely never thought much about until 2020 upgrades its design for the first significant time in 70 years.
The FDA warned Monday that the Curative test poses a “risk of false results, particularly false negative results.” In related news, two more Republican lawmakers have tested positive.
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