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The legislation aims to close a loophole that provides drugmakers with an extended monopoly and the opportunity for big profits on drugs for rare diseases. An orphan drug bill has also been introduced in the Senate.
A federal judge ordered the federal government to quit expelling unaccompanied minors from the U.S. on the basis of the pandemic. Other Trump administration news reports on Thanksgiving guidance and Army discharges related to mental health.
AstraZeneca/Oxford University's COVID vaccine produced a strong immune response in people 70 and older, data published Thursday showed. There's no word yet on how effective the AstraZeneca vaccine is. Meanwhile, a new study from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Icahn School of Medicine suggests COVID immunity can last at least six months.
At least some doses will be available immediately, Gen. Gustave Perna said Wednesday. After that, Perna said there will be weekly distributions as doses become available.
Will this be the tragic milestone that finally sinks in? As the U.S. passes 250,000 deaths, there appears to be no bottom for the crisis with daily cases shattering another record and over 3 million people in the U.S. estimated to be currently infected by COVID-19.
With virus spread out of control and Thanksgiving looming, some governors and local officials are ordering new restrictions — though none are as aggressive as ones issued last spring. And states are taking different approaches, as exemplified by mask mandates.
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In other news from the states: North Dakota’s coronavirus mortality rate is the highest of any U.S. state or country; Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) is quarantining after members of his security detail tested positive for COVID-19; and more.
The pharmaceutical industry’s largest lobbying organization said the guidelines are voluntary and take effect April 2021. Also in the news: Purdue Pharma, Amazon Pharmacy, Medtronic and more.
"Safe staffing is the main issue in our negotiation," said a nurse who has worked for 10 years at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, near Philadelphia.
Demand is spiking as coronavirus infections hit record highs and Americans try to get tested ahead of Thanksgiving. But kits are running out in many areas and labs report that they are running out chemicals and supplies.
The Republican president pro tempore of the Senate, who is 87, was at the Capitol on Monday and spoke on the Senate floor, taking off his mask to do so.
CMS administrator Verma Selma said the decline was due in part to improvements in home health, including a $5.9 billion decrease in improper payments.
Public health officials are voicing alarm that the White House has "checked out" at the same time coronavirus cases are skyrocketing and the nation is approaching holidays that could prove to be superspreading events.
Two controversial documents that pushed for schools to reopen was removed from the CDC website with no public statement. The agency also posted warnings about holiday activities that could transmit the virus like drinking and caroling.
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