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This group met for the first time on Tuesday and will be largely separate from the coronavirus task force that President-elect Joe Biden named earlier this week, Politico reports. News outlets report on other ways the incoming administration is approaching the COVID public health emergency.
Ron Klain served as the "Ebola czar" during the Obama administration. The incoming Biden administration will encounter depleted staffs at nearly every federal agency.
The state of the public health crisis is also reported out of Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
The death toll stands at over 241,000. The alarming trend of breaking daily records for new infections continued as well, with the U.S. reporting over 144,000 cases on Wednesday.
The latest COVID spike is flooding hospitals and medical offices, straining the U.S. health care system. Doctors fear that the crisis is approaching a point where they will have to make dreaded choices about which patients gets beds, ventilators or medications and who will be sent home.
AstraZeneca's work is among many trying to evaluate known treatments. Other disappointments include Sanofi’s rheumatoid arthritis medicine Kevzara.
Temperature checks and questions about health rarely detect asymptomatic people. Testing detects more cases.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
Editorial writers express views about the Supreme Court's response to a case challenging the Affordable Care Act.
The World Health Organization is also waiting to see if President-elect Joe Biden reverses the decision to exit the agency. News reports are on Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Brazil, China, and Lebanon, as well.
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
News is from Vermont, Alaska, New Mexico, Montana, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada and Illinois.
The country's announcement follows Pfizer's reporting of a similar breakthrough. Late-stage trials have not yet finished.
But pushback continues: In Utah — where the governor recently enacted an emergency order calling for everyone to wear masks — the Iron County sheriff said he won't enforce the order. The sheriff says pandemic restrictions are causing adverse effects on county residents' well-being.
The IRS is warning people about scammers who reach out about stimulus payments via text and email. Other coronavirus scam-related news is on fake clinical trials, fake COVID tests, fake cures and more.
A new study out from The Lancet found that 20 percent of COVID-19 patients are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days after the COVID diagnosis. New research on the virus also covers hospital readmissions, melatonin, testing and more.
Even with friends and family, take precautions or consider having virtual celebrations. News is on plans for the National Christmas Tree Lighting, superspreader events, honoring nurses and more.
At least 28 employees of the Jackson County Election Board in Missouri were infected, though it's not clear if it was due to exposure from voters. Election workers in California, Pennsylvania and Minnesota also test positive.
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