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Hospital bed availability a key metric that Gov. Kristi Noam, a Republican, has used to defend her handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Also in the news: El Paso's University Medical Center, Detroit Medical Center, Tower Health and more.
The draft bill includes $300 million for the HHS Hospital Preparedness Program, which provides grants to states to prepare hospitals for public health emergencies, an increase of $24 million from last year.
And President-elect Joe Biden says his team is preparing a contingency plan to ensure Americans do not lose coverage for preexisting conditions, in case the Supreme Court strikes down the health law. And he wants to work with Congress to improve protections.
As the Biden transition moves forward, without concession or cooperation from the Trump administration, COVID-19 vaccine distribution emerges as a key discussion point. And speculation continues about who will be nominated to the next cabinet.
Exchanges during two hours of arguments in California v. Texas — another legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act — indicate that even conservative members of the Supreme Court may be inclined to uphold the health law. A decision is expected in late spring.
The nation surpassed a series of other alarming marks as well: Texas became the first state with over 1 million cases; the U.S. broke another daily record of over 136,000 new infections; and hospitalizations are at the highest point of the pandemic.
Limited amounts of the drug and other logistical challenges could hamper the federal government to fairly distribute the newly approved treatment.
The current vaccine development roadmap points to general public distribution as soon as April 2021 according to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
The good news is that Pfizer's vaccine is reported to be 90% effective; the bad is that it must be stored in expensive ultra-cold freezers that many hospitals and facilities that often provide inoculations do not currently possess.
"Adopting universal masking policies can help avert future lockdowns," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. News on PPE also covers masks with antiviral coating and the surgical gowns that are failing U.S. standards.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers weigh in on news about a vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.
Media outlets report on news from Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other states, as well.
News is from Ukraine, Denmark, Mexico, Canada, Ethiopia, Nepal, and Ireland.
Opinion writers express views about the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act before the Supreme Court.
In a couple of weeks, hundreds of thousands of students will return home with few required to test for the virus beforehand. News is on where to get a test before traveling and more.
Employees at a handful of hospitals didn't wear face coverings or eye protection, according to regulators who visited the hospitals between June and September, the Bangor Daily News reports. One of the hospitals cited, Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, is currently coping with a coronavirus outbreak among staffers.
Brazilian media reported that one volunteer had died but that the death was unrelated to trials of China's Sinovac vaccine, the Wall Street Journal said. In other news: Another study has found that hydroxychloroquine doesn't help hospitalized COVID patients.
Modern Healthcare identifies six critical ways in which the Trump administration could shape future government health care policy before Joe Biden takes office.
A study shows cabotegravir was 89% more effective at preventing HIV infection than Truvada pills, although both reduce that risk.
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