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Health authorities found virus strains in humans and in mink that showed decreased sensitivity against antibodies, potentially lowering the efficacy of future vaccines. News is from Australia and South Korea, as well.
Media outlets report on news from Texas, Maine, Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
News reports are on an Oklahoma recall of medical marijuana, a growing number of COVID deaths from a North Carolina gathering, new challenges for the homeless, the new normal in sports and more.
Bad news for those stressed and anxious leading up to Election Day: it's going to continue for awhile longer. So be kind to each other and check out tips for alleviating the strain and exhaustion.
Rules would expire after that time if the agency didn't reassess them. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said: "With HHS regulatory responsibilities as wide-ranging as food safety, drug approval, adoption and childcare and healthcare financing, it's essential that we know ... whether we're executing on these responsibilities in a way that maximizes benefits [and] minimizes costs."
A study of 41 people who died from COVID-19 revealed massive blood clotting of the arteries and veins and scarring of respiratory tissue.
The company is scaling up manufacturing of AZD1222 as late-stage trials advance. News on the race to produce a vaccine is from Pfizer and Abbott, as well.
The drug, called aducanumab, is administered intravenously once a month and aimed at slowing the disease in its early stages. The FDA will decide by early March whether to approve the drug.
The Senate majority leader is fresh off his own reelection Tuesday. Meanwhile, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman warned Thursday that the United States needs a “really, really big” stimulus package to keep the economy afloat because the U.S. hasn’t managed to contain the coronavirus.
The new language specifies that abortion is not a right in the state. But it does not mean that abortions are banned.
Though he has not yet secured the presidency, former Vice President Joe Biden is launching transition planning that includes a COVID-19 task force and cabinet nominations that can get through a Republican-controlled Senate -- all while fighting legal challenges from President Donald Trump in court.
As the coronavirus public health emergency escalates, government officials and medical experts examine results and exit surveys for lessons they can learn from this year's elections.
Ongoing vote counts in a handful of battleground states are under intense scrutiny as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stands just a few Electoral College votes away from a projected victory. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump contests the process in court.
Contributing to this grim milestone: most states reported increased cases Wednesday, with at least five breaking their own daily records.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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The constitutional court ruled Oct. 22 to further tighten one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, allowing abortion only in cases of rape or incest. The ruling was scheduled to be formally published on Monday. Unpublished, it has no legal power.
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