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The Biden team continues to plan for its coronavirus crisis response, though President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday: “Unfortunately, my administration hasn’t been able to get everything we need" with the ongoing transition delay.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the pandemic relief program is no longer needed. The Federal Reserve opposed the move.
The "most favored nation” rule would tie what Medicare pays for prescription drugs to costs paid by other wealthy countries. The other regulation will limit rebates paid to pharmacy benefit managers. It's unclear if the Biden administration will roll back the rules, which the pharmaceutical industry opposes.
Urging vigilance until a mass vaccine program is in place, members of the White House coronavirus task force held its first press briefing since July.
As state and local leaders renew or add restrictions to try to contain the coronavirus spread, an analysis finds that the states with the least strict measures in place over the summer and early fall are now experiencing the worst outbreaks.
For the first time since May, daily coronavirus deaths passed 2,000 in the U.S. on Thursday, with no end in site as cases of new infections continue to also break records.
A week ahead of the holiday, CDC issued guidance stating: "Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others this year." The agency also urged celebrating with just immediate household members.
Pfizer and its partner BioNtech will be the first to file for FDA review of its coronavirus vaccine -- an evaluation that is expected to take several weeks.
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Media outlets report on news about the pandemic and an end to the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also, NBC looks at how closings cause privacy concerns for teachers and students. News is on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's fancy dinner gathering and nursing home negligence, as well.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she wasn't given any warning about the danger of large gatherings prior to the 2020 parades. News is on airline travel, the NFL's new plans, indoor restaurants and more.
On Tuesday, Steve Ricchetti was named counselor to the president in Biden’s administration. Ricchetti's brother, Jeff, started lobbying for GlaxoSmithKline in September. A month earlier, he started work for Horizon Therapeutics, once known as Horizon Pharma. Horizon did not rule out having Jeff Ricchetti lobby the incoming administration.
They are also “strongly recommending” that colleges and universities finish fall semesters online and keep students home through the December holidays. News is on a plan in Massachusetts to test all students, long wait lines for tests and more.
With no relief in sight from the current unrelenting surge of sick Americans into medical facilities, front-line workers are feeling the physical and mental toll. They are begging Americans to take more care.
"There are three things you need to take care of any patient," Dr. Amy Williams, the executive dean of the Mayo Clinic practice said. "Space, supplies and staff. And what we are most worried about is staff." Other health industry is on signing up the uninsured, a new care center in North Dakota and more.
Walmart was one of the top four employers of SNAP and Medicaid beneficiaries in every state, according to a GAO report requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders. News is on millions of Americans about to lose unemployment and a poll surveying Americans about a stalled relief package.
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.
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