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Politico reports that the Trump Administration plans to announce a proposed rule that would cover out-of-pocket expense for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries for a coronavirus vaccine approved for emergency use. Current regulations would not cover the cost.
Statements from the White House chief of staff continue to raise questions and criticisms. In other Trump administration news: political appointees are leaving HHS; Jared Kushner invokes a racist stereotype; and the Agriculture Department keeps up the fight to shrink food stamps.
Without evidence, President Donald Trump continues to try to convince voters that the coronavirus outbreak is fading. On the other side of the ballot, Democratic nominee Joe Biden takes a cautious approach to the final campaign days.
The Supreme Court again waded into the election arena, rejecting a push from Democrats and civil rights groups to count Wisconsin ballots received after Election Day. In their opinions, two of the justices warned of the risk of chaos around vote counting.
The Supreme Court has returned to nine justices after Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed Monday by a 52-48 vote in the Senate. Friends and political allies of President Trump gathered on the South Lawn of the White House for the swearing-in. Many wore masks, although some — including Trump and Barrett — did not. Barrett's quick ascension means she will be seated in time to hear oral arguments in California v. Texas, a case that could determine the fate of the ACA.
As Dr. Anthony Fauci put it: "It's not good news." In the last week alone, the U.S. tally of confirmed infections grew by 487,769. New COVID cases are overwhelming hospitals in many parts of the nation and are rising among kids.
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Media outlets report on news from Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Vermont, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Michigan, Missouri, Montana and Texas.
National Geographic reports that an influx of COVID patients in hospitals could be driving a surge of a drug-resistant fungal infection. News is on false positives, tuberculosis, online interviews and more.
News outlets begin to roll out advice that will help people, eager to see family and friends, make safe plans. News is on vaccine rates for toddlers and quarantines for Fox News president and staff.
Bayer is offering $2 billion up front, and could pay out another $2 billion if the firm hits certain milestones, Stat reports.
Under the criteria, patients who are getting worse despite receiving intensive care would be moved out first. In the event that two patients' conditions are equal, the young get priority over the old, since older patients are more likely to die.
HHS made public the federal government's $1.5-billion deal with Moderna to secure access to its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. But information on 39 pages of the 53-page document is obscured by redactions, NPR reports. Other developments on the vaccine race were also in the weekend's news.
After a rare all-night Sunday session, in which Republicans easily beat back Democrats' efforts to oppose moving forward, Amy Coney Barrett is expected to be approved to the Supreme Court in a vote tonight.
On the campaign trial, former Vice President Joe Biden outlines his plan for containing the COVID-19 surge while President Donald Trump says the nation is already "rounding the turn."
And "Ho, ho, ho" turns to "no, no, no" as the Trump administration backs off a plan that would have put Santa Claus performers near the front of the vaccine line.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows signals that the Trump administration may be doing so when he said during an interview: “We’re not going to control the pandemic." Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said the statement is a flag of surrender.
The vice president's chief of staff Marc Short and at least four other staffers are reported to have the coronavirus. Mike Pence has so far tested negative and will continue to travel to campaign.
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