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The numbers are grim. The highest seven-day average of new cases was just set: 68,767. The single-day case record also broken: 83,757. Deaths, according to one tally: 225,000. And currently hospitalized: over 42,000.
From surging COVID cases to racial protests to economic troubles, “Wisconsin,” Chris Walton, chair of the Milwaukee County Democrats, said, “is one-stop shopping this year. We’ve got it all.”
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Daily new cases and deaths are still rising in the state. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said, "We are thankful to have this facility available to Wisconsinites and our hospitals, but also saddened that this is where Wisconsin is at today." News is from New Jersey, Massachusetts, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, Illinois, Utah and Alaska, as well.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on COVID, health insurance, therapy, conspiracy theories and vibrio.
The Southwest policy goes into effect after Thanksgiving -- and will offer passengers a chance to rebook. Target seems to be pulling out all the stops during the holiday shopping season, including letting customers make reservations. News is on the difficulties faced by amputee veterans, the challenges of trick-or-treating, and more, as well.
After a resurgence of COVID In Europe, doctors are giving more pneumonia shots to people to help prevent lung complications. News is on Big Pharma's expanding use of the cloud, more young patients in breast cancer trials, and more.
Additionally, the research, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found the group to be at almost five times the risk for hospitalization for the virus. Researchers are also finding that we don't need to be wiping down our groceries and that blood plasma treatment for those with COVID may have no benefit.
There's no requirement for hospitals to let uninsured patients with COVID-19 know that their bills are covered through a program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services set up by the CARES Act.
Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center becomes the 133rd rural hospital to cease operations in the U.S., and the eighth in Georgia, since 2010. Extra expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic are also challenging Georgia's University Hospital. News is from Texas, Michigan and elsewhere.
More than a third of the participants enrolled are minorities. Racial representation in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials is an area of development concern. Meanwhile, Pfizer adds minors to its vaccine testing.
The daylong meeting was livestreamed on multiple outlets for public viewing as the FDA works to increase public confidence in the vaccine approval process.
In the U.S., Mississippi petitions the Supreme Court to review a case seen as a challenge to Roe v. Wade.
In what would be one of the quickest confirmations ever, the full Senate is expected to vote Monday on whether to approve Amy Coney Barrett as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. Her addition to the court could change the future of health care for generations.
In video of a contentious CBS '60 Minutes' interview the White House released early, President Donald Trump insists he has a replacement plan if the Supreme Court invalidates the Affordable Care Act in an upcoming case. He offered no details when pressed.
The exchange was the first – and only – mention of immigration in the two debates and town hall meetings that have taken place. The candidates also sparred over racism in America, with Joe Biden calling Donald Trump "one of the most racist presidents we’ve had in modern history." Trump said he was the “least racist person in this room.”
President Donald Trump reiterated that he wants to dismantle Obamacare but still couldn't explain how he would replace it. Former vice president Joe Biden plugged his replacement plan, which he called "Bidencare" several times, a sign that he is growing more confident in the popularity of the proposal.
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