First Edition: Oct. 14, 2020
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Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others as well.
The last time China reported locally transmitted cases was in August. News is from Denmark, Cuba and Mexico, as well.
Puritan Medical Products is using federal pandemic relief funds to build the second plant in Pittsfield. Also in the news: Abbott; Roche; Moderna; bias in health care software; and Alzheimer's disease.
Even in Vermont, where the pandemic is under control, residents have plans to protect their families in the event of a second surge or political unrest. Public health news is on mental health, heavy drinking, motherhood in jail and updates on schools, as well.
HealthCheck, a type of health "passport," will permanently record your test results in your phone in a way that is not "fakeable," according to Dr. John Halamka of the Mayo Clinic, which teamed with Safe Health Group on the venture. "It will provide you a QR code to show your employer, your school, or to show before attending an event," he said.
Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee are focusing much of their questions and comments to Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett around an upcoming case that could overturn the Affordable Care Act as well as other issues related to the pandemic.
With concerns growing about how to vote safely in large groups on Nov. 3, more Americans than usual are seeking early or absentee voting options. But some are encountering problems.
Thirty-three states have reported a rise in new COVID cases. “That’s a bad place to be when you’re going into the cooler weather of the fall and the colder weather of the winter,” infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNBC on Monday. “We’ve got to turn this around.”
President Donald Trump is traveling again, telling supporters in Sanford, Florida, that he is feeling "so powerful" after his coronavirus treatment and praising his administration's handling of the pandemic.
Dr. Sean Conley's memo states that President Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus on consecutive days and that his medical team assessed him to no longer be contagious. Others question the effectiveness of the test used.
A second final-phase vaccine trial is now on hold after Johnson & Johnson temporarily paused testing of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a participant becoming ill.
Scientists confirm that a 25-year-old was reinfected earlier this year, the fifth confirmed reinfection worldwide. The second case can be more severe.
The ruling in Michigan doesn't affect orders that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration had issued through the state health department director — which replicate mask requirements, restrictions on gathering sizes and restaurant capacity.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Global news is from England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, China and Nigeria, as well.
In a letter to Nevada officials, the Department of Health and Human Services threatened punitive action if the state did not revoke its ban. Nevada had halted use of the tests over concerns about reliability.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and other health topics, as well.
Disparities already existed, but “what we’re seeing is that some of the stresses that are associated with being a member of a marginalized group have been exacerbated during the pandemic,” said Brian Smedley of the American Psychological Association.
Researchers attempt to understand why some young people haven't fully recovered from COVID. About 10% of the U.S. cases are in children. News is on middle schools and colleges, as well.
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