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The draft plan for starting to deliver a coronavirus vaccine within 24 hours of any federal approval was unveiled by the CDC. The agency says it will need $6 billion from Congress to execute the ambitious proposal.
CDC Director Robert Redfield told senators Wednesday that a coronavirus vaccine would not be widely available until the next summer or fall and that masks are an effective tool to combat spread. At a press conference hours later, President Donald Trump contradicted both of those statements, calling Redfield "confused."
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Other nations in the news include India, France and the United Kingdom.
Other places in the news include Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Illinois, the District of Columbia, Texas, Oklahoma and the Navajo Nation.
Since New York passed its law, two other states – Delaware and Minnesota – enacted similar measures, and other states are considering the approach, Stat reports.
The Journal Of General Internal Medicine reports less than 10% of tests cost insurers more than $306, but some bills were as high as $14,750. News is on fast turnarounds for employers, rapid antigen tests, the UK's shortage of tests during a second wave and more.
In America, researchers are trying to recruit more Black and Latino volunteers for vaccine trials. Other countries in the news include Russia, China, Poland, Germany and South Korea.
Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said, "The virus favors gatherings." Other COVID news is on loneliness, herd immunity, flu season and more.
The board, expected to make a final decision in November, rejected mandates requiring students to learn about the differences between gender identity and sexual orientation as well as a proposal to teach middle schoolers about consent. Public health news is on eye exams, COVID among LSU football players, quarantine at NYU, online learning in Northern Virginia, and more.
As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he helped direct billions in grants for projects that included children’s vaccines; clean water in developing countries; bed netting to reduce mosquito-borne malaria; the promotion of contraceptives and single-use syringes; and more. Upon his death, the family announced that Gates Sr. had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.
Burn pits were used to incinerate hazardous material and chemical compounds at military sites throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. Stewart, the former "Daily Show" host, previously backed a bill to help 9/11 first responders get health care through 2092.
In other news: Democratic nominee Joe Biden calls the president "a fool" for insinuating that he's on drugs; his wife, Jill, discusses health care at an event in Michigan; and more. Also, for the first time in its 175-year history, Scientific American makes a presidential endorsement—for Joe Biden.
In the proposal, Medicare would pay the lowest price offered in countries with comparable economies. Modern Healthcare reports on the implications to move would have on the buy-and-bill system.
Despite the pledge from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, there are no other signs of progress in stalemated negotiations between Democratic leaders and the White House over the next stimulus package.
Politico reports that HHS Secretary Alex Azar revoked the FDA's ability to check the quality of COVID-19 tests developed by individual labs for their own use, over objections from FDA chief Stephen Hahn. The growing reports of turmoil at HHS prompted Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to call for Azar's immediate resignation.
The latest Census Bureau report finds the trend of decreased numbers of Americans with health insurance continued for a third year under President Donald Trump's presidency.
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