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Peter Marks, a top Food and Drug Administration career official, is likely to decide in the next several months whether a coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective enough to be given to tens of millions of Americans.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will provide up to $2 million upfront to 15 rural communities to change how they deliver care to Medicare beneficiaries.
In other developments related to health care personnel: doctors who deal daily with racism; nurses and physicians pressured to work despite positive COVID-19 tests; practices rethink how they get paid; and more.
Governors from both parties pushed back against President Donald Trump's executive order, saying stretched state budgets cannot absorb the share assigned to them. Meanwhile, hope for progress on a legislative package fades further and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it's time to start over.
The agreement is similar to ones made by the administration with other vaccine developers that will give the U.S. government access to large quantities of the preventives if they prove successful in ongoing trials.
"The point is not to be first with a vaccine," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said. "The point is to have a vaccine that is safe and effective for the American people and the people of the world."
Modern Healthcare explores the positions Sen. Kamala Harris took on health care during her presidential bid. Meanwhile, women's groups ready to fight back against sexist attacks launched against her selection as Joe Biden's runnning mate.
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Four members of a family not thought to have traveled overseas have tested positive. Global news is also from Guam and South Africa.
Media outlets report on COVID news from Massachusetts, Montana, Utah, Illinois, South Dakota and Rhode Island, as well.
Media outlets report on news from New York, Alaska, Connecticut, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Washington, California, and Michigan, as well.
Regulators are reportedly investigating claims of insider trading. Other names in the news: Citizens for Truth in Drug Pricing, the Association of American Medical Colleges, Seres and more. The New York Times also takes a deeper dive into the challenges faced by FDA Chief Stephen Hahn.
As more patients turn to virtual appointments, health care providers see ways the practice could stick around after the pandemic. Meanwhile, electronic health records companies eye a return to in-person work.
Critical care personnel are in demand in 26 states. News outlets also report on other pandemic hazards health care workers face.
Two of four patients in the experiment were successfully taken off mechanical ventilation after the treatment. Other topics in the news include seasonal changes in COVID-19, asymptomatic spread, antibodies and more.
News on school reopenings is from Florida, Georgia, New York, Texas and is on higher education, as well.
"We highly discourage use of cannabis during pregnancy and breastfeeding," said study author Dr. Darine El-Chaâr of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada.
The procedure took 20 hours and involved a team of 45 clinicians. Public health news is on groceries, video dating, e-bike safety, and mental health, as well.
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