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Late Friday night, the House approved the $1 trillion infrastructure bill and sent it to President Joe Biden to sign. Its companion -- the social spending package that could shake up health care programs -- still faces big hurdles in both chambers as Democrats try to navigate fractious factions and a slim majority.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted the federal vaccine rules, pending legal review of the case. Biden administration officials expressed confidence that the orders will prevail as they wind their way through the judicial challenges.
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Health care workers in California, Oregon and Washington are involved. Separately, maintenance workers strike at a West Virginia Hospital, and reports say Kansas hospitals are at "crisis level" for staffing and capacity. Media outlets also cover other health industry news.
Johnson & Johnson is trying a "Texas two-step" maneuver to resolve a billion-dollar case over the alleged health effects of baby powder. News from the trial of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, Anthem's investment in kidney care and Abbott's inclusive clinical trials push is also reported.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the 2022 home health payment rule yesterday, revealing both good and bad news for providers of home health services. Separately, Axios reports that health insurers still don't seem "that worried" about the covid pandemic, having side-stepped many large costs this year.
A 2018 lawsuit temporarily suspended California's law allowing adults to seek prescriptions for life-ending drugs, and but that block has now been ended. News outlets cover mental health matters in Kentucky, Florida and Colorado. And other health news comes from Texas, Delaware and Michigan.
A study in the U.K. found that administering vaccines for the human papillomavirus to girls dramatically reduced rates of cervical cancer in later life, with the biggest effect when shots were given to 12- to 13-year-olds. Meanwhile, leukemia risk-linked benzene is found in some deodorants.
A key step forward on the intertwined social spending and infrastructure packages may come Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi aims to bring both to floor votes.
The city agreed with at least four unions to establish rules for workers to apply for medical or religious exemptions to the city's covid shot mandate. AP reports a former Washington State coach, fired for refusing the vaccine, has filed an appeal. A poll shows young people mostly support mandates.
"You have said I am unwilling to take any responsibility for the current pandemic. I have no responsibility for the current pandemic," Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a Senate Health Committee hearing Thursday about the federal covid-19 response.
According to Pfizer study data, the pill — when paired with an HIV drug — cut the risk of hospitalization or death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults exposed to the virus. The only approved covid therapies are intravenous, so an easy-to-administer pill would be a big step forward in treating covid.
University of Oxford researchers say the gene may explain why different ethnic groups seem to be more susceptible to severe infections. Covid, meanwhile, is reported at higher rates in 24 states as the winter weather arrives. Covid in schools, ivermectin and more are also in the news.
Emergent operates a facility in Baltimore that hit the headlines this year after manufacturing issues saw millions of Johnson & Johnson covid shots destroyed. It has now ended its contract with a federal program run by HHS for infectious disease response. Media outlets cover other vaccine news.
Some private-sector leaders expressed worry over the Jan. 4 deadline. But other measures in the federal rules are considered wins for employers, including that there's an exemption for remote workers and that companies will not be on the hook for testing costs.
A lawsuit, filed by Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, takes issue with the requirements for federal contractors. Governors in Florida, South Carolina and other states also say they will push back against "federal overreach."
How will unvaccinated employees be impacted by the sweeping federal mandates? Those working on site for companies with more than 100 workers must wear masks in enclosed spaces with coworkers, and get weekly covid tests starting Jan. 4. And there is no testing opt-out for health workers at facilities that take Medicare or Medicaid funds. News outlets round up all the new rules.
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