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This time last year, former President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding for schools that didn't fully open in fall 2020. Now, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to stop paying superintendents and school board members who call for classroom mask mandates. But at least two school districts are fighting back.
As more vaccine mandates happen in companies and government offices across the country, USA Today notes that some employers may end up passing on hundreds of dollars of extra annual insurance costs to unvaccinated staff. Masks, vaccines and travel rules are also in the news.
On advice from their medical corp and to ensure unit readiness, U.S. military leaders say they will require the covid vaccine soon after one receives full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. “Mandating vaccines in the military is not new,” wrote Army Gen. Mark Milley.
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Humanity must be prepared to coexist with covid in the long term, according to the chief of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Separately, a U.S. study projects that global covid deaths will reach 5.3 billion by December of this year.
Politico reports the "rash" of anti-transgender youth health access bills in at least 20 states are carried out using tactics Republicans developed to restrict abortion rights. Meanwhile a Texas Senate committee moved forward with hearings on bills against trans participation in sports and blocking medical abortion.
LiveScience reports on an unusual case of the plague in Arizona, where a man infected with the bacteria carried it for a month before being diagnosed and treated. Separately, a study links risks of liver disease with rescue workers who helped in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
Drugmaker Gilead, which makes popular HIV drugs, is moving against counterfeit versions that are circulating in the U.S. and have even been found in pharmacies. Smart thermometers, PrEP and birth control, gonorrhea, Adagio Therapeutics and surgical injuries are also in the news.
Consulting firm Avalere Health says nearly 70% of physicians work in hospitals, health systems or for private companies -- up 12% over the past two years. A separate report says a pandemic-influenced hospital-at-home program actually boosted inpatient capacity at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Major climate-driven natural disasters -- once rare -- should now be considered the norm and will get worse, according to a United Nations report. World leaders are urged to take steps to mitigate the human toll.
Over the weekend, names of potential Food and Drug Administration commissioner nominees were floated as the essential job remains empty over six months into the Biden administration. In other big news from the White House: CMS proposes nixing the Trump-era "Most Favored Nation" drug rule.
Senators are poised to pass the $1 trillion bipartisan bill this week as the dealmakers fend off criticism from both the right and left.
More than 200 protesters showed up Saturday at a Dallas medical center, protesting the ever-growing list of medical systems that are mandating covid vaccines. On Friday in Wisconsin, the state Senate President Chris Kapenga argued health care workers should "stand up" to such mandates.
The Wall Street Journal reports on surging sales of counterfeit covid vaccine cards online in the U.S. and in Europe. Also, celebrity vaccine endorsements, covid boosters, menstrual changes from covid shots and more.
"I hope that it will be within the next few weeks," Dr. Anthony Fauci says of an expected Food and Drug Administration decision to grant full approval to Pfizer's covid shot. When it comes, Fauci expects many businesses and schools will quickly require vaccinations.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he'd made an error signing an April bill that banned mask mandates, and on Friday a judge temporarily halted the law. On Thursday, Arkansas was reported to have only 36 intensive care beds free. News outlets report on other mask rules elsewhere.
In a nearly 60-page ruling, a federal judge said Norwegian Cruise Line successfully "demonstrated that public health will be jeopardized if it is required to suspend its vaccination requirement.” Other news is on Florida's covid surge and the debate over masks in schools.
In related news, Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, now says vaccines should be required for teachers.
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