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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is launching an early-stage trial to research whether people can be effectively and safely given a booster shot different from their original covid-19 vaccine.
Both Moderna and Pfizer have now applied to the Food and Drug Administration to move beyond the emergency use authorization that their respective vaccines are currently administered under. Full approval would allow the companies to market directly to consumers and make it easier for schools and employers to mandate covid shots.
The Wall Street Journal reports on data that show more deaths from heart and lung disease, diabetes and cancer as well as lower life expectancies for Black people living in North Tulsa, the neighborhood attacked and burnt down in 1921 by a white mob. President Joe Biden spoke at the site to commemorate the anniversary and pledge efforts to address the health and wealth gaps with deep roots on that day.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers tackle these covid and vaccine issues.
Editorial writers delve into these public health issues.
In other news, Malaysia is rationing care as it battles a surge of covid hospitalizations, Venezuela's vaccine program begins, Australia maintains a ban on most international travel and more.
Part of a major Chinese city locks down because covid flares up and a bird flu hits a Chinese man. Also, several reports on China's new three-child policy.
Meanwhile, Mississippi's mental health services are in the news, Florida's Supreme Court tackles lawsuits against cigarette makers, pesticide contamination worries hit a Massachusetts town and more.
Researchers say the record figure is partly driven by the growing worldwide population and partly due to weak progress on slowing tobacco use. Toxic shellfish, benzene in sunscreen, tick bites and heat deaths from climate change are among other news.
Get news on Amgen's Lumakras, a diabetes vaccine and aducanumab. Also, the European Union will soon decide whether to allow AstraZeneca's acquisition of Alexion.
Scientists say a new sequencing of the entire human genome includes parts missed the first time. Other science news is on the brain and on cannabis.
Separately, a shortage in nurses in Louisiana has prompted one university to offer a tuition-free nursing program. Other reports cover providers' primary care challenges, fewer routine pediatric cases, poor pay for home care workers and more.
Other state Medicaid news comes out of Missouri, South Dakota and Oklahoma. Meanwhile, Politico reports that Democrats are pushing a new federal program that would extend coverage to those in holdout red states.
The administration won't oppose prescription drug imports from Canada, but it has no plan on how to allow it. Also, President Joe Biden's budget proposes lifting the ban on paying for abortions. It also includes a major budget increase for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Also, the CDC announces guidelines for children at summer camps and a roundup of how various states are doing on getting vaccines to its citizens.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stated that U.S. companies can mandate covid vaccines for employees and incentivize the vaccinations too. Separate reports note Houston Methodist Hospital employees are suing over compulsory vaccines.
Also, in Texas, the state legislature was unable to curtail the governor's powers to fight an epidemic.
The current series of complex numbers and letters makes it hard to keep B.1.351 straight from B.1.671.2. So the World Health Organization is set to unveil a new naming convention that uses the Greek alphabet instead. Experts also hope that the change will alleviate location stigmas associated with virus variants.
After travel spiked, crowds gathered at Memorial Day weekend events across the nation, including at Arlington National Cemetery where President Joe Biden honored fallen soldiers and asked Americans to demonstrate more empathy toward each other.
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