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Some states, like Ohio and Pennsylvania, immediately adopted the new CDC guidance. Other states and cities are taking a wait-and-see approach, like Massachusetts and New York who say they will maintain existing rules for now.
The White House was quick to demonstrate public support for the relaxed CDC guidance. President Joe Biden and a group of senators first took off their face coverings during an Oval Office meeting. And then he and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the "great milestone" in Rose Garden comments.
The CDC's sudden announcement prompted the fully vaccinated to ask if the pandemic is over for them. Others worry that it will create more confusion -- and continued confrontations -- over who is vaccinated and who is not.
In a big step toward returning to "normal" life in the U.S., the CDC announced new guidance that any person who is fully vaccinated may stop wearing face coverings, for the most part. At a Rose Garden ceremony marking the moment, President Joe Biden summed it up this way: “Get vaccinated — or wear a mask until you do.”
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An independent review of global responses to the coronavirus pandemic ordered by the World Health Organization found many faults, including a slow reaction in early stages. Meanwhile, India's covid crises continues, with over 4,000 recorded deaths today.
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As the United Kingdom moves toward relaxing covid restrictions, Pfizer has sought official approval to use its vaccines for younger people in the nation, and reports say the U.K.'s covid app was effective. In other news, postpartum depression is linked with covid lockdowns.
In other news, Ohio's plans for distributing anti-overdose drugs is accused of racial bias, North Carolina moves to bar shackling of pregnant prisoners, and a woman's death in Nevada is tied to the Real Water liver illness issue.
The average "cost of dying" grew over 14% during 2020. Separately, "covid nails" are in the news, and reports say fewer new prescriptions for the addiction drug buprenorphine were issued during the pandemic, despite a spike in overdose deaths.
While you may expect to spot SpaceX and Amazon in the top of Axios/Harris' top 100 company reputation poll, Moderna and Pfizer's rankings might surprise you -- the companies are riding the vaccine approval wave. Not true for J&J, slipping to 72nd place this year.
Industry names in the news include the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Piedmont Healthcare, HCA, Ginkgo Bioworks, the Lisa and John Pritzker Family Fund, Aetna, Cityblock Health and more.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster banned all schools and local government from issuing mask mandates. Elsewhere: most of Ohio's pandemic restrictions will go inside a month; Maryland may lift its mask rules soon; and California's mask mandates will end in June. Meanwhile, in a poll, 57% believe proof of vaccine status should be required to attend a sporting event.
More than 80 lawmakers have signed on to a bill introduced yesterday that would eliminate the current 5-year waiting period legal immigrants face before being able to enroll in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Roll Call reports. And The Hill looks at the advocacy groups lining up to lobby for the bill.
In other news: 32 hospitals have sued the Department of Health and Human Services, alleging that Secretary Xavier Becerra is discriminating against states that did not expand Medicaid.
The covid situation is improving in the U.S., with the lowest daily death rate for 10 months and many states that experienced recent surges are now reporting fewer hospitalizations. But outbreak concerns still remain, including in Florida and for the young in Maine.
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that Ohio will give away $1 million each to five fully vaccinated adults as an incentive for getting the covid vaccine. The first weekly drawing is May 26.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report confirms that of the 8.7 million Johnson & Johnson doses administered in the U.S., 28 people developed a blood clotting condition. Women made up most of those cases.
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