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In other news, Alabama's lawmakers move forward with a medical marijuana bill; Florida's $1,000 first responder bonus will arrive in summer; and North Carolina's 20-week abortion bill is challenged in federal appeals court.
The sticking point for a return to Florida for Norwegian Cruise Line is reportedly the state law prohibiting checks on employee or customer vaccination status. Separately, reports cover the mental health impact of covid and the pandemic.
In other pharmaceutical news, Incyte will pay $12.6 million to settle a kickbacks scandal; reports cover new "natural killer" cells cancer treatments; and a $100 million investment will boost efforts using artificial intelligence to develop gene therapies.
Precor, a fitness business recently bought by Peloton, has signed up to be part of Amazon's new virtual care-first effort. Other news covers a $22 million boost for Atlanta Health Center, a new Houston Methodist hospital and more.
NBC News reports on the legal tightrope the Biden administration is walking related to waivers allowed by the previous administration in Tennessee and other states. In Oklahoma, the Legislature guts Medicaid expansion funds from the governor's budget. And more Medicaid news is reported out of North Carolina and South Dakota.
House Democratic leaders announced a series of bills expected to come up for a vote in May. One is on workplace protections for pregnant employees and another aims to combat increasing hate crimes against Asian Americans. In related news, lawmakers heard testimony Thursday on rising maternal deaths, especially among Black people.
According to a new West Health-Gallup survey, 16% of Americans are sticking with current employer out of fear of losing health benefits. That number is even greater for the two poorest-income tiers. In some economic good news, unemployment claims drop to a new pandemic low and hunger rates fall, too.
The strong enrollment numbers could help Democrats make the case that some of their changes to the Affordable Care Act should become permanent, Axios reports.
The data show that the United States has undercounted by about 300,000 deaths, for a total of approximately 900,000. Meanwhile, health experts warn that variants and the slowing pace of vaccinations could cause another deadly surge this winter.
From perks like beer to free public transit, reports talk of efforts to reach more citizens with the covid vaccination program and to combat hesitancy: Half a million Texans apparently haven't come back for their second shot.
FDA authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children ages 12-15 is expected soon. Other news is on scholarship raffles, mask and vaccine mandates in schools and universities, and more.
Moderna said in its financial report that the vaccine was well tolerated by the kids who received it in the phase 2/3 clinical testing. In other development news, a study of health care workers confirms covid shots do reduce covid infections.
And rival Moderna said Thursday it plans to initiate a rolling submission to the FDA for its vaccine this month, CNBC reported.
And if the World Trade Organization measure is approved, it is unlikely that doses manufactured as a result would get where they are desperately needed for months or longer. But the move may get pharmaceutical companies to the bargaining table.
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India's ongoing covid crisis continues to break records, as Bloomberg reports on worries about the nation's ability to track covid variants, and CNBC notes the impact it could have on global pandemic efforts.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports on Canadian shortages of AstraZeneca and Moderna shots, and the AP covers Native American efforts to help.
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