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Backed by federal and private investment, a series of speedy covid tests that can be administered at home is arriving as part of the effort to suppress coronavirus--particularly as variants are spreading, and in some places test numbers are shrinking.
The pace of vaccinations pick up as coronavirus variants stir fears that the United States is facing a fourth surge of covid cases.
The Biden administration's next infrastructure plan covers expanding education and health care, but CNBC notes that the President has not yet mentioned public insurance options.
The adverts, in English and Spanish, are designed to combat public hesitancy for covid vaccines and will air on network and cable TV and be promoted online throughout April.
Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci has said the U.S. may not need AstraZeneca's covid vaccine, even as more blot-clot news emerges concerning this version.
Johnson & Johnson's contractor, which had a history of violations, admits to the problem that caused the massive loss of vaccines. While the FDA mounts a probe, it also rethinks its inspection methods.
The FDA has officially cleared vaccine maker Moderna to increase the number of doses of covid vaccine per vial from 10 to 15. It's hoped the move will dramatically increase the pace of vaccinations.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial pages weigh in on these public health issues.
An additional $400 billion is included in a massive jobs and infrastructure package that President Joe Biden unveiled Wednesday. And Wyoming again fails to advance Medicaid expansion.
A surge in covid cases presents the Biden Administration with a policy dilemma: Emphasize how close nation is to ending the epidemic or stress the immediate dangers of the coronavirus and its variants.
Opinion writers tackle these Covid and vaccine issues.
A congressional inquiry reveals Peter Navarro, a top aide to then-President Donald Trump, steered a $765 million loan to Eastman Kodak to produce ingredients for generic drugs, a $354 million sole-source contract for pharmaceutical ingredients to a start-up called Phlow, and a $96 million sole-source contract for powered respirators and filters from AirBoss Defense Group.
People are being turned away because vaccine providers request Social Security numbers or insurance cards, neither of which are required for the free covid shots. Also, no centralized collection of vaccine data remains a problem.
As reports say only around half of nursing home staffers received shots from a federal covid vaccine program, the Tampa Bay Times reported that the majority of Florida's long-term care staff refused the vaccines
Abbott's BinaxNOW and Quidel Quickvue tests will soon be available at drug stores in two-packs for between $15 and $20.
Delayed care and lack of regulation of urgent-care clinics are examined. In other health industry news, billions of dollars in investment continue to flow into health care startups.
Wisconsin's high court has stuck down the governor's statewide mask mandate, and Georgia is poised to lower its remaining covid restrictions. Meanwhile, reports explain why vaccine rollouts in D.C., Maryland and elsewhere are bollixed.
A study covering 17 countries shows that maternal health complications, deaths and stillbirths rose during the pandemic. A separate CDC report shows that maternal mortality was up 15% in the U.S. in 2019 before the coronavirus had a major impact.
News outlets cover the latest research on how effective the Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines are in protecting against the variants first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
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