No Foreign Fans Allowed At Olympics
Olympic officials haven't yet announced how many Japanese spectators will be allowed, either. Meanwhile, questions linger over the torch relay and how to keep volunteers safe from covid.
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Study Backs Up Claims That Schools Can Be Safe For Kids During Pandemic
In-person learning in New York City — the nation's largest public school system — was not associated with increased covid infections compared with the general community, according to a peer-reviewed study released Wednesday and reported by Bloomberg.
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Texas Can Cut Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program, Judge Rules
The move would stop thousands of people from accessing nonabortion services. In other news from Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's administration has threatened to sue Austin for continuing to require residents to wear masks; the Texas Rangers will allow full capacity at games; and more.
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Spring Break Is Coming, But Study Says Teens More Likely To Catch Covid
A new multistate study shows that teens and young adults are more likely to catch coronavirus than older people. The news comes as a California university offers to pay students to stay home and skip spring break.
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Scope Of Pandemic’s Traumatic Toll On Health Workers Detailed
While combatting covid-19, health care professionals across the globe have suffered anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. New research attempts to quantify the mental health damage.
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Covid Antibody Drugs Shown To Cut Risk Of Death, Serious Illness In Trials
New studies show over 80% lower risk of hospitalization and death when covid patients are given Ely Lilly's monoclonal antibody drugs. Meanwhile, convalescent plasma is deemed ineffective in different studies.
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Frustrating ‘Waves Of Symptoms’ Face Covid Long-Haulers
More research is emerging about the risk factors for people who develop long-haul covid as well as the progression of symptoms they may encounter.
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Coronavirus Made 2020 The Deadliest Year In Recorded US History
While new infection numbers wobble both upward and downward, the CDC will report that 2020's pandemic-driven death rate made it the deadliest year on record.
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Moderna Now Testing Updated Vaccine As UK Variant Proves More Deadly
A new study suggests the UK coronavirus variant is 64% more deadly than previous versions of the virus, at least for people over 30. Meanwhile, a worldwide hunt for adapted vaccines is underway as variants cause chaos in Brazil, New York and elsewhere.
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Hugs Allowed Again As CDC, CMS Give OK For Nursing Home Visits
After a long period of coronavirus-induced isolation, residents of nursing homes will be allowed visitors again (with suitable covid protection and within limits) as vaccinations begin to have an impact for this vulnerable group.
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More States Are Widening Eligibility For Covid Vaccination
News on prioritization comes out of Georgia, Texas, Florida and Nevada.
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Vaccine Distribution Efforts Kick Up A Gear, But Some States Falter
More than 600 CVS in-store pharmacies across 17 states now have coronavirus vaccines, including rooms to deliver doses. Elsewhere, Native American vaccine efforts are succeeding better than many others, and Alabama and California struggle with vaccination equality and contracts.
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Former Presidents Team Up To Urge Americans To Get The Shot
"Roll up your sleeve and do your part," former President George W. Bush says in a new series of videos aimed at persuading all to be inoculated. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also joined the effort. Former President Donald Trump did not, though he issued a statement touting his role in the development of the vaccine.
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Biden Administration To Buy 100M Additional J&J Vaccine Doses
This latest order means the U.S. will have enough doses of Johnson & Johnson's one-shot covid vaccine to inoculate a total of 200 million people -- in addition to the supplies from Moderna and Pfizer.
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‘We’re Gonna Get Through This’: Biden To Give First Prime-Time Address
A year into the pandemic and with vaccination rates picking up, President Joe Biden will talk to the nation in a Thursday night speech about the "next phase" of the pandemic: “There is light at the end of this dark tunnel over the past year. We cannot let our guard down now or assume that victory is inevitable."
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Biden’s First Big Legislative Win: White House Touts Relief Bill
As soon as the House passed the stimulus legislation, the Biden administration kicked off a public outreach strategy to highlight key features of the massive package.
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Congress Clears $1.9 Trillion Package Aiming To Boost Pandemic Economy
President Joe Biden signed the bill Thursday afternoon while federal agencies prepare to implement its broad measures, including $1,400 relief checks for Americans who qualify.
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It’s Been A Year Since ‘Normal’ Ended
From the perspectives of government officials to health care workers to ordinary Americans, news outlets look back at the past 12 months of the global coronavirus pandemic.
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First Edition: March 11, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Perspectives: Importing Drugs From Canada; Oklahoma Bill Targets Costs
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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