Biden Covid Team Unseals ‘Hidden’ Reports Tracking State Covid Levels
Access to weekly state profile reports was previously limited to governors by the Trump administration's coronavirus task force.
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Biden Lifts Anti-Abortion Restrictions On Global Aid
The teeter-totter that is the “Mexico City Policy” — also known as the “global gag rule” by critics — that governs U.S. funding for international family planning organizations shifts again as President Joe Biden lifts prohibitions that his predecessor had reenacted and expanded.
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ACA Enrollment To Reopen For Three Months; Biden Aims To Roll Back Medicaid Barriers
President Joe Biden issued an executive order for a special enrollment period on healthcare.gov that will start Feb. 15 so more people can sign up for health plans during the pandemic. Waivers allowed on Medicaid -- like work requirements-- during the Trump administration will also be reviewed.
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Severe Covid Cases Might Increase Mortality Risk For Pregnant Women
Also, vaccine advice for pregnant women is unclear. Other news is on the timing of taking pain relievers when getting vaccinated, lingering sicknesses and more.
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Cleveland Clinic Discovers Many Of Its Masks Were Counterfeit, Not Effective
A manufacturer alerted administrators that some of its purchases between November and Monday were not true N95 respirators.
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Variant Detected In South Africa Now In The US
Two adults in South Carolina, who aren't connected to one another and hadn't traveled to South Africa, were identified as having the more contagious strain of coronavirus.
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Over Half Of Allocated Shots Still Sitting In 16 States’ Freezers
The latest CDC data shows that 16 states have so far administered less than 50% of the covid vaccine sent by the federal government. Other states though report that they are running out.
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Sluggish Vaccination Pipeline Plagued By Tracking, Distribution Challenges
Few states are using a pricey vaccine tracking system that CDC hired out to develop last spring. Meanwhile, FEMA and HHS are trying new approaches to get shots in arms faster.
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Johnson & Johnson’s Single-Dose Shot Is 66% Effective
The vaccine was 72% effective against moderate to severe illness in the US but only 66% effective in Latin America and 57% effective in South Africa. The news likely will have worldwide implications, especially for nations having difficulty procuring or distributing the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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Novavax’s Covid Vaccine 89% Effective, Less So Against Mutations
The two-dose vaccine is 96% effective against the original covid strain, 86% effective against the variant first discovered in the United Kingdom and just 49% effective against the one identified in South Africa.
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First Edition: Jan. 29, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Different Takes: Stop Ignoring Health Of Adolescents, Long-Haulers; Pros, Cons Of Vaccine Distributions
Editorial writers express views about the longterm impact of the pandemic on physical and mental health, and other health issues as well.
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Biden To Rescind Trump’s Policies Limiting Abortion Access
President Joe Biden is expected Thursday to sign an executive order rolling back restrictions on federal funding for global aid groups that provide information about abortion to patients. He is also expected to order a review of limits put into effect by the Trump administration on Title X funding for reproductive health services for low-income families. In other news, Utah, Iowa and South Carolina lawmakers are considering measures that could restrict abortions in their states.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On New Virus Strains, Leadership Failures, Health Going Global
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and other public health issues.
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Vaccine Crisis Worsens in Europe
The European Union and the United Kingdom have problems getting enough vaccine. In other global news, confusion reigns in Tokyo on how to proceed with the Olympics because of covid concerns.
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Lab Group Warns That Michigan’s Pot Is Moldy
In other news from across the U.S., California will get broader warnings for bisphenol A; the Justice Department probes Alaska's institutionalizing of children; and a doctor murders another doctor and himself in Austin.
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Pandemic’s Hidden Toll: More Traffic Fatalities
Covid-19 brought lower traffic levels, but fatalities per miles driven rose 18% to a level not seen in 12 years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Safety experts say reduced congestion gave motorists more room to roam and drive faster.
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More Demand For Food Stamps, But They Can’t Be Used For Online Ordering
Demand for federal food assistance rises as the covid pandemic drags on. The poor face yet another problem: They can't use food stamps to pay for food purchased online for delivery. They must shop in the store, risking covid exposure.
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Popular Medications Cost 2.5 Times More In the US Than Elsewhere
Yet more evidence of how much more Americans pay for prescription drugs is revealed in a survey, while pharmaceutical companies make little progress helping poor Americans afford them.
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Aetna To Cover Breast Augmentation Surgery For Transgender Patients
The announcement is a key change in how health insurers view transgender patients' medical needs. Many have excluded breast augmentation as cosmetic. In other industry news, hospitals register their opposition to a Trump administration effort to tie Medicare drug prices to what patients pay in other countries and Walgreens gets a new leader.
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