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HHS and Operation Warp Speed officials are trying to increase the public's awareness of the covid treatment option, which are in good supply but work best when administered to patients in the early days of illness.
Some workers consider the testing of the vaccine to be inadequate. Other health care personnel news reports on dentists who are unable to get the vaccine and nurses who are burnt out and leaving jobs.
The rule finalized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would significantly impact how the Affordable Care Act exchanges are run.
Administrators across the country are drawing up "crisis standards care" as the covid surge shows no sign of relenting. And in Los Angeles, ambulances circle for hours, unable to find ERs that can accept patients.
With the clock ticking down on this administration, Trump agency officials push through 11th-hour changes that would impact federal scientists' ability to remain nonpolitical, buprenorphine prescribing, Medicaid and more.
Despite President Donald Trump's campaign promise, White House officials say there is not enough time left to deliver on the plan.
For Blacks, the projected life expectancy would shorten by 2.10 years to 72.78 years, and for Latinos, by 3.05 years to 78.77 years. Whites are also affected, but their projected decline is much smaller — 0.68 years — to a life expectancy of 77.84 years, ScienceDaily reports.
In the U.S., new targets are for each company to deliver 200 million doses by the end of July. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump asks lawmakers to claw back billions in funding to international vaccine and health initiatives. Congress is not expected to act on the request.
According to mortality data analyzed by The New York Times, the nation has already passed that tragic mark with over 400,000 more Americans dead than would normally be since last March. And no end is sight, with a sustained 200,000 new cases or more reported every day.
While Texas reports that it has administered over 1 million covid vaccine doses, most other states fail to make much progress in picking up the inoculation pace.
Dr. David Kessler will replace Moncef Slaoui as the chief of the federal vaccine rollout and distribution program. And Andy Slavitt, an Obama administration alum, will join the Biden covid response team.
President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal includes money for testing and vaccine distribution as well as $1,400 relief checks and extended unemployment insurance. He also detailed other elements of his pandemic response plan.
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The case appears to be the first time a court in Europe required someone to get a vaccination against family wishes. News reports are on India's decision to move ahead despite concerns about one of its vaccines, China's barring of two WHO investigators and more.
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged with two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty. He could face imprisonment of up to one year. Flint residents welcomed the news, but one doctor who helped call attention to the city’s contaminated water said, "Restoring trust will take decades.”
Addiction experts hailed the results of the study as offering hope for a disorder that is hard to treat and deadly. News reports are on a rise in highway fatalities, skeptics of systemic racism in health care, and more.
Other names in health industry news include Esperion, Walgreens and Sana Biotechnology. Also, updates on CES and the FDA's five-pronged plan for regulating medical software.
The International Life Sciences Institute promotes the sugar industry-friendly idea that physical exercise, not diet, is how to combat obesity, according to a 2015 New York Times report. Coca-Cola joins other companies such as Mars and Nestle in cutting ties.
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