HHS Pushes Out Policy Changes In Last Days Of Trump Administration
Powers related to FDA scrutiny of drugs or penalties for HHS guidance violations could be impacted by the final flurry of action.
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Trump Administration’s Vaccine Shifts Come With Risks, New Challenges
Fallout from the Trump administration's policy shake up -- releasing the full vaccine supply, calling for expanded distribution to more people and changing state allocations -- creates fallout for state officials and the incoming Biden administration.
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4,320 Fatalities: U.S. Reports Highest Daily Number Of Covid Deaths
Media outlets also report on California lifting a stay-at-home order in the Sacramento area, Maryland finding the more infectious UK strain, Las Vegas declaring a hospital disaster, and more.
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Democrats Might Use Special Process To Bypass GOP, Pass Biden’s Covid Bill
Politico reports that passing the relief package through reconciliation would allow Democrats to pass the bill with only 50 votes — plus Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker — rather than 60. In other news, the incoming director of the CDC says she will tell the public the truth, “even when the news is bleak.”
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Health Insurance Firms Halt Donations To Some Lawmakers After Riot
Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealth Group have paused all or some political contributions. Others considering action are Centene Corp., CVS Health (which owns Aetna), America's Health Insurance Plans and others.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To Reinstate Abortion Pill Restrictions
In a 6-3 decision, Supreme Court justices approved an emergency request to overturn a lower-court injunction on FDA requirements that patients must pick up medication for abortion from a doctor or clinic office instead of receiving it by mail.
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All Travelers Flying To US Will Have To Show Covid-Negative Test
Starting Jan. 26, the new CDC order will apply to all American and foreign passengers traveling from outside the U.S., not just those coming from the United Kingdom, who are currently required to be tested within three days of flying.
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First Edition: Jan. 13, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On Preventing More Missteps On Vaccination Plans; Will There Be A Hard Sell In Rural America?
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and other public health topics, as well.
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India Starts Nationwide Vaccine Delivery
The vaccination of the country's 1.3 billion people is the largest undertaking in the world. Patient groups warn about a domestic vaccine manufacturer. News reports are from Albania, Germany, and Pakistan.
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OSHA Takes Hands-Off Approach To Deaths At Meatpacking Plants
Workers at 65 plants are said to have died of covid. The federal agency has failed to investigate 40% of the plants. News reports are from Texas, California and Mississippi, as well.
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Early In Pandemic, There Were More Telehealth Calls Than Any Other Kind
Modern Healthcare reports that 53.6% of patients with a behavioral health condition sought treatment from mid-March to early May 2020 compared with 43.2% of patients needing physical help.
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College Football’s Season Ends With Potential Superspreader In Alabama
Fans poured into the streets of Tuscaloosa after Monday night's victory over Ohio State. In other covid news, several gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first known cases among great apes.
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Hydroxychloroquine Study Shelved
Henry Ford Health System officials couldn't find enough participants to continue studying whether the drug could help beat covid. Other news is on fluvoxamine, remdesivir, Cantel Medical Corp., Tempus, Bluebird Bio, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and an at-home test kit for colon cancer.
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Eli Lilly’s Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise In Small Study
The small study shows promise in a similar drug developed by Biogen, offering hope that targeting amyloid plaques can slow decline.
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After Capitol Riot, Covid Sinks Its Claws Deeper Into Washington
Two Democrats who took refuge in the same room with maskless Republicans have tested positive. Meanwhile, the District of Columbia is hit with a new surge of cases.
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Biden Team To Get 11th-Hour Access To Operation Warp Speed Meetings
The Trump administration had not allowed President-elect Joe Biden's transition officials to join standing meetings on the pandemic response, Politico reports. Biden also plans to unveil his vaccination plan later this week.
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More Contagious Virus Variant Spreads To 10 States; Japan IDs New Mutation
Indiana and Minnesota join the list of states where health officials have confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Japan says that is has detected another coronavirus mutation in travelers arriving from Brazil.
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Holiday Spike Starts To Hit Already Crowded, Short-Staffed Hospitals
Four states with the largest share of hospital beds occupied with covid patients – California, Arizona, Nevada and Georgia – are struggling to keep pace with the unprecedented surge, USA Today reports.
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Get The Vaccine When It’s Your Turn — Even If You’ve Had Covid, CDC Says
But experts say your age and overall health should play a big part in your decision, especially where supplies of the vaccine are scarce.
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