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Opinion writers express views about funding and receiving the vaccine and how to spend the holidays.
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Opinion writers express views about funding and receiving the vaccine and how to spend the holidays.
Media outlets report on news from Maryland, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Ohio, Michigan, New Mexico and California.
Fewer people are moving to nursing homes, public school enrollment is down and interest in medical school is up.
News is also from Italy, Japan, Mexico, Canada and South Africa.
Other developments in gene therapy, the return of Vioxx and the most impressive biotech startups are in the news.
“We want to encourage organizations to reduce their C-sections and encourage leaders to do that in a safe way,” said Dr. David Baker, executive vice president for Healthcare Quality Evaluation at The Joint Commission.
The average person lived to be 78.8 years old, data released Tuesday show. But the coronavirus is expected to erase last year's slim gain when the government releases 2020 figures next year. One early estimation predicts that the life expectancy for 2020 could decline by two to three years.
Scientists are also working on treatments for COVID "long-haulers," people who have long-term medical conditions.
Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie got the new treatments. Only a fraction of doses have reached other people who could benefit from them. The reason is a mix of science and politics. Also: More reports on the Trump administration.
Citing evidence of "extensive and dangerous" political meddling into the CDC's coronavirus policies by the Trump administration, House Democrats demand more documents from HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Direct Robert Redfield.
The omnibus stimulus bill now heads to the president's desk for signing. And tucked into that bill is a section on surprise medical bills.
The coronavirus pandemic is worsening in California as well as most other parts of the U.S., with ICUs filling up, more and more kids contracting the virus and people with other conditions falling through the cracks.
The makers of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines will test them against the newly emerged variant and voice confidence about the effectiveness.
The Trump administration is considering requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test for all passengers coming from the UK as the world contends with the last thing it needs: a mutation of the coronavirus that spreads even more easily.
Joe Biden got the shot yesterday. Anthony Fauci gets it today. Even Republicans who spoke out against public health measures rushed to get it. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), says she won't because it is "shameful" that politicians get it before people on the front lines.
As vaccines are administered as quickly as they can be shipped, manufacturers work to increase capacity while state and hospital officials figure out how to dole out limited supplies.
Residents in the 27 nations that make up the European Union now have access to their first coronavirus vaccine. Shots are expected to begin next week.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Members of the 27-nation bloc could start to be vaccinated Dec. 27 once approval is given for Pfizer's vaccine. Other global news is on WHO's agreement to obtain 2 billion doses and missteps by France's Emmanuel Macron.
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