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NPR reports that as recently as July 11, Parson told a group of cattle ranchers that the government should not interfere with their decision to wear or forgo a face covering. "You don't need government to tell you to wear a dang mask," he said.
The White House criticized the announcement: "... the lengths to which they will go to destroy jobs and raise costs on the consumer is alarming.''
The increase of 9 million more Americans is compared to 2018, the worst previous year. Other news is on exercising when the air is hazy, a death linked to black licorice, food safety and more.
The agency also warns against wearing a costume mask over a regular cloth face mask and instead recommends Halloween-themed cloth masks. Other public health news reports on ongoing county fairs, airline mask policies, parental burnout and Wall Street's reopening, as well.
His wife said she partly blames the repeated head injuries during his NFL career for his dementia. News is also on figure skating.
The first shipment of more than 250,000 will be followed up next week with 300,000 more. Other news is on school building safety, transmission rates, banned students and more.
The slow rebound is causing financial concerns for hospitals. Also in the news: liability claims against home care nurses; medical deferrals for immigrants; COVID grants; Northwell Health; Teladoc; Amwell; and Community Health Systems.
And in pharmaceutical news, "brain-boosting" supplements may contain unapproved drugs in potentially dangerous combinations and doses.
Researchers are urging hospitals to consider swapping out stainless steel surfaces for copper. COVID lives for several days on stainless steel but dies within hours on copper, studies show.
With no clinical trials underway, a COVID-19 vaccine for children is unlikely before the fall of 2021. Other news stories report the latest on vaccine development by Sanofi, Merck and AstraZeneca.
Text of the order has not been released, but President Donald Trump said it will require health care providers to provide medical care to all babies born alive, whether prematurely or from a failed abortion. Organizations representing obstetricians and gynecologists say the law already provides those protections.
The draft guidance is expected to be sent to hospitals this week. The government also wants hospitals to provide daily information on flu cases.
The latest developments include: a ProPublica and WRAL News analysis that finds black voters in North Carolina are more than twice as likely to have their mail-in ballot rejected; how Ohio made voting decisions; a pending court ruling in Montana; and record early voting in Virginia.
“Get rid of the ballots, and you’ll have a very — we’ll have a very peaceful, there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There’ll be a continuation,” President Donald Trump said of the uptick in mail-in voting due to the pandemic. “The ballots are out of control."
"I challenge that. You were not listening to what the director of the CDC said, that in New York, it's about 22 percent. If you believe 22 percent is herd immunity, I believe you're alone in that." Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, told Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) during the Senate hearing. The two men have clashed before, but Wednesday's exchange was particularly pointed.
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, NIH infectious disease chief Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Robert Redfield testified on the state of the coronavirus pandemic before a Senate panel Wednesday.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that vaccinations, screening for childhood diseases, visits to the dentist and mental health care dropped from March through May, when many doctors' offices were closed. Still, CMS administrator Seema Verma said the absence of health care services “may have lifelong consequences for these vulnerable children.”
"That has to be approved by the White House. We may or may not approve it. That sounds like a political move," President Donald Trump said about a draft FDA plan to apply tougher safety and efficacy requirements for emergency use approval of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Nearly all of the samples taken in the more recent months of the pandemic for the largest U.S. genetic study of the virus that causes COVID-19 contained a mutation that makes it easier to transmit, though not deadlier.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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