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"We need to go beyond giving insurance coverage only when someone is in crisis and going to the psych emergency room," said Democratic state Sen. Scott Weiner, who introduced the bill.
The victims ranged in age from 24 to 84. Officials urged Louisiana residents to place portable generators at least 20 feet away from any door or window.
New York public schools delayed opening, the teachers union there steps back from strike vote, some Alaskan schools back off from in-person plan and other news about COVID affecting learning.
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Hospitalization rates are also much higher than in other neighborhoods, according to The New York Times. Public health news is on long-lasting symptoms, good ventilation and crowded open spaces.
With everyone betting there will be a vaccine, questions now turn to who gets it first and how it is rolled out to the rest of us. Many experts are not optimistic it will go smoothly.
A National Institutes of Health panel casts doubt on the FDA decision to push convalescent plasma therapy to treat COVID patients.
Hospitals await the garnishing of Medicare payments that they'd expected would have begun by now. Other industry news from Chicago and Canada.
Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads over another stimulus bill to counteract the economic effects of the COVID epidemic.
ABC News obtained emails showing that Department of Homeland Security officials delayed distributing a warning of a Russian disinformation campaign aimed at fomenting concerns about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's mental fitness. Other stories covers voter safety and health news from the campaign trail.
The federal government now has about 120,000 ventilators in the national stockpile, available to be distributed to state and local health officials if needed.
"Supporting schools and other functions — courthouses and other related functions – are not a direct emergency protective measures and therefore they're not eligible for [federal funding]," said Keith Turi, a FEMA official.
Testing czar Brett Giroir released more details on how the federal government plans to distribute Abbott's newly approved antigen test. The initial focus will be on assisted living facilities and schools, as well as people recently impacted by Hurricane Laura and the California wildfires.
The Trump administration issued the moratorium to prevent millions of people out of work during the pandemic from losing their homes. The order does not offer financial assistance for landlords missing rent.
President Donald Trump vented his anger on Twitter over health questions raised by a new book that says Vice President Mike Pence was on alert to assume presidential powers during Trump's unannounced medical visit last November. Pence says he does not recall being on standby and Trump's doctors issued a rare statement stating the president has not experienced or been evaluated for a stroke, mini-stroke or heart-related emergency.
The Trump administration announced that the United States will not join an international efforts — led by the World Health Organization with nearly every other nation involved — to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine.
The White House coronavirus task force urges Iowa leaders to take further steps to control the state's outbreak. Meanwhile, in most Southern and Western states that reported a huge summer spike, new cases are down.
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