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State officials are coping with a backlog of lab reports that could cause a spike in new cases. Also: Some advocates want more California inmates freed from prison — even those doing time for murder.
More than 60% of the residents in Sturgis, South Dakota disapprove of the rally starting this week. News on parties and large gatherings is from Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and other places, as well.
Leaders from the "Power Five" conferences met this weekend following the Mid-American Conference's announcement it wouldn't play any sports this fall.
And more news on school reopening plans from across the nation.
There's a chance of stopping the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, some experts say, but that window is closing rapidly.
Stat reports that over two-thirds of sitting members of Congress received millions in contributions from pharmaceutical company PACs. In other industry developments, chief medical officers are in demand. Other companies Pfizer, Gilead, Fresenius and AbbVie also make news.
Other news on vaccine developments looks at a collaboration for a less than $3 vaccine, an alliance in Europe and Moderna's latest clinical trial numbers, as well.
Other mask news comes out of Iowa, Georgia, Colorado and elsewhere. Plus, be sure to wear your mask outdoors at the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez.
Also: more test shortages, more test delays and another negative test for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.
Other health industry topics in the news: PPE shortages; unionization among nurses; earnings reports; the MCAT; joint replacements; intersex surgeries; and more.
Veteran Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie says plans for going live with its electronic health records project at a center in Spokane, Washington are on track for October. Veterans news is on use of hydroxychloroquine in a nursing home, as well.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar's trip to Taiwan is the first by a high-ranking administration official in decades, in face of Chinese opposition.
In the next two weeks, President Trump says he will sign an executive order requiring health insurers to cover all preexisting conditions. Democrats jumped on the announcement, claiming that the president is trying to run under achievements of the Affordable Care Act that he is also working to overturn.
Despite the latest move by President Donald Trump, both Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Democratic congressional leaders say they could return to the negotiating table.
Trump administration officials are defending President Donald Trump's executive actions aiming to circumvent Congress with sometimes contradictory messages. Democrats slam the move as unconstitutional, though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has yet to say if she will challenge them in court. News outlets take a look at what's in the orders.
A new report reveals that nearly 100,000 children tested positive during the last two weeks of July.
The total jumped by a million in just the last two weeks. And that's the number of confirmed cases -- experts believe the real number could be 10 times higher.
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