J&J Sunscreen Recall; Weed Bill Aims High; ‘Don’t Fauci My Florida’
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A California woman, the first in the U.S., faces federal charges for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. (San Francisco Chronicle) Most Neutrogena and Aveeno spray sunscreens are under recall after Johnson & Johnson found benzene during testing. (Wall Street Journal) A draft bill to legalize cannabis […]
Tennessee Ceases Teen Vax Outreach; PEs in COVID Patients; Slow Running in Seoul
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Physician Fee Schedule proposed 2022 conversion factor — the number that determines how much physicians will be paid for treating Medicare fee-for-service patients — is $33.58, a decrease of $1.31 from the CY 2021 conversion factor of $34.89, CMS announced. Look for more on this […]
COVID Boosters Still Iffy; Delta Deaths To Come; Medicare Mulls Aduhelm Coverage
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. In a meeting with representatives from Pfizer, U.S. government officials stated that more data is needed before they can determine whether COVID-19 booster shots will be necessary. (New York Times) Meanwhile, WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, criticized COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for focusing on developing booster […]
Milestone for Safe Injection; Plasma Exchange for VITT; Cruises Beat Back CDC Rules
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Rhode Island is the first state to make safe injection sites legal in an effort to prevent opioid overdoses. (Providence Journal) The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed the 4 million mark on Wednesday. (USA Today) As of about 8 a.m. ET, the estimated COVID-19 toll […]
COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. While the rest of the country celebrated Independence Day, a sudden rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations — especially among Black residents — put a damper on the holiday spirit in Los Angeles County. (Los Angeles Times) A hospital in hard-hit Springfield, Missouri ran out of […]
J&J Vax Booster Needed? COVID Boards Another Cruise; Sneaky Vaxxed Teens
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Will recipients of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine need an mRNA booster against the Delta variant? (Reuters) Two children under age 16 who tested positive for COVID while on a Royal Caribbean cruise were quarantined and then flown home by the cruise line. (New York […]
All COVID Deaths in the Unvaxxed; U.S. Life Expectancy Slides; Trump Had It Bad
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Nearly all new COVID-related deaths in the U.S. are in people who haven’t been vaccinated, as only 0.8% of deaths in May were among fully vaccinated individuals. (AP) As of 8 a.m. EDT today, the unofficial U.S. COVID-19 toll reached 33,591,369 cases and 603,181 deaths, increases […]