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This one's all about COVID-19! New studies show promising results for mixing and matching doses of different two-dose vaccines. Countries benefitting from the COVAX Initiative vaccine distribution are starting to run out of vaccines, while over in America, demand for the vaccine is falling even though supply is still plentiful. Finally, the Delta variant continues to prove it is fitter and faster than its predecessor variants, causing the WHO to label it a "variant of concern."
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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is dedicating $5.1B in hopes of eradicating polio by 2026 and Biogen got a conditional approval for their Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm. In other news, the Maryland plant producing J&J vaccines is still closed, but a new COVID-19 vaccine may be on the horizon with Novavax seeking emergency use authorization in the US, testing for COVID is getting trickier with the rise in variants, and the COVID passport debate continues.
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This week we are covering different COVID news from all around the globe, from America's multibillion COVID-19 testing plan for schools to the rise in cases in several different countries!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1VHLbFzgVzsrsc0WVyi3z3?si=W0D6kRq8QTS4g2jp70hJ0Q
We're back after a month-long break! Patients can now access their electronic medical records on demand, states are offering new incentives for getting vaccinated (including million dollar lotteries!), and the CDC has released new guidelines on masking for those who are fully vaccinated.
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On April 13, the J&J Covid vaccine was put on pause (however that pause has now been lifted), Congress voted to postpone the scheduled 2% Medicare sequestration, the FDA is seeking new solutions to the Unapproved Drug Initiative, and the Biden Administration is working to undo the Title X "gag rule."
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Many universities are returning to normal operations in the fall, different countries around the world and different states in the US are creating their own rules and guidelines regarding documentation of COVID status for traveling, and a JAMA podcast reignited debate on the issue of structural racism in medicine.
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States used different strategies to distribute vaccines, which were successful? Medicare made changes to surgery classifications, and now some patients may need to pay more. Finally, the AAPI community has experienced heightened hate and racism since the start of COVID-19 in America, so does the Georgia shooting come as a surprise?
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In this episode, we catch up with what the Biden-Harris administration has been doing regarding COVID-19, discuss new vaccines that may soon enter the scene in the US, and unpack disturbing allegations against US nursing homes.
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J&J is out with a new COVID-19 vaccine and despite criticisms, experts have deemed it a solid option as a COVID-19 vaccine. As cases continue falling, more states are dropping the mask mandate, joining the 11 states who never had a mask mandate. Our take? This is NOT the move.