- Moderna forecasts COVID sales decline as costs rise, shares fall | Reuters: Moderna’s forecast of declining COVID-19 vaccine sales and rising costs for 2023 has caused their shares to drop 7%. Jefferies analyst Michael Yee believes that this could lead to a possible net loss this year, but there is potential for positive cash flow if they are able to get more advanced purchase agreements.
- COVID in California: Idaho bill would criminalize administering mRNA vaccines: Berkeley will end its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for city employees on March 1, and will also relax indoor masking requirements for health care and congregate settings.
- Did the Lee County, Florida, GOP Pass a Proposal To Ban COVID-19 Vaccines?: The Lee County Republican Party Executive Committee passed a resolution to ban the COVID vaccine and for the Attorney General’s Office to confiscate all doses within the state. The resolution was passed by a voice vote, with members debating whether banning the injections would be an infringement of individual choice. The resolution calls on Governor DeSantis and the state legislature to prohibit the sale and distribution of Covid injections and all mRNA injections in the state.
- Florida’s Ladapo reportedly faced investigation over Covid report – MSNBC News: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s recommendation for males between 18-39 to avoid commonly used mRNA Covid vaccines was widely panned by qualified professionals and seen as a dangerous escalation in anti-vaccine propaganda. There is now new reason to be concerned about his move, as it could lead to further anti-vaccine disinformation being spread as official policy.
- Camilla Makes First Public Appearance Since Covid Recovery – YouTube: Camilla has made her first public appearance since recovering from Covid-19.
- Moderna (MRNA) Q4 earnings 2022 – CNBC: Moderna reported lower-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter of 2022, with costs rising from surplus production capacity and lower demand for its Covid-19 vaccine. Revenue was in line with expectations but down 30% from the same period in 2021. Shares fell 4% in Thursday morning trading. The company has signed contracts for $5 billion in Covid vaccine deliveries for 2023.
- Florida Department of Health misleads on COVID-19 vaccine safety with erroneous …: The Florida Department of Health recently released a Health Alert on the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, citing a 1,700% increase in VAERS reports and a 400% increase in life-threatening conditions after the vaccine’s release. The State Surgeon-General questioned the safety of the vaccine and cited three studies that suggest potential risks associated with mRNA vaccines.
- Mississippi Covid-19 Update : February 23, 2023 | The Enterprise Journal: In the state of Mississippi, 2,491 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from February 14 to February 20.
- Cancer screenings could be back to normal after millions missed during Covid-19 pandemic: The American Cancer Society found that routine cancer screenings decreased 6-15% between 2019 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, recent research suggests that people are returning to pre-pandemic screening rates.
- Role of resiliency in weathering COVID pandemic weighed in VA mental health study: A VA study found that someone’s health can remain strong during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published today.
- Cancer Screening in the United States During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology examined screening for cancer in the US during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was funded by AstraZeneca.
- Disability Justice Organizers Dream Big and Resist a Culture of Disposability – Truthout: In this episode of “Movement Memos,” host Kelly Hayes talks with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha about disability justice, interdependence, and rejecting human disposability in the COVID era. They discuss how disabled people are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, why it is important to reject social norms that treat disabled people as disposable, and how we can create a more inclusive society.
- Effects of COVID-19 fatigue in elite athlete revealed in new study – CTV News: A new study published in the British Medical Journal found that even elite athletes can suffer from post-COVID-19 fatigue, though their experiences may vary from the average patient’s. The case study of an elite athlete in his late 30s showed that his athletic performance suffered for months after a mild case of COVID-19, offering insight into how post-COVID-19 symptoms affect athletes and how to distinguish serious post-COVID-19 fatigue from other conditions.
- Biden administration releases records to House panel probing COVID origins – CBS News: You are not allowed to use any content from CBS Interactive Inc. without their permission.
- California says it can no longer afford aid for COVID testing, vaccinations for migrants: Migrants from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia and Peru are brought to three state-funded medical screening centers near California’s southern border with Mexico. They are given masks, water, food, tested for the coronavirus, offered vaccines and isolated if they test positive. Medical providers also treat any injuries or chronic health issues they may have.
- After leaving Patriots over COVID-19 vaccine, Cole Popovich returns to the NFL: Cole Popovich has returned to the NFL as the assistant offensive line coach for the Houston Texans. He left the Patriots organization due to the NFL’s vaccine requirements, which mandated that all tier-1 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
- State Supreme Court deals another defeat to San Diego Unified’s student COVID-19 …: The California Supreme Court struck down the San Diego Unified School District’s student COVID-19 vaccination mandate, affirming an appeals court ruling that school districts cannot create their own vaccine mandates. The ruling was in favor of Let Them Choose, an initiative of the anti-mask-mandate group Let Them Breathe, who argued that the district lacked the legal authority to impose its own vaccination mandates.
- Insilico Medicine to commence trials of ISM3312 in China to treat Covid-19: Insilico Medicine has received approval from the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to begin clinical trials of its 3CLpro inhibitor ISM3312 for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. The trial will explore the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of the drug, as well as its safety and efficacy in different subgroups of patients.
- Nursing home lawsuit: Management company diverted $1.8 million in COVID relief funds: Legal observers have warned that aggressive enforcement policies may make it difficult for “good actors” to conduct business in nursing homes, as seen in the case of Indian Hills Health Care in Sioux City, IA, where the owner has accused the management company of diverting $500,000 in government reimbursements and $1.8 million in federal COVID relief funding. The management company has denied the accusation and said Indian Hills still owes them unpaid fees.
- White House honors Georgia doctor for work in COVID education | 11alive.com: Yes, notifications can be turned off in the browser settings.
Daily News Pulse for March 13, 2023
Summary: Princeton students have seen an overall improvement in course satisfaction since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Japan, many people are still wearing masks despite the government’s easing of guidelines.
