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Here we review a press release by sotrovimab producers GSK and VIR that details the intramuscular administration of sotrovimab. http://dlvr.it/SCq9Yz

The country has already placed millions of unvaccinated people into lockdown as it struggles to contain record levels of Covid-19. http://dlvr.it/SCpbg5

The CDC’s vaccine panel will meet Friday to determine whether the extra shots should be recommended for all adults. http://dlvr.it/SCmc5h

The deal will secure the U.S. 10 million courses of Pfizer’s experimental Covid-19 pill, providing it is approved by regulators. http://dlvr.it/SCm7zn

Around 70% of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of September 15, according to the CDC study, with higher rates found among workers in children’s hospitals and urban areas. http://dlvr.it/SCm7yS

The death of son Beau Biden from cancer spurred an effort by then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to organize a “National Cancer Moonshot Initiative” to support research to “end cancer as we know it.” http://dlvr.it/SCkzj4

The patient caught this rare but potentially deadly virus while traveling in Nigeria and is currently under isolation. http://dlvr.it/SCjgnn

Though many parents remain hesitant about vaccinating their children ages 5 to 11 against Covid-19, the White House shared encouraging signs for the vaccine rollout to this point. http://dlvr.it/SCj16h

A recent paper by Jones et al. describes bamlanivimab and its properties in detail, as well as details how bamlanivimab was discovered, providing a potential blueprint for antibody discovery in the future. http://dlvr.it/SChXw5

The European Medicines Agency said it could make a decision on the shot “within weeks.” http://dlvr.it/SChXpv

Physicians need to be more cautious about adding new blood pressure medicines to treat hypertension in hospitalized patients. Rising blood pressures in such circumstances might simply be an artifact of acute illness. http://dlvr.it/SCgN7S

If authorized, the pill would be the first of its kind to treat Covid. http://dlvr.it/SCf3JR

Roca is an organization dedicated to disrupting incarceration, poverty, and racism by engaging young adults, police, and systems at the center of urban violence in relationships to address trauma, find hope and drive change. http://dlvr.it/SCcv3T

Governments in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands have ordered poultry lockdowns. http://dlvr.it/SCcv31

H1 cofounders Ariel Katz and Ian Sax have scraped global healthcare data into a LinkedIn-like interface to help biopharma companies figure out the best doctor to involve in a clinical trial or educate about a new therapy. http://dlvr.it/SCcv1t

A least a dozen children in the U.K. face the loss of the cannabis-based medicines used to treat their life-threatening medical conditions, leaving their parents scrambling to find a new doctor who will write prescriptions to keep their kids alive. http://dlvr.it/SCZm49

A study showed how the incidence of broken heart syndrome, otherwise known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, has risen from 2006 to 2017. http://dlvr.it/SCZRFS

Noubar Afeyan launched 70 companies by pushing researchers to ask what if their craziest ideas were true. With $17 billion and a model of “parallel entrepreneurship,” he can fund a lot of wild notions. http://dlvr.it/SCYPcV

Austria, which has one of the highest rates of Covid-19 infection in the world and one of the worst vaccination rates in Western Europe, joins a handful of nations introducing restrictions for the unvaccinated. http://dlvr.it/SCYPZh

As mainland Americans sit on a massive surplus of vaccine doses—and with the death count now exceeding 760,000—there are important lessons to learn from Puerto Rico’s two-pronged approach to taming Covid-19. For starters, U.S. leaders should acquire a second prong. http://dlvr.it/SCYPXl

ArtNaturals is voluntarily recalling ten manufacturing lots of its Scent-Free Hand Sanitizer. http://dlvr.it/SCWNGw

At least 45 transgender people were killed this year in the United States. http://dlvr.it/SCW4Tt

Mr. T was trending on Twitter this weekend after tweeting that he's gotten the Covid-19 vaccine booster and is maintaining face mask wearing and social distancing. http://dlvr.it/SCVGlW

“I just think I have a right to get the surgery I want, and I think my surgeon has a right to perform the surgery she wants.” http://dlvr.it/SCVGkT

A study showed how the incidence of broken heart syndrome, otherwise known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, has risen from 2006 to 2017. http://dlvr.it/SCVGfP

Between the failure at G20 and Moderna's exclusive patent claim—ignoring NIH's role and public funding—it's been a bad week for vaccine equity. http://dlvr.it/SCS1H0

An osteopathic doctor, Carrie Madej, DO, recently claimed in a TikTok video that you should take a bath after vaccination to “detoxx the vaxx.” Others are suggesting things like cupping or making incisions in your skin. http://dlvr.it/SCS1GP

Some 7% of Medicare recipients pay income-related surcharges on their Part B premiums, and they're up 14.5% for 2022. http://dlvr.it/SCS1Dw

A majority of workers in most industries have been vaccinated, but some still have high rates of employees unwilling to get the shot. http://dlvr.it/SCS1Bt

Roughly one-third of Americans are still worried about their family’s risk of contracting Covid-19, an 11-point drop from September but still well above a summertime low. http://dlvr.it/SCS189

The US is rapidly becoming a high out-of-pocket healthcare system, often with disastrous results. http://dlvr.it/SCPQP8

Johnson & Johnson said it plans to spin out its pharmaceutical and medical devices business from its consumer products division, which includes products like Baby Powder, Tylenol and Band-Aid bandages. http://dlvr.it/SCPQMB

The company said it will still sell the jab on a not-for-profit basis to poorer countries. http://dlvr.it/SCPQKf

Simmons, co-founder and co-lead singer of KISS, said, “If you're willing to walk among us unvaccinated, you are an enemy.” http://dlvr.it/SCPQJM

Stacey Abrams sees many parallels between democracy building during the 2020 election, and now in combating Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy. I spoke to Abrams about her plans to transform the pandemic’s hot button issue and why she feels compelled to do this important work. http://dlvr.it/SCPQH2

The percentage of vaccinated seniors is more than 30% higher than the population overall. http://dlvr.it/SCL2yl

It seems many people think that the global Covid-19 pandemic is a Black Swan event. It’s not. http://dlvr.it/SCL2yg

The director of the U.S. NIH said it will fight to have its scientists recognized on a key patent for Moderna’s vaccine, which the biotech insists it developed alone. http://dlvr.it/SCL2yf

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With the tumor recurrence came difficult days for Andrea and David, reckoning not only with his debilitation and premature mortality, but facing a confusing “healthcare” system that, in retrospect, may be better described as a medical-industrial complex rather than a system devoted to health. http://dlvr.it/SCL2y1

More than 700,000 are also expected to get the shot in the coming days. http://dlvr.it/SCGcGw

Infinitus Systems cofounders Ankit Jain and Shyam Rajagopalan have developed a robot to automate one of the most tedious and time consuming administrative processes in healthcare: verifying insurance benefits. http://dlvr.it/SCGcGf

Studies indicate the risks of rare heart inflammation following vaccination are very low and much greater for those who contract Covid-19. http://dlvr.it/SCGcGQ

Offering Covid-19 vaccines at doctors offices could be influential, while incentives like free giveaways don’t seem to have a huge effect. http://dlvr.it/SCGcG2

The main legal arguments against OSHA’s Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard include violations of the Tenth Amendment, OSHA exceeding its statutory, OSHA not creating the ETS properly and the workplaces risks not justifying the imposition of the ETS. http://dlvr.it/SCGcDW

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked President Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate. The Supreme Court will ultimately rule it unconstitutional—and rightly so. http://dlvr.it/SCBy8d

A new report has identified the extent of how the loss of spaces, lockdowns and loneliness has detrimentally hit the community's lives in the U.K. http://dlvr.it/SCBy8W

Texas has counted more than 750 coronavirus deaths in the last week, a larger death toll than any other state. http://dlvr.it/SCBy8M

Engracia Figueroa, a prominent advocate for disabled people, died on October 31st at the age of 51. Many people mourn her loss, and they argue that her tragic death could have been avoided. http://dlvr.it/SCBy88

Ireland-based pHOXBIO’s medicine was shown to provide protection against Covid in clinical trials. http://dlvr.it/SCBy7r

The man had to undergo multiple surgical procedures. http://dlvr.it/SC7MTG