California Releases Smartphone Virus Tool As Cases Soar

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people of possible coronavirus exposure as cases soar higher, new restrictions are imposed and many people still say they won’t heed the pleas to stay home.

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Gov. Newsom Appoints New Directors In Public Health And Economics

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced several new appointments to key posts in his administration.

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Sisolak: COVID-19 Vaccine May Start Arriving In Nevada In Next Couple Weeks

Gov. Steve Sisolak said Wednesday that initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccines may begin arriving in Nevada in the next couple of weeks.

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Pelosi, Schumer Endorse $908 Billion Plan As Basis For Stimulus Talks

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday threw their support behind using a bipartisan, compromise plan as the basis for COVID-19 relief talks.

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UnitedHealth Expects $2 Billion COVID Earnings Hit Next Year

UnitedHealth Group Inc. expects the pandemic to carve $2 billion out of its profits next year, with Covid-19 testing and treatment costs remaining steady even as more Americans return to their doctors’ offices for routine care.

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HHS Estimates 100 Million Will Get COVID-19 Vaccine By March

Federal officials on Wednesday said they anticipate vaccinating as many as 100 million people by March once a coronavirus vaccine is approved and ready to be distributed.

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Why Biden Worries Big Pharma

Divided government in Washington threatens much of President-elect Joe Biden's legislative agenda, but prescription drug pricing is a rare area where he might find common ground with a Republican-controlled Senate.

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White House To Host COVID-19 Vaccine Summit

The Trump administration has invited leading vaccine manufacturers, drug distributors, and government officials to a “Covid-19 Vaccine Summit” next week, just two days before a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting to consider the first U.S. application for a Covid-19 vaccine.

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Nevada Virus Surge Threatens Hospital Capacity Statewide

Nevada health officials reported 1,642 new coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths on Monday, warning that the statewide surge shows few signs of slowing as the worst month of the pandemic comes to a close.

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Group Launches Ads Opposing Bipartisan Fix To ‘Surprise’ Medical Bills

A fiscally conservative group is putting six figures behind new digital ads aimed at sinking a measure to ban the “surprise” medical bills patients get from hospitals and services that aren’t covered by insurance.

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