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Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Lab experiments suggest that available vaccines may be less effective against new SARS-CoV-2 variants and that COVID-19 survivors may be reinfected. ( New York Times) As of 8:00 a.m. ET Thursday, the unofficial U.S. tally stood at 24,439,427 cases and 406,162 deaths -- reflecting increases of 184,690 and 4,385, respectively, from the previous day. The hold on one particular batch of Moderna vaccine -- a precaution taken on Sunday due to allergic reactions -- has been lifted in California. ( KCRA3) CDC's Anne Schuchat will be...

President Joe Biden (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday night that he plans to issue a regulatory freeze on many of former President Donald Trump's last-minute new or pending rules.  The freeze is likely to affect a variety of much-publicized U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rulemakings – including proposed major HIPAA Privacy Rule changes, mandated regulatory reviews and efforts to streamline interoperability and prior authorization. The Biden administration also announced a flurry of new HHS and other health-related hires, heraldin...

MedCity News Biden appoints permanent ONC head, acting CMS, HHS leaders Dr. Micky Tripathi will lead the ONC as the new national coordinator for health information technology, while agency veterans Liz Richter and Norris Cochranwill serve as interim leaders for CMS and HHS, respectively. Shares0 A slew of leadership appointments at federal agencies marked Joe Biden’s first official day as president. The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology all gained new leadership — though...

The career civil servant will lead the massive federal agency until President Joe Biden announces his permanent pick for CMS' helm.