CDC’s Border Restriction Changes; Biden Gets Boosted; Why Are People Unhinged?

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By May 23, the Biden administration plans to undo a pandemic policy that largely barred migrants from entering through the U.S.-Mexico border. (CNN)

President Joe Biden received his fourth COVID shot on live television and unveiled the launch of COVID.gov, a web site with information about where people can find tests, vaccines, treatments, and masks. (CNBC)

Los Angeles, following the steps of New York City and Chicago, ended its indoor business vaccine verification mandate. (AP News)

In other California news, widespread fraud and lax oversight plagued the state’s hospice industry, according to an audit report. (Los Angeles Times)

As of Thursday at 8 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID toll was 80,125,096 cases and 983,082 deaths, increases of 50,674 cases and 1,227 deaths from this time a day ago.

During the the pandemic, children had to wait longer to be diagnosed and treated for autism, a condition in which early treatment is important. (Kaiser Health News)

A team of Minnesota scientists is testing wild animals, including moose, deer, and bears, for COVID. (AP News)

The FDA further limited emergency use authorization for sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 that’s ineffective against the BA.2 variant.

The agency also rejected a new drug application for vadadustat, an investigational treatment for anemia in chronic kidney disease, concluding the drug’s safety data did not support a favorable risk-benefit assessment, Akebia Therapeutics said.

And it approved a fixed-dose combination of abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine (Triumeq PD) for pediatric HIV patients, ViiV Healthcare announced.

Atopic dermatitis treatment relieved symptoms in lean mice but exacerbated them in obese mice, suggesting obesity may affect immune response. (Nature)

New tools including social robots use artificial intelligence technology to help students with autism, dyslexia, or problems hearing. (New York Times)

More than 200 baby deaths and nine maternal deaths from 2000-2019 may have been avoided in a British hospital system that was investigated for poor care practices. (AP News)

Fueled by the COVID public health emergency, telehealth use grew by 7,060% from 2019 to 2020, a new FAIR Health report showed.

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, patients are lashing out at healthcare workers, and drivers are crashing more often. Why have people become unhinged? (The Atlantic)