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Here’s the healthcare news you need to know: There’s more promising data on Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, the White House approved new coronavirus testing guidelines without input from Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Google explains its $100 million bet on telehealth.
I’m your host of today’s Dispensed Daily, Blake Dodge, the healthcare team’s health-tech reporter. I welcome tips about Big Tech’s healthcare doings. You can reach me at [email protected].
We just got our first look at how Moderna's experimental coronavirus vaccine works in older adults
- Moderna shared more results from its early-stage coronavirus trial on Wednesday.
- Among older adults, the shot created an immune response and appeared to be safe.
- It's an encouraging sign in the race for a coronavirus vaccine, though more data is needed.
Read the full story from Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer here>>
The White House discussed changing CDC guidelines about testing asymptomatic people while Fauci was under anesthesia
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidelines for coronavirus testing on Monday.
- Those without symptoms shouldn't be tested, even if they've had contact with infected people, the CDC said.
- But the White House coronavirus task force approved the change while Dr. Anthony Fauci was in surgery.
Read the full story from Aria Bendix here>>
Why Google Cloud made the rare decision to invest $100 million in telehealth giant Amwell, according to its top salesman
- Google said it would invest $100 million into telehealth giant Amwell once it goes public.
- We spoke with Google Cloud's head of healthcare sales, Chris Sakalosky, about the arrangement.
- He said the two companies will partner on all-things-healthcare, and share a vision for the future of telehealth.
More stories we're reading:
- FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn on treatments, vaccines, and pressure from Trump (Bloomberg)
- Private equity firms are driving up prices in hospitals (Axios)
- A top Walmart healthcare exec left the retail giant to run a company that's looking to upend lab testing (Business Insider)
- The CEO of a hospital in Tennessee resigned after partaking in a surgery without a medical license (News5 WCYB)
- Anxiety is brewing in New York over a virulent replay in the fall (The New York Times)
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