Novavax Up for Review; Monkeypox Testing Bottleneck; Negotiating Gun Reform

— A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, �鶹��ý June 7, 2022

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

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After more than a year with two other types of COVID-19 vaccines in use in the U.S., the FDA's vaccine advisers are to consider the Novavax vaccine. (CNN) Check back later today for the story on �鶹��ý.

In other vaccine news, Johnson & Johnson said it Emergent BioSolutions of its decision to terminate an agreement to produce J&J's COVID shot. (Reuters)

J&J's notice to Emergent . (Fierce Pharma)

Long COVID could . (Washington Post)

Here's why boosted Americans seemed to be getting . (CBS News)

As of Tuesday at 4:38 a.m. EDT, the was 84,882,477 cases and 1,007,956 deaths, increases of 146,677 and 141, respectively, compared with this time Monday morning.

A systematic review assessing the for U.S. pediatricians found that race was "frequently used" in a way that "could negatively affect healthcare inequities." (JAMA Pediatrics)

As monkeypox continues to spread, the U.S. of the Jynneos vaccine immediately available in the strategic national stockpile. (CNBC)

However, infectious disease specialists warned the U.S. strategy for testing for monkeypox is to get the outbreak under control. (STAT)

The FDA expanded the indication for (Riabni), a biosimilar to Rituxan, for use in combination with methotrexate in certain adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, Amgen announced.

In the wake of several shootings on hospital campuses, lawmakers in a number of states and at the federal level . (Becker's)

And in efforts to address a wider epidemic of gun violence across the U.S., a group of bipartisan senators led by Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) continued to that would include funding for mental health. (ABC News)

The U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute over Medicaid funding, saying Florida's Medicaid program can recoup a chunk of the money it paid for the patient's initial care. (The Miami Herald)

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he has and is "experiencing mild symptoms." (ABC News)

French prosecutors charged a 20-year-old man in southern France in connection with a recent . (CBS News)

And amid a series of recalls, may pose a safety hazard. (NPR)

Jennifer Henderson joined �鶹��ý as an enterprise and investigative writer in Jan. 2021. She has covered the healthcare industry in NYC, life sciences and the business of law, among other areas.