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Overdose deaths spiked in the first few months of 2020

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Overdose deaths increased by about 10% in the first three months of 2020, compared to the same time period last year, preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

What's next: The agency estimates the U.S. will suffer more than 75,500 drug-related deaths in 2020, surpassing last year's record.

By the numbers: 19,416 Americans died by overdose January through March — about 3,000 more compared to the same time period last year.

  • Overdose deaths in rural South Dakota increased the most by 50%, from 62 to 93 fatalities.
  • Both California and Florida increased by 20%, adding about 1,000 more overdose deaths than last year.

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Updated May 10, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

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  1. Health: Fall and winter COVID surge "unlikely" if people get vaccinated — Some health providers are charging insurers over $1,000 for COVID tests
  2. Politics: School boards are the next political battleground.
  3. Vaccines: "No evidence" that adapting vaccine to variants is necessary, BioNTech says.
  4. Economy: April jobs report shows how "data fog" is clouding economic forecasting — Inside the pandemic sneaker boom — U.S. nursing home employment is down.
  5. World: Asia faces massive new COVID surge — India records its deadliest day of the pandemic.
  6. Local: Twin Cities come back to life as restrictions ease.
  7. Variant tracker: Where different strains are spreading.
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Jan 22, 2021 - Health

Fauci: Trump administration's lack of facts on COVID "very likely" cost lives

President Biden's chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci acknowledged on CNN's "New Day" Friday that the Trump administration's resistance to following the science on coronavirus policy "very likely" cost lives.

Why it matters: Fauci, the government's top infectious diseases expert, clashed on numerous occasions with former President Trump after contradicting him on scientific issues like the efficacy of masks and the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine in combating COVID-19.

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Jan 22, 2021 - Health

CDC extends interval between COVID vaccine doses for exceptional cases

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Patients can space out the two doses of the coronavirus vaccine by up to six weeks if it’s "not feasible" to follow the shorter recommended window, according to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention.

Driving the news: With the prospect of vaccine shortages and a low likelihood that supply will expand before April, the latest changes could provide a path to vaccinate more Americans — a top priority for President Biden.

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