YouTube Bans Anti-Vaxxers; UV Disinfection Danger; Beijing’s Olympics Rules

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Anti-vaccine videos will no longer have a home on YouTube. (Washington Post)

EHR data suggested that long COVID affected one in three people who had been infected, and lingering symptoms varied across age and sex. (CNN)

As of Thursday at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID-19 toll reached 43,350,990 cases and 695,123 deaths, up 118,838 cases and 2,054 deaths over this time a day ago.

Disinfecting surfaces with a UV wand? FDA warns of unsafe radiation exposure with the Max-Lux Safe-T-Lite device.

South Carolina cannot enforce a mask ban for schools, a federal judge ruled. (AP)

Meanwhile, Pennsylvania moves closer to letting parents pick and choose when they would abide by school mask mandates. (NBC Philadelphia)

Beijing’s upcoming Winter Olympics will operate in a “bubble” under strict restrictions. (New York Times)

California hospitals may now allow the terminally ill to use medical cannabis at the end of life, according to new legislation.

CDC issued a health advisory recommending urgent COVID vaccination in pregnant women and those recently pregnant or trying to get pregnant in the near future.

BioNTech cofounder Özlem Türeci, MD, predicted COVID-19 will be manageable as part of the new normal for years to come, with booster shots given every 12 or 18 months. (CNBC)

Indian mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 are in the works, which could help global supplies. (Wall Street Journal)

A new bill seeks to require domestic flight passengers be fully vaccinated, be fully recovered from COVID, or show a recent negative test. (ABC7)

Add Delaware, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas to the list of states with obesity rates of 35% or higher. (NPR)

The Ontario government said it prefers the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for young adults due to a higher incidence of myocarditis with the Moderna vaccine. (TVO)

FDA approved maralixibat (Livmarli) for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in people with Alagille syndrome, a rare liver disease, Mirum announced.

The fallout continues after a Connecticut physician was caught mailing fake vaccine exemption forms far and wide. (Hartford Courant, MedPage Today)

The country’s Indian Health System could be turning a new leaf. (New England Journal of Medicine)

CNN‘s Christiane Amanpour shares a health update following surgery and chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. (Good Morning America)

Illegal home gatherings are being blamed for Melbourne’s current spike in coronavirus cases amid a long lockdown. (Reuters)

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