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Oct. 7 News: FDA guidelines, Hurricane Delta, Hospital reporting mandate, States plan to vet vaccine
Modern Healthcare – FDA publishes vaccine guidelines opposed by White House
The Food and Drug Administration released updated safety standards Tuesday for makers of COVID-19 vaccines after the White House blocked their formal release, the latest political tug-of-war between the Trump administration and the government's public health scientists.
Associated Press – Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Mexico as a Category 2
Hurricane Delta made landfall in Mexico Wednesday as an extremely dangerous Category 2 storm, coming ashore near Puerto Morelos along the northeastern coast of Yucatan Peninsula.
NPR – Hospitals Failing To Meet New COVID-19 Data Reporting Mandate To Get Warning Letters
The federal government is starting to crack down on the nation's hospitals for not reporting complete COVID-19 data into a federal data collection system.
As trust in the Food and Drug Administration wavers, several states have vowed to conduct independent reviews of any COVID-19 vaccine the federal agency authorizes.