COVID-19

Dozens of health groups urge businesses to voluntarily adopt Biden’s vaccine rule

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:53 — mike kraft

Dozens of health groups urge businesses to voluntarily adopt Biden’s vaccine rule The American Medical Association and more than 60 other health care associations on Thursday called on employers to voluntarily implement President Biden’s contested vaccine-or-testing mandate, saying businesses have no time to waste ahead of the busy holiday season. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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ANALYSIS: Evaluation of each state's health care for minorities

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:44 — mike kraft

Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care This report evaluates health equity across race and ethnicity, both within and between states, to illuminate how state health systems perform.

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The Commonwealth Fund’s State Scorecard on Health System Performance has long tracked the functioning of each state’s health care system, with the goal of motivating actions to improve their residents’ health and health care. But assessing how well a state’s health system performs on average can mask profound underlying inequities.

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Pfizer, US sign $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 pill treatment

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:25 — mike kraft

Pfizer, US ink $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment if regulators authorize it, the nation's largest purchase agreement yet for a coronavirus therapy. AP NEWS

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Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to authorize emergency use of the experimental pill, which has been shown to significantly cut the rate of hospitalizations and deaths among people with coronavirus infections.

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A flu pandemic could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, National Academy of Medicine says

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:07 — mike kraft

A flu pandemic could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, National Academy of Medicine says An influenza pandemic like the pandemic of 1918 could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, and the world is not ready to deal with it, the National Academy of Medicine said in a series of reports released Wednesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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Politics: GOP opposition to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:02 — mike kraft

GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19 Republicans have railed against Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Now they're floating proposals to ban requirements for all immunizations. Lev Facher STAT

WASHINGTON — Right-wing politicians’ resistance to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19 immunizations, a startling new development that carries vast implications for the future of public health.

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