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U.S. Clinics, hospitals brace for end of federal covid coverage for the uninsured

Tue, 2022-03-29 18:31 — mike kraft
Clinics, hospitals brace for end of cushion for uninsured covid care Christina Paz was typing up notes about a patient she'd just seen at Centro San Vicente, El Paso's largest community health center, when an email from Washington showed up. "Lord," she thought as she read it at the clinic's nursing station. "Oh, my God." The brief email told Paz, a nurse practitioner who is the clinic's chief executive officer, that at 11:59 p.m. on March 22 the federal COVID-19 Uninsured Program would stop accepting claims for testing and treating for the deadly virus on patien YahooNews

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CDC suggests that those who got J&J’s vaccine and booster consider an mRNA shot now

Tue, 2022-03-29 16:29 — mike kraft
CDC: If you got J&J’s vaccine and booster, consider an mRNA shot now Combining single-dose shot with Pfizer, Moderna boosters offers best protection against severe covid, study shows. Lena H. Sun Washington Post
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U.S. FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

Tue, 2022-03-29 16:14 — mike kraft
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to that age group at least four months after their previous booster. AP NEWS
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EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster

Tue, 2022-03-29 10:10 — FNUOvviyaa
EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster MADRID (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator said Tuesday it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster made by the Spanish company Hipra. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that its evaluation is based on preliminary data from laboratory studies and research in adults that compared Hipra's booster shot to the vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. AP NEWS
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EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster

Tue, 2022-03-29 10:10 — FNUOvviyaa
EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster MADRID (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator said Tuesday it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster made by the Spanish company Hipra. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that its evaluation is based on preliminary data from laboratory studies and research in adults that compared Hipra's booster shot to the vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. AP NEWS
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EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster

Tue, 2022-03-29 10:10 — FNUOvviyaa
EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster MADRID (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator said Tuesday it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster made by the Spanish company Hipra. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that its evaluation is based on preliminary data from laboratory studies and research in adults that compared Hipra's booster shot to the vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. AP NEWS
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State to report COVID-19 data once per week as cases decline

Tue, 2022-03-29 09:54 — FNUOvviyaa
State to report COVID-19 data once per week as cases decline LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state plans to begin reporting Michigan's COVID-19 data once per week as the numbers of cases and deaths decline. Michigan’s online COVID-19 dashboard will be updated only on Wednesdays, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. AP NEWS

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Michigan has reported more than 2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 32,758 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

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Idaho governor vetoes bill banning business vaccine requirements

Mon, 2022-03-28 20:09 — mike kraft
Idaho gov vetoes bill banning business vaccine requirements BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed legislation that would make it illegal for most businesses to require the coronavirus vaccine. “I am vetoing this legislation because I am a lifelong advocate of limited government,” Little wrote in his transmittal letter on Monday, saying the bill “significantly expands government overreach into the private sector.” AP NEWS

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Wisconsin Makes Threats Against Healthcare Workers a Felony

Mon, 2022-03-28 19:52 — mike kraft
Wisconsin Makes Threats Against Healthcare Workers a Felony Offenders could go to prison for 6 years, but is that enough to prevent harassment and violence? Sophie Putka medpagetoday

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) signed a bill into law on Wednesday that makes threatening a healthcare worker a felony.

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California schools distribute home tests to help prevent outbreaks at schools

Mon, 2022-03-28 19:26 — mike kraft
California schools prepare to spot post-break COVID-19 cases SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's 7 million students and school employees are getting free at-home COVID-19 tests to help prevent outbreaks at their school when they return from spring break. The state has shipped or delivered more than 14.3 million antigen tests, enough for two tests per person, to counties and school districts as part of a massive push to limit infections and avoid classroom closures after the break, Gov. AP NEWS

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