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Calling All Vaccinators: Closing the Next Gap in COVID Supply and Demand
A state-by-state survey would be required to estimate how many total vaccinators are needed nationally. Still, experts are cautiously optimistic that this won’t be a hard problem to fix, pointing to efforts underway to recruit current and!-->…
Organ Transplant Patient Dies After Receiving COVID-Infected Lungs
Officials suggested it may be the first proven case of COVID in the U.S. in which the virus was transmitted via an organ transplant. A surgeon who handled the donor lungs was also infected with the virus and fell ill but later recovered.!-->…
Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for COVID Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority
Dr. Steven Landers, president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, administers the covid-19 vaccine to Sam Ferguson of Asbury Park, New Jersey. Photo credit: Michele Scialabba.
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Dr. Fauci Says “Significant Degree of Normality” to be Reached by 2022, But Still Expects Masks Are…
While being interviewed recently on CNN’s show State of the Union, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responded to host Dana Bash’s inquiry into if he thought people would still be wearing masks to help curb the spread of!-->!-->!-->…
Governor Cuomo: Accused of Waging a War Against the Hospitality Industry
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announcing updates on the spread of the coronavirus during a news conference at the state Capitol. Albany, New York, March 15, 2020. Photo credit: Hans Pennink / Shutterstock.com, licensed.
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Medicare Cuts Payment to 774 Hospitals Over Patient Complications
The penalties, based on patients who stayed in the hospitals anytime between mid-2017 and 2019, before the pandemic, are not related to covid-19. They were levied under a program created by the Affordable Care Act that uses the threat of!-->…
Feds OK’d Export of Millions of N95 Masks as U.S. Workers Cried for More
Although prices fall considerably for those buying in bulk, prices for smaller lots of N95s have reached $4 to $7 each, according to Get Us PPE, a nonprofit meant to match front-line workers with needed gear. Editorial credit: Honeycruller!-->…
Non-Profit Group Unveils “Vaccine Bill of Rights” to “Protect Freedoms of Americans,” Fight Against…
America’s Frontline Doctors founder Dr. Simone Gold describing her experience and groups work at an event in Atlanta, GA. Gold is a board-certified emergency physician and attorney. She graduated from Chicago Medical School and Stanford!-->…
Officials Call on DeSantis to Apologize Over Vaccine Threats
Reporters raised concerns by some Manatee County officials that the new vaccine pop-up site in an upscale development was not in an area of most need. File photo: Juno Beach, Florida, June 30, 2020 Editorial credit: YES Market Media /!-->…
Prominent Scientists Call on CDC to Better Protect Workers From Covid
A group of academics has sent a letter to the CDC insisting that more workers get access to top-rated N95 masks in an effort to help drive down the spread of the virus. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed.
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New Poll Shows Just Half Of Americans Will Get Vaccinated When Vaccine Is Available; Safety And…
60% of people surveyed don’t believe a vaccine is safe for them to take, while 40% of people simply don’t believe a vaccine will work. The survey asked respondents on whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement, “I will definitely!-->…
Dentists Urge Attention to Oral Health During Pandemic
During National Children's Dental Health Month, dentists remind folks how important it is to keep a regular preventive care schedule, but recommend avoiding non-emergency care wherever community spread of the coronavirus is high or!-->…
Op-Ed: Cuomo’s Criminal COVID Conspiracy Killed 15,000+ Seniors
When Andy faced primary challengers for re-election, a group of NY healthcare providers handed him $1m in cash. Then in March of 2020 he rewarded them by signing legislation shielding hospital and nursing home exec's from lawsuits arising!-->…
BOMBSHELL: “Governor Cuomo, Secretary To The Governor, And His Senior Team Must Be Prosecuted…
NEW YORK, NY – There have been calls for a probe into how New York State handled the early days of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic when Melissa DeRosa, secretary to Governor Andrew Cuomo, admitted earlier this week that officials!-->!-->!-->…
Reproductive-Rights Advocates Oppose 20-Week Abortion Ban
Hadleigh Tweedall of Tennessee lost her daughter at 18 and a half weeks due to fetal anomalies. A similar law forced her to go out of state to get an abortion after her doctors warned her of the risks of carrying to term. File photo,!-->…
Biden’s Plan to Send Masks to All Americans: A Waste of Taxpayer Money or What?
Then democratic president-elect Joe Biden holds up a face mask while giving remarks about the Affordable Care Act and Covid-19 at the Queen theater,in Wilmington. 11/09/2020 - Editorial credit: Stratos Brilakis / Shutterstock.com,!-->…
University: Study Shows Flu Vaccine Lessens COVID-19 Symptoms in Children; Others May Prove…
The finding comes from a review of more than 900 children diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020. Anjali Patwardhan, MD reviewed records from 905 pediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between February and August 2020 to determine each!-->…
New National Poll Suggests 24% of Americans Would Likely “Never” Accept COVID-19 Vaccine
A woman carrying a banner with 'no COVID vaccine' written on it as a crowd of people protest against coronavirus vaccination. File photo. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed.
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Refusal to Wear Mask Now Violation of Federal Law on Any Public Transportation As CDC Order Went…
According to medical experts, wearing a mask that covers the mouth and nose can help prevent the transmission of COVID-19 from person to person by blocking respiratory droplets, which are largely projected when you cough, sneeze, talk and!-->…
Wisconsin Pharmacist Who Purposely Destroyed 500 Doses of COVID Vaccine Also Believes Earth is Flat,…
GRAFTON, WI - The Wisconsin pharmacist who destroyed over 500 doses of Moderna-made vaccine in December because he believes that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is fake also believes that the Earth is flat and that the sky is actually a!-->!-->!-->…
Older Adults Without Family or Friends Lag in Race to Get Vaccines
Myrna Hart is afraid she'll be left behind during the vaccine rollout. There are now two large vaccination sites for seniors in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, but the closest is 31 miles away from her home in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.!-->…
Tampa’s Mayor vs. A Covid-Era Super Bowl
Tampa, FL Mayor Jane Castor Presenting an Official Proclamation of June 19, 2020 at the Juneteenth Awareness Day Hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Tampa, Florida - June 19, 2020. Editorial credit: Fitzcrittle / Shutterstock.com,!-->…
How a Bounty of Vaccines Flooded a Small Hospital and Its Nearby College
Hillsdale College's Delp Hall, which houses many faculty offices, looking west towards campus. Photo credit: Brother Atticus, Wikipedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution, August 29, 2010.
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If This Self-Sufficient Hospital Cannot Stand Alone, Can Any Public Hospital Survive?
New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, is a publicly owned hospital delivering good care at lower prices than most others and still makes money ― yet the county is selling the hospital to one of the state’s!-->…
States Move Ahead With Canada Drug Importation While Awaiting Signal From Biden
During the presidential campaign, Joe Biden expressed support for the concept, strongly opposed by the American pharmaceutical industry. Drugmakers argue it would undercut efforts to keep their medicines safe. Editorial credit: Stratos!-->…
Hitchcock’s Supermarkets Launches Annual MDA Shamrocks Campaign to Help Save Lives
From January 31st to March 27th, Hitchcock’s Supermarkets are adding an iconic paper Shamrock (pinup) to their purchase at check out for just a $1, $5 or a larger contribution. Hitchcock’s Supermarkets joins thousands of other retail!-->…
Fauci: U.S. May Start Vaccinating Young Children for COVID by Late Spring or Summer
The results of these studies will likely have a major impact upon ongoing discussions on how and when to reopen public schools, which have struggled to stay open throughout the entire pandemic. Photo credit: C-SPAN.
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Can the U.S. Keep Covid Variants in Check? Here’s What It Takes
Researchers are quick to stress that a coronavirus mutation in itself is no cause for alarm. In the course of making millions and billions of copies as part of the infection process, small changes to a virus’s genome happen all the time as!-->…
Huge Gaps in Vaccine Data Make It Next to Impossible to Know Who Got the Shots
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As they rush to vaccinate millions of Americans, health officials are struggling to collect critically important information — such as race, ethnicity and occupation — of every person they jab.
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Four Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill
While the $900 billion that lawmakers included for urgent pandemic relief got most of the attention, some even bigger changes for health care were buried in the other parts of that huge legislative package. Editorial credit: Mark Reinstein!-->…