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Walgreens Begins Vaccinating 3 Million Nursing Home Residents And Staff
Walgreens has begun administering Pfizer’s vaccine against Covid-19 to “residents and staff at long-term care facilities” in several states as part of a U.S. government contract to immunize nearly 3 million people.
FDA Clears Abbott $25 Rapid Test For Use At Home
Abbott said its BinaxNow rapid test for Covid-19 has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use and will cost $25.
As Vaccinations Begin, Becton Dickinson Eclipses 1 Billion Needle And Syringe Orders
Becton Dickinson has tallied “pandemic orders” for more than 1 billion injection devices from countries around the world with vaccinations against Covid-19 well underway.
Poll: More Than 70% In U.S. Want Covid-19 Vaccine, Many ‘Right Away’
More than 70% of Americans say they will get vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus as interest in vaccines to combat the virus builds across the U. S. .
Doctors Hail Transparency In FDA And CDC Vaccine Authorizations
The American Medical Association and other U.S. doctor groups hailed the transparency and scientific process used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CDC to clear Pfizer’s vaccine against Covid-19 over the weekend.
Fauci: Johnson & Johnson Could Join Pfizer And Moderna To Produce Covid-19 Vaccines By March
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday Americans beyond healthcare workers and the elderly will begin to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by the “end of March, beginning of April” just as Johnson & Johnson and other companies join Pfizer and Moderna to produce C…
Pandemic Slows Big Employer Health Costs To Level Unseen In 23 Years
Health costs for big employers rose less than 2% as the Covid-19 pandemic that has led to fewer trips to see doctors tempered the typical rise in medical inflation, benefits consultancy Mercer said.
Poor Worker Health Costs U.S. Employers $575 Billion A Year
Poor worker health costs U. S. employers $575 billion a year from everything from lost productivity due to worker absence and chronic conditions to injuries leading to workers compensation, according to a new report from the Integrated Benefits Institute.
Doctors, Hospitals Hail Biden HHS Pick Becerra As Obamacare Protector
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as his nominee for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services was a sign to medical care providers that the expansion of health benefits and the Affordable Care Act in part…
CVS Hiring Spree Includes Plea To ‘Help End The Pandemic’
CVS Health has broadened its search for healthcare workers to vaccinate Americans against Covid-19 with a plea to customers to help find thousands of pharmacists, nurses and pharmacy technicians to administer millions of vaccinations.
