The request for EUA will be evaluated during an upcoming Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meeting on October 26.
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Pfizer and BioNTech request EUA for COVID-19 vaccine in young children
Backus Hospital settles with government over disability discrimination allegations
Backus Hospital, a Hartford Healthcare facility based in Norwich, Connecticut, has settled with the federal government over allegations that it discriminated against a deaf patient, according to the U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Health …
AHA tells Congress that stricter merger laws may cause economic harm
Congress has been mulling changes to antitrust enforcement in the U.S., but the American Hospital Association is wary of any changes to the existing legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions, telling lawmakers in a letter t…
Staffing shortages ramp up recruitment pressure on hospitals
The spread of the Delta variant is prolonging the shortage of workers across the healthcare industry, straining hospital profitability and adding to burnout rates, according to a report from Moody’s Investor Service.
Accreditation quality review shows common deficiencies in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and labs
Hospitals getting accreditation review and the process itself were impacted by COVID-19 in 2020, a recently-released annual report shows.
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has identified deficiencies in acute care and critical access …
Vaccination linked to a reduction of more than a quarter million COVID-19 cases among seniors
COVID-19 vaccinations may have helped prevent hundreds of thousands of new COVID-19 infections and tens of thousands of deaths among seniors, finds a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Employers anticipate health costs rising 5% in 2022
Due largely to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and its continued effects on American healthcare, employers are expecting their health costs to rise more than 5% in 2022, according to a new Willis Towers Watson survey.
J & J submits EUA for COVID-19 booster to the FDA
Johnson & Johnson has submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to support use of a booster shot of the J & J COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 18 years of age and older.
HRSA orders Boehringer Ingelheim to comply with 340B drug pricing
The Health Resources andServices Administration (HRSA) has sent a letter to Boehringer Ingelheim ordering the pharmaceutical company to comply with federal requirements under the 340B drug pricing program.
Air ambulance charges rise 28% in four years, analysis finds
Costs linked to helicopter air ambulance services among commercial insurers have risen 27.6% since 2017, a substantial increase that has inflated costs from $19,210 to $24,507 in 2020, according to a new analysis from FAIR Health.
