Category: pharma

The Cost To Treat The Unvaccinated: $5 Billion And Rising

The preventable costs of hospitalizations from those unvaccinated against Covid-19 has topped $5 billion, a new analysis shows.

How Well Do Covid-19 Vaccines Protect Against Coronavirus Delta Variants? Here’s A New CDC Study

The study found that those fully vaccinated were nearly five times less likely to get Covid-19, over 10 times less likely to get hospitalized, and over 10 less likely to die from Covid-19 than those who were not fully vaccinated.

Three In Four Employees Using Telehealth Will Continue After The Pandemic

One-fifth of employees used telemedicine for the first time during the pandemic and another 23% increased their usage, a Mercer report shows.

If Businesses Can Mandate Vaccines, They Should Mandate Affordable Healthcare, Too

Why stop with vaccine mandates? American businesses have the ability, opportunity and momentum needed to solve another national crisis: healthcare costs.

Mississippi: Over 18,000 Students Covid-19 Coronavirus Positive Since August

The week of August 30 to September 3 alone had 123 outbreaks with 2,869 students and 476 teachers and staff testing positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus.

CDC: Avoid Travel To These 70+ Destinations Where Covid-19 Risk Very High

Jamaica, Brunei and Sri Lanka are the most recent additions to the CDC Level 4 list.

Dan Rather Tweeted #RatherBeVaccinated And Here’s What Happened Next

Someone mentioned a CDC study that found that unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of Covid-19 than those who are fully vaccinated.

NBA, NBAPA Being Proactive About Mental Health, Especially With The Covid-19 Pandemic

Here’s how they are integrating mental health and wellness into the NBA Rookie Transition Program.

U.S. Open Honors Families Of 9/11 Victims And Military Veterans

This year, tennis is helping people heal in more ways than one

Nipah Virus Kills 12-Year-Old Boy In India, Raising Outbreak Concerns

The Nipah Virus is already on the list of infectious diseases with “pandemic potential.”