Category: Public Health

Amid Covid Health Worker Shortage, Foreign-Trained Professionals Sit on Sidelines

Hospitals dealing with staff shortages during the current covid surge are unable to tap into one valuable resource: foreign-trained doctors, nurses and other health workers, many with experience treating infectious diseases. Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Nevada are the only states to have eased credentialing requirements during the pandemic.

Vaccine Ramp-Up Squeezes Covid Testing and Tracing

The ability of California health officials to multitask in a pandemic will be severely tested as they scramble to find staff for vaccination sites while maintaining testing and contact tracing.

Mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses OK in rare situations, CDC says

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60% of Americans don’t have enough information about COVID-19 vaccine availability, survey finds

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Some evidence indicates UK strain is more deadly, Boris Johnson says

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Atrium Health launches COVID-19 vaccine initiatives for underserved, people 65 and older

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Flu hospitalizations at lowest rate in almost a decade — 7 CDC FluView takeaways

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Weekly hospitalizations dip after 16-week increase; vaccines appear less effective against South Africa strain — 6 COVID-19 updates

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Biden’s pandemic plan: 10 things to know

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Covid Vaccine Rollout Leaves Most Older Adults Confused Where to Get Shots

Nearly 6 in 10 people 65 and older say they don’t have enough information about how to get vaccinated, according to a new KFF poll.