Health workers, long-term care facilities should get Covid-19 vaccine first, CDC advisory panel says
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A committee that advises the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to
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CDC to vote on who gets COVID-19 vaccine priority in emergency meeting
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ahead of a COVID-19 vaccine authorization, the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices
Read MoreHow COVID-19 Highlights the Uncertainty of Medical Testing
(By Ishani Ganguli for Kaiser Health News) Dr. Jacqueline Chu considered the man with a negative coronavirus test on the other end
Read MoreThousands of Doctors’ Offices Buckle Under Financial Stress of COVID
(By Laura Ungar for Kaiser Health News) Cormay Caine misses a full day of work and drives more than 130
Read MorePfizer to apply for emergency approval of vaccine today; COVID-19 cases up 26% in 1 week — 5 updates
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. reported 8,461 COVID-19 deaths for the week ending Nov. 18, the highest
Read More99% of long-term care facilities have signed up for free COVID-19 vaccines from CVS, Walgreens
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Nov. 18 that the department is seeing “tremendous uptake”
Read MoreFDA Approves First At-Home Coronavirus Test
(By Vanessa Romo for NPR) The first COVID-19 diagnostic at-home self-test that provides rapid results has been approved by the
Read More‘Breakthrough Finding’ Reveals Why Certain COVID Patients Die
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Dr. Megan Ranney has learned a lot about COVID-19 since she began treating
Read MoreCMS Takes Steps to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Have Wide Access to COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
(Source – www.cms.gov/pressrelease) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that starting today, Medicare beneficiaries can receive coverage of
Read MoreNursing Homes Still See Dangerously Long Waits for COVID Test Results
(By Jordan Rau and Lauren Weber and Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes are still taking days to get back COVID-19 test results
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