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Children and COVID: New cases topped 200,000 after 3 weeks of declines
September 28, 2021
13 million children have received the vaccine, but the pace of new vaccinations continues to slow.
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CDC chief overrules panel, OKs boosters for health care workers
September 24, 2021
Panelists “did not buy the need in occupational or institutional settings.”
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Decline in child COVID may signal end of latest surge
September 21, 2021
United States saw fewer cases and fewer admissions among children, but also fewer vaccinations.
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COVID-19 claims more than 675,000 U.S. lives, surpassing the 1918 flu
September 21, 2021
In some ways, the United States has failed to learn from the mistakes of the past.
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Moderna vaccine more effective than Pfizer and J&J
September 20, 2021
“Understanding differences in [vaccine effectiveness] by vaccine product can guide individual choices and policy recommendations regarding vaccine boosters.”
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New CMS rule challenges hospitals, but not vendors, to make EHRs safer
September 14, 2021
When hospitals and health care systems start to assess their systems, many will be surprised at what they are not doing or not doing right, one expert says.
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Biden vaccine mandate rule could be ready within weeks
September 13, 2021
Companies that refuse to follow the standard could be fined $13,600 per violation.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases top 200,000, vaccinations down
August 31, 2021
Daily hospitalization rates are higher than ever before.
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EDs saw more benzodiazepine overdoses, but fewer patients overall, in 2020
August 31, 2021
Fentanyl became increasingly involved in benzodiazepine overdose deaths through the first half of the year.
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CDC panel unanimously backs Pfizer vax, fortifying FDA approval
August 30, 2021
The risk of myocarditis after a COVID infection was 6 to 34 times higher than the risk after receiving an mRNA vaccine.