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OSHA issues new rules on COVID-19 safety for health care workers
June 14, 2021
“The science tells us that health care workers, particularly those who come into regular contact with the virus, are most at risk at this point in the pandemic.”
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COVID-19 death toll higher for international medical graduates
June 11, 2021
These individuals are more likely to work in places where the incidence of COVID-19 is high and in facilities with fewer resources, according to the author of a new paper.
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CDC director cites rise in hospitalizations in urging teen vaccinations
June 8, 2021
“Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission.”
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CDC: New botulism guidelines focus on mass casualty events
June 2, 2021
The new guidance “was really specific [and] was meant to address the gap in guidance for mass casualty settings.”
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Physicians’ trust in health care leadership drops in pandemic
May 24, 2021
Physicians, however, have great trust in their fellow clinicians.
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CDC: Vaccinated? You don’t need a mask indoors
May 13, 2021
“Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physically distancing.”
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Dr. Fauci: Feds may ease indoor mask mandates soon
May 11, 2021
“We do need to start being more liberal as we get more people vaccinated,” Dr. Fauci said. “As you get more people vaccinated, the number of cases per day will absolutely go down.”
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CDC guidelines coming on long COVID
April 29, 2021
“I can’t overstate how serious this issue is for the health of our nation,” NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, said.
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Feds lift pause of J&J COVID vaccine, add new warning
April 23, 2021
The warning is directed at women under the age of 50.
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Percentage of doctors who are Black barely changed in 120 years
April 23, 2021
A study also found a significant wage gap between Black and White physicians.