by Paige Minemyer | Nov 30, 2020 | Covid-19
Source image: nevodka/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Caremark’s president Alan Lotvin said there are a number of hurdles to consider as PBMs plan for the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. CVS With the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine looming,...
by Robert King | Nov 27, 2020 | Covid-19
Source image: CSPAN Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing that Pfizer plans to ask the FDA for emergency approval of its COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. promises Members of the White House’s...
by Paige Minemyer | Nov 26, 2020 | News
Image source: Getty/utah778 The Trump administration has finalized its overhaul of the Stark and AntiKickback Laws. White The Trump administration has signed off on long-awaited overhauls to the Stark and anti-kickback Laws, which aim to make it easier for providers...
by modern healthcare | Nov 25, 2020 | Covid-19, Healthcare
As hospitals race to buy special freezers that can store Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at extremely cold temperatures, the potential for supply shortages—a prevailing theme in the U.S. pandemic response—looms large. A number of manufacturers make ultra-low...
by Diane Psaras | Nov 24, 2020 | Covid-19
2020 has done more than impact the delivery of healthcare to patients. COVID It has drastically changed how healthcare employees find jobs, protect themselves, balance work-life duties, and care for anyone and everyone who is sick. COVID-19 has also forced profound...
by Brian Horowitz | Nov 23, 2020 | Covid-19
A Carlton County, Minnesota resident receives a flu shot in his truck during the COVID-19 vaccine trial run in late September. mapping Using new technology from Esri, the Carlton County Public Health Department was able to handle more than three times the usual number...
by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News and Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News | Nov 20, 2020 | Covid-19, News
Image Source: EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI / BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to seek federal permission to release its COVID-19 vaccine by the end of November, a move that holds promise for quelling the pandemic, but also sets up a tight time frame for...
by Arthur Allen | Nov 19, 2020 | Covid-19, Healthcare
Source Image: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images Pfizer’s announcement on Monday that its COVID-19 shot appears to keep nine in 10 people from getting the disease sent its stock price rocketing. Five Many news reports described the vaccine as if it were our...
by Associated Press | Nov 18, 2020 | News
BOSTON (AP) — Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers. It said in a blog post Friday that most of the attacks in recent months were...
by modern healthcare | Nov 17, 2020 | Covid-19
A month ago, Antonio Gomez III was a healthy 46-year-old struggling like so many others to balance work and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic. Unwelcome This week, he’s struggling to breathe after a three-week bout with the deadly virus. Gomez let down...
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