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Senate Senate narrowly confirms Dr. Robert Califf as U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner

Tue, 2022-02-15 17:42 — mike kraft

Senate confirms Biden FDA pick Califf, despite objections to drug industry ties The Senate narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf, a prominent cardiologist, as FDA commissioner, over objections to his pharmaceutical industry ties. Spencer Kimball CNBC

The Senate narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as Food and Drug Administration commissioner on Tuesday, over objections to his pharmaceutical industry ties and concerns he would not act aggressively enough to stem the opioid epidemic.

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Counties with more primary care doctors had higher COVID vaccination rates--study

Fri, 2022-02-11 11:34 — mike kraft

More Primary Care Docs Equals Higher COVID Vaccination Rates Association held up regardless of rural/urban location, political affiliation Molly Walker medpagetoday

Counties with a high number of primary care physicians (PCPs) had higher COVID-19 vaccination rates, a cross-sectional study found.

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Rich countries' hiring foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns, group says

Mon, 2022-01-24 19:43 — mike kraft

Rich countries' access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns, group says The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said. Emma Farge

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Short staffed U.S. hospitals are asking workers with covid to return — even if they may be infectious

Mon, 2022-01-24 10:17 — mike kraft

Stressed hospitals are asking workers with covid to return — even if they may be infectious The changes underscore how the hyper-transmissible omicron variant has sidelined employees, overwhelmed resources and upended nearly two years of strict protocols. Washington Post

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Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron

Mon, 2022-01-17 14:50 — mike kraft

Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron A fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary study in Israel. Reuters Reuters

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Some US hospitals letting infected staff members stay on the job

Mon, 2022-01-10 18:54 — mike kraft

US hospitals letting infected staff members stay on the job | AP News Hospitals around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all. AP NEWS

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The move is a reaction to the severe hospital staffing shortages and crushing caseloads that the omicron variant is causing.

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New York state to mandate boosters for health care workers

Fri, 2022-01-07 18:34 — mike kraft

New York to mandate boosters for health care workers New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday announced a new mandate requiring all health care workers to get a COVID-19 booster shot. Brad Dress TheHill

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Hochul said during a news conference that the state's health care workers will be required to get the booster shot for the coronavirus within two weeks of eligibility.

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France allows some COVID-19-infected medics to keep working because of staff shortages

Wed, 2022-01-05 20:08 — mike kraft

France allows some COVID-19-infected medics to keep working | AP News LE PECQ, France (AP) — France is allowing health care workers who are infected with the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms to keep treating patients rather than self-isolate, an extraordinary stopgap measure aimed at easing staff shortages at hospitals and other facilities caused by an unprecedented explosion in cases. AP NEWS

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U.S.: More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount

Wed, 2022-01-05 20:01 — mike kraft

(CNN) As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations now surpass those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more states are enacting emergency protocols to deal with growing staff shortages at hospitals.

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