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Biden vaccine mandate rule could be ready within weeks
Publish date: September 13, 2021
Companies that refuse to follow the standard could be fined $13,600 per violation.
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FDA may okay COVID booster for vulnerable adults before weekend: Media
Publish date: August 12, 2021
Between one-third and one-half of immunocompromised patients who didn’t develop detectable levels of virus-fighting antibodies after two doses of a COVID vaccine will respond to a third dose.
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Opioid prescribing laws having an impact
Publish date: August 11, 2021
The number of days an opioid was prescribed for each Medicare beneficiary decreased by 11.6 days in 2018 in states that imposed duration limits.
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CDC calls for masks in schools, hard-hit areas, even if vaccinated
Publish date: July 28, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again is recommending that some Americans wear masks indoors. The agency has called for masks in K-12 school settings and in areas of the United States experiencing high or substantial SA...
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The VA, California, and NYC requiring employee vaccinations
Publish date: July 27, 2021
The trifecta of federal-state-municipal vaccinerequirements arrived as the nation searches for ways to get more people vaccinated to tamp down the Delta variant.
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OSHA issues new rules on COVID-19 safety for health care workers
Publish date: 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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CDC director cites rise in hospitalizations in urging teen vaccinations
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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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CDC: Vaccinated? You don’t need a mask indoors
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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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