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NIH director Francis S. Collins to step down by end of year

Tue, 2021-10-05 08:51 — mike kraft
NIH director Francis S. Collins to step down by end of year WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis S. Collins, says he is stepping down by the end of the year, having led the research center for 12 years and become a prominent source of public information during the coronavirus pandemic . AP NEWS
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Many health workers at big U.S. hospital chains with vaccine mandates are getting shots.

Thu, 2021-09-30 11:30 — mike kraft

Hundreds of sought-after nurses are leaving some U.S. hospitals that have established vaccine requirements for all employees, involving some protests and legal opposition. But most workers, especially at large hospital chains, appear to be complying with the policies.

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New York health care workers rush to get vaccinated, averting staffing crisis

Tue, 2021-09-28 09:32 — mike kraft

Health care workers in New York rush to get vaccinated, averting a staffing crisis

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Thousands of health care workers in New York got inoculated against Covid-19 ahead of Monday’s deadline, helping the state avoid a worst-case scenario of staffing shortages at hospitals and nursing homes.

Health officials across the state reported that employees had rushed to get vaccinated before Monday, avoiding being suspended or getting fired. New York has 600,000 health care workers.

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U.S. Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom

Mon, 2021-09-27 18:52 — mike kraft
    Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the fear is that some employees will quit or let themselves be fired or suspended rather than get the vaccine. AP NEWS
     
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    Medical ethic debate over doctors refusing to treat the unvaccinated

    Fri, 2021-09-24 18:32 — mike kraft
    Medical ethicists criticize doctors refusing to treat the unvaccinated As the Delta variant of COVID-19 rips across the country, a growing number of health care professionals have taken an extreme stance that they claim will slow the spread: They say they will no longer treat the unvaccinated.
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    CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list

    Fri, 2021-09-24 10:35 — mike kraft
    Covid-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers' recommendations Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be officially administered to some adults in the United States. Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN CNN
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    Johns Hopkins Study: Mental Health and Social Support for Healthcare and Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Thu, 2021-09-23 18:03 — mike kraft
    Mental Health and Social Support for Healthcare and Hospital Workers Mental Health and Social Support for Healthcare and Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

     

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    Nurses Are In Short Supply. Employers Worry Vaccine Mandate Could Make It Worse

    Thu, 2021-09-23 08:56 — mike kraft
    Nurses Are In Short Supply. Employers Worry Vaccine Mandate Could Make It Worse President Biden has ordered more than 17 million health care workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Some health care employers fear losing large numbers of workers who don't want the shots. NPR.org
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    Overwhelmed U.S. hospitals are turning to ‘crisis standards of care.’ Explaining what it means

    Wed, 2021-09-22 17:53 — mike kraft
    Hospitals overwhelmed by covid are turning to ‘crisis standards of care.’ What does that mean? Some places have adopted statewide crisis standards of care, in which health systems can prioritize patients for scarce resources — based largely on their likelihood of survival — and even deny treatment. Hannah Knowles Washington Post
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    Biden's six-step Covid plan, explained

    Fri, 2021-09-10 10:28 — mike kraft
    Analysis: Biden's six-step Covid plan, explained The US Covid situation is as dire as ever, with 1,500 people dying each day -- an average of 150,000 new cases each day. Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN CNN

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    President Biden's plan(read a full summary here) includes these points:

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