Monday, August 30, 2021
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There's never been a worse time in the pandemic for US kids - CNN
There's never been a worse time in the pandemic for US kids - CNN: And things could get worse quickly.
Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids | Modern Healthcare
Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids | Modern Healthcare: A growing list of states are seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a surge that is overwhelming doctors and nurses and afflicting more children.
Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids | Modern Healthcare
Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids | Modern Healthcare: A growing list of states are seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a surge that is overwhelming doctors and nurses and afflicting more children.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Monday, August 23, 2021
10 states nearing—or exceeding—hospital capacity during COVID's summer resurgence | FierceHealthcare
10 states nearing—or exceeding—hospital capacity during COVID's summer resurgence | FierceHealthcare: GA is currently at 89.2% ICU capacity, 80.7% emergency department capacity and 86.2% inpatient capacity. Roughly 4,500 COVID-19 patients are currently in its hospitals
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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Monday, August 16, 2021
Virus claims more young victims as deaths climb yet again | Modern Healthcare
Virus claims more young victims as deaths climb yet again | Modern Healthcare: The COVID-19 death toll has started soaring again as the delta variant tears through the nation's unvaccinated population and fills up hospitals with patients, many of whom are younger than during earlier phases of the pandemic.
CareMax, Anthem to open 50 value-based care medical centers | Modern Healthcare
CareMax, Anthem to open 50 value-based care medical centers | Modern Healthcare: CareMax plans to open about 50 medical centers in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Friday, August 13, 2021
Largest U.S. Teachers' Union Supports Mandatory COVID Vaccination - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Largest U.S. Teachers' Union Supports Mandatory COVID Vaccination - Consumer Health News | HealthDay: FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for teachers now has the support of the United States' largest teachers' union."It is clear that the vaccination of those eligible is one of the most effective ways to keep schools safe," Becky Pringle, president of the Nationa...
How a Hospital and a School District Teamed Up to Help Kids in Emotional Crisis | Kaiser Health News
How a Hospital and a School District Teamed Up to Help Kids in Emotional Crisis | Kaiser Health News: A Long Island, New York, school system has partnered with a hospital to create a mental health safety net for children. The heart of the initiative is a new behavioral health center, which the hospital opened to help children avoid unnecessary hospitalization.
Thursday, August 12, 2021
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Monday, August 9, 2021
Pediatricians plead with FDA to move quickly on Covid vaccine for kids
Pediatricians plead with FDA to move quickly on Covid vaccine for kids: A Covid vaccine for young kids is not yet authorized by the FDA. Pediatricians are urging the FDA to work toward a kids Covid vaccine as cases in children rise.
Is it a HIPAA violation to ask about COVID vaccine?
Is it a HIPAA violation to ask about COVID vaccine?: If an employee refuses to answer the question, Buckley said, “an employer can say, ‘You no longer work here.’”
Friday, August 6, 2021
University System of Georgia won’t mandate masks or COVID-19 vaccinations
University System of Georgia won’t mandate masks or COVID-19 vaccinations: The University System of Georgia is stopping short of requiring students returning to classes to wear masks or get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Thursday, August 5, 2021
New data on kids and Covid made even a GOP governor flip on masks in schools - CNNPolitics
New data on kids and Covid made even a GOP governor flip on masks in schools - CNNPolitics: The freedom coveted by some Americans to avoid vaccines and spurn masks is, increasingly, leading to a group of Americans that can't access vaccines getting Covid-19.
Arkansas Governor Says He Regrets Ban On Mask Mandates : NPR
Arkansas Governor Says He Regrets Ban On Mask Mandates : NPR: "In hindsight, I wish that it had not become law. But it is the law, and the only chance we have is either to amend it or for the courts to say that it has an unconstitutional foundation," he said at a Tuesday news conference.
Hutchinson has called a special session for the state legislature to change the law. During the news conference, he and Secretary of Health Jose Romero stressed that children under 12 are currently the most vulnerable group in the state because they are unable to get the vaccine.
Analysis: Don’t Want a Vaccine? Be Prepared to Pay More for Insurance. | Kaiser Health News
Analysis: Don’t Want a Vaccine? Be Prepared to Pay More for Insurance. | Kaiser Health News: More than 97% of hospitalized patients last month were unvaccinated. Though the vaccines will not necessarily prevent you from catching the coronavirus, they are highly effective at assuring you will have a milder case and are kept out of the hospital.
For this reason, there’s logic behind insurers’ waiver rollback: Why should patients be kept financially unharmed from what is now a preventable hospitalization, thanks to a vaccine that the government paid for and made available free of charge? It is now in many drugstores, it’s popping up at highway rest stops and bus stops, and it can be delivered and administered at home in parts of the country.
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare to require COVID vaccine for all its more than 24K staff
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare to require COVID vaccine for all its more than 24K staff: Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, one of the Southeast’s premier medical providers, has mandated coronavirus vaccinations for all of its more than 24,00
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Arkansas governor wants to allow school district mask mandates - The Washington Post
Arkansas governor wants to allow school district mask mandates - The Washington Post: Mere months after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill that banned local mask mandates across Arkansas, the state’s top Republican has asked lawmakers to reconsider the prohibition so that school districts might require children to don face coverings when they return to the classroom this fall.
Use Facebook a Lot? You're More Likely to Be Unvaccinated - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Use Facebook a Lot? You're More Likely to Be Unvaccinated - Consumer Health News | HealthDay: Americans who get their COVID-19 news and information solely from Facebook have much lower vaccination rates than the general population.
Kemp under pressure to ban school mask mandates
Kemp under pressure to ban school mask mandates: As a growing number of school districts adopt mask requirements to stem a spike in new coronavirus cases, Gov. Brian Kemp is facing pressure from fell
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Monday, August 2, 2021
Hospitals report spikes in Georgia COVID-19 hospitalizations
Hospitals report spikes in Georgia COVID-19 hospitalizations: Sharp rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations reported at several Georgia hospitals, as delta variant spreads
New Data Shows the Power of COVID Vaccines - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
New Data Shows the Power of COVID Vaccines - Consumer Health News | HealthDay: MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines is borne out in new government data showing that more than 99.99% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a breakthrough infection resulting in hospitalization or death.There were 6,587 COVID-19 breakthrough cases as ...
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