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States and insurers resurrect barriers to telehealth, putting strain on patients

Tue, 2021-07-13 10:00 — mike kraft
States and insurers resurrect barriers to telehealth, straining patients As emergency provisions end, patients are scrambling — in some cases, driving across state lines — to keep their telehealth appointments. Katie Palmer STAT

Telemedicine is here to stay. But its free-for-all era may be coming to an end.

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IN DEPTH -- A look at vaccination resistance in Appalachia and the toll on the nurses trying to help neighbors

Wed, 2021-07-07 10:30 — mike kraft
Their neighbors called covid-19 a hoax. Can these ICU nurses forgive them? For the nurses in the Appalachian highlands who risked their lives during the pandemic, it is as if they fought in a war no one acknowledges. Peter Jamison Washington Post
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Not celebrating the 4th: the doctors and nurses reeling from new Covid cases, burnout and the prolonged stress of dealing with the pandemic.

Fri, 2021-07-02 18:14 — mike kraft

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in most parts of the country, Americans have reason to cheer, with more than half of those over 12 fully vaccinated, state after state lifting all emergency restrictions and caseloads decreasing by double-digits week over week. Families are traveling again, diners are flocking to restaurants and baseball is back as America’s seasonal pastime.

But the summer is turning out to be fairly joyless in places like CoxHealth Medical Center in Springfield, Mo., where nurses, doctors and respiratory therapists have been grappling with a resurgence in coronavirus cases that forced the hospital to reopen the 80-bed Covid unit it had shuttered in May.

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U.S. military and V.A. still struggle to improve vaccination rates.

Fri, 2021-07-02 13:20 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, said this week that he was considering a move to compel workers at V.A. hospitals to get vaccinated, fearing that centers with low vaccination rates were risking the health of veterans seeking care.

The military is also struggling to fully vaccinate more troops across all service branches. While the Army and Navy are outpacing the civilian population in vaccine uptake, the Air Force and the Marine Corps have faced greater challenges. About 68 percent of active-duty members have had at least one dose, officials said.

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Congressional report calls for DHS -ASPR reforms, greater interagency coordination

Wed, 2021-06-30 19:10 — mike kraft
New report calls for ASPR reforms, greater interagency coordination - Homeland Preparedness News A new policy brief released this week by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) assessed the role of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) during the COVID-19 pandemic and concluded that reforms are necessary both within the agency and … Read More » Chris Galford Homeland Preparedness News
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More than half of public health workers showed signs of at least one mental health condition during the pandemic--CDC study

Mon, 2021-06-28 17:40 — mike kraft
Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress ... Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent ... CDCMMWR Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53.0% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent among those who were unable to take time off or worked ≥41 hours per week.

What are the implications for public health practice?

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Despite protests, more hospitals are requiring employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations

Sun, 2021-06-27 16:29 — mike kraft
Undeterred by a few protests, hospitals are increasingly requiring employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 After some controversy in Houston, hospitals are quietly taking the lead in requiring employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19. David Heath USA TODAY
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Three of the largest hospital systems in Massachusetts requiring employees get vaccinated

Fri, 2021-06-25 11:48 — mike kraft
Three of the largest hospital systems in Massachusetts requiring employees get vaccinated Three of Massachusetts’s largest hospital systems have announced they are requiring their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Jordan Williams TheHill
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Israel faces new outbreak of COVID-19 cases, reinstates indoor mask requirements

Thu, 2021-06-24 16:56 — mike kraft

JERUSALEM — Israel has been a trailblazer in the post-pandemic world, largely returning to normal in May following one of the world’s fastest vaccination drives.

But dozens of new cases recently emerged at schools in two cities, Modiin and Binyamina, leading to hundreds of people being quarantined. Israel has made 12- to 15-year-olds eligible for vaccination, but many have yet to get shots.

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Hospital workers celebrate zero Covid patients as a result of vaccinations

Wed, 2021-06-23 10:26 — mike kraft
Hospital workers celebrate zero Covid patients after more than a year fighting on front lines Seeing fewer Covid-19 patients has been a weight off the shoulders of health care workers, who credit the success of vaccines. NBC News

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