News Scan for Aug 10, 2022
WHO calls for trials of fractional dosing of monkeypox vaccineOne day after the United States said it would allow intradermal,...
Medicaid
Gavin Newsom pins political rise on abortion, guns, and health care
SACRAMENTO — Gavin Newsom is fed up with Republicans for attacking abortion rights and blocking gun regulations—and with his own...
Tim Kaine has long Covid. That’s not moving Congress to act.
Doctors, academic experts and patient advocates with long Covid have repeatedly laid out a series of demands for Congress to...
Long Covid could become a mass disabling event. Congress has it on the back burner.
Doctors, academic experts and patient advocates with long Covid have repeatedly laid out a series of demands for Congress to...
What’s the U.S. Plan for Updated COVID Vaccine Boosters?
Photo: Scotty Perry/Bloomberg via Getty Images While the U.S. may have led the charge to develop and deploy COVID vaccines,...
Biden administration planning to extend Covid emergency declaration
The Biden administration has increasingly pointed to the availability of Covid vaccines and treatments as evidence that Americans who are...
Headed Back to School: A Look at the Ongoing Effects of COVID-19 on Children’s Health and Well-Being
Children are now preparing to head back to school for the third time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic....
A Look at the Economic Effects of the Pandemic for Children
American families have reported struggling throughout the COVID pandemic on a variety of economic indicators. Recent trends in inflation reported...
Nursing homes fail to replace staff that quit amid COVID outbreaks
Before pandemic, 82% of facilities did not meet recommended staffing levelsPay levels are low and competition from hospitals is steepIndustry...
Health Care Worker Bonus Program
Program Information New York's essential front line health care and mental hygiene workers have seen us through a once-in-a-century public...